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more about #wtf logruszed: Robbery isn't intentionally violent either, but if someone breaks into granny's house to jack her PS3 and she dies of a heart attack due to being scar... more » Wburg: Sure, he probably won't ever throw something at someone else ever again, but don't you think that same goal would have been accomplished due to his wi... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I think the only accidental part here is the fact that he didn't kill her sooner. This was probably not the first time he's thrown things at her. more » Canoehead: This one will be taught in law schools - literally the "thin skull rule". more » Ali Khan: when i read the headline I knew at once this had to be a UK-centered story. Their justice system is quite bonkers. They jailed a man who beat up and s... more » pixelslave: ... the intent here wasn't to kill or to even truly injure ... That's what manslaughter means! Otherwise, he would have been charged with murdering h... more » NorwoodIsMyHero: Remotes don't kill people, people do. Fixed for British gun control laws. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Yes, it is deserved. "Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder". He's... more » Alfisted: I guess the MUTE button didn't have the desired effect. Now he's going to discover what CHANGE INPUT really does. more » se7a7n7: As a rule of thumb: Don't throw shit at your wife. more » christian.denney001: While unintentional murder is kinda the definition of manslaughter, how is his crime any worse than the guy who throws something at his wife and she i... more » peteywell: I SO wish this was on lifehacker so I could say: "Lifehacker, more like wifehacker, amirite?" So I'll say it any way. more » Brookespeed: I keep waiting for "the rest of the story". more » OMG! Ponies!: It is, however, related to the legal notion of (in the civil body of law) the "eggshell plaintiff". One takes the plaintiff as one finds him. It is ... more » Nathan Obbards: 3 years for assault turned manslaughter sounds good to me, maybe even a little short. more » OCEntertainment: Given the nature of the story, that photo looks reeeeeaaaally intimidating. Oh, and also, anyone that regularly reads here and doesn't know that 999 ... more » Dahamma: "While throwing an object at someone is a violent and abusive act, the intent wasn't to kill." That's why it was manslaughter... intent to kill would... more » Homerjay is utterly alone.: As long as he didn't tweet her death he's okay in my book.... and Jesus'. :) more » williamtorregrossa001: Hence the manslaughter charge. If you punch someone an they happen to die from it. it is a manslaughter charge more » dimadelux: He should not have thrown anything at her, PERIOD more » -
#freakaccidents
Man Jailed After Accidentally Killing His Wife With a Remote Control
While arguing, a man threw a remote control at his wife. It struck her head, causing a fatal hemorrhage due to a medical condition no one knew she had. He is now serving a three year jail sentence for manslaughter. More » -
#wtf
Google Guys Lose to President Bush in Weirdest Bracket Ever
The Washington Post has this bizarre Final-Four style bracket to determine the "most influential person of the decade," and with President Bush's defeat of Sergey Brin and Larry Page, all the tech figures are now out of the race. Lame. More » -
#crime
Video of The World's Most Pathetic Computer Thief
This guy stole $6,000 in Apple products from a small computer dealer. In the process he drove his car through the store, tripped over cords, nearly fell over tables, and had his whole pathetic burglary caught on surveillance video. More » -
#google
Man Delivers Baby Using Guide Found on Google
Many men might watch helplessly as their wives are about to give birth, but not Leroy Smith. As soon as Smith realized that the midwife wouldn't arrive on time, he calmly did a Google search on his BlackBerry. More » -
#wtf
Chinese Couple Sells Baby for Cellphone Money
Faced with the prospect of raising a child they couldn't support, a pair of young, unmarried lovers in China decided to sell their little baby boy for just enough money to buy a cellphone. More » -
#wifi
Wi-Fi Thief Causes Bomb Scare With a Tape-Covered Router
A resourceful Pennsylvania man waterproofed his router using a box and tape before sticking it onto his windowsill to use a nearby library's wi-fi. Too bad that he taped the gadget up so well that it looked like a bomb. More » -
#imagecache
According to This Commercial, We All Need and Deserve HandJobs
This commercial has left me convinced that I need to order a five dollar HandJob right now. I'm just confused about whether I'll be getting what I think I'm getting or a weird kitchen tool. More » -
#weapons
Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
Okay the combination of this guy and this weapon scares the crap out of me. It's as if the scary neighbor from Home Alone was crossbow-obsessed and got himself a Lego Mindstorms kit. More » -
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#wtf
Steve Wozniak Stars in Local Car Commercial With "Punker, the Boss's Dog"
I don't even know what to say about this. Woz apparently just does whatever the hell he feels like, and right now he feels like appearing (with his Segway) in a local commercial for a Toyota dealership and repair shop. More » -
#robots
Freaky Singing Animatronic Heads Part of $75K Art Work
These creepily realistic face molds are attached to servos controlled by computer. They come from the twisted mind of artist, Nathaniel Mellor, and are part of an art piece being sold at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 for $75K. Watch: More » -
#piracy
Recording Two Minutes of Twilight Could Lead to Three Years of Jail
A woman is potentially facing three years in jail for recording three minutes of New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. Three years. In Jail. Over Twilight. More » -
#badideas
Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
OK, so maybe this ridiculous "sport" isn't a fair representation of Japan as a whole. But holy shit guys, what is the deal with this? Warning: bloody photos ahead. More » -
#retromodo
Vintage Cheese: Nothing Says Holidays Like a Family High on Technology
Hands up if you're taking a laptop home this weekend to escape family craziness by jumping online for a while. Me too. But if you believe these bizarre 1980s ads, computers were meant to foster an age of dazed family-togetherness. More » -
#startrek
Man Spoke Only Klingon to His Son for Three Years (And Wrote Us a Letter)
d'Armond Speers isn't really a huge Star Trek fan. The reason he spoke only in Klingon during his son's first three years of life was to learn about language acquisition processs. Yeah, sure. What a petaQ. Updated: Speers wrote in. More » -
#clocks
Beautiful Boule Crystal Spiral Clock is an Orb of Extravagance
231 intricate parts go into the design of this 2.2-pound ball of crystal excess. The spiral is fashioned from white gold and 25 jewels. It can be yours from Hermés Paris for just $560,000. Ahh, crap. [Hermès via SlashGear] -
#microsoft
Awkward Microsoft Store Dances Are Why I Shop Online
These staffers at the Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, CA might seem really excited, but the clearly rehearsed dance routine comes across more like some kind of Stockholm syndrome. More » -
#retromodo
The Erotica Phone: 1984's "Masterpiece of Micro-Processor Technology" (NSFW)
Hey, that's their words, not mine—I'm almost lost for any. "Sculptured by a European artist…the phone plugs into any wall-jack and is fully-guaranteed." I bet, just look how classy this gent seems with an ear full of cleavage. More » -
#architecture
Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline
An international team of architects and designers has created this stunning center-piece for London's 2012 summer Olympics village. Dubbed The Cloud, three 400ft towers would be joined by giant plastic spheres that serve as both observation decks and projection screens. More » -
#lawsuits
Steve Jobs and Sarah Jessica Parker Sittin' In A Courthouse B-E-I-N-G S-U-E-D
In 1989, Franz A. Wakefield invented the iPod, the iPhone, and iTunes. Then the FBI stole his trade secrets and he confided in Sarah Jessica Parker and now he's suing her and Apple...and my head's spinning. More » -
#wrongmodo
On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
Hot date this weekend? Impress with your sports memorabilia collection by snatching up these 5,000 condoms leftover from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With inscriptions like faster, higher, and stronger, they're a bargain at a starting bid of $730. More »
