WEIRD & BIZARRE : Weird & Bizarre August 2003 Felony Arrests Up Among Second Graders ANTHONY, Florida - In an increasing effort to enforce zero-tolerance policies, Florida police are no longer putting up with out-of-control 7 year olds. All hell broke loose this week during art time at The Anthony Elementary School in Florida. A 7-year-old boy didn't feel like sharing his crayons and began yelling in class. He then chased other students around the classroom with a pencil, stabbing four kids. No one was seriously hurt, but Kristin Irvin, the substitute teacher, nonetheless felt the child was threatening. Police arrived at the crime scene and threw the book at the boy. He was officially arrested and charged with felony aggravated battery. No news yet on jail time. He wasn't the first tyke to be arrested, though. Earlier in the year, an 8-year-old boy at another Florida school was arrested for stomping on his principal's toe. Ratbot Scares the Living Shit Out of Female Faculty The age of the robotic rodent is upon us. Using three electrodes implanted in a rat's brain, researchers were able to direct it via remote control through a maze, according to a report in the journal Nature. The researchers who created "Robo Rat" hope it'll help them gain a better understanding of how mammals learn to navigate. "It's difficult to predict what other studies this could be useful for right now," lead researcher Sanjiv Talwar of the State University of New York told New Scientist. "There's going to have to be a wide debate to see whether this is acceptable or not." Still, even if the control is relatively benign, "there are some ethical issues here which I can't deny," Talwar said. Robo Rat could be used to find earthquake victims or detect land mines. Tasmanian Hookers on Full Alert Sex workers in Tasmania are in for a hectic week. The aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis, with a crew of about 5000, is due in Hobart on Monday. This is part of the same group that closed down the famous Langtrees brothel in Perth just a week before. Langtrees did a week's business in just three days after 5500 American sailors disembarked in Fremantle, many of them stressed from their encounter with the war on terror. Brothel owner Mary-Anne Kenworthy said when she realized her sex workers could not cope any more she closed Langtrees' doors. "I'd rather take nothing than offer a poor service," Ms. Kenworthy said. BACK TO TOP

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