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In light of the verdict in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman trial, many popular artists have decided to show their disapproval of Florida and its justice system by vowing to boycott the state on their upcoming tours. From Stevie Wonder (who was the first to announce his boycott) to Alicia Keys to Kanye West to Madonna and Jay-Z, many artists are showing their support for the Martin family by bypassing the state. So, while the Trayvon case has taught us a lot of things about racial profiling and gun control in America, it also taught us another thing—you never want to go to Florida. It's a crazy, crazy place. If you don't believe us, here we've compiled some other reasons why you should avoid the state at all costs.

People eat people there 

In this mind-boggling case from June of 2012, a man named Rudy Eugene assaulted a homeless man named Ronald Poppo under Miami's MacArthur Causeway and gnawed on his face for 15 minutes before getting shot by a local police officer. While it was initially reported that Eugene was on bath salts at the time, it was later found out via a toxicology report that the only drug in his system was marijuana.

[Via CBS]

Lifeguards aren't allowed to do their jobs there

On July 4, 2012, a lifeguard in Hallandale Beach, Florida ran to an "unprotected part of the beach" and tried to save a man's life. However, the area where the man was drowning was out of the lifeguard's zone, so he was promptly fired from his job. On the bright side, the drowning man survived.

[Via MSN]

Alligators are crazy there

On July 29, 2012, a 63-year-old man attempted to feed an alligator, when the alligator quickly got testy and bit off the man's hand. Despite the unfortunate event, the man was still charged with illegally feeding the animal, which is a second-degree misdemeanor in Florida.

[Via Gawker]

People have bug-eating competitions there

On October 9, 2012, a 32-year-old man named Edward Archbold died shortly after participating in a live bug-eating contest. In the competition, Archbold downed "dozens of roaches and worms," but soon after the competition he collapsed, and was pronounced dead as soon as he reached the hospital.

[Via NY Daily News]

Golden Corral is disgusting

Golden Corral, one of Florida's major fast food spots, is a delicious but disgusting place. In this video posted by one of Corral's employees, you can see that when the restaurant is visited by the health inspector, they decided to keep their food out in the hot Florida sun, by the dumpsters. This is just gross.


Florida Man is there

Florida Man might be a bit hard to explain, but basically he's the self-proclaimed "world's worst superhero," who lives only on Twitter. Through his account, he vicariously lives through a list of "Florida Men" who are blatantly awful human beings. Follow him here for stories about Florida's worst men.

There are people shooting squirrels for dinner there 

In April of this year, a man named William Daniel Lloyd got a bit hungry, and decided to use his BB gun to shoot a squirrel, in hopes of eating it for dinner. But alas, as Lloyd taped a "bullet to the end of his Pumpmaster 760" BB gun and tried to shoot the squirrel, the gun fell apart and led to him shooting himself in the upper arm and lower leg.

[Via Gawker]

You're not allowed to be a mermaid there

Yesterday, TIME reported that a Tampa Bay woman named Jenna Conti—who lost her legs seven years ago after suffering from a brain tumor—found a new way to swim, as a mermaid. However, the community board at Conti's local pool barred Conti's mermaid tail from the pool, because it "violates the pool's policy banning swim fins."

[Via TIME]

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