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Kyle Wisner

Maryland man glued to Wal-Mart toilet seat - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • April Fools' Day prank that left a man glued to a toilet at a Wal-Mart store.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 08 Apr 11
       
      How does the person allow this to happen?
  • If caught, the jokester who doused the seat with glue at the Elkton Wal-Mart on March 31 could face second-degree assault charges,
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 08 Apr 11
       
      How does this qualify as second degree assault?
  • they were unable to disconnect the toilet seat from his body, Donnelly said.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 08 Apr 11
       
      Then what did they do?
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  • Police do not suspect that the victim was specifically targeted, but that the incident was a random prank, Donnelly said. They have not received reports of glue-laden toilet seats since.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 08 Apr 11
       
      So the master mind of the prank was never caught?
destiny basnight

Credit card fraud ring: Feds bust South Beach club operators in sexy 'B-Girls' case - S... - 0 views

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  • Sexy Eastern European women dubbed "B-Girls" seduced touristy businessmen at a half-dozen South Beach nightclubs, generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on their credit cards for expensive bottles of champagne and other booze without their knowledge,
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 08 Apr 11
       
      How would they be able to retrieve their money and credit cards and buy things with them without the knowledge of the men.
  • FBI agents arrested 17 men and women, mostly from South Florida and Eastern European countries
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 08 Apr 11
       
      Why were they arrested?
  • The club operators allegedly hired the women as "Bar Girls" to lure as many as 88 visiting businessmen into the Washington Avenue clubs to rack up the charges on their credit cards — sometimes by forging signatures on receipts, according to an FBI criminal affidavit.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 08 Apr 11
       
      Were they hired to do all of that or just to bring more people into the bar?
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  • The FBI carried out the undercover investigation by deploying an agent who was able to infiltrate the alleged crime ring by posing as a "corrupt police officer working off-duty" as a bouncer or doorman.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 08 Apr 11
       
      Was he undercover for a long time? What exactly did he see or find?
  • The 17 defendants who operated the clubs are charged with wire fraud, prosecutors said. They are scheduled to have their first appearances in Miami federal court Wednesday afternoon.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 08 Apr 11
       
      Does this include the women?
  • "This scheme used women from Eastern Europe to lure and defraud out-of-state businessmen and tourists," U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said in a statement. "This scheme preyed on our tourists and gave our tourism industry a black eye."
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 08 Apr 11
       
      I do not see why it makes the area see so bad because it is only one incident and that does not mean the rest of the area is running a scheme like this one.
Davonta Covington

Murder charge looms in Dominican Republic for Orioles pitcher - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Simon is suspected of shooting 25-year-old Michael Castillo to death and wounding Castillo's cousin in the northern coastal town of Puerto Plata during the early morning hours of New Year's Day.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 06 Apr 11
       
      Was this person drunk? Why would he randomly shoot someone? I think he was drunk an wasnt aware of his actions that he committed a crime that night.
  • Although Simon has reached a settlement with Castillo's family to drop wrongful death charges, prosecutor Victor Mueses, speaking on the phone from Santo Domingo, said that recent forensic investigation results give his office "enough to proceed" with unspecified murder charges.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 06 Apr 11
       
      Even though this is not in our country this man shouldnt be let off the hook for committing this crime. I think the people shouldnt cut him a deal because thats just showing that you can get away with anything in the DR and just pay off a family to go to a better life.
  • The Orioles have placed righthander Simon on their restricted list. When he was released from jail, the team's website said that "Simon is unlikely to pitch in 2011 due to off-the-field issues."
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 06 Apr 11
       
      This is the right thing to do. I think he shouldnt be able to play baseball for the time he spent in jail. Meaning I think he should get more time in jail and not play baseball. Because if it happen in the US it would be a very different case and somebody wouldnt be playing baseball. So why give this man a brake just because he lives in a different country. Murder is still murder no matter where it happens.
Robyn Allen

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  • The parents of a murder victim are suing Facebook after a paramedic pleaded guilty to photographing their daughter's corpse and posting the image to the social networking site, according to court documents
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      That is disgusting. Why would someone do that? I really hope he is sued for everything he owns or he goes to jail for a very long time. Why would anyone think that was ok to put on Facebook? I worry about some of the pictures I put up of myself and someone put up a picture of a girl who had been strangeled! That is so sick.
  • Caroline Wimmer, 26, was found by her parents, Ronald and Martha, after she was strangled with a hair-dryer cord in March 2009 in Staten Island, New York.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      Do they know who did it? Do they have any leads? Why is it that the only thing this article seems to care about is the fact that her picture is on Facebook? I mean yeah that is horrible. Extremely horrible with a sick twisted ending, but what are the police doing about the murder? It is obviously a homicide, I doubt anyone would strangle themselves with a hairdryer for a suicide...
  • later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after posting to Facebook the photographs he took, the documents said.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      Disorderly conduct?! That is way worse then disorderly conduct. It is taking away the family's right to privacy. He violated an amendment of the family and the evidence is in plain view! He needs mental help. This is way worse then disorderly conduct...
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  • "All I want is my daughter's picture back,"
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      I feel so bad for this family.. Their daughter was not only murdered but they have pictures of her dead body on the internet. It is like disscreation.
  • The couple is suing Facebook in an effort to force the company to turn over the image, identify who may have downloaded the photograph and prevent the image from being further disseminated,
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      They should sue more then Facebook... They claim that they preview all images that are posted but they obviously don't.
  • They "would like to move on," Batra said, adding that "it's very tough to heal when you know there are sick people out in the world look at their dead daughter's image."
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      I would be so mad. I don't even know how I would feel if I knew people were looking at pictures of my daughters dead body. It is dissrepectful. Utterly and totally dissrespectful.
  • But the social networking site could be protected by the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which says "no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider."
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      It wasn't decent! How could it possibly be protected by that? Does that mean Facebook is responsible?
  • The parents are also suing their daughter's convicted murderer, Calvin Lawson, paramedic Musarella, the city of New York and Greenleaf Arms Incorporated -- the company that owns the apartment building where Wimmer's body was found
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      So they know who her murderer is? Couldn't the paramedic be treated as an accomplice? I mean I would sue him as an accomplice. He may not have participated in the murder but he brought attention to it.
  • "This lawsuit assumes traditional defendants as well as nontraditional defendants, including the City of New York and Facebook, that are unique to this case arising out of cybercrime," Batra said.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      How is sueing Facebook nontraditional in a lawsuit against cybercrime? Wouldn't that just be assumed? So would the state of New York... He was a paramedic, technically a government worker?
  • Meanwhile, Musarella has forfeited his EMT certification and was ordered to 200 hours of community service.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      200 hours?! Are you serious?! That is not a good punishment for dissecreating a human body! Is that what a life is worth now? 200 hours of community service? Really... That isn't good enough. Oh and he forfeited it? That should have been taken from him. Ripped up in front of his face. He is a sick person.
  • The image was discovered by an acquaintance of Musarella, who alerted Richmond University Medical Center, according to Batra.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      If any of my friends did that I would rat on them in a heart beat. That is so extremely dissrespectful. I hate dissrespect. I can't stand it and to sit here and read this article about this man dissrepsecting a woman's dead body... It is sick. So totally sick.
  • Martha Wimmer said Tuesday that she is traveling to the state capitol in support of pending legislation that would enact harsher penalties for a public worker who broadcasts or publishes an image of a crime scene outside their official duties.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 06 Apr 11
       
      Isn't that already a law? It is like doctor patient confidentiality or how teachers can't talk about their students lives? People can get fired for that. Police officers aren't aloud to do that, judges, jury members, therapists, anything that requires you to work with people. Were EMT's just left out of this? Why wasn't ot already a Class E felony?
Marco Quintana

Sept. 11 Terrorist Suspects to Face Guantanamo Military Trial, U.S. Says - Bloomberg - 0 views

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  • abandoned plans for a civilian trial in New York City for the self- proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and is sending the case to a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      It makes sense to move on this case to military commission because of the nature of the trial but would this be constitutional? And why in Cuba? how exactly will this work out. Whatever the outcome this case will end up in the books.
  • Lawmakers enacted legislation that blocked the administration from moving terror suspects from Guantanamo to the U.S. for trial
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      Sure we don't want terrorist in country but who will this work? Going back to the first highlight section why was this trial tried for civil court- why not federal court or this military commission thing instead.
  • “Members of Congress have intervened and imposed restrictions blocking the administration from bringing any Guantanamo detainees to trial in the United States, regardless of the venue,”
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      How does Guantanamo feel about this? While we were learning about sentencing where does keeping terrorist in prisons outside the US fall in.
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  • Those unwise and unwarranted restrictions undermine our counterterrorism efforts and could harm our national security.”
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      As much as terriosts have kept the US on its toes, and although there might be a probability of harming national security, I don't think this is right. US should stand up against these terroist, instead of keeping them a yard away place them in those coffins- like they really care for their lives anyway.
  • alleged terrorists could be found not guilty on a legal technicality.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      What would that legal technicality be? They killed thousands of innocent people! Do these criminals have a lawyer defending them? Because that lawyer would have a lot guts to take such a bullet.
  • one of the most well-researched and documented cases I have ever seen in my decades of experience as a prosecutor.”
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      Hey! That's what I thought! This trial will big huge. It be on the news and affect the stock market negatively.
  • suspects “are charged with war crimes and their cases belong before military commissions, not federal courts here in the United States,”
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      Actually wouldn't it be terrorism before war crimes because the war was a result to the attack?
  • civilian trial, called Guantanamo the “ideal setting” for the trial because it is ’’fully secure.’’
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      If this means that US will be safe from a risk of a terrorist attack on the US because of this trial, that is just an assumption. The truth is that we will never be sure.
  • We have witnessed the serious problems that arise when high-level terrorists are tried in civilian courts -- including the dismissal of important evidence, attacks on guards, intelligence leaks and enormous burdens on the surrounding
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      And housing this problem in Cuba will solve this?
  • commissions are “broken and deficient” and shouldn’t be used to try the Sept. 11 suspects.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      How does this make any sense, I would charge them with for everything I could- even PTS. Shouldn't this case be easy?
  • Americans are murdered on American soil, we should not be afraid to bring those responsible for those heinous acts to justice in American courts
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      I agree with Leahy. It is a risk but they should know that America is strong, that their crime is worst in the history of crimes.
  • The 80-page indictment, which named the almost 3,000 people killed in the attacks, charged Mohammed and four others with conceiving and helping execute the plan to hijack airliners and crash them into U.S. buildings “causing maximum casualties and destruction.”
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 06 Apr 11
       
      This is exactly why I think the trial should be in America. This was the most tragic day I could think of and a lot of people lost lives. They don't deserve any sympathy.
  • Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 06 Apr 11
       
      Is Guantanamo US land???? Because i know that the US and Cuba arent good friends.
  • to close the prison there opened by President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11 attacks.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 06 Apr 11
       
      What suspect of 9/11 are they talking about? Did they all die in the plane crashes or are they talking about the people that helped them plan it?
  • trials at Guantanamo
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 06 Apr 11
       
      Why are people so against having Guantanamo opened? I think that its a place to keep them away from US citzens while in jail.
  • We have witnessed the serious problems that arise when high-level terrorists are tried in civilian courts -- including the dismissal of important evidence, attacks on guards, intelligence leaks and enormous burdens on the surrounding community,” Sessions said.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 06 Apr 11
       
      Do they have the right to lawyer if they are not a US citzens but are held in a US prison?
  • The indictment charged Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al-Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Al-Hawsawi
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 06 Apr 11
       
      If thery are found guilty are they able to be hung like Suddam was?
Adam Mazurek

Okla. Murder-Conspiracy Suspect Found Dead After Standoff - FoxNews.com - 0 views

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  • A defendant in a high-profile Oklahoma murder case was found dead in a Tulsa home following an overnight standoff, police said Tuesday.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
       
      The man was already in trouble with the law. Why would he want to make his potential punishments even more severe by doing this?
  • Tulsa police officer Leland Ashley said Tuesday that officers entered the property in the 5000 block of North Utica Place after hearing gunshots.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
       
      The article did not say anything about the man firing a gun. If he did not hurt the girl he kidnapped, I wonder what his purpose was to shoot the gun.
  • "We used precautions before we made any type of entry. We actually used chemical agents, pepper balls outside the residence to attempt to get a response. We were unable to get any type of response," Ashley said.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
       
      Why would the police use chemical agents and pepper balls when that could risk the hostage getting hurt?
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  • He released the girl unharmed shortly before 10:30 p.m., but remained holed-up inside the house, which the police had surrounded.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
       
      That is sure a relief, especially to the girl's mother.
  • It was the second time in 14 months Shields had taken the girl hostage, KWTV reported, with authorities alleging on the earlier occasion that Shields had a "homicide starter kit" with him that included a gun, handcuffs, and sleeping pills.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
       
      That is crazy! Why did the man not go to jail the first time he kidnapped the girl? The second kidnapping would have been avoided if he was in jail!
  • Shields was scheduled for a court appearance Monday afternoon on charges relating to the murder of businessman Neal Sweeney, but failed to show up.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
       
      I wonder if this is why he took the girl hostage. He did not want to go to court, so he thought that if he took the girl hostage he would not have to go.
  • Adam Mazurek on 05 Apr 11
     
    In Oklahoma, a defendant took his ex-girlfriend's daughter hostage in a house. The man already was supposed to go to court for a murder case. The standoff lasted nearly six hours before he let the girl go unharmed, but he did come out of the house. When the police went into they house, they found the man killed himself.
Michelle Perritt

Jury finds man guilty in NJ triple murder trial - US news - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • NEWARK, N.J. — A 20-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of murder in the execution-style slayings of three college-bound friends in a Newark, N.J., schoolyard in 2007.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      I think it is terrible when people have such bad rage that they would kill three of their friends. When they say execution style does that mean that he chopped their heads off? It's a shame to see that 3 people around my age dead.
  • All three victims were shot in the back of the head as they knelt in front of a wall, and one was slashed with a machete. A fourth victim was slashed and shot but survived and testified against Alfaro.
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    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      I would hope that the 4th victum will be living proof that this man should go to jail for life. I can't imagine what it would feel like to the 1 out of 4 people who survived such gruesome attacks.
  • As the verdicts were read, about a dozen of the victims' family members hugged and wept softly in the gallery.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      What did he get from getting 16 out of 17 counts? What made the jury decide against charging him with the 17th count? Do they have to look at each count seperate?
  • Alfaro's half-brother and another man are already serving multiple life sentences for the killings. Three defendants' cases are pending.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      I don't understand how many people were actually involved in this case because at first they made it seem like just one person and now that I read this further they make it seem like there was a whole group of people who were invovled. Was this gang related?
  • but Alfaro is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      I hope from all the suffering that these families have had to go through that he gets life in Prision because if deffinitely doesn't seem right if he doesn't.
  • Alfaro admitted joining the gang several months before the crimes, but testified he was shocked that night when he realized what was happening. According to Alfaro, Godinez had told him there were "rivals" at the playground, which he took to mean rival gang members.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      I don't get what the point of being in a gang is. It is basically just a life of crime and violence and what do the people get out of it? It just doesn't make sense. Also is it legal to be in a gang in the first place, like if the police find out that your in a gang can you be arrested for that only?
  • Alfaro admitted to police that he slashed Hightower with the machete before she and the others were shot. But on the witness stand, he denied doing it and said he was pressured by a detective to change his statement to conform to what other defendants had already told police.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 05 Apr 11
       
      It is pretty stupid to admitt something and then try to say that you actually didn't say it. They have him on record!
Steph Starr

2nd child accused in NYC attack on Muslim girl - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • 12-year-old boy is in custody at a juvenile detention center in the Bronx
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 05 Apr 11
       
      I assume the boy has already been tried and convicted? If so, then I think the girl will also be convicted.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 05 Apr 11
       
      Oh - it says in the beginning of the article that he was arrested last week. Is it standard procedure to hold him in custody? That seems slightly severe. Is the girl also in custody?
  • they said 'You're a Muslim', and hit me again, and then they called me a terrorist a few times
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 05 Apr 11
       
      These kids are 3 and 4 years old when 9/11 happened, and I don't think they would be exposed to any other major terrorist attack, so I think their prejudice stems from surrounding adults. They might have heard their parents at home, or perhaps their teachers are biased, and this talk has influenced them to be prejudiced as well.
  • tormented a 13-year-old Muslim girl at the Staten Island school, calling her a terrorist and trying to steal from her
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 05 Apr 11
       
      I think that the fact that the kids are this young and bullying her is ridiculous. Sure, kids can be mean, but this is over the top. When I was 12, even if I knew that extremist Muslim committed terrorist attacks, I wouldn't treat the Muslims that I know and see everyday any differently. I guess that can't be said for the majority of society.
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  • third-degree assault as a hate crime and attempted robbery. She was due to appear in family court Tuesday.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 05 Apr 11
       
      What is the difference between family court and juvenile court? Also, is "hate crime" just a legal term for bullying?
Cole Gentry

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  • Deadly protests sweeping Afghanistan in reaction to the Quran-burning by Florida Pastor Terry Jones are a defeat for those on all sides fighting for Afghanistan's peaceful future.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 05 Apr 11
       
      I perviously heard about this. Only in Amercia would a pastor burn the Quran. I like how America is trying to bring peace to their country and then we burn the Quran.
  • American soldiers created "kill teams" that targeted Afghan civilians for sport and captured their murders on video, in some cases even posing with their corpses.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 05 Apr 11
       
      So the taxpayers of America are paying millions of dollars for these soliders to stay in Afghanistan so they can do this?
  • Many Afghans don't realize that these few do not stand for the majority of Americans
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 05 Apr 11
       
      Sounds like how Americans don't realize that "terrorist" aren't the majority of Muslims.
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  • American television has rediscovered Afghanistan, following weeks in which the nuclear disaster in Japan and turmoil in the Middle East dominated the airwaves.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 05 Apr 11
       
      Yes I feel that many Americans tend to forget about the Afghanistan becuase of what has been happening in Japan.
  • nd that in a December 2010 opinion poll, about 60 percent of Afghans said they continue to support the U.S. military presence in their country and oppose the Taliban, despite growing insecurity.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 05 Apr 11
       
      Only 60 percent? Almost half the country doesn't want American Support, thats saying something about America and not in a good way.
Samantha Montalvo

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  • The woman who accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape five years ago was arrested Sunday, suspected of stabbing her boyfriend, police said.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 04 Apr 11
       
      I think this woman has a psychological problems, and an issue towards men.
  • found a 46-year-old man who had been stabbed in the torso, police said. He was taken to Duke University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 04 Apr 11
       
      I don't understand why she would stab her boyfriend, it doesn't say a reason to why.
  • Officers said the stabbing occurred during an argument at the couple's shared apartment.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 04 Apr 11
       
      An argument is no reason to stab and try to kill someone.
Cole Gentry

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  • Two Chicago police officers are under investigation for alleged sexual assault and have been "relieved of their police powers,"
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 01 Apr 11
       
      That's just very uncalled for. Your a police officer, you are suppose to help people from crime not cause it.
  • Chicago's top law enforcement officer on Thursday called their actions "inappropriate."
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 01 Apr 11
       
      If the top law enforcement officer believes the two cops did, then Im sure they did
  • Thursday that the alleged attack on a 22-year-old woman took place Wednesday morning after she accepted a ride home from the on-duty officers.
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  • According to the report cited by WLS, the woman initially did not reject sexual advances from the officers.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 01 Apr 11
       
      I don't know if she just wanted money out the situation by going along with it them accusing them or if she really was scared.
  • "At this point in time it is an active ongoing criminal investigation, but we also need to have the evidence worked up prior to any charging,"
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 01 Apr 11
       
      I wonder what type of evidence they are going to fine. I hope the jury and judge make the right decision.
Rob High

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  • A Wisconsin woman, apparently enraged over the new state law that limits collective bargaining for government workers, is being accused of sending e-mails to 16 Republican state senators threatening to kill them
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 01 Apr 11
       
      I wonder what the woman has to lose in all this drama that would make her so passionate. Overall I don't think her punishment should be too harsh, and instead they should direct her to a blog where it's okay to say pretty much whatever you want.
  • was angry at lawmakers who voted to limit collective bargaining for about 300,000 state workers.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 01 Apr 11
       
      So she was mad at the fact that now people had limited rights where people couldn't argue for much. I wouldn't be mad if my dads bargaining rights were limited.
  • We have all planned to assault you by arriving at your house and putting a nice little bullet in your head.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 01 Apr 11
       
      It would be interesting to see if the courts can twist this into a terrorist threat and make an example out of her.
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  • Tens of thousands of protesters including union supporters and public employees descended upon the capitol, recently.
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 01 Apr 11
       
      Looking at what these teachers are making I think we just need to show them what some Central teachers are making. Once they see that they will sulk back to their homes happy to have the amount of money they are already making.
  • According to the complaint, investigators read Windels excerpts from the e-mails, and she replied, "I know I said that, but I don't know why I said that."
    • Rob High
      Rob High on 01 Apr 11
       
      This is interesting. It really amplifies the whole "think about your consequences" theory. I will be dissapointed if she attempts to plead insanity when she clearly seemed fine up until now.
Davonta Covington

Body of missing Ohio mother found in septic system - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • The mother-in-law of a 25-year-old woman found dead in a septic system provided investigators with details where the corpse was located, police said Wednesday.
  • "It would appear that she was killed very quickly," Miller told reporters. He did not provide further details.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 01 Apr 11
       
      I think this man needs to be killed himself. It takes time to plan out where you want to put the body of a person that you want to kill and put the person away very quickly. People just dont think in there feet that fast to kill and put somebody away.
  • The mother of three was working as part of a cleaning crew at a local bank on March 22, police said. When she stepped outside, she was grabbed and forced into a white vehicle.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 01 Apr 11
       
      Who saw this? If people saw this why couldnt they chase this person to make sure this is ok? I think this is crazy how people can sit and watch and not do nothing about it.
Samantha Montalvo

Texas day care owner charged with murder in fire - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Jessica Tata had previously been charged with six counts of reckless injury to a child and several charges of manslaughter. She will be in court to face the new charges on Friday.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 01 Apr 11
       
      I don't understand if she had been previously charged with assault before than why was she trusted around children again
  • Tata, who has dual citizenship in the United States and Nigeria, fled to the African nation shortly after the fatal fire at her Houston home in February.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 01 Apr 11
       
      This is obviously a sign that she was guilty and wanted to flee the country.
  • Investigators allege that Tata, 22, left seven children alone at her Houston day care center with the stove on while she went to a store. Four children died, and three others were injured in the fire.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 01 Apr 11
       
      This is so horrible! I can't believe she actually would leave them completely alone AND leave the oven on.
Marco Quintana

Family of woman who died after IV contamination sues | Reuters - 0 views

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  • The family of a woman who died after receiving contaminated IV fluid at an Alabama hospital has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drug company that makes the product.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 01 Apr 11
       
      How much money will they get? and Will the hospital be shut down for mal practice or something?
  • - either the fluid or the IV bags containing the fluids -- were contaminated with bacteria
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 01 Apr 11
       
      Its crazy to think that something like this can happen to any hospital and its something that you cant predict
  • "The families who have lost loved ones are not only in shock and grieving their losses, but they are concerned that this problem may be more widespread than is now known," said Jere L. Beasley, an attorney representing Kise's family.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 01 Apr 11
       
      The families coulf close down the bussiness that made the IV right?
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  • The bacteria found in the products can cause infection in the urinary tract, respiratory tract, eyes, and in wounds.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 01 Apr 11
       
      I heard that the bateria in the IV bags are the same found in bathtubs( the black stuff) and that is what is going through their veins. :(
Eric Sowers

Contaminated IV solution suspected in 9 patient deaths in Alabama - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Nine of 19 patients who were infected with bacteria that got into their blood after they were fed intravenously have died
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 31 Mar 11
       
      This has to have a huge lawsuit coming its way. Innocent patients were killed just for getting an IV.
  • The outbreak was identified March 16 when two hospitals reported unusual cases of bacteria among high-risk patients
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 31 Mar 11
       
      Who is gonna get the blame for this outbreak? Is it just gonna be the hospital or idividual people
  • Patients who get the product are typically already very sick
Kyle Wisner

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  • Virginia Tech will be fined $55,000 for waiting too long to provide timely warnings about a shooter on the loose
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 30 Mar 11
       
      How long is a timely warning?
  • The school said it will appeal.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 30 Mar 11
       
      I would too. They provided the best warning that they could in that situation.
  • The law requires colleges and universities to disclose information about crimes on or near their campuses.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 30 Mar 11
       
      Didn't Virgina Tech do this?
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  • Federal officials said the $55,000 for two violations of the act is the maximum allowed.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 30 Mar 11
       
      This dosent seem like that much of a fine.
  • "respectfully disagrees" with the fine.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 30 Mar 11
       
      I would be tempted to not pay the fine.
  • "Because Virginia Tech failed to notify its students and staff of the initial shootings on a timely basis, thousands continued to travel on campus, without a warning of the events at" the residence hall, the education department said.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 30 Mar 11
       
      How long is a timelt notice?
Purnima Malik

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  • Conservative judges on the US supreme court sharply challenged lawyers attempting to bring the biggest sex discrimination case in history
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      The question would be whether Walmart is too big to get sued.
  • The court's justices are set to decide by June whether lawyers representing potentially more than a million women employed by Walmart can bring a class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit against the retail giant.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      Although there is power in numbers. I don't think this will be effective because each women's case would have to be looked at carefully. Going after Walmart will generate a lot more profits, than individual branches. Everyone involved in this case will have to be on the same page and I wouldn't be easy to pull off.
  • The potentially liability in the case could reach billions of dollars. The suit began nearly 10 years ago when it was originally filed on behalf of employee Betty Dukes and five of her co-workers.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      I thought people had the right to a speedy trial, 10 years is not speedy! Its something that this lawsuit started with 5 women and now it have millions. If Walmart appealed to let the case go, then what happened?
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  • corporate culture that stereotypes women and that has led to discrimination in pay and promotion.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      According to another source in my econ class, men were earning about a dollar fifty more than men. And promotions were those pat on the back kind. If corporations are considered individual entities then should Walmart get sued as a whole?
  • statistical element in the case was "causing concerns". "Statistics alone seem to be troubling for the courts," he said. "There needs to be other evidence than a mathematical analysis of pay scales." He said evidence, such as testimony from employees about a sexist corporate culture or a policy of discrimination, would bolster the case.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      Is there any other hard evidence that could be used? What was the given statistical evidence? Is the court siding to one side or another?
  • Wal-Mart denies discrimination.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      Is this was Walmart claimed ten years ago in the other trial?
  • He said it was impossible for the company to defend its treatment of such a massive number of people when they worked at thousands of different stores and in many different jobs.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 30 Mar 11
       
      However if the treatment across many stores and job positions are the same then how but can it be. Shouldn't Walmart take responsible for the people they hired?
Steph Starr

Medical marijuana dispensary opens near Catholic Church and school. Should this be ille... - 0 views

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  • Now city council is considering a new ordinance that would make this illegal
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 29 Mar 11
       
      What would the law say? No medical marijuana dispensaries within a certain distance of schools? This seems silly. I understand why they're upset, but making it illegal doesn't seem plausible.
  • across the street from a Catholic Church and school in Owosso
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 29 Mar 11
       
      The article never states what age these school kids are. They could be high schoolers, which would be less concerning than elementary students.
  • I think this is an assault on children's innocence. They go to school to learn, obviously they’re curious, but this is not a way to learn about life,”
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 30 Mar 11
       
      While I understand why they are concerned, I think that making it a big deal might have a negative result. The more they argue about it, the more mystery surrounds it, which could lead to kids trying it just to see what it's like. It now has a kind of allure. Instead, if they were just honest with the kids, they would be able to make their own rational decisions.
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  • “It’s sad that children of this age have to be talked to about these things
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 30 Mar 11
       
      First, what age??? Second, I think he might be a little naive. You can't shelter them forever! Educate them at an early age and they won't view it as enticing.
  • The co-owner says he plans on moving despite what city council decides
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 30 Mar 11
       
      So this whole story was somewhat pointless, as he is going to move away from the church and school anyway.
Michelle Perritt

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  • A Saudi Arabian man
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 29 Mar 11
       
      It seems as though the Countries in the Middle East are always trying to do something to the American people. I'm not saying that it is all people from the Middle East, but I just don't understand why they would want to harm so many innocent people for no reason at all.
  • Koenig also set a trial date of May 2 for the 20-year-old, who faces life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 29 Mar 11
       
      I hope by life in Prision they mean life in Prision without the chance to get parole because we don't want people like this back in society. I can't believe that he is 20 years old and has already planned something as extreme as this.
  • According to court records, federal investigators say Aldawsari conducted online research into how to construct an improvised explosive device, or IED, using several chemicals as ingredients. He also "acquired or (has) taken a substantial step toward acquiring most of the ingredients and equipment" needed for the bomb, documents said.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 29 Mar 11
       
      I think it is a shame that someone like that would waste their knowledge of another language and use it for bad instead of good. I also think that it is pretty messed up that if you want to build a bomb all you have to do is look up the steps on the interent.
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  • He had excelled in high school to take advantage of scholarship opportunities offered by Saudi companies to get to the United States, he wrote, and had been planning to commit a terrorist attack in the United States for years, according to the affidavit.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 29 Mar 11
       
      So obviously he is a smart person. He got a scholarship to come here and just plan something against us. Osama bin Laden is still affecting us today even though he is dead. That is really a shame that someone would want to be like him.
  • One e-mail allegedly contained a message stating that "one operation in the land of the infidels is equal to 10 operations against occupying forces in the land of the Muslims."
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 29 Mar 11
       
      I don't understand what this statement is saying. Is it saying that 1 attack here is equal to 10 attacks there?
  • Investigators learned the shipment involved the toxic chemical phenol, which can be used in making the explosive trinitrophenol, also known as TNP or picric acid.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 29 Mar 11
       
      It's amazing that we have to be so careful about everything now because of what happened on 9/11, but I'm happy to know that people are watching out for us because i know something like this could deffinitely happen again.
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