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January 6, 2008
Taxpayers Forced to Re-create Criminal's Ear
Kudos to career burglar Casey Voges for almost acknowledging that it is wrong that New Zealand taxpayers will have to cough up a small fortune to re-create the ear he lost to a police dog in the course of his criminal activities. The petty thief waxes philosophical:
Yeah, it's taxpayers' money going toward it. I don't know what I could say to them maybe just, sorry guys. It's hard without sounding impersonal, but the system is constructed that way and if I could change it I would. […] I'm a victim as well and here victims are compensated.
Currently the poor victim is behind bars, where he has spent much of life. Among other things, he faces 10 charges of burglary. He says he wants a new ear so that he "won't be reminded of my failures."
On a tip from Panday.
Posted by Van Helsing at January 6, 2008 8:03 PM
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He says he wants a new ear so that he "won't be reminded of my failures."
That's exactly why he shouldn't get one, he should be reminded of them and hopefully won't repeat them (and by that I don't mean he becomes a better burgler but stops doing it).
Posted by: WZ at January 6, 2008 10:51 PM
After rising from his two-foot-wide bunk and using the stainless-steel toilet, Voges peers into the polished-aluminum mirror.
"I used to feel like a failure, before they fixed my ear."
Posted by: Harris at January 7, 2008 4:40 AM
Will that be his excuse when he demands an early release from jail next? "I don't think I should be in jail; I don't want to be reminded of my failures."
Posted by: Pam at January 7, 2008 5:48 AM
Criminals in New Zealand apparently get better health care than the common citizenry of Not-So-Great Britain, where the NHS is telling people go treat yourselves. DIY health care. Next stop, leeches and balancing the bodily humours.
Posted by: V the K at January 7, 2008 6:26 AM
Also, even though it may not be worthy of a thread, SondraK has captured some Grade A Moonbattery from a blog in Washington State.
Posted by: V the K at January 7, 2008 6:55 AM
Thanks for the Blue Velvet pic. That movie had some great dialogue. Back in college, my slacker friends and I would quote it to each other...
"Sir, I found an ear.'
"An ear?"
"Yes, an ear."
"A human ear?"
"Yes, a human ear."
"Let me see." The cop looks at it closely.
"Yeah, thats a human ear alright. We better
take this to the lab."
As you can problably quess, we were also big
fans of Repo Man, and the Rocky Horror Picture
Show.
Posted by: phil at January 7, 2008 11:53 AM
