The World is Full of Stupid People

Everybody knows: The world if full of stupid people, so meet me at the mission at midnight and we'll divvy up there.

This is a line from the song "Banditos" by the Refreshments. I am reminded often that the world is full of stupid people. Lately as I have been reading the news online I have been reminded of that more and more.

Take for example, the Louisiana store clerk that consumed five pints of vodka while at work, fell, hurt himself and then called cops to report a "fake" robbery.

Just yesterday, the story of the Alabama parents that are claiming the middle school classes are segregated was brought to my attention. "The parents of several black junior high school students have filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming their children are subject to racial slurs and punished more harshly than white students at Monroeville Junior High School." This action was originally filed last August, but has been turned down by several lawyers. Do these parents really think they have a case? The case has been investigated and has been found to be "baseless".

Authorities in Germany have arrested a couple for a listing they made on eBay. The couple listed a 7 month old baby for sale for 1 euro or about $1.60. The baby has been removed from the home and placed in the care of Youth Services. The mother told the police that the listing on eBay was just a joke, but the people viewing it didn't. No offers were made during the 2 hours and 30 minutes that the child was up for sale, and eBay has deleted the listing from the site.

Things are a little off in New Mexico. A group there is seeking a ban on Wi-Fi signals in public buildings because they say they are allergic to wireless signals. One man claims he gets chest pains that don't go away soon enough. The city councilor says its 2008 not 1692. He says the people of Santa Fe need to embrace technology. The most stupid part of the story, I thought, was found in the last line. "The Santa Fe city attorney is checking to see if the Wi-Fi signals could be considered a form of discrimination, KOB reports." Are you kidding me?

As I was going through the news from back home in Richmond, I found the most stupid story of the week. A Petersburg, Virginia parent is suing the city School Board for $5,000 because they changed the time of her son's graduation ceremony. See HERE for yourself. The School Board changed the time of the graduation for 277 high school students from 6p.m. to 10 a.m. as they were concerned about the comfort of the attendees having to sit on metal bleachers. The mother that is suing the school board states that she had ordered 25 invitations with the old time on them with a cost of a little over $300. She is suing for $5,000 because the change in time will cause her to have to be absent from work and the change in time will cause suffering to the family because they will be unable to get off in time from work to get to the graduation. I seriously don't know how she thinks this case is going to go anywhere. The School Board held public meetings to gather input from the public about the time of the graduation. The principal of the school also met with the senior class and sent a letter home to their parents when the decision had been made. This woman's 500 signatures shouldn't make much difference, but her ignorance shows through in every facet of the story.


So as you can see, these news stories just confirm the world is full of stupid people.