Miscellaneous

My god, I was this close to getting thrown out of school!
Over the weekend, I stumbled upon an article talking about my undergrad alma mater, Temple ("I could've gone anywhere, but I chose Temple" actually means "I could've gone anywhere, but I could afford Temple")...

I do like Joe Biden
I guess it's just the contrarian in me, even to a fellow PD. Sorry Dennis, I know he can be ponderous, and this really has nothing to do with strong policy or principle issues, but I do like him...

Say, how is Carlos The Jackal
Surprisingly enough, alive. He's sort of the Abe Vigoda of international assassins. I could've sworn he was dead.

The Not-So-Happiest Place On Earth
A Georgia woman who beat up another lady at Disney World is getting 90 days in jail -- which is a far sight better than the year she could've received.

FL teacher accused of making teen urinate in a lunchbox
As opposed to letting him use the toilet. (Though I'm guessing the kid probably could've held it.) No police, but Mom is reportedly lawyer-shopping. Story is from -- where else? -- Florida.

The dirty secret about DNA
Prosecutors tend to argue that, once a DNA sample has been matched to a suspect, it's practically impossible that it could've come from anyone else. But the Los Angeles Times says they're exaggerating...