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Madison Clark

Increased security at schools following California girl's stabbing death - 1 views

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    This is a big shake up in a place where many people have been so comfortable for so long. And the little brother will never be the same.. finding his sister stabbed to death..? I can't imagine.
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    how did someone manage to get a knife in school and still be able to stab someone without being seen by anyone so i think they should have more security.
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    It's sad to know that there are people out there who do these horrible things for no reason.
Bryan Pregon

Video shows test firing of 3-D-printed handgun - CNN.com - 3 views

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    "A Texas group run by a self-described anarchist has posted what appears to be the first video of the live firing of a handgun created with a 3-D printer."
Bryan Pregon

Lance Armstrong sued by government over sponsor money | Reuters - 0 views

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    "The United Stated suffered damage in that it did not receive the value of the services for which it bargained," the complaint said."
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    I think this is right for the government to sue Lance because basically they were giving him money that could have possibly been used for illegal drugs.
Bryan Pregon

Army Says No To More Tanks, But Congress Insists : NPR - 0 views

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    "Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past two years to build improved versions of the 70-ton Abrams. But senior Army officials have said repeatedly, "No thanks.""
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    i think that if they keep buying more tanks that the military dont want or need is just going to put us in debt more and more then we will eventually will have to pay it all back.
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    They said that they didn't need the newer tanks, yet they go ahead and throw money out to fund the production of the newer models. Why don't they spend the money on military training, or other essentials that were also listed in the article. I just don't understand how it's "okie dokie" for them to do this if it's clearly unnecessary.
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    They don't have much of a choice. If they are given money for new tanks they cant spend it on anything else.
Jason Sinnott

I see him coming at me,' victim says as college stabbing suspect due in court - 0 views

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    wow that's crazy
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    how did the kid even get a knife into school without anyone knowing at all
codyself1

Brief hearing held in suspicious letters case - 0 views

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    A Mississippi man has made a brief court appearance on a charge that he made a deadly poison that was sent in letters to President Barack Obama and others.
michaelduquette

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D - 0 views

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    (Not really political but an interesting subject, Plus, what if it started in the military)(CNN) -- Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing. At TED 2013, senior fellow Skylar Tibbits sat down with CNN Ideas to further explain this mysterious fourth dimension in printing technology.
melissamartinez

Nazi essay assignment teacher placed on leave by New York school district - 1 views

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    Wrong.
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    If my teacher asked me to write that essay I would refuse too. That is not something they should have to be writing about. She could have at least given them the option to choose either that Jews are bad or Nazis are bad so it didn't look as bad for her.
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    This is wrong for the teacher to assign something that may offend someones religion.
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    Couldn't she just be trying to open the children's mind to a different point of view? Giving them a life lesson, that there's always two sides to every story. Not necessarily trying to offend anyone.
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    Teachers have kids write essays from different aspects and point of views all the time to try to get them to open their mind about new things. The teacher just should have anticipated that people may get offended with a topic like that.
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    Maybe she shouldn't have picked a topic that pushes the envelope so much. I don't know, it just seems like it could be really touchy, like it kind of crosses the line.
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    She should have been aware that some people may reject the assignment when she asked them to write about it! For some people it's a sore subject so I don't think they should necessarily have to write about it if they don't want too.
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    That is a serious topic for students.. It would personally be uncomfortable for me to write an essay for that.
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    I feel that the idea behind the assignment wasn't to necessarily portray that the teacher thought, and wanted the class to think, Jewish people as being evil but I feel that it is what ended up happening. The teacher could have picked hundreds of different essay topics ranging from abortion to zero tolerance polices that would have allowed students to write persuasively and not specify any one group in particular.
Jeremy Vogel

GOP Seeks Revenge on Pro-Equality Iowa Supreme Court Justices - 0 views

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    Is it appropriate for the Legislator to "punish" the Judicial, or even the Executive, branch because of a disagreement in what is right or wrong? Is it appropriate to target only specific justices instead of applying the salary cut to all of the justices? I wonder if some of the legislators are holding on to this issue for longer than needed? The Varnum v. Brien decision was over four years ago, yet legislators are still trying to "punish" the justices for that decision.
Bryan Pregon

How Boston exposes America's dark post-9/11 bargain - Salon.com - 1 views

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    "We surrendered our rights to a government of war criminals, who promised us certainty and security in a world that offers none. We should have known better, and in fact we did. At the literal birth moment of American democracy, Benjamin Franklin summed it up in a single sentence: "Those who would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.""
Bryan Pregon

Republican split on immigration blunts party rebranding | Reuters - 0 views

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    "Supporters say providing legal status for the undocumented would bring people out of the shadows and ensure that they are working and paying taxes."
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    i think that this could really help us out cause then they would know that they are actually working for what they earn and so they actually pay taxes
nelsontad

Judge in Philly tosses 3 murder charges against abortion doctor - 1 views

shared by nelsontad on 24 Apr 13 - No Cached
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    Philadelphia (CNN) -- A Philadelphia judge threw out three of the seven first-degree murder charges against Kermit Gosnell, the abortion clinic doctor accused of performing abortions past the 24-week limit allowed by law. The judge also dismissed one count of infanticide -- the intentional killing of an infant -- and five counts of abusing a corpse.
Alex Barrett

One suspect of the bombing dead, another on the run - 1 views

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    THIS IS NUTS!!!!!
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    i hope they catch the other person that was part of the bombing because so n=many families lost their love ones and friends because someone had to plant a bomb
Cara Ireland

Boston terror fears raised at Senate immigration hearing - 0 views

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    A top Republican senator used the terror bombings in Boston to raise new questions on Friday about a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill, legislation that now faces growing questions from conservative critics.
Morgan Ronfeldt

California dad dies after fight with teen daughter, cops say - 2 views

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    This is a really short article, but from the little information that's stated I think the case is unfair. I don't think the daughter should be charged with manslaughter if he suffered from a heart attack.
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    Isn't it child abuse if they were in a physical fight? She was just defending herself, that doesn't mean that she killed him.
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    No one plans on having a heart attack when they get into a fight with their parent. So she shouldn't be charged with manslaughter involuntary or not.
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    I don't think she should be charged. She did not kill him, his body died out on its own. It may have got his heart rate going but its just a freak accident. Its not like she wanted to kill her dad. Although she shouldn't have been fighting him.
Nicole Lee

Boys reunite with grandparents after kidnapping by parents - 0 views

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    the parent absolutely do not deserve there children after the actions that they did and the parents still think they have the right to keep there children just means there crazy it is a good thing that they will be spending some nice time in jail
nelsontad

4 year old kills 6 year old - 2 views

shared by nelsontad on 10 Apr 13 - No Cached
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    I think the parent should be charged if any one i mean you should have your guns locked up anyways
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    If the guns are accessible to the children how is it the child's fault? The children at that age are unaware of what a gun is and can do.
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    i think that if parents have little kids around they should have the guns locked up somewhere to where little kids will not be able to get the guns
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    I agree with Austin, Kids should not be able to have access to the parents guns. So the parents should be the one's getting charged.
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    The parents should be getting charged. How are you just going to let your little kid grab a real gun and shoot someone?! Not very responsible parents.
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    It makes me sad that this child will have to live the rest of his life with the fact that he unknowingly and accidentally killed another child, and his friend, because his parents didn't know how to lock up a gun.
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    My heart goes out to both families. Although it is absurd to have guns within a children's reach, ESPECIALLY loaded guns, neither of these deaths were intentional. Charging the parents of the shooter is the morally correct thing to do, but I can't help to feel bad for them. Both families now have incredibly difficult things to recover from. The tragedy of losing a child, and the fact that your child has just committed a murder. How do deal with that if it happens to come up in the future? This case would be a very difficult one to judge.
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    I agree that it was irresponsible to leave their guns within reach of their child, but I don't think that makes them completely responsible for the crime
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    It's stupid to leave a gun in an area where a kid can get a hold of it, but it's not like planned on killing his friend. Nobody should be charged it's just an accident. Not a crime.
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    I think the responsibility are the parents why would you let your children to grab a gun thats not a toy for play.
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    It's crazy that children can get their hands on a gun when I was that young I wasn't even thinking about guns and stuff. but now and days kids can shoot a gun what is this world coming to.
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    I think the parents need to be charged: one, because they didn't keep an eye on their kids and two, because they weren't responsible with their guns.
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    The parents should be charged. If they are going to own any guns while having children living with them in the house, they should be responsible enough to put the guns in a locked gun cabinet or safe. Or simply just put the gun in a place the the kids can't access. It's common sense. This shouldn't have happened and in my mind the parents are the ones to blame.
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    This is just awful. The parents really should have A) locked their guns up, and B) taught their children gun safety (or to not mess with a gun at all) if they planned on keeping a loaded rifle in the house. That is just stupid.
Cara Ireland

Healing in Boston as investigators seek 2 seen near bombing - 1 views

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    i dont get how someone can just plant a bomb in a crowded area and not care if anyone dies or gets hurt
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    It's tragic that something like this can happen, but it is also heartening to see the people of this country can come together and support each other in times of crisis.
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