Archive for the 'Crime' Category
April 17th, 2007
The 2nd Amendment in the United States Bill of Rights…
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
My Question…
In 2007, does the USA really need to have a well regulated militia? Don’t we have a United States […]
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April 16th, 2007
From CNN.COM:
CNN) — A lone gunman is dead after police said he killed at least 21 people Monday during twin shootings on the Virginia Tech campus — the worst school shooting incident in U.S. history.
“Some victims were shot in a classroom,” university police Chief Wendell Flinchum said during a news conference in Blacksburg.
Police believe there […]
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March 26th, 2007
From YahooNews:
Neighbors react to alleged slay-grilling
HOUSTON - For at least two days, neighbors at a city apartment complex noticed an acrid aroma, black smoke and leaping flames coming from two barbecue grills on the balcony of a second-floor apartment.
What, neighbors at the Red Oak Place apartments wondered, was going on in the unit where 27-year-old […]
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March 15th, 2007
From CNN.COM:
Girl finds missing dog’s head in box on doorstep
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — A 17-year-old girl who spent weeks looking for her missing dog unwrapped a box left on her doorstep and found the pet’s severed head inside, authorities said.
Homicide investigators were looking into the case because of the “implied” terroristic threat, St. Paul […]
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Animals, Kids, Crime | No Comments
March 6th, 2007
From CNN.COM:
Police say father told toddler, ‘Now you stab Mommy’
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (AP) — Police say a man repeatedly stabbed his teenage wife, then gave the knife to his toddler son and told him: “Now you stab Mommy.”
Fermin Rodriguez, 21, attacked his 17-year-old wife Sunday night, after accusing her of cheating on him, police said. He […]
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People, Kids, Crime | 2 Comments
February 27th, 2007
From MSNBC.COM:
Obese British boy will stay with mom
Officials had debated taking 218-pound 8-year-old into protective custody
LONDON - A mother who feared she might lose custody of her obese 8-year-old son unless he lost weight was allowed to keep the boy after striking a deal Tuesday with social workers to safeguard his welfare.
The case has set […]
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People, Kids, Fat America, Crime | 1 Comment
February 21st, 2007
By Restless
I’m not reading much of the New York Post as I used to. The Post is a Rupert Murdoch rag and it features regular editorials by such heavy thinkers as Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly. The paper’s hard-news articles are either of the lock-’em-up-throw-away-the-key-true-crime variety of story or heavily-slanted-to-the-right national and international news. Throw […]
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People, Crime, Restless Words | 1 Comment
February 20th, 2007
By Restless
In the never-ending attempts to legislate morality, US & State representatives rush to pass complicated laws on all aspects of sexual behavior. Laws are passed with ever more draconian penalties attached. The Hang ‘Em High mentality that pervades the legal community (judges, DAs, legislators, governors, presidents), our adversarial form of jurisprudence, insures injustice. Two […]
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February 15th, 2007
Before After
Last December the iconic La Contessa, one of the most impressive art cars ever to sail the desert at Burning Man, was burned to a crisp by arson.
I initially reported on it here.
Now, the full story is out. Who burned it? The owner of the land where it was […]
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People, Crime, Art, Burning Man | No Comments
February 6th, 2007
From MSNBC.COM:
Astronaut to be charged with attempted murder
Navy captain also is charged with attempted kidnapping
ORLANDO, Fla. - A NASA astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a romantic rival for a space shuttle pilot’s affections will remain in jail because authorities planned to charge her with attempted first-degree murder, an official said Tuesday.
Orlando police were in […]
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February 5th, 2007
Gorbachev / Russian Leader Bill Gates / Nerd Stud
From CNN.COM:
Gorbachev to Gates: Show software ‘pirate’ mercy
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.
In an open letter, Nobel Peace Prize […]
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December 27th, 2006
From Yahoo News:
Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Brian Bruggeman caused a stink at the Lincoln County Jail earlier this month and will now have to answer for it in court. Another inmate, Jesse Dorris, alleges that Bruggeman’s flatulence, passed in close proximity to Dorris, sparked a Dec. 14 fight between the two […]
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December 23rd, 2006
From MSNBC.COM:
‘Why Frosty?’ Yuletide crime victims ask
As many learn, ’tis the season for snowman stabbing, Grinch snatching
NEW YORK - There’s nobody nice on this Christmas list: snowman stabbers, Grinch snatchers, wreath-robbing weasels.
’Tis the season for strange crimes by even stranger people, with police blotters expanding faster than a 6-year-old’s wish list of gifts.
David Allen Rodgers, […]
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Holidays, Kids, Crime | No Comments
December 22nd, 2006
This disturbing hidden video taken a few weeks ago is of a terrible round of torture being administered to Goofyblog CEO and General Manager, Dolly.
At least Dolly says it was torture, from the looks of the video (we’re sorry about the poor quality) it may have actually been a much needed bath.
You be the […]
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People, Crime, You Tube Video | No Comments