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Fuck Iraq - Carson, California Is The REAL War Zone: The Daily Nooner (EST)!

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Carson City Council Smack

This is exactly why I stopped going to city council meetings. Everything is going along just fine, you’re sitting there minding your own business listening to a deposition, and then BAM - some old lady taps you gently on the back of the head with a handful of papers. You’re momentarily stunned, possibly in shock, but then it wears off a few seconds later and you suddenly realize how much pain you’re in. That’s when you let out an ear-splitting shriek, grab the armrest and gingerly hurl yourself to the floor. That’s why I stopped going to city council meetings - because that kept happening to me ALL THE TIME.

These days I spend most of my days at the city treasurer’s office. Things are a lot quieter there, and they have a handful of outdated general interest magazines in the lobby, so I get a lot of reading done, too. It might not be the most exciting way to while away the day, but at least it’s not, you know, DANGEROUS. Not like those city council meetings in Carson, California.

In case you were wondering, the “assailant” in this video is a woman named Vera Robles DeWitt. She’s a former mayor of Carson herself, and based on her website - which features a screenshot from the video right there on the main page, not to mention a whole press section (I’m apparently the last person to see this video) - I can only assume that she wants people to watch this clip. Probably to help clear her name of the (no joke) misdemeanor battery charges that were filed against her. You know - for gently tapping that woman on the back of the head with a handful of papers.

I guess the moral of the story is “Fuck Carson, California.”

Pedophilia: Get-Rich-Quick Scheme or Money Pit?

Friday, February 29th, 2008

I can’t tell you how often I get into a heated argument with someone about the economics of Pedophilia. Although I can tell you how many establishments those arguments have caused me to be banned from: six. Seven if you count museums as establishments. But can you blame me? It’s a woefully underreported area, and one that craves an answer.

Enter Michael Jackson, grabbing his crotch. And by “his” I mean Macaulay Culkin’s.

Following a series of financially draining legal battles and career hits, the perennial post-op has put his famed Neverland Ranch up for auction. You know, that place with the amusement park rides and cotton candy, just like a ranch. Perhaps the lucky buyer will bring some cattle in and legitimize the joint, who knows? All we know for sure is that things have been looking down for MJ ever since newspapers started running headlines like “Wacko Jacko Fondles Sacko.” Pedophilia, one could infer, is a financial killer.

But how mistaken you’d be, my shortsighted friend! For in the right circumstances, can it not also be a money-making proposition? Take the inspiring story of Louis Conradt, the late former prosecutor who is best known for his guest appearance on NBC’s To Catch a Predator. After he shot himself in shame and humiliation, his family sued NBC for 100 million dollars in damages. And it’s starting to look like they might just get it.

So, let’s recap. Pedophilia = financial ruin. But, pedophilia + suicide = big bucks! The question becomes: is suicide the only variable one can combine with child molestation to create financial opportunities? Perhaps adding a public apology or religious conversion into the mix would generate some capitol. Maybe adding a murder would push the whole thing back around to positive. What about molesting an old person to cancel out the pedophilia?

It’s clearly a complex issue, and one that I trust is currently being pondered by the finest minds in modern Pedonomics.


When not blogging for Cracked, Michael entraps child molesters as head writer and co-founder of Those Aren’t Muskets!