August 2nd, 2008 at 6:00 am
Did you hear about the 8 year old Brazilian boy who’d always dreamed of becoming a judge? He just passed a law school entrance exam!
The news shocked Brazil’s legal profession and has prompted a federal investigation!
The Universidade Paulista, a multi-campus private university, issued a statement acknowledging that Joao Victor Portellinha de Oliveira had passed the entrance exam and that it initially enrolled him. But he was turned away from classes when he showed up with his father.
The University now claims that the fifth grader must graduate from high school before they’ll accept him into the university program. A university employee erred when they accepted Oliveira’s enrollment and said that the University fees would be returned to the family.
“I think they should have been more considerate,” the boy’s mother, Maristela, told the UOL news website. “At least they could’ve allowed him to visit the college’s facilities.”
The Brazilian Bar Association said the boy’s achievement should be a warning about the low standards of some of the country’s law schools.
Oliveira is two grade levels ahead of normal for his age, but his mother says he’s not a cloistered genius.
“He is a regular boy,” she told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. “He is very dedicated, likes to read and study, but he has fun and makes friends.”
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October 24th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Custom Officials discovered approximately 10.5 ounces of ecstasy tablets hidden inside a Mr. Potato Head toy that was sent to Australia from Ireland.
When the Australian Custom officials opened the parcel they were greeted with the smiling face of this popular children’s toy. However when they removed the back panel of the toy they found the ecstasy tablets contained in a plastic bag.
Officials turned the matter over to federal police. No arrests have been made at this time as the case is still under investigation. The maximum penalty for importing drugs to Australia is life imprisonment.
“Whilst this is one of the more unusual concealments that we have seen in recent times, people need to be aware that Customs officers are alert to unusual and often outlandish methods of concealment,” Customs Director Post Karen Williams said.
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October 11th, 2007 at 2:19 am
A California man who was recently busted for secretly videotaping women is suing cops for the return of his porn collection, which they seized during their investigation.
Dennis Saunders, 59, filed the suit after cops refused to return his 500 porno movies and 250 magazines. His lawyer insists the carnal collection has nothing to do with the case.
Saunders was arrested for taping women at the apartment complex in San Rafael where he worked.
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