Police officer? Maybe not.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-charged-with-posing-as-officer-to-block-traffic-20121117,0,5141820.story

Can someone please explain to me why there are so many stupid people in the world. In the article above it talks about how a man stopped traffic while impersonating a Chicago police officer. When actual cops showed up he explained that he was just doing his job, but the officers didn't believe him. He got charged with " false impersonation of a police officer and public safety organization as well as obstruction of traffic by a motorist and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. A judge ordered him held in lieu of $10,000 bail." So my question is why. It was clear from the start that he would not get away with this, so what made him think this was a good idea?! Aside from that, how scary is it that there are people running around pretending to be police officers and getting away with it to some extent?! That's pretty worrisome. The man had handcuffs and police sticks in his car. He could have easily confused someone into thinking he was an officer and then abducted them. And if not him, then someone else who has his same plan. It really makes you feel like you can't trust anyone, because with things like this happening, how can you know if anyone is who they say they are. That's a pretty scary thought.

Man dies after being hit by semi-truck

Noway! Really? A man was killed after being hit by a semi-truck? SHOCKING!... I'm sorry, but I don't understand the news today. Obviously I feel awful for the person that died. That is horrible! But is this really what news has come to? Clearly if a man is hit by a semi-truck they are going to die, and frankly there are more important deaths that should be published in the news. So why did the Chicago Tribune choose this death to publicize? I have no idea. Maybe because the news thinks the public is too stupid to realize that they are only writing pointless articles to fill space. If the article had been about a man being hit by a semi-truck and living then I would understand, but this accident had the sad but predictable outcome. Aside from that, this news had no purpose. I thought the news was out there to inform. But all this did was tell a story. There was no way to prevent this from happening. The man was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. If the man or the truck driver had somehow caused this and the news was publishing this article in order to make sure people are more safe then at least that would make sense. I just don't understand how this is news. People die everyday, some from worse things than being hit by a semi, so no offense, but what makes his death so special?  

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-pedestrian-killed-elk-grove-village-20121103,0,2236028.story