The Buskus Report

Monday, May 5, 2008

Pharmacist whacks robber with bat

Pharmacist whacks robber with bat
The Capital Times — 5/05/2008 10:29 am
A bat-wielding robber had his weapon used against himself when a Walgreens pharmacist took the bat away from the suspect and threw it at the robber, whacking him in the back while the suspect fled out of the store.
Eric Harried, 36, Madison, was arrested and tentatively charged with attempted armed robbery, battery while armed, disorderly conduct and a parole hold, following the holdup attempt Saturday afternoon.
According to Madison police, Harried tried to rob the Walgreens pharmacy at 4518 Cottage Grove Road shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday.
"The suspect claimed to have a gun and was demanding narcotics," said Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain. "The suspect then pulled out a wooden baseball bat and attacked the pharmacist."
The unnamed pharmacist, a Fitchburg man in his 50s, was hit in the arm with the bat, but he grabbed the suspect's knee and pushed it until the suspect fell over, allowing the pharmacist to get the bat, police said.
As the suspect started to run, the pharmacist "threw the bat like a tomahawk," DeSpain said, hitting the suspect in the upper back.
The would-be robber was able to get out of the store, but a responding police officer spotted Harried walking along Hermsmeier Lane and made the arrest.
The Capital Times — 5/05/2008 10:29 am

Staff Meeting

Terrace. Now. Join up, or regret teh beautiful weather. Don't be a sissy and stay at the park toute seul.
jp

FYI

If anyone is interested, I'll probably be doing homework on Teh Terrace circa 2:00pm.
Give me a call if you're down... JC will probably be there later this evening.
It's frickin gorgeous.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

America's Sweethearts (2001)

So I'm not a huge fan of this movie, but I thought it should be mentioned on account of the fact that it's got some awesome actors. Also, I enjoyed the movie.

Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Alan Arkin, Seth Green, and... get this, Christopher Walken (!) and Rainn Wilson (!).

I mean, you sorta want to kill CZ-J during the entire movie, but the all-star cast makes me dig it a bit. Azaria plays some latino dude with a small penis and Walken plays a whacked out director. Plus, Cusack does his usual awesomeness.

Bah.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

WTF!

Zimmermann called 911 and received no help? Great, I'm glad 911 Dispatch and the Police work so well together. Also, why the fuck won't they release the 911 message. God damn incompetent pigs. They can issue a drinking ticket, but can't do shit to protect you.
Bah!