About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president. picked by lynxears 3 months ago

Hilarity ensues. Video in article. picked by suebe 5 months ago

A sheriff has admitted hitting a parked car and leaving the scene without reporting it.

kind of sad. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will suspend all mortgage foreclosure evictions beginning Thursday, he announced today. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Investigators say the sheriff charged jail inmates $18 per day for room and board. He is also charged with obstructing justice by alerting an unindicted co-conspirator about the identity of an FBI informant. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This time, somebody listened to prisoners' complaints over lousy jail food. A northern Alabama sheriff was in federal custody today after a judge ruled he purposely fed inmates skimpy meals so he could make money from an unusual Alabama system that lets sheriffs turn a profit on their jail kitchens. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A local woman is under arrest on charges she used a bad check and then stolen credit card information to pay for her breast augmentation surgery. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Any time a sheriff's deputy turns off a stun gun's safety, a tiny camera will roll. The video will both help defend deputies against lawsuits accusing them of excessive force and reduce any chance of such abuse by deputies. picked by escaflowne 3 years ago

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it is holding an emerald estimated to be worth as much as $370 million while the stone's owner is determined. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Brown County Sheriff Dennis Kocken didn’t have to write himself a ticket. But he says it was the right thing to do. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

After a show and tell gone bad, two second graders at an Indiana elementary school were suspended for bringing guns to school. One student brought a toy cap gun while the other brought a small, loaded hand gun. picked by suebe 9 months ago

A tiny town in western Pennsylvania could ask all of its residents to own guns, if a proposal under consideration on Wednesday wins approval from local officials. picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago

Young man 'shoots himself with shotgun' while sheriff runs license.... picked by fugazi 11 months ago

...Only automobile accidents (total deaths per year: 48,700) surpass shootings as the leading cause of injury-induced fatalities. But while auto safety is a continuing public preoccupation, most Americans seem inexplicably indifferent to guns or unwilling to do much about them. picked by DerAlt 4 months ago

Wife Carrying is a sport of carrying women. A team has one male and one female, and the objective is for the male to carry the female team member through a special obstacle track. Major wife-carrying competitions are held in Sonkajärvi, Finland (where the prize is the wife's weight in beer) and Marquette, Michigan. picked by makri 3 years ago

Obama tried to explain what he actually meant to say in his infamous speech about small towns. His explanation may have made sense and showed what he meant to say wasn't "elitist", but it was wrong. Small town America are not fixated on cultural issues. Rather, it is affluent, college-educated people living in cities and suburbs who are most exercised by guns and religion. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Small children pose with guns in a series of nauseating photos. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

A judge has ruled that the law banning people 18-20 from drinking alcohol is against the state's constitution. It is illegal for 18-20-year olds to purchase alcohol, but he ruled that is is legal for them to possess or consume it. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

No, but apparently if you disagree with illegal immigration you might as well be.


if you are not familiar, this is Arpaio picked by gammerus 2 years ago

35 felony charges, including accusations of forcible oral sodomy, kidnapping, rape and perjury. And people wonder why cops get a bad rap. picked by moe 2 years ago