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SE New police reports
Anyone remember to BPD sgt. who wrote the South End News police blotter back in the 80s or 90s? It was comedy gold! To wit: "This suspect if fretting now. A Newton man, who cops said appeared intoxicated, was arrested on Smith Street in Roxbury new Tobin School early Tuesday evening after allegedly trying to strike an EMT with a mandolin." [from some time late 80's early 90's I recall]
I remember!!
Spectacular prose!
Does any newspapers website.
.still do police blotters?
Capgras Syndrome
It turns out there's a condition, known as Capgras Syndrome, that can cause this. It's most commonly seen in people with certain neurological diseases, including "brain tumors, neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injuries, vascular disease including hypertensive encephalopathy, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, endocrinopathies, vitamin deficiencies, drugs and toxins, and epilepsies."
Or ... whoever create the
Or ... whoever create the exact duplicate was very thorough, right down to the VIN.
They're not kidding about "exact duplicate"
From the paper Adam linked it sounds like the person with the delusion *recognizes* the object as exactly matching in every way, and doesn't dispute the details, but has had the "this is mine" link severed. And that creates a weird dissonance.
What happened to Steven Wright?
Did he retire? Does he work at Dunkin's? I miss his brand of deadpan funny.