SFist: Palo Alto Teen Rapist Was Just Cranky, Okay?

suckafree

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:33:21 -0800

i got that from palo alto online a few days ago. this story was lighting up their comments board. talk about six degrees, i was at my local safeway yesterday morning and the girl bagging groceries said she used to live with burbee. scary!

Cior

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:26:04 -0800

Holy crap, suckafree -- how do you know so much about everything? *impressed*

wsanders

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:07:34 -0800

What kind of chances does a poor kid have after they get "rapist" as their future occupation on one of those tests? I took one of those things a few years ago and got "poultry technician" as one of my options, and I've been stuck working as an IT manager ever since. BTW - It's a dirty little secret that calling 911 will get you placed on hold for a while if you call from a cell phone. And when your call goes through you'll be connected to the CHP in Vallejo, and get transferred again to your local agency. The situation is improving, but slowly. Everyone in the Bay Area should have a variety of 10-digit emergency numbers in their cell phone (not on speed dial!) so you can call directly. For example, I have BART Ops, SFPD, SF Fire, Alameda Co Sheriff, etc, programmed into my phone.

mariconsoy

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:07:15 -0800

mariconsoy

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:04:08 -0800

75% of Americans couldn't name 4 Justices on the Supreme Court, or even know how many there are.

IMonster

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:58:02 -0800

"honey.. I was really angry with you, so I kidnapped and brutally raped a young girl.. p.s.. she's in my back seat, and she might be dead...................... oh wait, now she's gone! Huh. I guess she's alive so everything is ok. Let's go get some food" he doesn't deserve any vaseline in prison. the girlfriend deserves some time there as well for not calling the cops. .. so glad it takes forever to get through to 911 from a cell phone....... whoops! call failed. oh well.

suckafree

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:46:57 -0800

that's great stuff cycle. thanks for finding it. i bet that 75% of america couldn't pass that test. sad but true.

Cyclelicious

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:37:48 -0800

The ASVAB is for testing which vocational field a recruit should go into by testing your knowledge in English, Math, and vocational skills like automotive repair. I wasn't even aware it was possible to fail it. Here are some sample questions from the ASVAB test.

mariconsoy

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:38:47 -0800

If he failed the test, he must be a sub-moron since they have questions like "who is the commander in chief", "what country is just north of South Korea?" [I imagine] Is shock therapy still legal? He's nuts.

suckafree

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:46:43 -0800

he failed the iq test to become a marine after graduating from palo alto high. supposedly he date raped another girl during high school but nobody believed her. this is really messed up. how did he get into palo alto high if he lives in san jose? his little brother nate is still there. the football coach says todd was nothing special on the field and didn't play much either.

T.E. Lawrence

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:29:57 -0800

From the Merc News: In an interview with the Mercury News last week, Burpee's family said he once had hoped to become a Marine and a police officer. But the Palo Alto High graduate's military plans were derailed after he failed the armed services vocational aptitude test. In September, things got worse when he was arrested in a credit card fraud case related to his job as a cashier at the Mountain View Sports Authority store. In his confession, according to court documents, Burpee told police he and his girlfriend had been fighting over the loss of his job. Phew, looks like society was spared from further damage, he could have been a cop or a Marine. Anyone want to place any bets as to whether the defense counsel or the perp will play the race card during the trial?

Brock Keeling

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:08:28 -0800

i don't know. but i'm guessing that their fight was one of many, many fights that overly-dramatic couples enjoy having.

stv

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:57:29 -0800

np. One wonders what the fight with the GF was about. Anger management issues much?

Brock Keeling

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:52:19 -0800

fixed. thx.

stv

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:46:52 -0800

Complicit (sorry, pet peeve :P )