2 year old rotting corpse finally found on police station roof

ananda2193 · Oct 30th, 2009, 04:45

In todays New York Post's Weird but true section.

The bloodhounds must have been on vacation for the past few years.

Indian police wondering why their station house smelled so bad for the past two years were shocked to find a rotting corpse that had been on the roof all this time.

Cops had meant to send the body to the coroner, but accidentally put it on the roof and forgot about it.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/weird_b...4tNe9 UYfiDUP

Haylo · Oct 30th, 2009, 04:58

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Originally Posted by ananda2193

New York Post's Weird but true section.

I have a strong dislike of the way these "wierd but true" headline grabbing paragraphs are phrased.

Although I know nothing of the article you posted, I WAS aware of another one on the same page page, about a faulty television aerial booster causing interference to aircraft communications.

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A 12-year-old boy in England was shocked when government officials came to his bedroom to confiscate a signal-boosting device he'd been using on his old, 14-inch TV to get better reception.

This gives the general impression that government officials burst into his bedroom, whereas the BBC reported his father as saying "I came home to find an Ofcom engineer parked outside the house." which is a rather different proposition...

ananda2193 · Oct 30th, 2009, 05:36

That's the NY Post. Their kind of a sensationalist rag, especially in their front pages. But what they print is often the latest scoop. And other more dignified papers are saying it days later. And I think almost everything they print is the truth.

Hal · Oct 30th, 2009, 06:19

How do you accidentally put a body on a roof?

PeakXV · Oct 30th, 2009, 08:21

It must have been the mali - those guys appear to be dead even at the height of the work day. I don't think anyone would notice if it actually happened.

ananda2193 · Oct 30th, 2009, 20:08

I guess the guy had no friends or family that were looking for him.

edwardseco · Oct 31st, 2009, 00:29

The best place to hide something is in plain sight..

Haylo · Oct 31st, 2009, 00:34

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Originally Posted by ananda2193

I guess the guy had no friends or family that were looking for him.

The family of the deceased male were apparently aware that the police had found his body, within several days of his death.

If you want more information than the headline grabber that the New York Times was prepared to offer, there are plenty of reports about this on the internet.

PeakXV · Oct 31st, 2009, 00:39

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Originally Posted by Haylo

If you want more information than the headline grabber that the New York Times was prepared to offer

The NY Times & the NY Post are not of the same rag quality.

Nick-H · Oct 31st, 2009, 00:42

There was another dead guy on a balcony somewhere. Must have been UK, I suppose, as neighbours thought it was a dummy left over from 5th November!

edwardseco · Nov 2nd, 2009, 09:47

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The NY Times & the NY Post are not of the same rag quality

Yes, the Post is more likely to be accurate. One goes to the NYT for fiction as news articles..

nycank · Nov 2nd, 2009, 10:38

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Originally Posted by edwardseco

Yes, the Post is more likely to be accurate. One goes to the NYT for fiction as news articles..

Post - Fixed Noise of Print Journalism

edwardseco · Nov 2nd, 2009, 10:54

Yeh, I know the Post is like that red rag out of Delhi with the swimsuit special to bring up the quality. But, it doesn't pretend to be more than it is..

Oct 30th, 2009, 04:45	#1
ananda2193 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: you essay Posts: 1,904	2 year old rotting corpse finally found on police station roof In todays New York Post's Weird but true section. The bloodhounds must have been on vacation for the past few years. Indian police wondering why their station house smelled so bad for the past two years were shocked to find a rotting corpse that had been on the roof all this time. Cops had meant to send the body to the coroner, but accidentally put it on the roof and forgot about it. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/weird_b...4tNe9 UYfiDUP

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PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 5,879	It must have been the mali - those guys appear to be dead even at the height of the work day. I don't think anyone would notice if it actually happened. __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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ananda2193 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: you essay Posts: 1,904	That's the NY Post. Their kind of a sensationalist rag, especially in their front pages. But what they print is often the latest scoop. And other more dignified papers are saying it days later. And I think almost everything they print is the truth.

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Hal . . . _ _ _ . . . Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,302	How do you accidentally put a body on a roof?

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ananda2193 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: you essay Posts: 1,904	I guess the guy had no friends or family that were looking for him.

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,841	The best place to hide something is in plain sight..

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,200	There was another dead guy on a balcony somewhere. Must have been UK, I suppose, as neighbours thought it was a dummy left over from 5th November!

Nov 2nd, 2009, 10:54	#13
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,841	Yeh, I know the Post is like that red rag out of Delhi with the swimsuit special to bring up the quality. But, it doesn't pretend to be more than it is..