Reason 1 – This:
The accuser of Michael Jackson, preparing to surrender on charges of child molestation, is reported to be a 12-year-old boy who says the pop star lured him to his Neverland Ranch and plied him with wine before abusing him.
Reason 2 – This:
A vodka-drinking competition in a southern Russian town ended in tragedy with the winner dead and several runners-up in intensive care.
“The competition lasted 30, perhaps 40 minutes and the winner downed three half-litre bottles. He was taken home by taxi but died within 20 minutes,” said Roman Popov, a prosecutor pursuing the case in the town of Volgodonsk.
“Five contestants ended up in intensive care. Those not in hospital turned up the next day, ostensibly for another drink.”
Reason 3 – This:
The confidence of beer lovers attending professional football games will forever be shaken after police snag a concessions worker for selling suds in used plastic cups.
Tampa police detective Bill Todd caught John Angelus Keene in the act at a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, reports the Associated Press. He was picking up soiled cups from tables, refilling them without rinsing them and then selling them to unsuspecting football fans.
This has been an Israellycool public service announcement.