DRUNK DAD BILLY JOE MADDEN LETS BOY, 8, DRIVE CAR

TEACHING A boy to drive often falls to dad. It's just that usually they're closer to 16, not 8. Billy Joe Madden of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (where else) was hammered, according to cops, and so while he had a snooze he had his 8-year-old take over the driving while they traveled from Mississippi to Texas. He was doing the speed limit, Louisiana State Police said, adding he had to sit on the edge of his seat to reach the gas. His 4-year-old sister sat in the backseat. The child’s driving was apparently so erratic that it alarmed motorists, who called police.
His 28-year-old father--named Hattiesburg's best dad last year--was booked for child desertion and allowing a minor to drive. The vehicle was a green Chevy pick-up. Pretty dumb, huh?
DRUNK STUPID DAD ALLOWS BOY, 8, TO DRIVE

BETTY WALKER TRIED TO SHOOT DOG; KILLED HUBBY

SHE WAS supposed to shoot the pit bull named 'Cocaine'--but instead Betty 'Quick Draw' Walker put two bullets into her husband's chest in a bizarre Jackson, Mississippi. According to cops, 'Cocaine' "lunged and tried to attack some children." That's when Betty pulled out her gun and fired, hitting hubby Robert Walker, 53, in the chest. He was dead in the hospital two hours later. 'Cocaine' was only wounded.
But Robert Ferguson, 19, whose cousin owns the pit bull told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger that the dog isn't aggressive and is kept in a fenced in pen when the owner is out. He heard the gunshots and saw poor
Robert Walker wounded on the bumper of a pickup waiting for the ambulance.

He said: "We keep the dog on a leash. We don't know how he got out. This is just an unfortunate situation. I don't see why she would shoot the dog."Cops believe it was an accident but also a strong statement in favor of firearms safety.
A witness said: "From all appearances, Betty appeared heartbroken."