Prison Reforms You, But Not Always For The Better

The Article: When Crime Pays: Prison Can Teach Some To Be Better CriminalsThe Text: In popular lore — movies, books and blogs — criminals who go to prison don’t come out reformed. They come out worse.

Scientists who have attempted to empirically analyze this theory have reached mixed conclusions, with analyses suggesting that activities like drug addiction or gangs are what determines whether the correctional system actually gets criminals to correct their ways.

What else could be at work?

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The Most Hilarious Protest Signs Ever

Abraham Lincoln once said that “to sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men”. And while cowardice certainly is no virtue, at least silence–or simply a lack of construction paper and permanent markers–doesn’t make you look like an idiot. Here are some of the most courageous dolts the good ole US of A has to offer with the most hilarious protest signs ever:

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The Man Who Killed Bin Laden Is Screwed

The Article: The Man Who Shot Osama Bin Laden…is Screwed by Phil Bronstein in Esquire.

The Text: The man who shot and killed Osama bin Laden sat in a wicker chair in my backyard, wondering how he was going to feed his wife and kids or pay for their medical care.

It was a mild spring day, April 2012, and our small group, including a few of his friends and family, was shielded from the sun by the patchwork shadows of maple trees. But the Shooter was sweating as he talked about his uncertain future, his plans to leave the Navy and SEAL Team 6.

He stood up several times with an apologetic gripe about the heat, leaving a perspiration stain on the seat-back cushion. He paced. I didn’t know him well enough then to tell whether a glass of his favorite single malt, Lagavulin, was making him less or more edgy.

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How The Hell Is Barack Obama My Dad?!

Still looking for “Change” from our great American “dad”? Maybe the only kind the Obama administration actually provides lies within its ever-shifting moral code.

The Many Uses Of The Automatic Weapon!!!!

Well, it could at least make some pretty heavy metal found art.