Archive for September, 2008

Amazing X-Ray of 15-Year-Old Knife Victim

Published 1, September 30, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 5 Comments

The English police are seeking some thugs in a horrific stabbing crime near a bus stop. I am not going to try to invent some substantive reason for adding these x-ray images other than to note: THIS KID SURVIVED. A 15-year-old boy tried to stop a robbery in England and was stabbed in the head by the assailants. These are his x-rays in the criminal case. It is an amazing feat of medical science that he pulled through. [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES]

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Would You Like to Come Upstairs and See My Fatwa? Pakistani President Sanctioned for Flirting with Sarah Palin

Published 1, September 30, 2008 Bizarre , Politics , Religion , Society 13 Comments

On this SNL video of Tina Faye playing Sarah Palin, she complains about a couple of Pakistani guys “literally embracing her.” It appears that it was more than comic relief. Pakistani cleric Maulana Abdul Ghafar has issued a fatwah against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for “unIslamic” flirting with Palin in New York.

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Over 200 Killed or Injured in Another Stampede at a Hindu Temple in India

Published 1, September 30, 2008 Bizarre , Religion , Society , Torts 5 Comments

India has experienced yet another stampede at a Hindu temple. Over 25,000 devotees showed up to pass through a steep and narrow pathway to 15th century Chamunda Devi temple. The resulting stampede killed at least 147 and injured at least 55 others. Estimates continue to rise and now some reports put the deaths and injuries above 300.

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Obama Denounced by Republican Leader as the Anti-Christ While McCain Faces Allegations that He is the Aztec Demon Itzcoliuhqui

Published 1, September 30, 2008 Bizarre , Politics , Religion , Society 30 Comments

Republican activists appear to be increasingly leaving behind oil, the economy, and the war as campaign issues in favor of a single campaign issue: Obama is the anti-Christ foretold in Revelations. Only recently, James Bramlett sent out an email warning that Satan was behind Obama’s success. Now, Dutchess County Republican Committee Chairwoman Corinne Weber has sent an email warning that Obama may not just be powered by the Anti-Christ, he may be the Anti-Christ himself. [Update: S.C. Mayor agrees that Obama may indeed be the Biblical Beast]
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The Troutman Found With Dead Cats: New York Landlord Sued for Allegedly Using Cat Carcases to Force Tenants to Leave

Published 1, September 30, 2008 Bizarre , Society , Torts 2 Comments

Heskel Properties of Manhattan is being sued for a bizarre effort to force tenants out of an apartment building that it recently purchased: it littered the property with dead cats to create a stench at 64 Troutman — a building in Brooklyn. The tenants apparently have rent-controlled apartment and they accuse the new owner of using animal carcases to get them to voluntarily leave the units.

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Officer (Not So) Friendly: Iowa Man Charged with Assault After Hugging Police Officer

Published 1, September 30, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 5 Comments

On a Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa, Luke Schreder had a dangerous, felonious idea: he thought that a police officer just “needed a hug.” The officer proceeded to charge him with assault on a peace officer for his spontaneous act of affection.
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Special Prosecutor Appointed to Investigate the U.S. Attorneys Firings

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Congress , Criminal law , Justice , Politics 12 Comments

After many months of refusing demands for a special prosecutor, Attorney General Michael Mukasey has finally yielded after the Justice Department’s own Inspector General called for such an appointment. He appointed Nora Dannehy, an experienced career federal prosecutor in Connecticut.

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Inspector General’s Report Calls for Appointment of Special Prosecutor

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Criminal law , Justice , Politics 5 Comments

For many months, some of us have been calling for a special prosecutor to handle allegations of criminality in the Bush Administration, particularly with regard to unlawful surveillance, torture, and political firings. Now the Inspector General has called for such an appointment to further investigate the removal of nine U.S. Attorneys — adding pressure to Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

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Muslim Forklift Operator Sues English Company For Having to “Handle” Alcohol

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Bizarre , Religion , Society , Torts 2 Comments

Mohammed Ahmed, 32, is suing the English company Tesco because some of the crates that he was forced to lift with his machine contained alcohol, which he insists violates his religious beliefs. The company insists that it tried to accommodate him but that virtually all such jobs involved some interaction with alcohol products.

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Egyptian Journalist Jailed for Writing About Mubarak’s Health

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Congress , Uncategorized Leave a Comment

The Egyptian appeals court on Sunday upheld the conviction of Ibrahim Eissa, editor of the independent daily al-Dustor. His crime? He simply wrote about the health of 80-year-old President Hosni Mubarak and was accused of damaging national security by spreading rumors.

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Potty Confusion in Personchester: Gender-Nuetral Toilets Cause Chaos at Manchester University

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Academics , Bizarre , Society 10 Comments

Jennie Killip, the women’s officer at the students’ union at Manchester University, considered traditional toilet signs to be insulting to transgender students by referring to “Gents” or “Ladies” or “Men” or “Women.” What if you are somewhere in between, she asked. So, the school changed the signs to “Toilets with urinals” and just “Toilets.” The result was chaos as students ran about trying to decide where to go to the bathroom.

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China Accused of Lies and Cover-up in Massacre

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Politics 2 Comments

Do you remember that “separatist attack” in Kashgar that the Chinese government and media reported days before the Olympics? Evidence now indicates that the government lied to the world about two separatists killing Chinese paramilitary police. Photographs from tourist now show that it was a fight between paramilitary officers and that the government promptly sought to seize any photographs from tourists across the street. They missed a roll.

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Chinese Government Pressuring Lawyers to Stop Representing Tainted Milk Victims

Published 1, September 29, 2008 Bizarre , Lawyering , Politics , Society , Torts Leave a Comment

Chinese public interest lawyers are being pressured to drop clients injured by the latest Chinese product scandal related to tainted milk. The Chinese government now views these victims and their claims to be an unacceptable embarrassment.
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Texas Jury Acquits Man Who Forced Teens to Kneel in Front of Him and Fatally Shot One in the Back

Published 1, September 28, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Politics , Society 25 Comments

A Laredo, Texas jury has acquitted a man who was accused of murdering a boy who broke into his home with other teens in search of snacks and sodas in July 2007. Jose Luis Gonzalez, 63, shot Francisco Anguiano, 13, in the back after making him and his three friends kneel in front of him in his trailer after catching him in a break-in. For some, it is an example of the increasing carnage under the so-called Castle Doctrine or make-my-day laws.

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Atheist Sues Army Over Sectarian Ceremonies

Published 1, September 28, 2008 Bizarre , Religion , Society 2 Comments

Army Specialist Dustin Chalker is a loyal soldier, a good citizen, and an atheist. It is the last of his characteristics that has caused problems when he is ordered to sit through ceremonies with sectarian religious observations. With the help of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, he has filed suit in a federal district court in Kansas (which is also a party), challenging the practices as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.
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The Devil Makes Him Do It: Christian Leader Suggests Satan is Behind Obama and God Has Sent Palin in Response

Published 1, September 28, 2008 Bizarre , Politics , Religion , Society 9 Comments

James Bramlett, a well-known Christian advocate and former CBN employee, has unraveled the political and biblical entrails this year. The result is quite alarming. Barack Obama’s true campaign sponsor? SATAN. Fortunately, Bramlett has informed his readers that God sent Sarah Palin, who appeared to protect the faithful from the Godless hoard. In the meantime, Tina Faye and Saturday Night Live has another popular (though Godless) hit in a take-off of the Katie Couric interview, below.

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A Lawyer’s Lament: Paul Newman Dead at 83

Published 1, September 27, 2008 Bizarre , Society 15 Comments

The legendary Paul Newman is dead at 83. Newman was a favorite of many lawyers (particularly this lawyer) for his great performances in law-related movies from Cool Hand Luke to The Verdict.

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Palin Trivia: Quick Name the Five Colleges that Sarah Palin Attended in Six Years to Get Her College Degree

Published 1, September 27, 2008 Academics , Bizarre 28 Comments
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Academics around the country are playing a weird new trivia game akin to Where’s Waldo — Collegiate Edition. I have been challenged by professors to name all of the colleges that Palin attended in her long pursuit of a college degree. Palin pools appear the rage among the academic set. For those who want to check their academic trivia, the answer is below. (Hint: she switched six times in six years but one college was a repeat)

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Norman Evasion: Mistrial Declared in Baseball Player Joe Petcka’s Pet Problem

Published 1, September 27, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Environment , Society 6 Comments

A New York judge has declared a hung jury at the trial of a former minor league baseball player and actor Joseph Petcka for his alleged beating, stomping and kicking his girlfriend’s cat to death during a drunken fury. The jury deliberated for five days on the charge of aggravated animal cruelty in the death of Norman.

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Picking Between Anorexic and Obese Students at Harvard: School Removes Calorie Counters From Dining Halls

Published 1, September 27, 2008 Academics , Bizarre , Society 4 Comments

Harvard University appears to have made a curious choice in its dining halls. Harvard University Dining Services has been supplying index cards with nutritional information for people concerned about fat and calorie content — part of a national trend to give more information to consumers. It has now, however, pulled the cards after students and parents complained that it would worsen eating disorders like anorexia nervosa.

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Dead Schunk in the Middle of a Row: Wisconsin Court Rules That Family Members Can Inherit Estate After Assisting in Suicide

Published 1, September 27, 2008 Bizarre , Society 2 Comments

A very interesting ruling out of Wisconsin this week on assisted suicide and inheritance. Judge Margaret Vergeront ruled that Linda Schunk, and youngest child, Megan, may inherit the estate of Edward Schunk, 63, even if they assisted him in killing himself. Schunk effectively disinherited six of his children and left most everything to Linda and Megan before committing suicide at a cabin with their alleged help. This led to a family row over the role of Linda and Megan allegedly in enriching themselves by arming Ed.
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I Quit: Washington Mutual CEO Fishman Gets $20 Million for 17 days of Work — Before the Whole Company Was Sold

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Bizarre , Society 39 Comments

The virtual collapse of Washington Mutual was a tragedy for many thousands of customers and clients. Everyone, however, is breathing a sigh of relief: he recently hired CEO Alan H. Fishman has landed on his feet. He only worked at WaMu for 17 days and will receive roughly $20 million. Thinking on the bright side, just think how much he would have cost to fire if he ran a successful company. This is a budget basement deal. I am also using this opportunity to demand my own termination at George Washington Law School.

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Charges Dropped in Flatulent Assault on Officer

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 8 Comments

The prosecutors of Kanawha County have asked to drop charged filed against 34-year-old Jose Cruz who was accused of committing assault on an officer by expelling gas near him. He still faces DUI charges, however.

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Keeping the Plainsman Plain (and Straight): New Mexico Board of Education Takes Over Student Publications After Lesbian Yearbook Picture

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Academics , Constitutional Law , Society 11 Comments

The good people on the board of education in Clovis, New Mexico have voted to review all of the content of all student publications after a Yearbook published pictures of lesbian couples in their high school. Principals are also empowered to censor such publications like the Plainsman Yearbook. The Plainsman of Clovis High will be be both plain and straight.
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Ninth Circuit Rules That U.S. Companies Not Guilty of Genocide in Use of Pesticides in Ivory Coast

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Courts , Society , Torts Leave a Comment

The United States Court of Appeals has ruled that 700 Ivory Coast farm workers cannot establish that exposure to a U.S.-made pesticide, known as DBCP for dibromochloropropane, constituted genocide. The court ruled that there was no evidence that Amvac Chemical Corp. of Newport Beach, Dole Food Co. of Westlake Village, Dow Chemical Co. and Shell Oil Co. intended to harm the farm workers.
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Tony Alamo Arrested on Mann Act Violations

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Religion , Society 9 Comments

Police found minister Tony Alamo holed up in the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona when they finally arrested the Arkansas preacher for transporting minors across state lines for sexual purposes. A minister who used to associate with people like Bill Clinton, Alamo has been giving interviews, including the interviews below, steadfastly defending himself from godless critics from the Vatican, homosexuals, and the federal government.
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For Whom the Torts Toll: Disney is Sued After Hemmingway Bites Girl

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Uncategorized 3 Comments

An interesting case was filed against Disneyland in California over a dog bite. Lena Dickerson was 2-years-old when she was encouraged to pet a German shepherd-Labrador retriever mix named Hemmingway at the Disneyland petting zoo in October of 2006. She was severely bitten on the face and left with scarring.
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Michigan Court Narrows Definition of Sex Offender to Exclude Bestiality

Published 1, September 26, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 2 Comments

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the definition of sex offender does not include people convicted of bestiality. That means that Jeffrey Scott Haynes, 45, will not have to register after serving time for have sex with sheep.
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Problem Solved? New York Police Taser Naked Man on Ledge Who Then Dies in Fall

Published 1, September 25, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 8 Comments

Many police departments spent countless minutes trying to get people off building ledges or perches. New York police, however, have a more efficient approach: they shot him with a taser and collect him after he falls. In the case of Inman Morales, 35, it resulted in his death.

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The Witch-Resistant Candidate: Palin Participates in Blessing to Protect Her From Witchcraft

Published 1, September 25, 2008 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Politics , Society 40 Comments

Gov. Sarah Palin has campaigned on being resistant to earmarks and corruption, but she can now claim to be witch-resistant. A video below has emerged on YouTube that shows Palin participating in a collective blessing from Bishop Thomas Muthee, a regular at her evangelical Wasilla Assembly of God church, who prays for protection from “every form of witchcraft.”

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Tort Magnet: Man Hit by Train Hours After Being Hit by Car

Published 1, September 25, 2008 Bizarre , Society , Torts 3 Comments

For ambulance chasers, Robert Evans, 46, is a perpetual motion machine of torts. He started the day by being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Boulder, Colorado and finished the day by being hit by a train. (He appears to have run out of time on adding a plane accident). He appears fine, though required hospitalization for being clipped by the coal train.
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Man Sues Over Amputation of Penis Under the “Emergency Rule”

Published 1, September 25, 2008 Bizarre , Society , Torts 4 Comments

In Louisville; Kentucky, a major malpractice case has been filed by a man who consented to a circumcision and instead discovered after the surgery that the doctors had amputated his penis. Philip Seaton has sued both the surgeon Dr. John Patterson and anesthesiologist, Dr. Oliver James. This is a recent example of the ongoing debate in torts over the scope of the “emergency rule” and authority of doctors to act without consent. Putting aside the sensational or gruesome elements, the case is highly illustrative of the problems in this area of torts.
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New Mexico Officer Accidentally Shoots and Kills Himself

Published 1, September 25, 2008 Bizarre , Society 8 Comments

Albuquerque police Lt. Todd Parkins tragically died Wednesday morning after he shot himself in the chest by accident. Parkins, a veteran police officer married to a former police officer, accidentally discharged his weapon when he was putting it into a home safe.
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Flatulent Felony: West Virginia Man Charged with Gaseous Battery on Officer

Published 1, September 25, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 13 Comments

Jose Cruz was being charged with a DUI in South Charleston, West Virginia when he intentionally or negligently expelled gas in the presence of the arresting officer. The result was a charge for battery upon an officer, who noted in the charge form that it was particularly potent.
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Y’allgenics: Louisiana Legislator Calls for Program for the Sterilization of Women on Welfare

Published 1, September 24, 2008 Bizarre , Politics , Society 20 Comments

State Rep. John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie had announced that he may have a way to help end multigenerational welfare families: pay women on welfare $1000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied. Since it is voluntary, he insists that it is not eugenics. It’s friendlier. More like Y’allgenics.

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Leading French Author Pierre Péan Prosecuted for Hate Speech

Published 1, September 24, 2008 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Politics , Society 5 Comments

We have been discussing an alarming trend against free speech rights — in the West. Another such example emerged this week with criminal charges filed against leading French author Pierre Péan, who is charged with racial hatred for derogatory things said about Tutsis in a book in a book about Rwandan genocide.
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Student Suspended for Wearing Political Tee-Shirt in Colorado

Published 1, September 24, 2008 Academics , Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Society 9 Comments

Even at eleven years old, Daxx Dalton shares his father’s intense conservative views and displayed those views by wearing a tee-shirt to school that read “Obama is a terrorist’s best friend.” The fifth grader wore the tee-shirt on a day when the students at Aurora Frontier K-8 School were asked to wear red, white and blue to show their patriotism. The school suspended him for the infraction and created a first amendment controversy.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Disbars Judge Over Use of Sex Device in Court

Published 1, September 24, 2008 Bizarre , Courts , Criminal law , Society 9 Comments

Former Oklahoma District Judge Donald Thompson, 61, has been disbarred by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Thompson was convicted in June 2006 of using a “penis pump” in court under his robes and served prison time on that conviction.

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UMass be Kidding: Campus Minister Offers College Credit to Students Volunteering for Obama

Published 1, September 23, 2008 Academics , Bizarre , Politics , Society 50 Comments

It appears that working for Obama will not only put you in good stead with God but gain you some badly needed credits at the University of Massachusetts. School officials have moved to rescind an offer of two college credits for students who volunteer for Democrat Barack Obama. This follows a Denver professor who assigned students an essay to write critical things about GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

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Of Mice and People: Parents in St. Louis Seek to Ban Steinbeck Classic

Published 1, September 23, 2008 Uncategorized 17 Comments

In Kansas City, Dana Washington is leading the latest move to ban a book in America. Washington wants John Steinbeck’s classic “Of Mice And Men” removed from Washington High School’s 500 book reading list because it uses the n-word. It is a standard that would effectively ban most of the classics from that period. Parents insist that it is technically not a ban, but a mere removal action from the required reading list. Of course, we will still have to work on that sexist title.
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Bookstore Chain Pulls Magazine for Cover Showing Female Ministers

Published 1, September 23, 2008 Bizarre , Religion , Society 13 Comments

The mullahs in Iran have nothing on us. The Southern Baptist convention has ordered a book chain to remove a magazine for its shelves as offensive because of its cover showing female ministers. If you want to see a picture of female ministers, you will have to go to somewhere other than Lifeway Bookstores. The offensive magazine was none other than that notorious libertarian rag Gospel Today.
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Knoller Gets 15 Years to Life in Dog Attack

Published 1, September 23, 2008 Criminal law , Society , Torts 3 Comments

Marjorie Knoller has bee resentenced after her long trip through the courts. She was previously released when her original sentence was overturned. Now, she is back in jail for 15 years to life for the 2001 mauling death of Dianne Whipple. That is considerably more than the four-year prison term that she originally received in 2002.
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Pet Stole Owner Forced to Pay Damages and Costs to Thief Who Stole his Money

Published 1, September 22, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 73 Comments

If Mark Poveromo feels a bit confused in New Haven, Connecticut, he is not the only one. A judge recently ordered Poveromo to pay damages, court costs, and attorney’s fees to a thief who stole his money. Builder Mark R. Koch of Illinois first stole the money, was convicted of theft, and then successfully sued Poveromo for damages.

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Laying Hands Upon: Pittsburgh Debates Whether “Spiritual Palace” is Really Swinger’s Club

Published 1, September 22, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Religion , Society 10 Comments

This could make for an interesting constitutional challenge in Pittsburgh. John and Kim Ondrik insist that they are running a church out of their home, which they call the Spiritual Palace of the Church for Spiritual Humanism. Their neighbors call it a swingers club.
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Rape Charges Dropped After “Victim” Sends Love Letters to Prison

Published 1, September 22, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 2 Comments

In Winnipeg, Canada, prosecutors were preparing for a trial for rape when they had a curious series of statements from the victim in the form of love letters to the accused in prison. The woman initially denied sending any letters but eventually admitted that she missed the accused and was pregnant with his child.

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Latest Chinese Product Scandal: Over 50,000 Children Poisoned by Tainted Milk

Published 1, September 22, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Environment , Society , Torts 6 Comments

China is again ordering a rash of arrests and resignations after the latest product scandal. In this case, diary producers sold milk containing the industrial chemical melamine, which killed four child and sickened nearly 53,000 others. This is not just another case of rampant Chinese pollution entering the food system. Melamine is sometimes put into milk to mimic high-protein additives.

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Bush Administration Loses Ruling on Cheney Records

Published 1, September 21, 2008 Congress , Constitutional Law , Politics , Society 29 Comments

The Administration has lost another ruling in its opposition to open government rules. The Bush Administration and particularly Vice President Dick Cheney has spent a huge amount of time and money fighting efforts to preserve documents and emails. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that Cheney must preserve a broad range of records from his time in office under the Presidential Records Act.
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Tony Alamo’s Evangelical Church Raided After Allegation of Child Abuse and Pornography

Published 1, September 21, 2008 Bizarre , Religion , Society 12 Comments

Evangelical minister Tony Alamo blames the Catholics. But, police insist that they had evidence of child abuse and pornography at his headquarters in Fouke, Arkansas. Critics have long called Alamo’s massive church a cult, but he insists that it is “true Christianity.”

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Wisconsin Prisoner Wins $295,000 for Moldy Mattress

Published 1, September 21, 2008 Bizarre , Society , Torts 8 Comments

A federal jury awarded a Wisconsin prisoner $295,000 after officials forced him to sleep on a wet, moldy mattress for two months. Reggie Townsend, 29, is serving time for reckless homicide and won the judgment against the New Lisbon Correctional Institution.
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A Cell Just Right: Goldilocks Burglar Arrested in Montana

Published 1, September 20, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 1 Comment

In Billings, Montana, children know of Goldilocks and the Three Bears but Tracy Mullins, 47, gave a more modern version when he broke into a home, ate food from the kitchen, messed up the home, and then fell asleep on a child’s bed — only to be discovered by the family in the morning.
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