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  • Woman Rides Horse to Virginia DMV in Protest

    Richmond, Virginia area resident Ashlee Owens rode her horse, “Sassy,” to the Richmond, Virginia DMV on Wednesday, in protest of having her driver’s license suspended. Owens claimed she had sent her insurance information via email and snail mail, though the department claimed it never got it.

    “I’ve been trying for the past three days to get through to DMV. And between the answering service telling me it’s too long of a wait and hanging up on me… and trying to talk to someone to get this straight, I don’t feel like I should be in this predicament at all,” said Ashlee.

    Due to the overlooked proof of insurance, the 26-years-old equestrian’s license was suspended, which costs $645 to be reinstated. When asked if riding Sassy to the DMV might help her cause, Owens stated, “I would hope so, but, with the people I’ve dealt with, I would guess not.” Owens brought along her dog “Tuff” for reinforcement.

    Riding a horse around town with one’s dog appears to be catching on in the U.S. A Colorado man was recently arrested for riding his horse “Dillon,” while under the influence in downtown Boulder. Police found a small handgun and several beer cans in the saddle bag of Patrick Schumacher, as well as a pug named “Bufford” in his backpack. The canine sidekick makes the look.

    In the Richmond case, it would’ve been a crime for Owens to drive to the DMV herself, so she had a friend give her a lift from her home in Amelia, along with Sassy’s trailer, for her protest.

    After Owens went in to try to sort things out, staff members of the DMV came out, meeting a small crowd that formed to take in the spectacle. After about 2 hours, the issue was resolved. “I went in. The lady that’s the head of DMV came and found me and she asked me if I was the lady with the horse outside and said ‘well come over here’. Took me to the side and she took all my paperwork upstairs and handled it immediately and sent me on my way,” Ashlee said.

    Ashlee rode off with pride, though pointed out that while one can lead a horse to the DMV, one can’t always promise a win. A DMV security guard said he’d never before seen a horse at his post. Ashlee added that one can always count on their trusted horse.

    Image via YouTube.

  • Anonymous Unleashes Hell on Richmond, CA Police Officer

    Anonymous Unleashes Hell on Richmond, CA Police Officer

    It’s one of those stories that starts off in the simplest way and escalates.

    UFC President Dana White has been embroiled in an online dispute with members of Anonymous after his organization expressed support for SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Many back-and-forth exchanges on Twitter and in the media between White and members of Anonymous took place. Supporters of both sides made statements and tweets.

    Then came this Jan. 26 Tweet from Mike Rood, a Richmond, CA police officer, supporting White (his Twitter account has since been deleted):

    Then, yesterday, all hell broke loose.

    Anonymous re-tweeted Mr Rood’s comment, noting that his threat of violence was illegal.

    They then called on their Twitter followers to call Officer Rood and his supervisor about his public statements.

    And, they responded. The Richmond, CA Facebook page was flooded with comments about Rood. They were deleted, and have continued to be deleted. The page currently shows no activity since January 26.

    The Facebook wall for the local newspaper, the Contra Costa Times, was also flooded with complaints about Mike Rood. those are still up to view.