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[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 118 points 11 months ago (3 children)

She was trying to go out in a glaze of glory.

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I ain't even mad at her, I'm just jelly.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago
[–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago
[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Do what you must, I have already won

[–] Destraight@lemm.ee 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It was like a homing beacon for cops. They were gonna catch her eventually

[–] M137@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Homing beacon for the bacon.

[–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

"Police said the spoiled doughnuts were "destroyed."" Quote 'destroyed', umm hmm.

" Krispy Kreme reported the incident to the police and reassured customers then that it was "working to replace the 10,000 stolen doughnuts," the BBC reported." Now New South Wales has to consume 2X the donuts just to catch up, cant have corporate taking the loss. Diabetes incoming.

"In September, a very different kind of doughnut truck heist was also caught on camera more than 7,000 miles away: Two bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route." Yay Bears!!

I remember when this first was reported, and I wondered what the plan was; I mean what do you do with 10K donuts.

[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"I mean what do you do with 10k donuts"

If you have to ask, then you haven't been paying attention.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When there's 10k, not alone.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Not with that attitude

[–] Zrybew@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Australia is the Florida of the world

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

All the fun wacky parts, but without most of the cruel authoritarian shit. Except for being racist towards black people.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

From what I've read, it's already moving that way.

[–] SineSwiper@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess you haven't heard of the Murdock news problem over there.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well aware. Spent a bunch of time over there and my wife lived and worked in Victoria not too long ago.

Still, when it comes to public policy around health care, woman’s rights over their body’s, access to weapons, the transition to renewable energy, etc, they make the US look like Max Max Fury Road.

[–] Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Technically abortion isn't actually legal in Australia. Technically. And in some places nearly impossible without driving a real long way.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

To be fair, lots of stuff is nearly impossible without driving a long way in Australia. That’s just Australia.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

99% sure the only reason we rarely hear about Australian racism is because of how successful they've been in segregating natives from colonizers.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 4 points 10 months ago

Nah, QLD is Australia's Florida, NSW is more like it's Texas.

[–] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Only half, it was perfectly balanced as all things should be.

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 16 points 10 months ago

Classic cops, only taking cases seriously if it directly affects them.

[–] WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

i can't believe they could fit that many donuts in a person.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

You'd be surprised what a squad of cops can do on break.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago

What a glorious two weeks though.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You don't particularly understand the capitalist system you're rebelling against as a criminal if you steal a rig. Their masters have them on GPS at all times. You'd have to actually make the deliveries if you want to get away with it. But now you have a job.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Police state no donuts were found and they are considering the death penalty

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

You guys frontin like we haven't all done that as well

[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Can it really be worth spending 20 years in prison to nab a few Krispy Kremes? I never thought they were all that good anyway, kind of sickly sweet if you ask me. I mean I could stealing a truckload of chocolate, maybe - or a truckload of gold bars, but not donuts.

[–] rubythulhu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

i find it quite disturbing that there are bears in the alaskan military

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

That’s who you want to cuddle in that weather.

[–] Koof_on_the_Roof@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

After 2 weeks she had slowed to a crawl

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

If I had an unmarked white van full of sweets I would leave it in a terrible neighborhood and spray paint "free sweets inside for children".

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Those things look like circular hotdogs.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


An Australian woman was charged Thursday with stealing a parked truck filled with 10,000 Krispy Kreme doughnuts — after two weeks on the run.

New South Wales police said the unmarked delivery truck had stopped for fuel on the outskirts of Sydney on Nov. 29 when a 28-year-old woman allegedly hopped inside and made off with the freshly baked booty.

Detectives followed a trail of crumbs to a suburban carpark, where they found the abandoned vehicle more than a week later.

Officers arrested the woman, who was not identified, at St Marys Railway Station, at about 11:00 am on Thursday.

She was charged with "take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, drive motor vehicle during disqualification period and travel or attempt travel without valid ticket," police said.

In September, a very different kind of doughnut truck heist was also caught on camera more than 7,000 miles away: Two bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route.


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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I know a place where we can have all the donuts we want.

[–] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Let her go, ref

[–] kylua@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

at first I read Krispy Meme doughnuts

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And she stole that American garbage they call a donut?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Amazon’s air packing materials have more cake than their raised dough produces, but I like donut glazing, and they slather those little hollow circles.

My donut preference is a warm maple old fashioned from my local mom and pop place, but I’m not gonna lie, if you give me a Krispy Kreme, I’m going to eat that shit.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

Donuts are supposed to be light and airy. What, you get mad at whipped cream and soufflés too?

Don't get me wrong, those cake circles that you can get in a bag at the gas station or dunkin are good if you have nothing else around, but nothing beats a fluffy, sweet, melt in your mouth, hot of the line Krispy Kreme (or equivalent non-cake airy style, ykwim) donut.

[–] doubletwist@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Donuts are great. Krispie Kreme are hot garbage though.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 0 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah fucking love donuts. Just not KK shit.