Thursday, October 15, 2009

US authorities urged to overturn death sentence after jury consulted Bible | World news | guardian.co.uk

US authorities urged to overturn death sentence after jury consulted Bible | World news | guardian.co.uk: "A clutch of jurors huddled in the corner with one reading aloud from the Book of Numbers: 'The murderer shall surely be put to death' and 'The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer.'"

So I suppose they want the death penalty for adultery too.

Ohio shoppers fall foul of lottery hoax | World news | The Guardian

Ohio shoppers fall foul of lottery hoax | World news | The Guardian: "The customers at the Burlington Coat Factory began filling their arms with jackets, jumpers, everything they could get their hands on. Some rang their relatives, inviting them to the trough. At least 500 people filled the store aisles and another 1,000 waited outside."

Sometimes I wonder why I moved here.