Cow art
An artist in Santiago, Chile, has put a cow on top of a 10-story building as a piece of performance art. A group of artists kidnapped the cow on its way to a local slaughterhouse. The cow was then lifted by a crane to the top of the building where it will live on a 1,500 sq. ft. rooftop that has been turned into a farm. The cow will live there for one week and it will be cared for daily. The artists plan to release the cow to a nature reserve after its stay on the rooftop.
From keys to the Pope
Mexican citizens were asked to send in old keys to be melted down to make a statue of the late Pope John Paul II. The citizens responded by sending in close to five million keys within nine days.
Woman sued for unwanted redecoration
An Argentinean woman named Eva de Albertengo was given a bill for more than $3800 by squatters who took over her house and redecorated it while she was gone. After returning home from a three month trip abroad, the woman found a couple that moved into her house. The couple had not only redecorated the woman’s home, but had also knocked down walls and put in a few windows. The couple was later arrested and are being sued by the homeowner for the cost of changing her house back the way it was. After the woman sued them, the couple then launched their counterclaim which contained the $3800 demand for work they have done on the house. The couple also built a guest house behind the house where they were keeping rabbits as pets.
Criminal captured during hospital stay
A criminal was captured after being admitted to a hospital and put in the same room with the police officer who had been chasing him. The burglar was admitted to the hospital with appendicitis and was put in the bed next to the police officer who was recuperating after gall bladder surgery. The policeman immediately recognized the burglar because he was part of a team that was investigating him for a string of local robberies. The officer had been hunting the man for two months, and the burglar has now been moved to a secure hospital and could spend up to six months in jail after recovering from the appendicitis.
Prisoner sues for lack of rehabilitation
A Romanian man who was caught stealing a week after being released from jail is asking for more than $383,000 in compensation. The man claims that it is the state’s fault that he was arrested again because they did not properly rehabilitate him. The man saids that if the state had done a better job of rehabilitating him, he would not be in the same predicament.
Town celebrates new Pope with free beer
German citizens of newly elected Pope Benedict XVI’s hometown are celebrating with free beer that the mayor provided. Mayor Hubert Gschwendtner promised the town free beer if Joseph Ratzinger was elected. The town is also celebrating by visiting the house where the new Pope was born and firing guns with blank shots into the air.
SWAT monkey
An American SWAT team is hoping to train a small monkey to become a member of their team. The monkey would wear a bullet-proof vest, two-way radio and video camera and would be able to get into places that a normal cop could not. The team, which operates out of Phoenix, Arizona, said that they think it is a great idea. They hope the monkey would learn to unlock doors and search buildings. The team has filed for a grant from the Department of Defense. They believe it will cost roughly $115,000 to go through with their project.