Would you believe it?

[byron]

Unbelievable, but true!

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600 employees and has the following employee statistics .

29 have been accused of spouse abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

9 have been accused of writing bad cheques

17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

14 have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 are currently defendants in lawsuits

84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year


Which organisation is this ?


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Also check where this came from!














It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us inline.

 

[Phill]

You'd probably have similar statistics in any prison. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[boatone]

How to Spot an E-hoax

Most e-hoaxes have several things in common. Once this is realised, they are easier to spot when you come across another one. Each e-hoax has its own unique 'flavour' to it, but most of them lack easily verifiable, solid first-hand information. Instead, they are usually what urban legend expert Dr Jan H Brunvand refers to as a 'friend-of-a-friend' type story.

They nearly always lack the Five Ws (Who, What, Where, When and Why), which make for good informational reporting. They nearly always contain the 'How' portion, but any email claiming to be a warning or to have important information that doesn't answer those five questions clearly should be viewed with definite suspicion.

Even on the rare occasion when an e-hoax does include specific details, they are most often distorted versions of the truth, incorrect or made up. The following e-hoax regarding the US Congress is an excellent example.

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
29 have been accused of spousal abuse
Seven have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses
Three have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
Eight have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
Can you guess which organisation this is?
Give up yet?
It is the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line. You gotta pass this one on!
This e-hoax is misleading in many ways. Although it doesn't say it, the statistics come from a series of articles written by the website of Capitol Hill Blue. The articles also cover both present and past members of Congress - though with the way it's written, the email makes it appear as if the statistics apply to the current Congress. Not every instance of wrongdoing is revealed or documented, but the writers claim to have this information.

 

[SeaDave]

It's an old story that's being the rounds for years.

It's not true by the way - I think it initially pertained to the US Senate or similar.

 

[Chris_d]

Even if not true, presumably the rest haven't been caught yet!