Humorous Outtakes

I love Reuters' Oddly Enough section. From Reuters: Man drowns in election publicity stunt:

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A publicity stunt by an underdog in the race to be governor of Bangkok went badly wrong when her campaign manager drowned as they bathed in a canal to highlight the plight of residents who have no access to clean water.

From Reuters: Saturday night thiever says sorry to victims:

BERLIN (Reuters) - A thief in Germany, plagued by guilt after robbing a kiosk, went back days later to deliver a note of apology and pay compensation to the victims.

From Reuters: Muslim sentenced for religious ceremony "cruelty":

LONDON (Reuters) - A Muslim, convicted of child cruelty after encouraging two boys to flail themselves during a religious ceremony, was given a 26-week suspended jail term on Wednesday.

Syed Mustafa Zaidi, 44, of Eccles, Manchester, had pushed the boys into whipping themselves with chains fitted with curved blades at the ends during an annual Shia Muslim ceremony.

Zaidi was found guilty of two counts of child cruelty at Manchester Crown Court in August. He was given a 26-week prison sentence suspended for a year, the Press Association reported.

Zaidi was also banned from allowing or encouraging anyone under the age of 16 to beat themselves during the next 12 months.

P.S. self harm is haram, people!