Suspected Thief Posts His Photo on Victim's Facebook Page

Geoff: One alleged tablet thief in South Africa may be the newest addition to our list of dumb criminals caught through Facebook.

James and Barbara McCall experienced a recent spate of burglaries at their guesthouse in Hillcrest, KwaZula-Natal, and found their Samsung tablet missing after the latest incident, South Africa-based IOL News reported.

Upon discovering the theft, McCall changed the login passwords for his social networks; that's when he saw a man's photo had been uploaded to his wife's Facebook page. He said he believes the man is one of the burglars.

"He probably did not realize he was doing it. Usually you never log off from a tablet, so it could have happened quite quickly."

McCall handed the photo over to police, but so far, no arrests have been made.
- source: Mashable.com

~LoisLane~: Hahaha wow they seem to get smarter over time eh I think the ones who post in their statuses "I just stole (whatever) from my boss and he will never know" YET the boss is on your Facebook list.

Or the other idiots who say they just robbed a gas station and then boast about it on Facebook. Like no one else is reading it. I think I have a list of "Darwin Award winners" somewhere. Its pretty funny. Some of these people should be on it.

Snowy_: I am amazed at things people post on FB. I shake my head all the time. Like putting it on the front page of a newspaper.

xox G xox: Its seems the more high tech the world becomes the more low tech man becomes

Serabi:

I saw that but I know that when I post stupid things done in SA, folks think I'm lying. Nice to see you keep up to date with what goes on here.

Wishing you well.

Serabi:

ANC propose quota system for Mighty Men conferences

In a new initiative to advance racial integration in South Africa , the ANC government has proposed a bill to Parliament which states that all Angus Buchan's Mighty Men conferences must be representative of the population of South Africa .

The proposal includes legislation that will force the sellers of these tickets to first sell 70% of all tickets to native Africans, before any tickets may be sold to whites / settlers.

Mrs Beauty Kumalo, Chairperson of Africans for Jesus, has commended the initiative by the ANC government.

"Too long real South Africans (blacks) have been excluded from having the same privileges as the whites in serving our Lord Jesus Christ from Nazareth (now relocated to heaven).

Apartheid has given the white man better churches, Bibles and theologians which gives them an unfair advantage of reaching heaven. We require equal rights for all Christians.

We are tired of the racist white man trying to keep us out of heaven."

Serabi:

We have lots of unbelievable things being said and done. Above and below are my favorites:-

MEC calls for lightning probe


Sapa | 03 January, 2011 13:40

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs Nomsa Dube called on the national department of science and technology to investigate the causes of lightning after seven people died in lightning strikes.

"We will do an investigation and talk to the department of science and technology on what is the cause of the lightning," said Dube.

She was visiting Mpumazi in Eshowe where seven people from two families died after being struck by lightning on Sunday.

"Scientists from the department could perhaps help us and come up with instruments that could help community members protect themselves against lightning.

"The department has dealt with floods and fires, but lightning was new to us," said Dube.

Geoff: lol - wait, wut?

"Lightning is new to us"?

I'd ask if you were digging stories from the early days of the printing press, but I fear that I will just be inclined to facepalm exceedingly hard upon your answer.

Serabi:

Nobody on Wire believes me when I post these things.!!! This is South Africa... we watch the news in the evening and it is like watching a comedy show.

Google Beauty Khumalo - the genius above who reckons that whites have a better chance of getting into heaven. When she uttered those words, Google had FOUR pages on her as nobody could believe the stupidity.

Nomsa Dube was very serious about her statement on lightening. We saw it on the evening news, everybody (Whites) were gobsmacked. The masses took her seriously. South Africa gets some of the highest lightening strikes annually.

This is the joke SA has become. When I put this on, people think I'm crazy! I keep on telling folks to Google the statements I post, but they feel more comfortable telling me I'm racist. I just see what is becoming of 'Common sense and General knowledge' and how SA is reverting fast to deepest Africa.

Am I wrong to point these things out or must I just accept it as Outhouse Jack and Lavender Star suggests. WE made the black politicians this stupid - it is our fault!!

Geoff: I do believe you, but only because when someone decided to report on a protest against Desmond Tutu in the US, I had to look up what their problem was.

I believe that the archbishop was right.
//Edit - clarified the subject of my closing sentence.

Serabi:

There is no end to the stupidity!

Man locks up drunk cop
2013-01-16 15:34

Lunga Biyela, The Witness

Pietermaritzburg - A KwaZulu-Natal man arrested an allegedly drunk police officer and locked him up in the back of his police van after watching him drive recklessly through the streets of Pietermaritzburg.

Russell George, of Prestbury, said he was coming down Stott Street and about to enter Mayor’s Walk at about 20:00 on Sunday when he noticed a police van driving fast and recklessly.

“He was driving towards oncoming traffic as he turned into Victoria Road.

“At this point I was concerned about the safety of other road users,” self-employed George told The Witness.

“He suddenly jammed on his brakes and came to a complete stop.

“I got out of my car and went towards him and I asked him if he knew what he was doing. He started his car and carried on driving,” he said.

Continuing to drive recklessly, the policeman turned into Logan Road and came to a stop at the Howard Road intersection.

George decided it would be best to call 10111. He was told the police would be there shortly.

“After five minutes, no one had arrived. So I jumped out of my car and I approached the driver’s side and asked him to come out. He looked at me and I could smell that he had been drinking.

“I asked him again, and he refused.

“I then grabbed his keys, pulled him out and locked him in the back of his own van,” George said.

He added that the police van was badly damaged, as if it had been involved in an accident.

Khanyi Mnikathi, a witness who lives on Howard Road, also said the policeman was drunk when he was pulled out of the vehicle.

She said: “He was quite sloshed. He was weak enough for him to be pulled out and into the back of the van.

“When he was put into the back [of the van], he started crying.”

She said the police officers who arrived there “were quite embarrassed”.

“It was ironic because it was a citizen who put him in the back of his own van,” she said.

Mnikathi said that when her mother approached the officer to ask him what happened, he said he had been celebrating his birthday and that all his friends had bought him a bottle of alcohol. “He did not deny that he was drunk,” she said.

Another witness, who gave his name as Sbu, agreed that the officer was very drunk.

The policeman was taken to Loop Street police station.

It was alleged that police had recently been called to a nightclub in the city where the officer had held up his girlfriend at gunpoint.

George said that while he was giving his statement, “two men came into the station to report that a police van had crashed into [their vehicle] and fled”.

Police spokesperson Joey Jeevan confirmed that the policeman had been taken into custody.

“He will be charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol,” she said.

“While he was in custody, we received a report that he had been involved in a collision in Prestbury.

“He is also going to be investigated for reckless and negligent driving,” said Jeevan.

She added that police were aware of an incident “where there was a problem with his girlfriend”.

She said an investigation into an assault was pending and that the officer’s firearm had been taken away.

Zweli Mnisi, spokesperson for Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, said justice should prevail and that the investigation should take place without prejudice.


- The Witness

Aura: *Shakes head*