On Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 6:15:10 AM UTC-4, Neil Barker wrote:
> A 71 year old vagrant has been arrested in Seattle for begging, which
> is outlawed in the state.
> Carrying a pair of Swarovski binoculars and wearing only a yellow
> dress and Gucci shoes, he claimed to be the reincarnation of God, on a
> mission to preach peace and vegetarianism, and that begging was
> culturally important to him and therefore his human right.
> State Police confirmed his name as Dalai Lama, and added that they
> were looking into his finances and passport irregularities. Lama, 69,
> of no fixed abode, has lived on benefit all his life, but claimed that
> the £1800 state-of-the-art binoculars were a gift from a Western
> rockstar and were required for his ornithological and hiking
> activities.
> It is not known how many children he has, nor how many of his partners
> also claim benefit, but police who raided his taxpayer-funded
> apartment in India, his last known whereabouts, confirmed that they
> had found a widescreen TV and several computers, and 2 pairs of Leki
> walking poles of the same type known to have been used in Iraq. The
> haul also included maps detailing border areas, and a GPS system of a
> type linked to Iran.
> Claiming that his country had been kidnapped, Lama appealed to the
> Kate and Gerry Fund for financial assistance. Police in the UK are
> making enquiries over similarities with the Shannon Matthews case.
> A neighbour who owns an apartment in the same block as Lama commented,
> "He's a good neighbour. Quiet, bit of a loner, you know? I've never
> seen him with a woman. Sometimes I see men in dresses coming out of
> his apartment but this is the 21st century, know what I mean? They
> should just leave the guy alone."
> - AP

Worse than that was this recent headline and video from Sep 12, 2018:

"Vicious Moment A Baby Wallaby Is Mauled By A Fox"

On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 5:52:14 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 6:15:10 AM UTC-4, Neil Barker wrote:
> > A 71 year old vagrant has been arrested in Seattle for begging, which
> > is outlawed in the state.
> > Carrying a pair of Swarovski binoculars and wearing only a yellow
> > dress and Gucci shoes, he claimed to be the reincarnation of God, on a
> > mission to preach peace and vegetarianism, and that begging was
> > culturally important to him and therefore his human right.
> > State Police confirmed his name as Dalai Lama, and added that they
> > were looking into his finances and passport irregularities. Lama, 69,
> > of no fixed abode, has lived on benefit all his life, but claimed that
> > the £1800 state-of-the-art binoculars were a gift from a Western
> > rockstar and were required for his ornithological and hiking
> > activities.
> > It is not known how many children he has, nor how many of his partners
> > also claim benefit, but police who raided his taxpayer-funded
> > apartment in India, his last known whereabouts, confirmed that they
> > had found a widescreen TV and several computers, and 2 pairs of Leki
> > walking poles of the same type known to have been used in Iraq. The
> > haul also included maps detailing border areas, and a GPS system of a
> > type linked to Iran.
> > Claiming that his country had been kidnapped, Lama appealed to the
> > Kate and Gerry Fund for financial assistance. Police in the UK are
> > making enquiries over similarities with the Shannon Matthews case.
> > A neighbour who owns an apartment in the same block as Lama commented,
> > "He's a good neighbour. Quiet, bit of a loner, you know? I've never
> > seen him with a woman. Sometimes I see men in dresses coming out of
> > his apartment but this is the 21st century, know what I mean? They
> > should just leave the guy alone."
> > - AP
> Worse than that was this recent headline and video from Sep 12, 2018:
>
> "Vicious Moment A Baby Wallaby Is Mauled By A Fox"

Oops, I guess the video has been removed.