Indonesia’s corruption commission has been investigating the police and now the police have implicated the commissioners in crimes of bribery and murder. Parliament is on side with the police and they plan to pass a bill later this month to ensure that both graft and corruption continue to flourish as long as politicians and the police get their fair share.
Kidnapping Faked, Whuppin For Real
An 11-year-old Alabama boy didn’t want to bring a poor report card home so he faked his own kidnapping. He told police he escaped with his band instrument, a tuba, but left behind his school bag containing the report card. Police said they aren’t planning to lay any charges but the boy is expected to get a double whuppin.
Computer Filter Worked Too Well
Schools in Beijing are removing the Green Dam filter that was supposed to filter out ‘unhealthy’ sites such as porn. School officials said it actually prevented them from doing anything with their computers so you can’t say, technically, that it didn’t work.
Twittered Goats Flee Nepal
Sacrificial goats are in short supply in Nepal ahead of the Dashain festival which begins September 19. Goats are traditionally slaughtered during the 15-day event to appease Durga, an important Hindu goddess. Officials are trying to round up 6,000 goats but so far they have only found 240 amid fears that the country’s techie goats were warned about the festival on Twitter and fled the country.
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