74HC595 not working.....?

tytywithasword:
i set up my 74HC595 shift register on a bread board just like this but it dosent seem to be working
on further note when i plug in the 5v wire to where the ground line for the leds should be they light up strangely and otherwise not at all

Why would you plug in a 5 volt wire to where a 'ground' line should be?