Top Four

So, a lot of guys in my blogoshpere have been posting their musical top-whatever lists and I feel left out because I haven't done a top-anything list. I wanna do one. I am doing one. It's happening right now!

TOP FOUR CRIME SCENES
4. Clemson receives an impressive three bomb threats in one week via email.


This is Sikes Hall, where police half-heartedly try to keep students away during the first threat. The second two were for Sirrine Hall, but nothing blew up and police never caught the perp, so why post another picture. That's why this isn't number one.

3. Family business goes bust.

...more like BUSTED. This "Happy Trails" (yes, the neighborhood name) homemade meth lab produced enough toxic vapor to require everyone within 50 feet of it to wear a gas mask. Which makes the fact that the home's residents had no idea where the drugs came from just puzzling. If you wanna know how to make some yourself, I guess you can use the stuff on the ground in the photo.

2. Oconee County pulls an Alice's Restaurant operation.

The feds call local police to tell them that a man in the area is wanted for violating federal PAROLE. The man doesn't want to leave his house to go back to jail. So naturally everyone on the street is evacuated while the US Marshals, SWAT team and bomb squad don automatic rifles and throw tear gas grenades and eye ball video cameras into the man's home.

1. Crazy man reports self.

A slightly delusional man living in the mountains grabs a gun, goes outside and fires a couple rounds. Suddenly startled, the man rushes inside to call police and tells them, "I heard close-range gunshots in my backyard. No, I don't see anybody around."
The SWAT team and at least 20 other law enforcement vehicles arrives to find the man walking around his yard shooting his gun at nothing in particular. Realizing where the gunshots originated, the SWAT team spends three hours separating the gun from the man so police can take him to the hospital for evaluation.
We called it a standoff in the paper.
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4 people agree with everything i say:

Justin said...

This is the awesomest thing I have ever read on a blog ever. I'm not kidding. I am serious. It totally kicks all the "top whatever" lists ever made's asses. Collectively. I cannot believe I live like 20 miles from all of this. Amazing.

Shannon said...

I do agree...an awesome list. But what I really want to know is are these photos really property of our local aforementioned paper? And if so, if I turn you in, would the cops rolling into your driveway (from which you may not be able to escape if you happen to not have the car) and you taking a picture of yourself being taken into custody make the list? just wondering...

Justin said...

That would be a sweet #5...

Rachel said...

okay erin - we need to make a deal. we both need to make a new post very soon.

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