This News--well, it just don't make sense.

So, this is a late-night post, but I said after all, that I am trying for daily. I glanced at two news stories this evening. The first comes from KTVB, and here is a snippet:

" A Boise man is in the Ada County Jail after he was caught breaking into a Meridian home Friday night. A man living in the 2600 block of South Knapp in Meridian returned home with his family at about 9:45 p.m. to find his home had been broken into. The homeowner saw that his Suburban had been moved from his driveway into the street. As the man and his family drove up to their house, the Suburban started backing up. The homeowner confronted the stranger who was still behind the wheel of the Suburban. The suspect, later identified as Joshua Whitney, 24, of Boise, hit the homeowner in the head with an aluminum can. The homeowner wrestled Whitney to the ground. "

Now, I just posted most of it for the context, but I think the most important part of it is this: "The suspect, later identified as Joshua Whitney, 24, of Boise, hit the homeowner in the head with an aluminum can." So, Josh, just finished a diet soda, did ya? And decided to use the can as a deadly assault weapon? Ever hear of a fucking gun? It is Idaho after all! I could understand if it was like a tin can full of creamed corn, but an aluminum can just doesn't scream "smart implementation of objects around you" or "good getaway idea."

Story number two is quite sad:
Headline
One dead in Eagle after police chase, crash-
"Ada County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Jon McDaniel tells KBOI-TV the chase only last a few minutes at times slowing to 15 mph and as fast at 60 mph. At one point deputies attempted to use spike strips.'After the mail driver hit the three jersey barriers, he actually did make it over the cement barriers onto Ballentyne," he said. "He came to rest on Ballentyne. At that point the deputies attempted to render first aid as did Ada County paramedics. He did pass away at the scene.'"

So ultimately what I am trying to decipher here, amongst the numerous errors in this article is, do you think the "mail" driver delivered the mail before he hit the three jersey barriers?

I mean, I know the news is usually bad, but I can't tell who is more at fault--the dumb criminals or the dumb writers. Though, it seems, dumb criminals make for funnier stories, especially when they forget their guns during a big heist and are relegated to other means of force.