SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man who worked as a baggage handler for the national airline Qantas was jailed for at least two years on Friday for stealing hair from women's luggage to satisfy a sexual fetish. Rodney Lyle Petersen, 30, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to 50 counts of theft, Australian Associated Press reported.
The court was told that Petersen would rummage through lost or delayed luggage that he was returning to passengers. He collected the hair from brushes and clothing, then put it inside plastic slips and record the women's personal details. Ewwwwwwww
Police said he had catalogued the hair in more than 80 bags. Petersen's lawyer told the court that his client did not mean to frighten the women because they were not meant to find out. And if I steal your money, you aren't meant to find out either...
The court was told that Petersen suffered from a range of sexual deviances. Ya think?
He was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail, with a non-parole period of two years.
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Northwest had a problem at their Detroit Hub because the handlers were going through bags stealing (back in the early 90s). Why not install cameras and prosecute to the full extent. There is no excuse for a handler opening a bag.
Oh, I remember why. Northwests Union stood up for the thieves.
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...I'm SICK of those damned commercials. The first couple were funny, but that was a while back. Bring back the gecko.
PS - Years ago I had to do business with a GEICO subsidiary called Criterion. After that nightmare I wouldn't do business with GEICO again if thye were the last insurance company on earth.
Mike
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Just kill me now.
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you degenerates stand on my shoulders yet give no respect..
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I decided I didn't want to pay $55 dollars a month for the two channels I really want. So now, I don't watch TV. Oddly enough...I don't miss it. For entertainment I use the blockbuster online thing and get movies. Course, this means I hear people talking about all these weird shows I've never heard of on campus, but then, I'd not want to watch them anyway.
Personally, I think alot of people would be happier if they just turn the bloody thing off.
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I've seen that one, Sea. It puts the therapist in her place, she being so species-centric, heh. I think that we Rantburgers could have made a pilot for ABC easily. We could crank out a good script, only it would have to be heavily edited in the Snark Dept, so it would be suitable for network tv.
Let's suggest it to ABC and we can get a righteous revenue stream for Fred coming to the Burg. Hell, we could set up an endowment, and a foundation, we could go on the lecture circuit in costume. WE...COULD....HAVE....IT.....ALL..........
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Completely out of ideas ... (But you knew that when Disney (owner of ABC) started making movies based on theme park rides).
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I liked the one in the airport where he passed the sign. Didn't say a thing, just had this look of disgust on his face with that horrible muzak playing.
I think the campaign's fairly clever and far better than the idiot gecko (who started off complaining we were dumb and called him instead of Gieco and then suddenly became their employee of the month).
Still don't think any of their adds convince me to buy insurance from them.
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I enjoy the comic relief of the Geico commercials. They're certainly waaaaay better than those ignorant and retarded "esurance" commercials. And some of the humor is pretty subtle, which is a nice change from the blatant in-your-face schtick.
I prefer insuring with Amica though. Something about several years of JD Power awards that seems more important than funny commercials.
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USAA is best - if you qualify.
Thanks, Daddy.
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Joe to GEICO Boyz - do you know how Anna Nicole died???
Look, let's be frank: Australia ain't called Down Under for nothing. Ours is the land of the impressive lunchbox. All politicians are required to pack a decent sandwich - and to show it off.
Last week, Malcolm Turnbull has his tackle on display at the parliamentary swimming pool in Canberra. During the Victorian election campaign, Ted Baillieu flew his up the flagpole at every available opportunity.
It's catching on in the US, too, where presidential candidate Barack Obama recently had the press swooning as he strode from the surf, all wet and smooth.
The British, by comparison, go to the beach wearing knotted hankies on their heads.
In other words, they are what they've always been: green with envy (and, after a day in the sun, red like a lobster, and about as well endowed.)
For his part, Debnam seemed pleased to have (again) been caught with his pants down. He immediately challenged Labor's man to a sand race in Speedos.
With a crowd of excited second graders surrounding him Friday morning, you'd think Lt. Gov. John Garamendi was passing out candy bars. Instead, he was letting the Franklin Elementary School students take turns reading the Dr. Seuss book "Wacky Wednesday." As part of the 10th annual Read Across America day, Garamendi stopped by the Burlingame school's library to read passages from books to a group of second-graders and talk to them about the importance of reading.
When he brought out the famous children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, the kids all cheered with excitement.
But he got a different reaction from the students when he showed them Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."
"Are you ready for this big book?" he asked them. "No!" they screamed.
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When they stoop to scare little children, you know they're about to hit bottom. Next they'll be stealing their candy too....oh,...wait...never mind.
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Are you ready for this big book?" he asked them. "No!" they screamed.
LOL.
Are you ready for this big book?" he asked them." Suddenly 3 large for 2nd graders commenced to do an athletic break dance accompanied by 14 year-old ESE students who seemed to be between classes.
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"Are you ready for this big book?" he asked them. "No!" they screamed.
"Do you want to be held after school and taken away from your parents?"
"No!" they screamed. And the reeducation began peacefully.
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Damnit, Mods! If you're going to declare Troll Hunting Season open, at least give me a few trolls to go after!
Just let 'em post one or two messages here or there and I'll track 'em down and find 'em (or try to), or put 'em in the Sinktrap - I needs the thrill of the hunt!
A helicopter is not necessarily a match for an angry moose. Instead of lying down after being shot with a tranquilizer dart, a moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft's tail rotor and forcing it to the ground. Moose, why do they hate us?
The moose would start to move, and then the helicopter would back off and try to keep the moose out in the open," Larsen said.
"It just had to be one of those quirky circumstance. Even dealing with bears and goats and moose and wolves, this is pretty unusual and truly a very unique situation," said Doug Larsen, regional supervisor for the Division of Wildlife Conservation. Bears and goats and moose and wolves, Oh My!
But instead of moving toward open space, the moose charged the helicopter. Sargent Bullwinkle, your mission is to identify, close with, and destroy the enemy.
One moose was killed in the making of this article.
POLICE today issued an unprecedented call for the people of Greater Manchester to help spot terrorists who may be living or working alongside them. With security experts describing the terror threat to Britain as 'severe', officers say they cannot fight the problem without the eyes and ears of every citizen.
In a new anti-terror drive, a tip-off hotline is being relaunched and an advertising campaign will urge people to report any suspicious behaviour. It asks:
* Do you know anyone who travels but is vague on where they're going?
* Do you know someone with documents in different names for no obvious reason?
* Do you know someone buying large or unusual quantities of chemicals for no obvious reason?
* Handling chemicals is dangerous, maybe you've seen goggles or masks dumped somewhere?
* If you work in commercial vehicle hire or sales, has a sale or rental made you suspicious?
* Have you seen someone with large quantities of mobiles?
* Have you seen anyone taking pictures of security arrangements?
* Do you know someone who visits terrorist-related websites?
* Have you seen any suspicious cheque or credit card transactions?
* Is someone is asking for a short-term let on a house or flat on a cash basis for no apparent reason?
The motto of the campaign is: You dont have to be sure. If you suspect it, report it.
Speaking exclusively to the M.E.N, Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Porter, the boss of Greater Manchesters Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "The help and support of local communities is vital to tackling the terrorist threat.
"When people provide information to the hotline they could be giving us the final piece of a complex jigsaw.
"People are often aware of unusual activity or behaviour, something which may be causing them concern.
"So we are asking people to trust their instincts and call the hotline. Your information may help disrupt terrorists and ultimately save lives.
"I can reassure anyone with concerns that all information provided to the Anti-Terrorist Hotline is treated in the strictest confidence and it is thoroughly researched before any police action is taken."
HARLINGEN, Texas -- Asked by a federal judge why she sold her birth certificate, Rosie Medellin said she needed a few bucks and didn't really think it through. Bobby Joe Flores said he sold his ID documents to buy drugs. Margarita Moya and her son did it to raise money for medicine for a loved one.
Their documents were destined for illegal immigrants.
In all, seven defendants pleaded guilty in Corpus Christi this past week to charges of selling their birth certificates and Social Security cards for $100 each. Seven other defendants pleaded guilty to buying or reselling those documents as part of a ring that sold documents to illegal immigrants seeking jobs in Dodge City, Kansas.
The federal government's attention has been on stolen or fabricated identity documents, and officials say they know little about people who sell their own legitimate documents.
Defense attorneys said prosecution for selling an ID may be something new.
"I've been practicing criminal law for years and this is the first I've seen in our Southern District," said Grant Jones, who represents a roofer with sporadic employment. "If they've (the government) been aware in the past, they've now decided to enforce the law."
However, Jones said his client told him that document selling was a well-known way to earn a quick buck.
Prosecutors declined to talk about the case until a sentencing hearing in May before U.S. District Judge Hayden Head Jr. in Corpus Christi. The defendants face anywhere from probation to five years in prison.
Jones considers it just a twist on the more familiar cases of identity theft.
"Maybe 10, 15 years ago somebody had to come up with a new idea: Why steal them? Why not just buy them?" he said. "They pick out people who are in need, who don't care. You're a poor person living down in the barrio, some guy says 'Hey, listen, I'll give you a hundred dollars. The guy says 'OK, I need a hundred dollars.'"
In this case, the defendants ended up with the cash -- and a double holding a job in Kansas.
Government raids at meatpacking plants in six states in December stemmed from an investigation that uncovered up to 4,300 workers with questionable documentation.
Tim Counts, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman in Bloomington, Minn., said that investigation revealed documents were available for a price in places as open as Kmart parking lots. He said genuine documents were the most expensive, costing up to $1,500, and the most effective against detection.
Weakened by a lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis, 14-year-old Riley Woina dreamed of being strong like the heroes he'd seen in war movies like "Black Hawk Down." He wanted to parachute, fire rounds, wear a uniform. He wasn't scared of some of the most grueling training the Army has to offer. So when he was offered the opportunity through the Make-A-Wish foundation to realize his dream, he jumped at the chance. Recently, the Plymouth, Conn., teen got to spend a week watching the U.S. Army's 6th Ranger Training Battalion train in Florida - and even try many of the tasks himself. "You always want what you cannot have and he'll never be able to join the Army because of his cystic fibrosis, so of course he wants that more than anyone else would. He would join the Army today if he could," said his mother, Susan Woina. Riley is the first child to ask Make-A-Wish to visit a Ranger camp, said Capt. Jeremiah Cordovano, spokesman for the 6th Ranger Battalion. It was an unusual choice - the foundation often grants wishes for Walt Disney World trips or shopping sprees.
Hat tip and a crisp Airborne salute to CPT Cordonvano and the 6th RGR Bn, RLTW! ("Rangers Lead The Way" )
Congrats to a very brave kid who wanted something other than what other kids his age might have.
And more than kudo's to the guys who helped him realize his dream - but then, those guys know who they're helping out and why and don't need the kudo's. They got the kudo's by helping out this kid (and giving him a memory that he'll remember all the days of his life) and they'll remember that the rest of their lives no matter what happens.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Man jailed for stealing women's hair
