#scams #crime #bears #StupidPeople

'A California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist reviewed the footage and concluded it was “clearly a human in a bear suit,” the insurance department said.'

https://apnews.com/article/bear-costume-car-insurance-scam-california-82e9247986234163110e2eb0428d5283

3 sentenced after bear costume used in $142K luxury car insurance scam

Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars. The California Insurance Department says they staged fake attacks on a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes. They submitted fraudulent claims in 2024 seeking nearly $142,000. The scheme, called “Operation Bear Claw,” involved two Los Angeles-area men and a woman, who pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud. They were sentenced to a weekend jail program and probation. Two must pay over $50,000 in restitution. A fourth person faces a court hearing in September. A biologist confirmed the footage showed a human in a bear suit.

AP News

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I was pissed off, but being as well-behaved as an outraged 13 yr old can be.

Told my parents that evening.

Next morning they told me to go ahead and check out A Tale of Two Cities from the school library.

(Yes, I've always read, a lot. Book fiend. Bookish. Whatever. That's not the point here.)

Don't be telling people what they can and cannot read.
Book banning is stupid.
Stupid people ban books because they're stupid people.

#Books #Banning #StupidPeople

When I was in Grade 7 (13yrs old), I tried to check out Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities from the school library.
A very stupid teacher (I still remember his name) informed me that it wasn't allowed. It was too much for me. (At the time I was reading Dickens' entire ouvre for my own fun)

Tried logic with him, it's available to me at the public library. No go.

I wasn't used to being told I was too stupid for any book.

#Books #Banning #StupidPeople

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Kenapa aku harus tinggal di kota buruk seperti ini? Orang-orang di sini kebanyakan buruk, mencari yang baik atau pintar sulit.

#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #sad #bad #itssad #itsbad #manado #manadocity #kotamanado #why #sigh #ugh #idontlikeit #ihateit #ihateitsomuch #ihateitsobad #badpeople #evilpeople #stupidpeople #indonesia

https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/news/article/northern-powerhouse-rail

Absolutely wonderful news.

The comments from the hard of thinking on the Facebook share, on the other hand, make me shudder for the future.

What we have is a huge investment both in rail and tram infrastructure throughout South Yorkshire improving reliability, speeds, increasing electrification and providing an additional station for Rotherham where two lines come together (the obvious location for a railway interchange - see photo).

So what do those with the mental capacity of a hotdog sausage think?

🔸The station is in the wrong place. It should be in the town centre" (see stations : Rotherham station)
🔸 We've already got Masborough Station (which closed in 1987 when Rotherham Central opened)
🔸 The trams hardly get used (try finding a seat during rush hour on a tram, or when there's an event on at the arena, or even when there's a football match on)

It's the typical scenario with the UK to be honest. An improvement to a service is announced and all the people who never use the service chime in about what is there already is absolutely fine (despite them never using it) and how we should spend the money on the roads. Always roads.

Oh and keeping small boats out.

Make sure you stick a 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 at the end, just so we can all remember what our flags look like.

#stupidpeople #hardofthinking #dumbpeople #railways #investment #labourparty #tramtrain #trains #rotherham #southyorkshire #northernpowerhouserail #northernpowerhouse

Unfortunately such a topical topic: "Masse und Macht" ("Crowds and Power") by Elias Canetti. Read it! #politics #trumpism #stupidpeople #humanity
Possible motive revealed after medical helicopter, onboard nurse hit by gunfire in central Alabama

Court filings are revealing a possible motive after a man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly firing multiple shots, hitting a medical helicopter and one of the medics onboard as it was responding to an emergency call.

WSFA