The stupid is getting worse.

[hobbit709]

http://www.timesnews.net/article/9089540/thanks-obama-obama-blamed-for-kingsport-counterfeiting

A Kingsport woman told police she was counterfeiting money because she read online that President Barack Obama made a new law allowing her to print her own money, according to a police report.

Police were called to a local grocery store on Sunday night in regards to a complaint about counterfeit money. When the reporting officer arrived, he spoke with a gas station clerk who said that just prior to the officer's arrival, a white female had handed him a $5 bill, which he suspected to be counterfeit.



Downs was asked by the officer if her purse could be searched, to which she agreed. Inside her purse, the officer found a $100 which was also counterfeit, according to the report. The bill was printed in black and white and the backside of the bill was upside down.

A couple of receipts from Walmart were also found inside the purse, showing Downs had purchased copy paper and a printer.

[monmouth4]

1. I believe a mental eval is in order...n/t

[DirkGently]

7. Seems fairly clear.

The bill was printed in black and white

[hifiguy]

9. SERIES?

[Journeyman]

2. As we say in the print trade, "The best way to make money is to make money!" . . .

[Renew Deal]

4. lol

[Cleita]

3. Geez. Wouldn't that be nice if we could print our money and spend it with

no questions asked.

[Brickbat]

5. Than when?

[jen63]

6. Ha! I saw this earlier,

in regard to an article asking if journalists should be held responsible for some one not understanding satire. Seriously?! Apparently she had seen an article on a satirical website and thought it was accurate. Duh and duh! I think that if I'd seen something like that and was going to attempt to print my own frickin money, that I would have picked up the phone and made a few calls before I went completely moron.

[hifiguy]

8. Human stupidity is a bottomless well.

Yet reichwing propaganda somehow manages to make it deeper.

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

[LuvNewcastle]

10. Sad.

I hope they get her some help instead of just throwing her in prison and turning her loose so she can do something else. This kind of shit is preventable, if only our priorities weren't so fucked up.

[Gothmog]

11. This lady is bad at breaking the law