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Purnima Malik

Idaho bill would take away power of teachers union - 1 views

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  • A bill that would phase out tenure for new teachers and restrict collective bargaining on their salaries and benefits is on its way to the Idaho governor.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      How exactly is this fair? Teachers have a low enough salary how it is? Is this how Idaho views their education? They should be lucky that they even have an education in our horrible economy.
  • Idaho bill would take away power of teachers union
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      Everyone should get the right to form a union. Now companies many set some ground rules or something, but the state should not be able to determine the right for teachers to form a union. In my economics class we were watch a movie in which a nurse and a guard decide to form unions to reach out to other nurses and guards about rising salaries.
  • The GOP-backed measure cleared its final hurdle Tuesday in the state Legislature, where it passed the Idaho House on a 48-22 vote. Nine Republicans crossed party lines to oppose the bill.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      I don't think of myself as a stong politcal minded person, but go republicans for opposing the bill. I don't think can make this call because unions was a huge thing ever since America was create. The people should take this to court.
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  • gut teacher rights
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      That's what I am saying! Yay! Go protest!
  • Opponents say it's a slap in the face to teachers and a mean-spirited move to dismantle their union.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      It just seems wrong!
Purnima Malik

Facebook and The White House join forces in the fight against bullying - Anaheim relati... - 0 views

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  • Today, it is not that easy. 
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      The entire definition of what bullying is has changed. At that time the bullies would call victims names, spread bad rumors about them hurting them socially, physical and mentally. Now it is just a mess. How are people suppose to track bullies on the web?
  • fake online profiles which allow them to bully anonymously. 
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      Exactly, now that people have gotten smart. So know the victim might not even know him/her. But how would they track this? I don't think it is possible to stop this because it deals with the internet. Once something goes on, it never comes down.
  • One third of middle school and high school students report being bullied during the school year.  Almost 3 million students have said they were pushed, shoved, tripped and even spit on. 
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      Shocking! Actually, I don't think bullying is the ultimate problem because it is everywhere even on WallStreet. Want people should preach is another way to get stronger or something. I think this is a lost hope because it is just not reasonable for everyone to sing kum bai ya around the fire.
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  • Stopbullying.gov. 
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      Even if this helps a small percentage- what can this web site do if the bully is on the other side of the earth? Is this webs site just supose to make bullying an offical problem? How exactly will this work?
  • "golden rule."
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      Ok! But what if it doesn't work. You can give people tons of information but you can't force them to pay attention and get the help they require.
  • "Safety Center"
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      What a suprise because I though facebook wants all their users to have a million friend despite if they actually know them. This seems like a contradiction.
  • MTV is also joining in the fight against bullying by launching a coalition to fight bullying online along with releasing a series of advertisements
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      What another delightful suprise, MTV the future image for teens is also joining in. Now I can't take this seriously.
  • yourself a favor and educate your child today.  You absolutely don't want her to become the next victim or worse... another statistic.
    • Purnima Malik
      Purnima Malik on 16 Mar 11
       
      A little over used, don't you think? "Another statistic".
Steph Starr

Five Somalis sentenced to life in piracy case - CNN - 0 views

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  • first time in over 190 years that an American jury has convicted a defendant of piracy
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 16 Mar 11
       
      Hasn't there been other reports of Somali pirates? Maybe this is just the first time that they've been brought to trial and convicted?
  • hold 650 to 800 people hostage
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 16 Mar 11
       
      Are these people Americans? And how much effort is being put into getting these people back?
  • which has had no effective central government since 1991
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 16 Mar 11
       
      I was wondering why the governement of Somalia was letting people do this. Even though this practice might be profitable for them, it seems like it would do more harm than good, as it is damaging foreign relations. I suppose there is no one to enforce any laws, if there are any against piracy to begin with.
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  • to life plus 80 years
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 16 Mar 11
       
      What does this mean? How can you have 80 years more than life?
  • piracy, attack to plunder a vessel, act of violence against persons on a vessel, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon on federal officers and employees, conspiracy to use firearms during a crime of violence, and multiple firearm counts, including the use of a rocket propelled grenade
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 16 Mar 11
       
      When I think of piracy, I think of Pirates of the Caribbean. That, of course, seems very cool. In real life, however, and not in the movies, piracy is very serious, with some very grave consequences.
Steph Starr

Five Somalis sentenced to life in piracy case - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Five Somali men were sentenced Monday to life plus 80 years in prison for engaging in piracy and related offenses in last year's attack on a U.S. warship in the Indian Ocean, federal officials announced Monday.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      What is the point of adding another 80 years to a life sentance?
  • following the first time in over 190 years that an American jury has convicted a defendant of piracy,
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      Why has it been so long?
  • "Today's sentences should send a clear message to those who attempt to engage in piracy: Armed attacks on U.S.-flagged vessels carry severe consequences in U.S. courts."
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      I am glad that they are punishing pirates severly in court.
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  • of piracy, attack to plunder a vessel, act of violence against persons on a vessel, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon on federal officers and employees, conspiracy to use firearms during a crime of violence, and multiple firearm counts, including the use of a rocket propelled grenade.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      Those are alot of charges. No wonder that the men were sentanced to life plus 80 years.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      Those are alot of charges. No wonder that the men were sentanced to life plus 80 years.
  • Using assault weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade, the men opened fire on what they later discovered was no merchant ship but the USS Nicholas, a 450-foot U.S. warship whose home port is in Norfolk, Virginia.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      How could they mistake a US Warship for a merchant ship? They are very differnt looking to me.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      How could they mistake a US Warship for a merchant ship? They are very differnt looking to me.
  • annual cost of piracy could reach $12 billion
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      I didnt know that piracy was still so prevalant in todays world.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 15 Mar 11
       
      I didnt know that piracy was still so prevalant in todays world.
Adam Mazurek

Colorado Boy Faces 9 Charges in Parents' Deaths - FoxNews.com - 0 views

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  • Documents released Monday in the case of a 12-year-old Colorado boy accused of fatally shooting his parents and wounding two siblings show prosecutors filed nine charges against him, including two counts of first-degree murder.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 15 Mar 11
       
      This is just horrible. Why would any kid that young even think of killing their family? I wonder how the boy was able to get ahold of a gun.
  • Police said they found the bodies of Charles and Marilyn Long on March 1 after somebody called 911 to report a shooting at their Burlington home, about 140 miles east of Denver and near the Kansas state line.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 15 Mar 11
       
      Who called 911? Was it a neighbor after they heard gunshots?
  • Prosecutors have not decided whether to charge the boy as an adult.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 15 Mar 11
       
      Unless the boy has a mental problem, I think he should be charged as an adult. Everyone at that age knows that killing people is wrong.
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  • The Longs, both in their early 50s, had seven children; four are grown and no longer live at home.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 15 Mar 11
       
      I wonder if one of the older siblings will now take care of the two younger siblings that were injured once they fully recover.
  • Marilyn Long homeschooled the children and ran the children's ministry at the local Evangelical Free Church. Her husband served as a church elder and was a snack delivery driver.
    • Adam Mazurek
      Adam Mazurek on 15 Mar 11
       
      I can't believe that this happened to a religious family. This is a very sad story.
  • Adam Mazurek on 15 Mar 11
     
    In Colorado, a 12 year old boy killed his mom and dad and injured two other siblings. The boy is facing nine charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. The court does not know whether to charge the boy as an adult or not.
Cole Gentry

New York governor orders probe of crash, given bus driver's past - CNN.com - 1 views

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  • how a Brooklyn man got licensed to drive a bus that crashed over the weekend, leading to the deaths of 15 people.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 15 Mar 11
       
      A bus crash that killed 15 people. That's crazy, I can't believe that i didn't hear about this. Probably beause of all the global news.
  • he bus then flipped on its side and smashed into the poles, which cut through two-thirds of the vehicle
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 15 Mar 11
       
      That sounds like a serious crash. I wonder how fast the bus was moving? The bus was cut by the poles, i have never heard of a bus crashing like that.
  • The driver of the tractor-trailer denied that two vehicles collided before the bus crashed, a law enforcement source told CNN.
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  • Federal investigators are considering other potential causes of the crash, including mechanical problems, steering and brake issues as well as the possibility the driver fell asleep
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 15 Mar 11
       
      I think that the driver fell asleep and the driver is just trying to come up with an excuse.
  • Two UPS couriers told CNN affiliate WABC-TV that they twice saw the bus traveling very fast on the highway before the accident.
    • Cole Gentry
      Cole Gentry on 15 Mar 11
       
      If two different UPS couries saw the bus speeding then it probably was. If they were lying, they would lose their job. So I do believe there telling the truth
Eric Sowers

Prayers spark scare on airplane - CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs - 0 views

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  • "They had something that appeared to the flight attendants to be strapped under their clothing,"
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 15 Mar 11
       
      This had to come as a big scare after the attacks of 9/11. Especially when men are chanting a foriegn language wearing obseen clothing on an airplane i can just imagine what people where thinking.
  • When the planed landed at LAX it was greeted by members of airport police, the FBI and Customs and Border Protection.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 15 Mar 11
       
      These men have there freedom of religion according to the first amendment. I dont think its completly right that all these special precautions are taken out on these men just for praying.
  • Airport police Sgt. Belinda Nettles told CNN there was never any threat to passenger or aircraft safety.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 15 Mar 11
       
      They may have over reacted to this situation and the men do have there right to freedom of religion but i guess they had to take these precautions because of previous events that occured in our nation.
Seth Fahringer

Sheriff: Kidnap victim held in 'house of horrors' | Dallas - Fort Worth News | wfaa.com... - 0 views

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  • They found her about 100 miles away in Corsicana, where she had been held captive.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      How did Corsicana authorities know to search for her? I didn't know that they expand their search so far now.
  • Investigators were still hauling out possible evidence Monday morning... and still reeling from what they found in a small lake house near the Navarro County seat.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      What were they finding? What kind of torture devices?
  • He said it appears that Maxwell kidnapped and then tortured the 62-year-old woman for 13 days.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Was it a criminal assault? Sexual assault? Attempted homicide? Isn't she a little older then the usual targeted audience?
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  • Jeffrey Maxwell
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Is this the man who kidnapped her?
  • she ran out of the house — screaming.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      That took a lot of guts to do... Especially for someone scared for her life...
  • "I hope I never see it again," Fowler said grimly. "To me, it was a house of horrors."
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Oh my goodness! WHAT DID THEY FIND?! WHAT KIND OF TORTURE DID SHE GO THROUGH?
  • an 'rolling pin'
  • Maxwell said he then took the victim to his garage and "...strung her up in a homemade device used for skinning deer." This pulled her up off the ground.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Why did he do this? Was it aggravated? Does he have something wrong with him?
  • The sheriff said Maxwell returned to Parker County two days after the abduction and burned the victim's house down.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Ummm... Why? That's crazy... Why did he do that? What was accomplished in doing this?
  • and was remembered for harassing her several years ago.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      So was this premeditated? This man is sick. Why is he so obsessed with woman? Did she do something to him? What is wrong with him?
  • "It's a shocker," said Teddy Robinson, a neighbor of the suspect. "I would have never dreamed that something like this could happen next door."
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Everyone says this... I think the shock factor should have been gone awhile ago... I mean America is so desensitized why is it still a shock that there are sick people?
  • Jeffrey Maxwell's neighbors called him a "loner."
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      I only have one thing to say about this... It is always the quiet ones... I would have suspected something was off about him. At least I hope I would have.
  • Especially since his picture was just in the local newspaper as vice-president of the local Kiwanis club?
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      What is the Kiwanis club? Does it have to do with Kiwanis Lake? And if it does aren't they in California...
  • Maxwell is charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      Was he going to kill her? Couldn't he be charged with attempted homicide?
  • The victim was treated and released from the hospital but Sheriff Fowler said she remains extremely traumatized.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 15 Mar 11
       
      I bet she is traumatized... I can't even imagine how hurt she was.
Davonta Covington

NFL labor: Courts could tilt leverage in coming weeks - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • Sports leagues historically have struggled to defend themselves against various antitrust claims; the NFL players claim in their latest suit that owners have violated antitrust law through the lockout, the “Franchise Player” and “Transition Player” designations, and through the college draft. All of those, the players contend, restrict their ability to earn maximum pay for their skills.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 15 Mar 11
       
      I think this can be a major problem in the NFL because all the hall of fame players or soon to be, will lose out on the money that they deserve. So by cutting the salary of the owners and managers of the NFL is taking a lost also.
  • “This may be the most complex labor battle in American sport history,” said Robert Boland, who teaches antitrust and labor law at New York University. Both sides “are looking for an advantage that becomes a game changer.”
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 15 Mar 11
       
      I would be looking for a better way to recieve my money also. I have gave my life and time to this organization and now they are talking about cutting my money short because of the certain problems is not going to fly with me. So I say, you either find a better way to get your money and make sure you get yous so you dont have to worry about other things when the time come.
  • Washington Redskins offensive lineman Artis Hicks said Saturday he’s “pretty sure things will get worked out in time for” offseason practices.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 15 Mar 11
       
      If things doesnt work out by that time, then what are players and coaches will do? Will they come out and keep doing there job or will they hold out until things are worked out? This is what i want to see when the time comes if a deal has not been made yet.
destiny basnight

Kids' Bodies Stuffed in Luggage, Dumped in Canal - Florida police trying to identify ch... - 0 views

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  • A girl aged between 6 and 12 was found in a duffel bag in the canal near Boca Raton, and a boy aged between 10 and 12 was found about half a mile away.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 15 Mar 11
       
      I wonder why they would put kids in luggage of all the things. How did they find the kids?
  • Police are trying to identify the children, both of whom are black, but they have no clues as to their identities,
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 15 Mar 11
       
      Im assuming they have been there for a while if they cannot tell who they are, how do they plan to find out who they are? Wouldnt a parent report that their children are missing?
  • We're devastated, and someone is missing these children," a police spokeswoman said. "Somebody's missing these kids, whether it's a teacher, a grandfather, a grandmother, an aunt, and we need them to call."
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 15 Mar 11
       
      I find it strange that no one would notice 2 children missing especailly their parents so i wonder if it was someone close to them who did this.
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  • Police say that the canal's easy access means anyone could've dumped the bodies.
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 15 Mar 11
       
      Does the canal go anywhere outside of the area because if it does it could of been done very far away.
  • "You have to wonder what these kids might have endured before today."
    • destiny basnight
      destiny basnight on 15 Mar 11
       
      Was any evidence found that showed that they had done anything else to the children before they dumped them in the canal.
Michelle Perritt

Boy, 12, faces 9 charges in parents' deaths - U.S. news - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • 12-year-old Colorado boy accused of fatally shooting his parents and wounding two siblings show prosecutors filed nine charges against him, including two counts of first-degree murder.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 15 Mar 11
       
      I think that even though he is only 12 years old he still knew what he was doing. I deffinitely think that he should be charged as an adult because he not only killed both of his parents but he also wounded 2 of his siblings. After killing one parents he already knew it was wrong but he stilled killed the other.
  • boy tried to hurt his 5-year-old sister with a knife and stabbed and shot his 9-year-old brother
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 15 Mar 11
       
      How did this child become so violent? I have no idea what would set a 12 year old boy off so bad that he had to hurt his family including his little brother and sister. He needs to be put away so he can't hurt other people. I think that he could deffinitely be even more dangerous as an adult.
  • Prosecutors have not decided whether to charge the boy as an adult.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 15 Mar 11
       
      I want to know their thoughts about why they would even consider not charging the boy as an adult. It seems rediculous to me to even think about not charging him as so.
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  • nistry at the local Evangelical Free Church. Her husband served as a church elder and was a snack delivery driver.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 15 Mar 11
       
      You would think that a boy with this kind of upbringing would think about his actions before doing them.
  • The Longs, both in their early 50s, had seven children; four are grown and no longer live at home.
    • Michelle Perritt
      Michelle Perritt on 15 Mar 11
       
      Maybe the boy was envious of his other 6 brothers and sisters. Maybe they got more attention than he did, but does that give him the excuse to committ first degree murder?
Samantha Montalvo

Alleged gang rape of girl, 11, ignites firestorm in Texas community - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • The alleged gang rape of an 11-year-old girl has torn apart a Texas community, with some focusing on the girl and her parents as much as, if not more than, the 18 people accused of sexually assaulting her.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 15 Mar 11
       
      This is so disgusting and horrible that these people could do this to an 11 year old little girl.
  • This month, police said 13 adults and five juveniles have been arrested related to their investigation of an alleged rape late last year in Cleveland
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 15 Mar 11
       
      This eitghteen or more people deserve a life sentence in prison with no chance or parol.
  • Darrell Broussard, Cleveland's assistant police chief, said that the 18 individuals charged thus far are between 14 and 27 years old.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 15 Mar 11
       
      Thats sad that the youngest was fourteen years old and just wasted most of his life now because he'll be facing many years in prison because of his careless actions.
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  • Among other issues, he said that the girl didn't do enough to stop the alleged assailants.
    • Samantha Montalvo
      Samantha Montalvo on 15 Mar 11
       
      How much can eleven year old do to defend herself against 18 adults and juveniles?
Marco Quintana

2 Virginia Officers and Suspect Killed - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • A shootout in southwestern Virginia on Sunday left two deputy sheriffs dead and two injured, one critically. The suspected gunman was also killed.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 15 Mar 11
       
      What was the guman doing like was he in a robbery or something? It is sad that two officers were killed in the act of keeping all of us safe.
  • The shooting took place in Vansant, a rural community in the Appalachian Mountains, just outside of Grundy, a coal mining town of 1,100 people.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 15 Mar 11
       
      To me this place sounds like a wild west type cities. The lpace sounds like it would have a lot of crime.
  • about a robbery in progress at a salvage yard called the Rogers Service Center.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 15 Mar 11
       
      What is a salvage yard?? Is their anything valueable there?
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  • were greeted with a hail of gunfire.
    • Marco Quintana
      Marco Quintana on 15 Mar 11
       
      What kind of firearm was the gunman using? The article made it seem like it was a uzi(Hail of gunfire).
Robyn Allen

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  • A tour bus returning from a casino at daybreak
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Why was a tour bus returning at day break? Was there a tour that late? Or was it actually a coach bus?
  • scraped along a guard rail, tipped on its side and slammed into a pole that sheared it nearly end to end,
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      I can't picture this in my head... Did it split in half? Which way was it split in half? Were the two sides split in half or was it the top half and bottom half?
  • when the high-speed crash occurred.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      How fast exactly was this bus going?
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  • The driver told police he lost control trying to avoid a swerving tractor-trailer
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Where is the tractor-trailer? How can we be sure he is telling the truth? He was on an interstate so there had to be others on the road at the time.
  • As many as 20 passengers were treated at area hospitals. Eight were in serious condition, according to police. Several were in surgery later in the day.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      20? How many were on the bus? Is this a big ratio to the number of people on the bus? I bet the bus driver feels horrible...
  • The crash happened at 5:35 a.m., with some of the 31 passengers still asleep. The bus scraped along the guard rail for 300 feet, toppled and crashed into the support pole for a highway sign indicating the exit for the Hutchinson Parkway.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Wow... 20 out of 31 were injured to the point that they needed hospitalization. Why didnt he ease off the gas? 300 feet! The bus had to slow down at least a little bit.
  • The pole knifed through the bus front to back along the window line, peeling the roof off all the way to the back tires.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Oh my gosh... That's horrible! I can't believe htis driver! Why didn't the tractor trailer stop?
  • the crash was being handled "as if it is a criminal investigation."
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      It should be. There were 14 people that died. 14 out of 31. That is almost half the bus!
  • "It will take a long period of time to determine what, if any, criminal acts may have occurred here," he said.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Why would it take so long? They need to find the driver of the tractor trailer and talk to them and get blood analysis from both of them.
  • Kopy said police had received reports from witnesses that the bus driver had been speeding on the Interstate, where the limit is 55 mph.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      He was speeding in a full bus over 55 mph and didnt expect anything to happen? That is just ridiculous.
  • "At this point it appears that the operator lost control of the vehicle for what is as yet an undetermined reason,"
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      He lost control because he was speeding with a full bus! What else is there to know?! It's neglegent homicide.
  • Chung Ninh, 59, told The New York Times and NY1 News that he had been asleep in his seat, then suddenly found himself hanging upside-down from his seat belt, surrounded by the dead and screaming. One man bled from a severed arm.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      I can't even imagine how horrible it would be to wake up to that...
  • Ninh said when he tried to help one bloodied woman, the driver told him to stop, because she was dead. "Forget this one. Help another one," he said the driver told him. He said he and other passengers who were able climbed out through a skylight.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      That is so scary... I hate it when these things happen... I am however happy that there are still people like him... He didn't even think about himself when he tried to help that woman.
  • New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said earlier Saturday that police were looking for the tractor-trailer, which did not stop after the crash. He said the truck was in a lane to the bus' left, although it was unclear whether the two vehicles touched.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      This sounds like the bus and the tractor-trailer were racing and something went wrong. Was the driver of the tractor-trailer drunk? What is wrong with the person who was driving.
  • "People were saying, `Oh my God. Oh my God,' holding their hands on their heads," Martinez said. "I saw people telling other people not to go there, `You don't want to see this.'"
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      I'm so happy that people are still like this. Help each other out like that. I'm just sad that this is the only way it could be proven...
  • "People were moaning and screaming for help," he said. Some of the dead were tangled up with the living.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      That sounds like a scary movie or a nightmare... I would be scared to be in a vehicle ever again...
  • Though dazed, about seven people were able to walk away from the wreck on their own, he said. Galvin said that in his 22 years on the job, "It's probably the worst accident I've ever seen in terms of the human toll."
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      This whole article just makes my stomach turn... I can't believe stuff like this happens...
  • The wreck also closed the northbound side of the highway, but those lanes were open again by midmorning.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      This doesn't matter! Why would it matter what closed if people died! 14 people died and this was put in the article?! That is just... I have no words for this lack of human emotion.
  • "We've had skull fractures, rib fractures ... internal bleeding, we've had lung contusions," said Dr. Ernest Patti, senior attending physician at St. Barnabas.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      I could never work in a hospital... I could never endure all of the pressure or see all of the suffering...
  • "heartbroken"
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Heartbroken... That is just an empty word at this moment.
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records listed World Wide Travel as having at least two other accidents in which people were injured in the past 24 months. The agency flagged the company for possible extra scrutiny due to violations involving driver fatigue regulations.
    • Robyn Allen
      Robyn Allen on 14 Mar 11
       
      Seriously? Just wow.
Eric Sowers

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  • smoked pot in his jail cell.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 10 Mar 11
       
      the one question that comes to mind is how did he get pot into jail. What dose that say about are prisons if a prisoner can get pot into jail with them.
  • set of digital scales.
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 10 Mar 11
       
      This makes me believe that he was selling this illegal substances. This is a much higher offense than just possesion of it.
  • He now faces additional charges.
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  • in Henson's front right pants pocket
    • Eric Sowers
      Eric Sowers on 10 Mar 11
       
      I wonder what kind of penalty or chargers he could get from doing this. Is it a more serious crime because of the bible being used.
Kyle Wisner

Brother: No warning signs from Colorado boy charged in parents' deaths - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • "It's been traumatic for all of us," said Jacob Long, who said he saw no warning signs or trouble within the family. "I'm not real sure what to think yet."
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 10 Mar 11
       
      How does he show no signs nd then just go and kill his parents?
  • Burlington, a town of fewer than 4,000 residents, which is located near the Colorado-Kansas border.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 10 Mar 11
       
      I have never heard of this town before.
  • Officers also found two critically wounded children: a 5-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, whom authorities identified as siblings of the boy in custody.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 10 Mar 11
       
      How many people were in the house at the time of the shooting?
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  • "I went to him just to show him, as hard as it was for me to do, that people still loved him," said Wally Long, describing the young suspect as seemingly a "happy kid" before the incident.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 10 Mar 11
       
      That is a strong thing to do. Not many peple would have the guts to do that.
  • A memorial fund has been started to assist the surviving Long children.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 10 Mar 11
       
      Again, how many children are there?
  • Colorado law dictates that charges must be filed initially in juvenile court because of the boy's youth. However, the law does permit the district attorney to request that the case be moved to district court.
    • Kyle Wisner
      Kyle Wisner on 10 Mar 11
       
      I think that he will be tried as an adult.
Davonta Covington

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  • The parents were outside the house at the time of the fire. They survived, as did another child, he said.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 09 Mar 11
       
      To me why would you leave 7 kids in the house unattended? This is the lack of parenting that parents have these days. No matter how old the age, if you are at your house and you want to leave I think you should take the kids with you. Dont leave your kids in the house by themselves. Especially when you live on an open farm.
  • "Everybody I've talked to here this morning has felt a lot of sympathy toward these people. It's a real shame the way things like that happen," he said.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 09 Mar 11
       
      Yes i feel very sorry for these people to lose a set of family like this. I think it is very sad that you lose them because of something like this happens.
  • The father was taking a nap in his milk truck after making a few stops along his delivery route, Pinkerton said. The mother was milking cows in the barn.
    • Davonta Covington
      Davonta Covington on 09 Mar 11
       
      Why didnt the dad go home and at least check on his famiy? Why sleep in a milk truck? The mother should have taken the kids with her to the barn so she can watch whats going on with them. You never know what is going to happen you leave your house.
Seth Fahringer

Police Say Jorge and Carmen Barahona Beat to Death Adopted Daughter, Nubia Doctor - ABC... - 0 views

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  • Victor remains in the hospital where he is receiving treatment for chemical burns that cover most of his lower body.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      Wouldn't upper body be more effective? Why would they burn the lower body?
  • investigators waited for Victor to be well enough to interview, before pressing charges against the parents.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      This man will never be well. He is sick and twisted. He will never ever be well!
  • "Statements are being taken as we speak…. Statements were not taken right away because Victor needed a lot of medical attention," Fernandez Rundle said.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      He needs more then medical attention.
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  • Nubia and Victor were placed in the Barahonas' custody in 2004 when state investigators took the twins out of their biological father's home after the man was accused of sexually abusing Nubia.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      That is crazy. That girl was seriously messed up wasn't she? I feel so bad for her. That is so so sad. People like this just make me so mad.
  • Nubia suffered from a cleft palate and a rare sexual dysfunction. Her treatment for the cleft palate was damaged, according to the arrest warrants.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      What is cleft palate? And what kind of sexual dysfunction? Isn't it disfunction?
  • Despite routine visits, state investigators repeatedly missed clues that the children were being abused in their new home.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      They are trained to see the signs. How could they have missed them? And UGH THEY MAKE ME SO MAD! Someone should have helped these kids!
  • In the days since the children were found, the state has removed two other children, a girl named Jennifer, 7, and a boy named George, 11, from the Barahonas' home and placed them in protective foster care.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      How many kids do they have? How did they even get to adopt kids? This state is horrible at seeing the signs.
  • Carmen's biological granddaughter, who made frequent visits to the Barahona home, told a school therapist about the twins' abuse, saying the children had been bound and forced to stand in a bathtub. The therapist then called a child abuse hotline.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      The children weren't removed from the home? There was a hotline called! Why weren't they helped?! Those hotlines are put in place for a reason!
  • A case worker in 2007 wrote: "Nubia's hunger has been uncontrollable, she sneaks and steals food, steals money, has hair loss, is very thin, nervous and jittery. Nubia also has an unpleasant odor… In the past it is believed Nubia's adoption was halted when Nubia was coming to school dirty while in the adoptive mother's care."
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      Those are obvious signs of abuse! They were starving her! They weren't letting her bathe! How could they say nothing was wrong there?
  • "This child is very medically needy and should not be missing appointments because the foster parent does not want to take her," the report said.
    • Seth Fahringer
      Seth Fahringer on 09 Mar 11
       
      That's horrible. Why wouldn't they take her?
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