WTF Stories of the Week

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Betty

Magic bike pants to stop school girls from getting sexually assualted by their classmates.

Sometimes the truth is funny:

Originally Posted by article

"As far as the boys go, you're dealing with adolescent boys. They do inappropriate things," Mr Ward said.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Why not?? Let's see:

• 2 bearded guys
• They're shirtless
• They have big pecs & good bodies
• They're snogging

sounds right up your alley.

Yes.
Yes.
Um... No. They're distorted and malformed.
Yes.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Betty

Magic bike pants to stop school girls from getting sexually assualted by their classmates.

I seriously wonder sometimes what mankind would do if it were TRULY enlightened as a whole...but I dont suppose its ever really going to be an issue, is it?

[RStar]

It sounds like this guy got pissed off by all the traffic the jumper was causing, so he took care of it!

Passer-by pushes suicidal man off bridge

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by RStar

It sounds like this guy got pissed off by all the traffic the jumper was causing, so he took care of it!

Passer-by pushes suicidal man off bridge

If you scroll just 16 posts up, you will see:

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I don't know if I'd categorize this as WTF or more of a "That's Messed Up!" story,

Would-be suicide jumper pushed off bridge

Different source, but same story

[Tref]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

If you scroll just 16 posts up, you will see:

Different source, but same story

16 posts you say?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Maybe not 100% germane to this thread, but I thought this was a pretty amusing "WTF" story. It's a transcript of a Zappos chat session.

[Capt Jack]

for lack of a better place for it

Real Life Superheros?

hate to say it but........I kind of like it.
I think theyre asking for a rude awakening in many cases, but still.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Capt Jack

Real Life Superheros?

hate to say it but........I kind of like it.

I like it too.

From the article:

"Vigilantism is never a good thing," said Bernard Gonzales, public information officer for the Chula Vista, California, Police Department. He's had some interactions with real-life superheroes. "The very best thing a private citizen can do is be a good witness."

I disagree with that (but I'm not cop, so what do I know). If my wife/sister/daughter/complete stranger is being raped I'd rather have someone step in and put a stop to it than just be an eye witness. Criminals would be more scared to commit crime if they thought there was someone who would put the beatdown on them. Like airplane passengers vs terrorists, law abiding citizens outnumber violent criminals and we can take them down.

On the other hand, who watches the Watchmen? Also, it could escalate into an arms race between criminals and heroes. Would there have been a Joker if there wasn't a Batman? Violence begets violence and all that.

It's a moral dilemma, but I side with the heroes. At least their hearts are in the right place.

[Betty]

I like it. People looking after people. If they are genuinely one of the "good guys" anyway.

Now the question is - if you were a superhero - what would your name be?