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Stranded man documented last days on calendar, police say - This Just In - CNN.com Blogs - 0 views

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  • A man who was found dead in a remote mountain area in Oregon apparently was stranded there for more than 60 days by heavy snow - information gleaned from brief notes he made on a homemade calendar, authorities said.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      Did anyone know the man was there to begin with?
  • McDonald - who Mueller said was transient, estranged from his family and wasn't reported missing -
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      It seems hard to believe that no one not even someone that saw his often at the grocery store would notice that he was missing.
  • He stayed there for the rest of the week, apparently to camp, with nothing noted on the calendar except his location
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      It seems weird that he would plot where he went when apparently he had no friends or family to show it to so they would know about his travels and why would he show himself where he had been?
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  • "He had too much snow to push out"
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      Why didn't he start to drive away or home if he saw it was snowing so hard and there was a chance he would get stuck.
  • "dig o."
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      What does this mean?
  • A preliminary investigation and autopsy indicates McDonald's death was consistent with starvation and/or hypothermia, the sheriff's office said.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      Did he have any food or clothing with him?
  • He had no cell phone or GPS device. Investigators found no food or food containers, but McDonald may have burned food wrappers in a fire, Mueller said. The March 16-18 entries say "No Fo 1," "No Fo 2" and "No Fo 3," which Mueller says may indicate when McDonald ran out of food.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      It just seems as though he was very unprepared and not sure what he was doing because being alone out there I would assume he would at least have a cell phone.
  • "He had the ability, unless he had some physical impairment we didn't pick up on," Mueller said. "When the snow gets to a certain depth, it gets hard to see where the road used to be. We'll never know if he attempted it, but he never noted anything (in the calendar) that he even tried."
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      He had a chance to get away and chose not to. I see no reason why he would not have at least made an attempt to get away.
  • McDonald's calendar had a couple April entries that weren't related to his predicament: "Motor vehicle registration expires" on the 12th and "can camp at Powers for 20 d." on the 18th.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 18 May 11
       
      Why would he write this while he is stranded if it has nothing to do with him being stranded. I'm pretty sure he would be more worried about being stranded than his registration expiring.
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UPDATE: Manchester police nab naked burglar - CBS 21 News - Breaking news, sports and w... - 0 views

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  • He faces burglary, loitering, and prowling at night charges.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 18 May 11
       
      If he did not steal anything how could he be charged with burglary. He didnt burglarize anyone he just went in there and fell asleep.
  • They then found Darr in a different bedroom with his clothes, wallet and cell phone next to the bed.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 18 May 11
       
      Going by this it seems like Darr was highly under the influence of something whether it be drugs or alcohol. If he was in fact drunk will he be charged with underage drinking along with the other charges he faces?
  • attends the main campus of Penn State where he is a student. 
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 18 May 11
       
      Will this arrest affect his schooling at Penn State? Will this criminal charge force him to be kicked out of school?
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Body found in Utah desert is male, not missing mother - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Human remains discovered in the Utah desert belong to a young male and are not a missing 28-year-old mother, authorities said, a grim discovery that fuels the mystery and opens a new case.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 18 May 11
       
      This is insane to find out. I think the person who has this man that was found, what can you tell her? You cant tell her in a nice way that her son was found in the desert just left to die.
  • An attorney found the bones in the area where his family owns ranch property.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 18 May 11
       
      I think this can be a little suspicous. This man found the bones by his house that is in the desert not to far from the family house that he owns. This man or family could have commited this crime. For all we know it could be him who did and just trying to play the roll of being the good guy.
  • Josh Powell says he last saw his wife on a cold December night in 2009 as he and his two young sons left to go camping in the Tooele County desert area. Powell's sister reported her as missing.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 18 May 11
       
      So he saw her before he went camping in the desert, the wife body was found in the desert and he reported her missing? I think he did this crime and just wanted to get away with it. Like how you going to leave your wife missing? But now she is dead for some reason. Just think about it and put 2 and 2 together and look at all the facts. The husband could have commited the murder.
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Police: Thieves steal more than $35,000 in items in Hopewell Township - The York Daily ... - 0 views

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  • worth more than $35,000
  • between 4:10 a.m. and 4:44 p.m., someone broke into Albert Franklin Little Jr.'s home on Little Road and took numerous items:
  • 33 rifles, shotguns and handguns, worth about $26,330.
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  • Two Sharp 32-inch TVs, three Toshiba 17-inch laptops, Xbox, PlayStation and Wii game systems, and 34 games, worth about $6,190. --- Ammunition, worth about $1,365. --- Cash and coins, worth $1,130. --- Food and health and beauty aids, worth about $674.
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Ohio executes man who said he didn't recall crimes - US news - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • The state on Tuesday executed a man who said he didn't remember fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend at the woman's Cincinnati apartment in 1984.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 18 May 11
       
      Did he think by all of the sudden saying that he doesn't remember what happened that they weren't going to execute him? I'm suprised that he is getting the death penalty for killing his girlfriend. I'm suprised because a lot of people kill other people and don't get the death penalty.
  • put to death using the surgical sedative pentobarbital as a stand-alone execution drug
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 18 May 11
       
      Is this type of execution painful in any way? What other techniques do they usually use with it since he is only the third person in Ohio doing just this and nothing else?
  • He declined to give a formal final statement but yelled "I love you" to his adult daughter, Michelle Connor, who was in the witness room and shouted back "I love you, daddy" after he had climbed onto a gurney. He also called out to witness Kristi Schulenberg, a friend and pen pal with whom he had kept in touch since the mid-1990s. She said she loved him, too.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 18 May 11
       
      I can't imagine how much pain the family has to go through. Most people get sad when they have to put their pet alseep, let alone see their dad being "put to sleep".
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  • Bedford's attorneys had pushed to block the lethal injection in a last-minute legal battle. They argued Bedford had dementia and a mild mental disability and wasn't competent enough to understand why he was being executed. They also said he was denied legal proceedings to which he was entitled.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 18 May 11
       
      Why didn't they try before it was near the end? I hope that they would have had another trail or something years ago, but couldn't they have done more recent?
  • The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused the defense's request to block the execution.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 18 May 11
       
      Why did he get deined? How often do people get deined the stay of execution?
  • Bedford told the state parole board in March he didn't remember the slayings but that his attorneys had told him details and he was "sorry it happened."
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 18 May 11
       
      Everyone uses this as their excuse, so how do they tell if the people are telling the truth or not? I mean of course it's really no better being in an insane place but people always try.
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Technician indicted in case of N.Y. patient who died on floor - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • A psychiatric technician was indicted Monday for reckless endangerment and falsifying hospital records, including those of a patient who died unattended on an emergency room floor, according to District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 18 May 11
       
      When they say indicted does this basically mean "taken into custody"? If so can anyone be instantly indicted at any time and place if incriminating evidence is found?
  • Easton Royal, 53, is accused of not checking on patients at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, and of claiming on hospital forms he had observed numerous psychiatric patients when he had not, Hynes said in a statement.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 18 May 11
       
      Shouldn't it also be his employers need to have a system in order to check up on anyones work to make sure it is acurate and getting done.
  • Royal may face up to 11 years in prison, according to Hynes. It was not immediately clear whether Royal has a lawyer.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 18 May 11
       
      Considering people died as a link to him it doesn't sound like a long sentence to me.
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  • Security footage showed hospital employees and other patients appearing to ignore Green when she slumped out of a chair and began to convulse on the floor.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 18 May 11
       
      ... what is wrong with people? It's all those violent video games we have become desensitized to death it looks like.
  • In 2008, the New York Civil Liberties Union alleged hospital records were falsified to show Green had been "sitting quietly in the waiting room" a little more than 10 minutes after she had stopped moving and 48 minutes after she slid to the floor.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 18 May 11
       
      All the laws this hospital has broke. How come it's not being investigated and being made to close considering this isn't the work of just one person.
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Vatican tells bishops to report sex abuse to cops - World news - Europe - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • This is telling the world that we mean business. We want to be an example of prevention and care
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 17 May 11
       
      Seeing as how this problem has gone on for a while, building up a nasty reputation, I'm surprised they haven't issued letters before.
  • doubled a statute of limitations for disciplinary action against priests and extended the use of fast-track procedures to defrock them.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 17 May 11
       
      I know what statue of limitations means now, thanks to Law class! Yay! But I wonder how long the time window is. The article doesn't say.
  • Without fear of punishment themselves, bishops frequently moved pedophile priests from parish to parish rather than reporting them to police or punishing them under church law
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 17 May 11
       
      The article said earlier that the letter that was sent did not contain enforcement mechanism to ensure bishops actually follow the guidelines. Here, it is saying bishops do not fear punishment. While the letter was a good idea, it seems like they're concentrating on the wrong problems.
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  • bishops "it is important to cooperate" with civil law enforcement authorities and follow civil reporting requirements, though it doesn't make such reporting mandatory
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 18 May 11
       
      I find it strange that bishops wouldn't report it to the police automatically. What do they gain by not telling the authorities? Also, I think that the letter sent out is pretty pointless, as it doesn't make reporting mandatory. It seems more like a guideline than a rule, one that the bishops are already not following.
  • The Vatican has said such a binding rule would be problematic for priests working in countries with repressive regimes.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 18 May 11
       
      "Repressive regimes"? I don't understand what this is trying to say. Problematic for whom? The bishop reporting the abuse? Perhaps authorities in repressive regimes will disregard the report... but I guess this isn't the worst case scenario?
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Autopsy shows Houston man shot before dismembered - FoxNews.com - 0 views

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  • A Texas medical examiner says a man whose headl
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 17 May 11
       
      Why would the killer leave the headless body outside the house where it can be seen?
  • They have arrested his best friend, 32-year-old Noe Morin, on a murder charge.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 17 May 11
       
      I wonder why they chose to arrest the man's best friend. What evidence do they have that shows the best friend committed the crime?
  • The Harris County medical examiner's spokeswoman, Roxanne Mena, said Tuesday that an autopsy determined Thomas' death was a homicide and he died from the gunshot wound.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 17 May 11
       
      I wonder where the man was shot in the face. Was he facing the gun when the trigger was pulled?
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  • Neighbors reported hearing gunshots on Saturday but said the sound wasn't uncommon in the neighborhood.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 17 May 11
       
      Why would people want to live in that neighborhood if there are often gunshots? I know for sure that I would not live there.
  • They have described Thomas and Morin as best friends for years and suggested a possible argument over money or theft of property might have led to the slaying.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 17 May 11
       
      I just can't believe that an argument over something little would cause a person to go off the deep end and kill somebody. It is just so upsetting and sad.
  • Adam Mazurek on 17 May 11
     
    In Houston Texas, a man was killed by being shot in the head and getting his head was cut off. The man's headless body was found outside of an empty home. The man's best friend was arrested and charged with murder. It is said that an argument over money or theft of property between the two best friends may have caused the murder.
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Man charged with killing three teens investigated in girlfriend's son's death - chicago... - 0 views

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  • The Blue Island man charged with slaying three teenage women was investigated last summer but never charged in the May "death by neglect" of his girlfriend's toddler son.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      Did they do an investigation? Was it really neglect? They should really investigate further... I don't understand people like this...
  • Pierce, who allegedly strangled two of his victims, told investigators that 17-month-old Jordan Woods had choked inside his apartment, according to a source with knowledge of the case.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      I can't imagine what I would do if something like this happened to me... Like if it was my child. I would be devestated...
  • Jordan had previously suffered a broken leg, the source said, an injury that Pierce attributed to the boy getting his leg caught in a playpen. Pierce's mother said Thursday that the boy had also had his leg mauled by a dog.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      Is his mother sticking up for him? It doesn't matter who it is... If it was my son killing people or anything really, I would turn him in. I would want him to get help and I wouldn't want him to hurt anyone else...
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  • Pierce's mother, Esther Pierce-Pearson, said Jordan passed out after suffering from high blood sugar linked to a diabetic condition. The night Jordan died, she said she heard a commotion in her son's apartment and found him trying to resuscitate the boy.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      So he has diabetes now? This doesn't make sense now... This has nothing to do with him having high blood sugar. He was CHOKING.
  • The toddler was reaching for him, Pierce told authorities, but he ignored the boy because he thought he only wanted attention, the source said.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      Can't you tell if someone is choking? I bet he was under a lot of distress... It isn't hard to tell...
  • An autopsy found the cause and manner of death were inconclusive, according to the Department of Children and Family Services.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      But it just said he was choking... How could it be inconclusive?
  • Two months after Jordan died, Pierce allegedly raped and beat to death a neighbor, 17-year-old Mariah Edwards, then put her body in a garbage bag. Her remains have not been found, but police recovered a video from Pierce's computer of him allegedly having sex with her seemingly lifeless body.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      And they still think the baby choking is accidental? I don't. This man is guilty no matter what.
  • There were 22 cellphone calls between Windom and Pierce before her death, the final seven pinging off a cell tower a block from Pierce's home, court records say. Pierce's DNA was found on her body, though he denied having sexual contact with her, records say.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      I don't think it matters if he is denying it or not... It is pretty obvious it was him...
  • "They have nothing linking this guy to the murder," said attorney Nicholas Albukerk. "They have evidence linking him to the girls. That's a big difference."
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      It is pretty fishy if it wasn't him... Yeah... It was him. There is no doubt in my mind.
  • "If they had such a great case, wouldn't they have held him?" Albukerk said. "Do they always let murderers out of jail when they have such great evidence?"
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 17 May 11
       
      He needs to be in jail. Now. He is a rapist and a murderer. His mother is covering for him and it isn't fair that there are so many innocent people in jail when this man who is obviously guilty is out! The only way he could be innocent is if he has someone following him and killing everybody Pierce meets! I highly doubt he does. He is sick and he is a psychopath and he needs to be locked up.
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Jury convicts man in South Side rape - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

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  • A former postal worker was found guilty Thursday in the abduction and rape of a 16-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 17 May 11
       
      Once you have a felony you can't work for the government right? Even as a postal worker?
  • A five-man, seven-woman jury found Tommie Naylor, 43, guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and criminal sexual assault in the November 2008 attack.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 17 May 11
       
      That took awhile to find out... Can you still prosecute someone if it isn't a murder charge this long after the crime was committed?
  • The three-day trial centered on testimony from the victim — now 18 — as well as testimony from two other girls that Naylor is charged with assaulting under similar circumstances. In all, he has been accused of kidnapping and raping five girls between 2003 and 2008.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 17 May 11
       
      How did he get a job with the postal service if his criminal record was that? Even though he was just charged... I didn't think they postal service would hire him... Or do the resumes go through the government?
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  • One victim, who was 16 at the time she was raped in 2006, testified she was standing at a bus stop on 75th Street on her way to a shopping mall in the middle of the afternoon when a man she later identified as Naylor suddenly grabbed her by the arm as he brandished a screwdriver.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 17 May 11
       
      So would that be aggravated assault and rape? What would he get for something like this?
  • Judge Stanley Sacks scheduled a June 3 hearing on post-trial motions and for the four remaining sexual assault cases against Naylor.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 17 May 11
       
      People like this make me sick... You always need to walk in groups. Always. Why didn't anyone notice he was doing tthis before? How can someone like this sleep at night? He is a sick twisted person and I hope he goes to jail for the rest of his life.
  • "He said, 'Get in the car or I will kill you,'" then drove her to a nearby alley and sexually assaulted her, she testified.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 17 May 11
       
      I understand she was in fear but why didn't scream? Can someone really kill you with a screw driver? Like in the back. It would be too short to reach any vital organs right? You would need a lot of force behind it to just penetrate skin.
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Vacationing Florida officer dies in Puerto Rico shooting - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • When the forensics team arrived at the scene, they verified that on the body of Juan Aviles they found three little bags with white powder," Feliciano-Torres said. Investigators did not immediately determine what the powder was but the substance will be analyzed, he added.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 13 May 11
       
      So this can mean one of two things. Either he was trying to break up a drug related exchange because he is a police officer or he was probably attempting to buy drugs and have a little fun on his vacation when it went wrong.
  • Such "little baggies" are often used to distribute drugs, Feliciano-Torres said.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 13 May 11
       
      This guy is as sharp as a knife. Amazing conclusions here.
  • Juan Aviles Otero, 34, a Miami-Dade police officer since 2006, and his sister, Jasmin Plaza Otero, 21, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds about 3:10 a.m. in the Puerto Rican town of Villalba
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 13 May 11
       
      So how does this work now. Because he is a US citizen does this mean that we have the say in how this case goes. Like we control the investigation and the charging or does the place that the crime happened have the say in the investigaiton of the crime.
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  • Aviles was found inside the car and his sister was found dead just outside the car door.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 13 May 11
       
      Although what I said above I still think might hold true. Because of their close proximity to the car and the fact they weren't found dead away or outside it possibly they got caught in it by accident instead of out getting themselves into trouble.
  • recently gave birth to twins
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 13 May 11
       
      It's sad to think that things like this happen in the world. A man dies just as his wife gives birth to two of his children.
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Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, as well as those in the equivalent House committees, will be allowed to view the photographs taken of Osama bin Laden after he was killed, a U.S. official told CNN Tuesday
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 11 May 11
       
      I'm glad that some other people are allowed to see the photos. This will rensure that the photo's are actually real.
  • U.S. Navy SEALs killed the al Qaeda leader last week in an attack on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 11 May 11
       
      I can't believe he was living in a compound this entire time.
  • President Barack Obama decided on Wednesday that he would not release photos of the body.
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  • "We have no need to publish those photographs to establish that Osama bin Laden was killed."
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 11 May 11
       
      True, but I would believe if our country was lying about his death.
  • It is not in our national security interest ... to allow these images to become icons to rally opinion against the United States,"
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 11 May 11
       
      I think this is a good idea. If we just showed it to the public, I think this would give us a bad image. Like if someone killed the president and showed pictures of them. How would you feel? How would Ameica react?
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Woman charged with theft by deception in 'panhandling' - The York Daily Record - 0 views

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  • charged her with theft by deception.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 11 May 11
       
      How serious is this charged compared to robbery i wonder. I would think it is not as serious because no one is threatened by this person because there just asking for money.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 11 May 11
       
      I laso wondered this. Will she be forced to actually donate the money that she collected to St. Jude's?
  • accused of fraudulently soliciting donations for St. Jude's Children's Hospita
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 11 May 11
       
      How do police know that she really wasnt going to give the money to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. I feel like they wouldnt have a case if she just says she was planning on giving the money to them.
  • "panhandling"
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 11 May 11
       
      Since this has its own term i wonder how often this crime occurs. It dose seem like a common thing you would hear of alot.
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  • fraudulently collecting donations for an organization,
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Pa. girl, 9, found dead; neighbor faces charges  | ajc.com - 0 views

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  • A 9-year-old girl who disappeared while playing outside her suburban apartment building was raped, choked and murdered by a neighbor who claimed he had a "whiteout" and just "snapped," authorities said Tuesday.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      This is not an excuse... It makes me wonder what he has done in his past where he just blacked out. Men like this make me sick. They don't treat their victims as people.
  • Police found the body of Skyler Kauffman in a trash bin behind the Souderton Gardens apartments about five hours after her mother reported her missing Monday evening.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      This is horrible... A trashcan?!
  • Onlookers jeered as Troutman was led in and out of his arraignment at a courtroom across the street from the low-rise units where he and the victim lived.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      This just makes me wonder if he has done this before... I don't think this is his first time and I think he will do it again.
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  • Troutman became a suspect after a detective canvassing the building spotted what appeared to be blood on his sneakers
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      Did he even care that he did it? If he didn't care enough to clean his sneakers why did he try to hide the body?
  • Detectives also found a pool of blood in the basement of the complex.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      What in the world. He didn't turn himself in why?
  • Troutman eventually admitted to authorities that he strangled the girl with his hands and that her head hit the basement floor "a couple of times at least," according to the criminal complaint. Investigators said Troutman told them that "it was like whiteout" and that he "snapped."
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      He didn't even try to deny it? that is so stupid. Why commit a crime if you have no intention of getting awya with it?
  • Across the street, a crowd of nearly 50 people yelled at him and screamed obscenities as he was led inside.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      I would have been one of those people... I really would have. I hate people who do this kind of stuff. He deserves the worst possible punishment.
  • "The last thing I would have thought is that they would find this child dead. This is a safe little community,"
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      This scares me... I hate thinking that there are people out there who would do something like this. It makes me feel like my family isn't safe anymore...
  • "They were quiet, kept to themselves,"
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      It is always that quiet ones...
  • Authorities said Troutman and Skyler had also crossed paths about three weeks ago.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      Crossed paths? That sounds suspicious...
  • Skyler and a friend were near Troutman's apartment on April 18 and needed to use the bathroom. He invited them in, but they got spooked when they saw pictures of naked women on the walls, according to the complaint.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      Art type naked or porn? Why would they ask if they could use a strangers bathroom? That is a little weird... I never would have done that growing up.
  • Troutman then made a lewd comment, and the girls ran to leave, authorities said. Their parents reported the incident to police, but no charges were filed, a decision Ferman defended on Tuesday.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      And her mom still let her out unsupervised? That is crazy. I definitely would have been keeping an eye on her...
  • "Everyone did what they were supposed to," Ferman said. "The crime took place very quickly, and the body was disposed of very quickly, and I can't say that there was anything anyone else could have done that would have been able to prevent this tragic event."
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 11 May 11
       
      Except to supervise a nine year old a little bit better. I am not saying it is the mother's fault but she should have kept a better eye on the little girl... Was the mother home when it happened? The man's fiance said she heard screams in her apartment, did the mother? wouldn't a mother know the screams of her own child? Why didn't his fiance call the police when she heard the screams?
  • just "snapped,
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Did she do something to make him snap?
  • behind the Souderton Gardens apartments
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Do they live in these apartments?
  • A 24-year-old neighbor, James Lee Troutman, was charged Tuesday with murder, kidnapping, rape and other offenses
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Did he admit to doing those things or was there a witness or somebody that saw what happened?
  • Troutman became a suspect after a detective canvassing the building spotted what appeared to be blood on his sneakers,
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Was it a lot of blood. Because if it was just a drop then how could they have seen it with out asking for his shoe.
  • found bloody clothes in a closet
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Why didnt he throw the clothes in the trash can along with the body?
  • Detectives also found a pool of blood in the basement of the complex
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Was this just his basement, or was it a basement that anybody in the apartment could go down there?
  • They later found Skyler's body wrapped in a comforter in a parking lot trash bin
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      How would it take them 5 hours to find a body that was in the parking lot trash can? Wouldnt they have checked the surrounding areas and wouldnt they have looked in there to begin with?
  • Troutman eventually admitted to authorities that he strangled the girl with his hands and that her head hit the basement floor "a couple of times at least
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Why would he have done something like that?
  • it was like whiteout
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      What does he mean that it was like a "white out"?
  • He is being held without bail.
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Thats good. He shouldnt have bail. He admited to commiting the crime so he should just go straight to jail.
  • This is a safe little community
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      A lot of people think that they live in a safe community but there is always one person that will ruin that.
  • Police responded and began searching the area.
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      If its a younger kid do they start looking immediatly because i thought that the person that was being reported missing had to be missing for at least 24 hours.
  • when she heard screams and cries of protest coming from somewhere in the building.
    • Kendra Yinger
      Kendra Yinger on 11 May 11
       
      Why didnt she go and see who was crying and what the screams were from?
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'Pill mill' doctor convicted of causing 4 deaths - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • A Chicago doctor accused of running a pill mill in an Appalachian county where painkillers are a public-health scourge was convicted Monday of illegal distribution and causing the death of four patients.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      That is completely rediculous that a doctor would do something to endanger his patients like that. I wonder how many doctors are crooked like he is.
  • The Drug Enforcement Administration considers Scioto County, where Volkman distributed the pills, one of the worst places for prescription painkiller abuse. Accidental drug overdoses driven by such addictions have surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      What kind of drugs did he give them? How did the police find out that it was this doctor? How much of the drug was prescribed?
  • 12 patients
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      I think that it is a shame that they thought he killed 12 people but can only charge him with killing 4 of them. What about the families of the other 8 people?
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  • illegally prescribing Oxycodone
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      I feel like this happens a lot of times. Especially with oxycodone. I saw people addicted that that drug a lot when I used to watch intervention.
  • stricter regulation
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      I think it is about time that they start to regulate it more. I think there are way too many cases like this that occur.
  • Prosecutors said Volkman rarely, if ever, counseled patients on alternative treatments for pain, such as physical therapy, surgery or addiction counseling. Volkman denied the allegations and said he always acted in good faith.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      I wonder why he never offered to give them any other options?
  • Prosecutors alleged Fletcher had conspired with Volkman, and Drug Enforcement Administration records show that Fletcher filled painkiller prescriptions in 2009 for two people who died of overdoses the next day.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 11 May 11
       
      Are these people overdosing because they become addicted to the drug and cant handle themselves or is it that the doctor told they to take more than they were supposed to?
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Navy reverses itself on gay marriages on military bases - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • The green light for gay marriage on military bases prompted a new round of Congressional opposition to ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      This is a good start for people to accept gay marriage especially with the navy because they are mostly men.
  • Before the policy is changed, it must receive a final sign-off from top Pentagon officials that all services have received proper training on the new rules and procedures.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      Why does this have to be signed off?
  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      What is the don't ask don't tell policy?
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  • CNN confirmed the new memo with a Navy spokeswoman, who said the Navy will continue its overall training on how to comply with the repeal of the policy that now bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      What led the navy to make this change when not having gay people in the armed forces used to be such a big deal?
  • "The training continues as planned," Lt. Alana Garas told CNN.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      Why would the training stop? I feel as though even though they are doing a good thing by making it such a big deal and talking about things like stopping training they're making it seem as though its a big event for people to be gay.
  • "Legal counsel determined that a more thorough review was required,
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      More thorough review of what?
  • Tidd had earlier said the chaplains' participation in a same-sex ceremony would depend on whether it was "consistent with the tenets of his or her religious organization."
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 11 May 11
       
      Their religious background and things like that should not matter if it is not their wedding.

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Captain Backs Pilot Who Kicked Muslims Off Plane - News Story - WSOC Charlotte - 0 views

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  • "I can promise you the captain didn't throw those people off because of the way they were dressed. There's more to the story,” Ray said.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 10 May 11
       
      I wonder what the rest of the story is then. You would think that if there WERE more to it, they would share the details so that it wouldn't look like such blatant racial profiling.
  • had a message from air traffic control. We don't know if he got a message from his corporate security people to take these people off
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 10 May 11
       
      If he had received this message, airport security would probably have come themselves and removed the individuals, and not let the pilot take care of a potentially dangerous situation.
  • If it turns out the pilot was not justified in putting the imams off the plane, his office will sue for negligence and a violation of civil rights.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 10 May 11
       
      This makes me mad. If I were these two, I would definitely sue the pilot for violation of civil rights. I don't quite understand the negligence part, though. Wouldn't this count as one or those intentional torts?
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  • passed multiple security clearances before boarding a Delta connection flight operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 10 May 11
       
      Since they passed the requisite security clearances, is the pilot allowed to banish them from the plane like this? Since this is technically a business, can you refuse service to whomever you please?
  • They were even re-screened after they were pulled off the flight.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 10 May 11
       
      This is so upsetting. Even after they were rescreened the pilot refused them. It definitely gives off the impression that the pilot is racist and that this is a case of racial profiling.
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Florida boy, 16, charged as adult in double slaying of British men - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • A 16-year-old boy has been indicted as an adult on charges of murdering two British men in Sarasota, Florida, police said Wednesday.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 10 May 11
       
      16 year olds are doing things these days that shouldnt be done. Like what reason would he do this to grown men? I think people need to figure out what reason young kids are doing things that they shouldnt have no business doing. Like he is 16 years old he should be enjoying being 16 and not killing people. This has to have an effect on him because he is killing at the age of 16.
  • Tyson will be tried as an adult and, if convicted of first-degree murder, could receive life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, Hollaway said.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 10 May 11
       
      This young kid had to have a reason to why he has killed 2 men at the age of 16. I think these men could have been doing something to him to cause him to do this type of thing. I wanna know why this young man killed 2 grown men. People dont look into that factor of this case.
  • The teen suspect lives near the crime scene, a police report said, and he had been arrested earlier in April on a charge of aggravated assault with a handgun.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 10 May 11
       
      If he lives right around that area then there has to be a problem with the 2 men that are dead. Being 16 doesnt mean they want to kill them for no reason to me. Location is a big factor in this.
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  • The two men were believed to be friends who recently graduated from college and were in Sarasota to celebrate.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 10 May 11
       
      So you mean to tell me he would kill his friends that he knows? No i dont think so, this really needs to get some other facts because no friends would murder each other. Just because he is 16 makes it more confusing to me.
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  • A shooting inside a home Saturday left three people dead, including the suspected shooter, after what investigators believe was a dispute among roommates, a police spokesman said.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 09 May 11
       
      I wonder what the roommates were arguing about. What made the shooter snap and kill the three people?
  • Fairfield police received a call from a man inside the home shortly after noon reporting that he had been shot and that the shooter was firing at other people, said Officer Cleo Mayoral.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 09 May 11
       
      Wow that is amazing! I can't believe he was able to call the police while the shooting was happening. I can't believe the shooter did not kill him. This man was very brave.
  • A third man, believed to be the shooter, was critically injured with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mayoral said.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 09 May 11
       
      So, I guess the shooter tried to kill himself?
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  • "Officers have been there several times in the past involving disturbances," he said.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 09 May 11
       
      I wonder what the other issues were with the roommates in the past. Were they as serious as this one?
  • Investigators were trying to determine the exact relationships between the victims and what may have caused the deadly altercation.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 09 May 11
       
      Did they find anything that could have helped spark the shooting? Will charges be put on the man who survived the shooting?
  • Adam Mazurek on 09 May 11
     
    In Fairfield California, 3 roommates were shot and killed, the shooter was also killed. The person who was injured was shot in the foot, he was able to call the police while the shooting was taking place. The shooter was critically injured after he shot himself and later died at a hospital.
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