by Rod Edwards on January 11, 2011
This is one of the craziest real-life things I’ve ever read. Mad geniuses, frozen corpses, bombs in manacle collars, guns hidden in canes, prostitutes and pizza delivery guys. All true, and captured in a great narrative by Wired.
The most perplexing and intriguing pieces of evidence, though, were the handwritten notes that investigators found inside Wells’ car. Addressed to the “Bomb Hostage,” the notes instructed Wells to rob the bank of $250,000, then follow a set of complex instructions to find various keys and combination codes hidden throughout Erie. It contained drawings, threats, and detailed maps. If Wells did as he was told, the instructions promised, he’d wind up with the keys and the combination required to free him from the bomb. Failure or disobedience would result in certain death.
via The Incredible True Story of the Collar Bomb Heist | Magazine.
by Rod Edwards on May 12, 2010
Don’t speak your mind: the British are listening. And they will arrest you, charge you, and make a mockery of “justice” in the name of “security.”
The reason for the arrest was a tweet I had posted on the social network Twitter, which was deemed to constitute a bomb threat against Robin Hood airport in Doncaster: “Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!” You may say, and I certainly realise now, it was ill-advised. But it was clearly frustration, caused by heavy snowfall grounding flights and potentially scuppering my own flight a week later. Like having a bad day at work and stating that you could murder your boss, I didn't even think about whether it would be taken seriously.
via My tweet was silly, but the police reaction was absurd | Paul Chambers | Comment is free | The Guardian.
