Sunshine State News

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From time to time, I'll use this thread to post some of the strange stories that come from my home state of Florida - the inspiration for Knee Deep!

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In the town of Apopka, outside Orlando, a mother bypassed a breathalyzer lock on her car thanks to her 4-year-old son, apparently: http://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/florida-mom-caught-using-son-to-start-car-with-breathalyzer

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In Tampa, motel workers sued their boss for making them flip a mattress in a room where someone just died so they could prep the room for a new guest: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/suit-days-inn-employee-told-to-flip-over-mattress-where-guest-died/2241111

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In Port St. Lucie, a mother and father are accused of turning their teen into a sex slave: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/13/south-florida-couple-accused-turning-teen-into-sex-slave/

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Why give a kid a drink when you can teach her to steal a drink instead? http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-woman-caught-camera-teaching-child-steal-liquor-store-n410366

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But can you build castles out of meth? http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/20150806/NEWS/150809620

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When a lawyer frames a lawyer in Florida: http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/florida-bar-recommends-disbarment-for-three-adams--diaco-lawyers-guilty-of/2241686?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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George Zimmerman's apparently trying to maximize the crowd of people who dislike him: http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2015/08/18/gun-store-zimmerman-painting/?utm_content=buffer189f2&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=cbslocal

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Pro-tip: Don't use your cab as a getaway car - http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/taxi-driving-suspect-doesnt-get-far-after-holding-up-clearwater-bank/2241825

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Next time, just ask for the rest of the day off: http://www.mypanhandle.com/news/pcpd-woman-fakes-her-own-kidnapping-to-get-out-of-work

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[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED] http://offthebeat.blogs.tcpalm.com/2015/08/18/1537/

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Dear criminals: Don't taunt police from your Facebook page: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/21/wanted-felon-who-taunted-florida-deputies-on-facebook-winds-up-behind-bars/

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Is that a bottle of Olde English in your pants or are you just glad to...oh, that IS a bottle of Olde English: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/20150823/NEWS/150829802

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Fit to be trapped in Florida: http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/weird/2015/08/24/watch-florida-man-gets-locked-inside-la-fitness/32256507/

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Who's the leader of the club? http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/weird/2015/08/26/mickey-mouse-lawn-irks-florida-hoa/32445223/

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Cheaper to buy a nit comb and special shampoo, I think: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-woman-tries-to-hire-hit-man-to-kill-homeless-guy-who-gave-her-grandkids-lice-7854813