A Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Subway restaurant has fired a woman because she gave two homeless neighbors something to eat after an apartment fire. Heidi Heise was entitled to the free food for herself, but failed to record it so she was fired for giving away free food.
Archive for June, 2010
Subway Fires Woman Who Gave Her Free Sandwich to Two Homeless Neighbors After Apartment Fire
Published 1, June 12, 2010 Bizarre , Society 8 CommentsArizona Police Officer Charged With Theft From Drug Dealers
Published 1, June 12, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law 17 Comments 
A Phoenix officer is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing from drug dealers. The story details the allegations against James Wren, 23, of suspicion of conspiracy, attempted theft, attempted money laundering and aiding a criminal syndicate.
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Ever wonder how the Marines become such lean, mean, fighting machines? Duck, Duck, Goose.
Shock Video: Former Major League Player Wally Backman Goes Ballistic At Minor League Game
Published 1, June 11, 2010 Bizarre , Society 26 CommentsI just saw this on Reddit and it may be the most incredible display of bad sportsmanship and uncontrolled rage that I have seen at a sporting event. Former major league player and South Georgia Peanuts manager Wally Backman is thrown out of the game and proceeds to unleash a storm of profane comments. The highlight is when he says the umpire is a “disgrace to baseball” and, after a tirade of foul language, keeps asking what he said to justify the expulsion.
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Learning Your Scarlet Letters: School Fires Teacher as Fornicator
Published 1, June 11, 2010 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Religion , Society 23 Comments
Jarrestta Hamilton has been fired as a fourth grade teacher at Southland Christian School in Florida after administrators declared her a fornicator. Hamilton was about to be married but became pregnant before her vows — leading to her dismissal. She has now filed a discrimination lawsuit.
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Criminal Work Ethic: Accused Felon Allegedly Uses Break In Court To Break Into Cars
Published 1, June 11, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law 6 Comments
Thomas Peno is apparently not a man to sit idle when he can be working. Connecticut police say Peno found himself waiting during a break in a courtroom where he was supposed to address larceny charges . . . so he allegedly used the down time to break into cars around the courthouse.
Notice: Looking For 5,500 Left Shoe Believed Left in Cave Near Armenia
Published 1, June 11, 2010 Academics , Bizarre , International 5 Comments
It seems that losing one sock or shoe has been a problem for thousands of years. Diana Zardaryan ,of Armenia’s Institute of Archaeology has discovered the oldest known shoe — a leather 5,500 year-old shoe complete with laces and grass inserts.
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Illegal Foodstuff or Liquid Asset? English Woman Causes Stir By Selling Breast Milk Online
Published 1, June 11, 2010 Bizarre , International , Society , Torts 20 Comments
England is facing a rather novel legal issue: Toni Ebdon has opened up a type of Internet dairy . . . using her own breast milk. The 26-year-old nursing mother is selling her excess milk — raising obvious legal questions. Most of her customers apparently are men.
The Scarlet Letter: New York Woman Charged With Adultery
Published 1, June 10, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Lawyering , Politics , Society 34 Comments
New York prosecutors have charged a woman with criminal adultery after she was arrested allegedly during a tryst with a man in a public park. Suzanne Corona, 41, is the 13th person charged with adultery in New York since 1972. I have previously written about the unconstitutionality of these laws.
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George Mason Reportedly Settles Rotunda Harassment Lawsuit With No Payment of Damages
Published 1, June 10, 2010 Academics , Bizarre , Lawyering , Society , Torts 5 Comments
Recently we saw how the lawsuit filed by former George Mason Clinical professor Kyndra Rotunda (wife of constitutional law professor Ron Rotunda) against George Mason Law School and Dean Daniel Polsby (left) was largely dismissed by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema. At the time, I expressed doubt that Rotunda would want to go forward to trial on the remaining state counts. Now, it appears that Rotunda has settled the lawsuit without any payment of money. The settlement involves unreported “equitable relief.”
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Drunken Stupar: Woman Found Passed Out in Van With Toodler — With Five Times the Legal Limit for DWI
Published 1, June 10, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 10 Comments
This is a frightening story. In Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Joleen Stupar, 40, was found passed out in her running minivan with her 3-year-old car strapped in the back. She was found to have been driving with a blood alcohol level that was five times the legal limit.
Sun Power: Is It Time To Explore Massive Solar Panel Sites?
Published 1, June 10, 2010 International , Politics , Science 44 Comments
There is an interesting graphic by solar panel advocates showing the area needed to be covered by solar panels to fuel the world. These are obviously huge areas but it offers an interesting perspective.
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South Carolina Democratic Nominee for Senate Facing Felony Obscenity Charge
Published 1, June 10, 2010 Bizarre , Politics , Society 34 Comments
The late South Carolina Congressman James L. Petigru once said, “South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum.” First there was Mark Sanford, who resigned after an affair with a woman in Argentina. Then the woman who wants to replace him, GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, became embroiled in a couple of alleged “inappropriate” trysts with a blogger and a lobbyist — a normally damaging problem for a family-value, Palin-supported conservative. Now, Alvin Greene, 32, the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate has revealed that he is facing a pending felony charge for obscenity.
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Turley Joins Porteous Defense as Co-Lead Counsel
Published 1, June 9, 2010 Congress , Constitutional Law , Courts , Criminal law , Justice , Politics , Society 19 Comments
In the past, I have disclosed my involvement in high-profile cases to avoid any conflict with this blog or questions why I am not posting on a particular subject. Accordingly, I wanted to confirm that I have agreed to serve as co-lead counsel in the Senate impeachment trial of Judge G. Thomas Porteous.
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Another Oil Platform Leaking in Gulf
Published 1, June 9, 2010 Bizarre , Environment , Politics , Society 12 Comments
Remember those oil rigs that President Barack Obama assured the public do not cause spills in opening up the East Coast to drilling? Another one appears to be leaking. The Ocean Saratoga is not far from the Deepwater Horizon and it has not been disclosed how serious the ongoing leak is.
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Rough Audience: 75-Year-Old Man Faces Seven Years in Jail for Airplane Joke
Published 1, June 9, 2010 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Criminal law , Society 16 Comments
I have always have considerable concern over the constitutional basis for arresting people who make jokes in airports or airplanes about terrorism or bombs. Now, Draco Slaughter, 75, is facing seven years in prison for making a joke on the way off his flight.
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Weighty Tort Question: Negligence or Assumption of the Risk?
Published 1, June 9, 2010 Bizarre , Society , Torts 14 CommentsThis is a graphic video but I offer it to my torts students as an example of the disconnect between legal and common judgment. I am told that Logan Lacy was attempting a squat at Sr. Nationals in Chicago when he vomited on the head judge and then passed out. Here is the kicker: they reportedly let him make a third attempt.
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Galileo Gives Finger to Florence
Published 1, June 9, 2010 Academics , International , Science , Society 5 Comments
Tourists are flocking to see a rather gruesome display in Florence, Italy. The Museum of the History of Science has re-opened after years of renovation with a display of two of Galileo’s fingers. These fingers have been added to a pre-existing finger and tooth from the astronomer. The museum has been renamed The Galileo Museum — fitting since he is an actual part of the collection.
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I’ll Be Back: Schwarzenegger Casts Second Ballot After Trying to Vote for Two Candidates for Senate
Published 1, June 9, 2010 Bizarre , Politics , Society 7 Comments
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was facing a difficult choice in one of the most hotly contested GOP primaries for the U.S. Senate in years. He appears to have been struggling with his top two favorite candidates in the race between former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, former congressman Tom Campbell, and state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. Schwarzenegger apparently opted to vote for both until he ran into . . . no not Sarah Connor . . . poll worker Keta Hodgson.
Video: Kalamazoo Student Naps Through President’s Graduation Speech
Published 1, June 8, 2010 Academics , Bizarre , Politics 10 CommentsPresident Obama’s graduation speech at Kalamazoo Central High School appears to have produced more hibernation than inspiration in one student. Take a look at the kid on the upper row.
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Closing the Anger Gap: President Obama Pledges To Find Someone With An “Ass to Kick”
Published 1, June 8, 2010 Bizarre , Politics , Society 46 Comments
With polls showing the public view of the government’s response to the BP spill as worse than Bush’s response to Katrina and liberals criticizing Obama for not being “more angry” in public, the White House has moved to close the anger gap. Today, Obama is pledging to find an “ass to kick.”
Hoax: Video Showing Heavy Weapons Discovered on Mavi Marmara is a Fraud
Published 1, June 8, 2010 Bizarre , International , Media , Military , Politics , Religion , Society 143 Comments
A video has been racing around the Internet — purportedly showing heavy weapons discovered behind bags of flour on the Mavi Marmara. The find would serve to justify the lethal raid on the flotilla to Gaza and some posters have asked why no uproar? The answer is because the video is a fraud — it shows a boat that was actually searched in 2009.
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Overzealous: Chicago Public Defender Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Prosecutor in Courthouse
Published 1, June 8, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Lawyering , Society 7 Comments
Cook County public defender Henry Hams has been criminally charged after police say he choked a prosecutor in a courthouse after a dispute over setting a court date for a post conviction hearing. Continue reading ‘Overzealous: Chicago Public Defender Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Prosecutor in Courthouse’
Auto Pilot: Video Reportedly Shows Drunk Driver Taking Flight at Airport Parking Garage
Published 1, June 8, 2010 Bizarre , Society 14 Comments
This video purportedly shows a drunk driver who decides she doesn’t need a plane to take flight at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Israel Apologizes for Spoof Video
Published 1, June 8, 2010 Bizarre , International , Politics , Religion , Society 20 Comments
We recently saw the video released in Israel mocking the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the flotilla controversy — featured on Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). Now the Israeli government has apologized for the video — which was distributed by its press office.
CBN Features Israeli Video Mocking Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza and Flotilla Allegations
Published 1, June 7, 2010 Bizarre , International , Politics , Religion , Society 75 CommentsThis video was released by Israeli activists making fun of the flotilla and claims of suffering in Gaza. The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) has been featuring the video.
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Heather Has Two Mommies and Fewer Problems: Study Finds Children of Lesbian Parents Have Fewer Emotional Problems
Published 1, June 7, 2010 Academics , Society 11 Comments
A 25-year study has been released with a finding that children raised in lesbian households are psychologically well-adjusted and have fewer behavioral problems than children of hetereosexual parents.
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Wedding Flasher: South Carolina Man Ruins Wedding By Repeatedly Exposing Himself
Published 1, June 7, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society , Torts 10 Comments
Things were not-so-pleasant in a wedding in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina this week when Downing Deese, 26, pulled up in a boat with friends on Shem Creek. Deese says that he was “inspired” by the wedding to repeatedly expose himself during both the ceremony and reception.
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Problem Solved: Democratic Members Told To Avoid Town Halls and Open Events With Constituents
Published 1, June 7, 2010 Bizarre , Politics , Society 45 Comments
With anger bubbling over with Congress and White House across the political spectrum, the House Democratic leadership have found an answer: stop holding town hall meetings and unscripted events. As reported by the New York Times, Democratic members are avoiding encounters with constituents in such meetings and relying on invitation-only events.
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Super Debt Cycle: U.S. Debt Set to Surpass Gross Domestic Product
Published 1, June 7, 2010 Congress , International , Politics 15 Comments
Economists continue to line up warning of an economic meltdown as the U.S. moves toward 2012 when our debt will exceed our gross domestic product. The White House and Congress, however, continue to spend wildly on Iraq, Afghanistan, and other programs.
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Porn Actor Dies After Being Tasered and Falling Down Cliff
Published 1, June 7, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Torts 11 Comments
Questions have been raised over the police actions leading to the falling of porn actor and murder suspect Stephen Clancy Hill (aka Steve Driver) off a cliff in California. Police reportedly tasered Hill despite the fact that he was perched on the cliff, but the video below is unclear whether he jumped or fell.
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With the opening of the pool, we have been watching painful belly flops as kids rediscover the relationship of diving boards and physics. I thought I had to share perhaps the worst belly flop in history. Constable Velumurugan of the Tamil Nadu State Police broke the diving record by leaping off a 125 foot ladder . . .
You know you can spend hundreds at spas for this type of thing.
Palin: Oil Spill is the Fault of Environmentalists
Published 1, June 6, 2010 Bizarre , Environment , Politics , Society 126 Comments
On the heels of Rush Limbaugh suggesting actual sabotage by environmentalists, Sarah Palin is joining the cause in blaming environmentalists for the oil spill by British Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Drill, Baby, Drill: Lawmakers Demand More Drilling and an End to Moratorium
Published 1, June 6, 2010 Congress , Environment , Politics , Society 19 Comments
With the BP spill destroying large areas of our coast and expected to move up the East Coast, lawmakers are pushing President Barack Obama to honor his earlier pledge to lift the moratorium on new drilling along our coasts. The oil lobby is pushing for expanded drilling even as the disaster mounts in the Gulf — many are calling the moratorium an “overreaction.”
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Israel Admits to Editing Flotilla Tapes and Issues “Clarification” on Offensive Comments Attributed to the Mavi Marmara
Published 1, June 6, 2010 Bizarre , International , Military , Society 41 Comments
After Israel released a tape purportedly showing passengers on the Mavi Marmara making inflammatory comments, many questioned the authenticity of the tapes and charged that they had been edited. Leaders on the ship said that they never radioed the IDF to tell them “Go back to Auschwitz” and that they are “helping Arabs go against the U.S., don’t forget 9/11.” Now, the IDF has issued an unedited tape and admitted that the earlier version was edited. It also admits that it is not clear that these comments came from the Mavi Marmara.
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Egyptian Court Upholds Ruling Stripping Citizenship From Men Who Marry Israeli Woman
Published 1, June 6, 2010 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , International , Politics , Religion , Society 19 Comments
An Egyptian court in Cairo has upheld a ruling that any Egyptian man who marries an Israeli woman should be barred from military service and stripped of their citizenship in order to rid the country of “disloyal” elements.
This week’s winner is Cousin Oliver who is also known as Oliver or just Ollie. She was submitted by “Buddy Hinton.” She was named after a character on the Brady Bunch because “I was a little red headed stranger when I was first adopted into my family. Before that I was living under a dumpster in Spring Valley, California with my kitty mother and the rest of her litter.” Now that is a pedigree that I can relate to. If you are interested in nominating a pet (any species allowed), you can find the questions here.
This barbeque apparently shoots a twenty-pound roast pig down your throat.
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping Down The Creepy Trail . . .
Published 1, June 5, 2010 Bizarre 10 Comments
I should save this for Easter, but I just saw it. From the face of the kid, I expect years of therapy followed this make-shift bunny outfit.
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Jury Votes to Acquit Fairfax Coach of Molestation in Ten Minutes
Published 1, June 5, 2010 Academics , Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 19 Comments
We have an interesting case here in my backyard in Fairfax County, Virginia. A Fairfax County jury deliberated only 10 minutes before acquitting Sean Lanigan, 43, a popular schoolteacher and coach of aggravated sexual battery and abduction. The jury’s reaction and the paucity of evidence in the case has led some to question why prosecutors brought the case in the first place. They were back within 47 minutes to find him innocent on all charges.
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Scientists moved closer this week to finding possible life on Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon. Scientists also believe that Titan could become a “paradise” in just four billion years. The downside is that the triggering event will be the Sun swelling into a Red Giant and swallowing the Earth. I suppose the lesson is “Red Giants Bring Titans.”
Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains: City Department Officials Under Scrutiny for Allegedly Taping and Spanking Workers
Published 1, June 4, 2010 Bizarre , International , Society 11 Comments
Ontario media are in a frenzy over a report that city employees in Mississauga were taped up, spanked and humiliated. The report indicated that the city’s transportation and works department employees were hazed and humiliated. It is not clear whether, during the spanking, workers were expected to chant Ontario’s motto “Loyal she began, loyal she remains”.
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The Los Angeles Board Calls For Teaching Students About the Arizona Law — Denounced As “Un-American”
Published 1, June 4, 2010 Academics , Constitutional Law , Politics , Society 34 Comments
The Los Angeles Unified School District school board has announced that all public school students will be taught about Arizona’s new immigration law. Members, however, appear to want the law taught as an example of an un-American and racist law. In a unanimous vote, the board has asked schools to incorporate the lesson as part of their civics classes. I agree with the board that this is an appropriate subject for discussion some classes, but (even as a critic of the law) I have serious concerns over teaching students that such a law is “Un-American.”
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Suicide Pact: China Factory Combats Rash of Suicides By Having Workers Sign Agreement Not to Kill Themselves
Published 1, June 4, 2010 Bizarre , International , Politics , Society 31 Comments
There has been global criticism of a Chinese factory making Apple products after a rash of suicides and complaints that workers are paid little and worked hard. Finally, Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. has acted: it has had workers sign that they would not kill themselves. It is a major breakthrough since overworked employees may be willing to take their lives but they would think twice before breaking a contract in China.
Oregon Man Accused of Releasing Doberman to Kill Rabbit in Front of Horrified Children in City Park
Published 1, June 4, 2010 Animals , Criminal law , Environment 24 Comments
Oregon parents are saying that Luke Kishpaugh, 33, of Salem (Oregon) is someone you do not want around your kids, your parks, your pets . . . well, you just don’t want him around. Kishpaugh was in a city park when he saw children watching a rabbit play in the grass. Kishpaugh reportedly smirked and released his Doberman Pinscher to catch and kill the rabbit — in front of the terrified children.
Bush: “I’d Do It Again”
Published 1, June 3, 2010 Congress , Constitutional Law , Criminal law , International , Military , Politics , Society 72 Comments
Former President George W. Bush proudly proclaimed this week “Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . . I’d do it again to save lives.” Fortunately, he will not be given another chance but, due to the actions of President Obama and Attorney General Holder to bar any investigation or prosecution of torture, future presidents may well indeed to do it again.
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Members of House Black Caucus Move To Strip Authority From Office of Congressional Ethics
Published 1, June 3, 2010 Congress , Politics , Society 14 Comments
With ongoing corruption in Washington and years of congressional scandals over free trips, gifts, and special dealing, many of us (here) have criticized the Senate and House Ethics rules as primarily serving to protect rather than prosecute members for wrongdoing. Yet, this week nearly half of the Congressional Black Caucus has moved to rollback on recent ethics changes after a number of its members, including high-ranking Charlie Rangel (D., NY) were investigated for violations. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and 19 fellow caucus members have submitted a resolution reducing the powers of the new independent Office of Congressional Ethics.
Bay Watch: Transgender Males Trigger Topless Debate on Rehoboth Beach
Published 1, June 3, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 16 Comments
Now this is an interesting case for statutory interpretation. Police were called this weekend to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware after a group of transgender males exposed their “acquired breasts” — leading to complaints. This must have been the missing episode from Bay Watch.
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Are We Heading Into an Economic Meltdown?
Published 1, June 3, 2010 Academics , Congress , Politics , Society 223 Comments
There is an interesting economics column in the Wall Street Journal on the similarities between the Greek meltdown and our own fiscal policies. I have long been a critic of the wild spending of both Congress and President Obama, including the recent proposal to simply pay for an over $200 million short-range missile program for Israel (here). This article discusses the possible disaster awaiting the United States as our leaders blissfully assume that a recovering economy will pay for their various programs and pet projects.
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Virginia Man Kills Kitten For Turning Off Computer Game
Published 1, June 3, 2010 Animals , Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 14 Comments
Bruce Walston, 21, was playing a video game when his girlfriend, Bessie Hess’s kitten stepped on the computer cord and shut off the game. Walston allegedly proceeded to kill the kitten by throwing it against a wall in their apartment. He killed the kitten in front of Hess’s children.
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California Man Convicted After Voodoo Curse Inexplicably Fails in Fraud Case
Published 1, June 3, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Religion 5 Comments
Ruben Hernandez, 34, was convicted this week of fraud in a house buying scheme but not before he tried some extra-judicial remedies of his own. Hernandez was found to have performed a voodoo ritual to place a hex on the prosecutors. They survived and Hernandez was convicted.
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This is an amazing video of an Alka-Seltzer added to a water drop in microgravity.
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Perkins: Gays in the Military Violate Religious Rights of Others
Published 1, June 2, 2010 Bizarre , Military , Politics , Religion 44 Comments
Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, has a curious take in a CNN column on why Congress should retain the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy: allowing openly gay personnel in the military violates his religious rights.
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All Too Real: Saudi Religious Police Crackdown on MTV Reality Show
Published 1, June 2, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , International , Media , Politics , Religion , Society 7 Comments
The Saudi religious police have cracked down on a popular reality show on MTV that follows the lives of three Saudi youths. Saudi officials have alleged that the three are guilty of the crime of “openly declaring sin” by criticizing Saudi restrictions over the segregation of the men and women and other complaints.
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Report: Cocaine Users Experiencing Flesh Rot
Published 1, June 2, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 16 Comments
Just in case stroke, high blood pressure, and addiction were not enough for cocaine users, doctors are now warning that some cocaine is causing rotting flesh. That hardly fits with the perception of coke as the glamorous drug of the partying set.
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Virtually Criminal: Finnish Police Investigate Theft of Virtual Furniture
Published 1, June 2, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , International 12 Comments
We have seen diplomats fired for milking virtual cows (here) and virtual affairs leading to divorces (here). Now, Finnish police are investigating the theft of virtual furniture from a social networking site.
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Word To Your Speaker: Pelosi Proclaims Her Commitment to Faith-Based Politics
Published 1, June 2, 2010 Bizarre , Congress , Constitutional Law , Politics , Religion , Society 32 Comments
I have written previously (here) on how both Republicans and Democrats, including President Obama (here), have continued to embrace faith-based politics. This week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) added her own promise of pious policies -stating that she actively tries to legislate public policies “in keeping with the values [of Jesus Christ] . . . “The Word made Flesh.”
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Gaza Raid Triggers International Outcry and Question of International Law
Published 1, June 1, 2010 Criminal law , International , Media , Military , Politics , Society 153 Comments
International outcry over the commando raid on a flotilla bringing food and medicine to Gaza continues to grow. Israel insists that its soldiers were merely defending themselves in the shootings that left 9 people dead. Human rights activists insist that the troops opened fire on civilians onboard the ships. Whatever the final facts, the tragedy has brought even greater scrutiny of the long-condemned blockade in Gaza that has led to a humanitarian crisis.
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Florida Police Officer Arrested After Allegedly Offering “Roadside Fees” for Drivers to Avoid Points on Licenses
Published 1, June 1, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 18 Comments
Kenyatta Sheffield, a part-time officer with Lawtey Police Department allegedly had his own pay-as-you-go program for speeders. Sheffied is accused of letting speeders pay fines in cash to avoid any court appearance — calling it a “roadside fee.”
U.S. Cage Fighter Arrested After Ripping Out Beating Heart of Trainer
Published 1, June 1, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 45 Comments
Jarrod Wyatt, a U.S. cage fighter, is charged with a horrific crime of removing the beating heart of his training partner Taylor Powell and ripping him apart. He insists that he snapped after drinking tea spiked with hallucinogenic mushrooms — causing him to believe that the partner was possessed by the devil.
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Heart Attack in a Cup: Cold Stone Milk Shake is Equivalent to Eating 68 Pieces of Bacon
Published 1, June 1, 2010 Bizarre , Science , Society 12 Comments
Cold Stone has achieved a level of infamy after being selected as the worst beverage of the year by Men’s Health Magazine — a 2,000-calorie milkshake that is the equivalent of 68 pieces of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies. It is called PB&C and should come with a defibrillator and digitalis pills.
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Getting Rowdy: N.C. Officer Traps and Shoots Neighbor’s Five Month Kitten . . . Seeks To Be Reinstated as Police Officer
Published 1, June 1, 2010 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 21 Comments
Former Trooper Shawn C. Houston is seeking reinstatement in his job after he trapped Rowdy, his neighbor’s cat and then shot it.
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The Osprey Has Landed . . . and the Public Has Been Hospitalized
Published 1, June 1, 2010 Bizarre , Military , Society 8 CommentsThe Memorial Day demonstration by the Marines of its MV-22 Osprey did not work out quite as they expected when it brought down a tree and large branches on top of onlookers — injuring 10.
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We have returned from our camping trip in the Shenandoah National Forest and drove by this gem.
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