Britincali ?
Britincali ?
Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
Reuters
Mon Nov 9, 10:23 am ET
LONDON (Reuters) – A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
South Wales Police had issued media with the photo of Matthew Maynard, wanted by officers investigating a house burglary, as part of a crackdown on crime in Swansea.
When it appeared in the South Wales Evening Post, the 23-year-old sent the newspaper a replacement photo of himself standing in front of a police van. They obligingly printed it on the front page.
The police thanked him for helping them in their appeal, saying: "Everyone in Swansea will know what he looks like now.
Reuters
Mon Nov 9, 10:23 am ET
LONDON (Reuters) – A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
South Wales Police had issued media with the photo of Matthew Maynard, wanted by officers investigating a house burglary, as part of a crackdown on crime in Swansea.
When it appeared in the South Wales Evening Post, the 23-year-old sent the newspaper a replacement photo of himself standing in front of a police van. They obligingly printed it on the front page.
The police thanked him for helping them in their appeal, saying: "Everyone in Swansea will know what he looks like now.
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Happy and Sad
Last year a young man graduated from the University of Barstow with a degree in journalism. His very first assignment, for the newspaper who hired him, was to write a human interest story.
He found Britincali's house in an isolated section of town and introduced himself to the man. He then asked him, "Has anything ever happened around here that made you happy?"
Brit thought for a moment and said, "Yep, one time a neighbor's sheep got lost. We all formed a posse and found it. Then we all screwed it and took it back home."
"I can't print that!" the young reporter exclaimed. "Can you think of anything else that happened that made you happy?"
"Yep, one time a neighbor's daughter got lost. We all formed a posse & found her. After we all screwed her, we took her back home."
"Hell, I can't print that either!" cried the frustrated reporter. "Has anything ever happened that made you sad?"
Brit dropped his head and sat quietly for a few seconds.
Then he replied, "Yep, I got lost once."
Last year a young man graduated from the University of Barstow with a degree in journalism. His very first assignment, for the newspaper who hired him, was to write a human interest story.
He found Britincali's house in an isolated section of town and introduced himself to the man. He then asked him, "Has anything ever happened around here that made you happy?"
Brit thought for a moment and said, "Yep, one time a neighbor's sheep got lost. We all formed a posse and found it. Then we all screwed it and took it back home."
"I can't print that!" the young reporter exclaimed. "Can you think of anything else that happened that made you happy?"
"Yep, one time a neighbor's daughter got lost. We all formed a posse & found her. After we all screwed her, we took her back home."
"Hell, I can't print that either!" cried the frustrated reporter. "Has anything ever happened that made you sad?"
Brit dropped his head and sat quietly for a few seconds.
Then he replied, "Yep, I got lost once."
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