Googling About a Crime You Commited Can Lead to Jailtime

A San Francisco investment banker with quite a history of DUIs was out driving on January 11th 2005 when he hit, and killed 55-year-old Gurdeep Kaur. Lee Harbert, the driver fled the scene.

The story that Mr Herbert stuck to was that he hit a deer. Releasing  him from the need to stop and assist with whatever he had just ran over. Originally police reports were for a burgandy Jaguar, and Lee’s was black.  No way it could have been him.

Police later searched his house and computer. They searched his recent queries in Google and found these recent search terms: “auto parts, auto dealers out-of-state; auto glass, Las Vegas; auto glass reporting requirements to law enforcement, auto theft.” The one that did him in, was this gem, “hit-and-run” which he followed to a website that had the news story on the hit-and-run he committed.

Convicted, and later sentenced to three years in prison. Harbert attempted  to appeal just last week, but was denied.

Following Up

This story was picked up by CNET including a mention of us on The 404.

Infomercial Reviews

Magic Bullet Review

For the consumer reports of infomercials with a little youtube thrown in see this infomercial reviews website. They really do an excellent job of breakind down the claims of infomercials.

Tags: google, hit-and-run, infomercial reviews, video

I Needed to Lock Him in the Laundry Room, There was no Other Option!

Tracey Fox, a British woman living in Thornley England used herself as a barricade against the door to her laundry room, with a repairman inside.

This all came to be after Tracey’s washing machine had broken 10 months after purchasing it. Fox placed five phone calls in December to have a repairman come out and fix it. Unfortunately no one would be able to come out until after Christmas.

Finally on January 13th a man finally showed up to fix the still broken washer. “He said that I’d have to pay for any repairs, even though the machine was still under warranty, and I might as well get a new one because the amount it would cost to fix it would be the same as buying another one,” Fox said.

Tracey then braced herself against the washroom door with the repairman trapped inside, not letting him leave until the appliance had been repaired. The repairman called the police, and then Fox said she permitted him to leave

Tracey Fox isn’t facing any criminal charges for her actions. Due to the incident Currys has offered to replace her washing machine.

“I’m not proud of my actions, but I felt there was no other option,” she said. “It sounds stupid thinking about it now, but it was the final straw.”

[Source: UPI.com]

Tags: lock in, washing machine

Sexting Brings Child Pornogrphy Charges to the Models?

Imagine for a moment, you’re a 15 year old boy, hormones out of control and little Susie a 14 year old girl in your same math class that you’ve been crushing ons starts sexting you, and sends you a provocative revealing photo of herself to your cell phone. A few weeks later in another class you get your phone taken away by mean old Mrs. Crabtree. The teacher proceeds to go through your phone and discovers little Suzy’s picture, and a few others she has sent you.

Litte Miss Susie is in a lot of trouble. She is going to be charged with manufacturing, disseminating or possessing child pornography. But you’re not off the hook either. Susie, being the sweet sole she is inadvertently also assisted in letting you get slapped by the long arm of the law. You now face possession of child pornography charges.

This is exactly what happened at Greensburg Salem High School in PA. Six students in total all face the very adult charges involving child pornography. So remember, if you’re under 18 and want to share nudie pictures of yourself. Use fake ones you found on the internet, at least it wont come with child porn charges if you’re caught.

[Source: MSNBC]

Tags: sexting

Fear of Disease Results in Two Seven Year Olds Marrying Frogs

Dressed in traditional bridal gowns gold jewelry and sarees, the two  seven year old girls stood aside their husbands to  be; Frogs. Vigneswari and Masiakanni, little girls from the Pallipudupet village in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district were the blushing brides in this traditional ceremony that goes back many generations held at two separate temples. Each drawing in hundreds of villagers to witness the event.

Traditional Vedic hymns were chanted as  the temple priests garlanded the brides and tied the magalsutras on behalf of the frogs, each one being pronounces wives of the croaking husbands.  While all of the guests enjoyed the ceremony, and danced. There was also a glorious feast with all of the traditional delights being served.

Thankfully there is no consummation of the marriage afterwards. At the end of the evening, instead of receiving kisses and turning into dashing stud muffins to sweep the brides off their feet; The two terrified frog princes are thrown back into the temple pond from which they were caught earlier in the day.

An elderly woman of the village remarked that this ceremony has  been practiced for years to ward off disease for the village.

Tags: disease, frogs, wedding