Friday, 8. November 2002

'Stupidity' author caught soliciting minor online


James F. Welles wrote the book on stupidity -- two, in fact -- and then he proved he knew what he was talking about, police say.

This is how they tell it: The 61-year-old author of The Story of Stupidity and Understanding Stupidity had written extensively about the dumb moves people make, so when he made a date with a 15-year-old girl he met over the Internet, he tried to be cautious.

¬> Palm Beach Post

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