Friday, January 16, 2009

'No, don't fire the drunk janitor'

Peru’s top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk, a decision the Government says sets a dangerous precedent. The Constitutional Tribunal said the firing of a janitor was excessive because even though he was drunk, he did not offend or hurt anybody.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

'Dude, pay up. I gave you my daughter already...'

A man in California has been arrested for arranging to sell his daughter, 14, for $US16,000, 100 crates of beer and some meat. The Hispanic man, 36, sold the child to an 18-year-old, who was to marry the girl. Police found out when the father complained the

man did not pay up.