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2006 Darwin Award: Footloose in the Footwell
Australia | Police wished to question Gareth, 38, in connection with a stabbing. But he evaded that unpleasant business by an accidental shot to the groin...
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1996 Honorable Mention: Outwitting a Thief
The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 7:50 am, flashed a gun and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash reg
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2000 Darwin Award: Gun Safety Training
A Houston man earned a succinct lesson in gun safety when he played Russian Roulette with a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol on Monday. 19-year-old Rashaad was visiting friends when he an
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1999 Honorable Mention: Doggone Foot
A Port St. John resident was never what neighbors would describe as friendly, so they greeted news of his recent foot wound with amusement on Sunday. The man had been standing in
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2000 Honorable Mention: Concealed Weapon
A woman tried to smuggle an automatic pistol into a high-security prison in Bogota by concealing it in her rectum. Unfortunately, she was unable to remove the weapon from its snug hiding p
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1999 Personal Account: Flak Vest Test
This would go under Stupidity Awards because the fellow did not die. I was a Police Explorer many years ago. I saw a training video called Flack Vest Testing by a Fool. The starring role was held by a guy who was goofing off and allowing people to
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2001 Darwin Award: Sheep Sleep
Police were baffled to discover a 20-year-old Bedouin shepherd shot dead in the middle of the desert. No one else was around, and no footprints led to or from the scene of the crime. Investigators from Sidi Barrani sifted
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2002 Darwin Award: Wounded Wire Bites Back
Daniel and his friend were practicing their marksmanship by shooting at targets in a farm field. But instead of the usual choices of mice, bottles, or birds, they selected a more worthy adversary: electrical i
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1998 Personal Account: Don't Argue with Partner in Crime
Two teenage boys from Elkins decided to have an adventure. First, they robbed a pawn shop, taking several guns. This particular pawn shop just happened to be right in front of the State Police Station, but the crime was not immediately detected. Next, the boys
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1863 Darwin Award: Convince the Jury
Clement Vallandigham was a well-known Northern Democrat who campaigned for states' rights during the Civil War. In 1863 Vallandigham was convicted of treason for his speeches attacking the administration of President
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