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Alabama husband and๏ปฟ wife teachers arrested for separate sexual incidents with students


RT
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:56 UTC
Jamie and Charli Parker
© Pickens County Sheriff's OfficeJamie and Charli Parker
A married couple were each arrested within two days of one another, both for having sex with two separate students at Pickens Academy High School in Alabama.

James Parker, 32, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly being "sexually involved" with a former student, a female, under the age of 19. Parker's wife, Charli was arrested Monday for having a sexual relationship with a male student.

On Tuesday, the 30-year-old woman was charged with 11 counts of engaging in a sexual act with a student under the age of 19, court documents said the relationship lasted from October 2014 to March 2016, the Birmingham News reported.

James and Charli Parker were both teachers and basketball coaches at the private Christian school in Carrollton, but District Attorney Chris McCool said the incidents are not related:
"The incidents are separate and unrelated in place of manner of commission. None of the criminal sexual activity occurred at the school," he said.
Headmaster of Pickens Academy released a statement following the second arrest and asked for "prayers":
"The primary concern of Pickens Academy is the safety of our students. Pickens Academy is very upset about the allegations against our employee. The employee will be suspended immediately and further action may be taken upon investigation. I request prayers for our school family and for all families involved."

Comment: Suspended? Why not fired?


The arrests come one week after a bill was proposed that would require Alabama teachers to undergo one hour of training per year on โ€’ among other things โ€’ sexual or romantic contact in the classroom.

Comment: Schools can be feeding grounds for predators like these. The U.S. (and other countries) have large pedophilia rings that operate outside the general public's knowledge. The problem is world-wide, systematic and is covered up by other more powerful pedophiles. Learn how to protect yourselves and your children by reading the best-selling book, Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders, Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children by Dr. Anna Salter and listen to the SOTT editor's interview with Dr. Salter here.

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Light Saber

Yes indeed, Muslims are standing up to extremism


Dan Sanchez
Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00 UTC
Great work -- congratulations guys!!!

Far More Than Western Powers Have

Following every Islamist terror attack on a western soft target, like the recent one in Brussels, we hear the same refrain from certain corners: "Why won't Muslims stand up to Islamic extremism?" The rhetorical question is meant to imply its own answer: that Islam is unavoidably a religion of violence which impels its adherents to at least sanction terrorism, if not partake in it.

But the argument contains a false premise. Plenty of Muslims are standing up to Islamic extremism, both in word and deed. In fact, it is Muslims who are doing all the heavy lifting in this regard, while the chief contribution of the self-righteous Western powers has been to add to their burden.

First of all, Muslims have opposed extremism ideologically. This goes for Muslim leaders, including top clerics and such groups as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the 50-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).

Comment: We've been saying it for years: The 'war against terror' is a complete lie and a crime against humanity that, in great part, seeks to vilify, dehumanize, and ultimately subjugate or destroy an entire people. All the pieces are in place, and it now remains to be seen how many nations have truly learned the lesson of 'never again'.

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Attention

After a four-year-old girl is beheaded Taiwan does some soul-searching

Cindy Sui
BBC
Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:00 UTC
Taiwan in shock
A day after a man grabbed a four-year-old girl off her bicycle and decapitated her with a cleaver in broad daylight, Taiwan is in shock.

"A mother couldn't protect her child even though she was standing right near her. How can we feel assured that our children will be safe?" asked Lindy Wang, a mother of three.

On Monday night, anger poured out on the streets when crowds surrounded the suspect, a man in his 40s, as he was being led into a police station. Some punched him.

Schools were on alert on Tuesday and police officers were dispatched to a school the assailant was believed to have been headed to when he came across the girl.

The killing was the latest in a string of random attacks on the island and the third against children in the past four years.
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Roses

17 killed, 78 injured as under-construction bridge collapses in Kolkata, India; many still trapped


RT
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:38 UTC
India bridge collapse
© Avi Bishu Rai via Facebook
Seventeen people are reported killed and at least 78 injured, while 150 are believed trapped, after an under-construction flyover collapsed in a densely-populated area of Kolkata, India, causing chaos. The incident took place near Girish Park in North Kolkata.

Eyewitnesses told the Indian Express they heard a loud blast and a crashing sound. They also said they saw a cloud of smoke rising from the scene. Numerous photos on social media show people gathered near the scene of the incident trying to help those trapped or injured.

"The condition is pathetic. At this moment no one has any clue how many people are trapped," said Raichand Mohta, a police officer at the scene, told Reuters. The Indian Express cited locals who said they opposed the construction, saying the overpass crosses too close to multi-story buildings nearby.

Paramedics are working to free people from a minibus that was crushed in the collapse, a local witness told Reuters.
The flyover collapsed on to the traffic moving along the street, police said. "Cement and concrete were poured in yesterday only, it suddenly collapsed today," a local witness told India Today.

Those who happened to be near the scene were trying to pass bottles of water to people trapped in the rubble.

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Bizarro Earth

Ponerized society: Gang of 6-year-olds terrorize and beat up on train passengers

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:55 UTC
unruly children
© Patrick Coyle/FacebookSpitting and cursing: The video depicts vulgar language from several very young aggressors while riding on the subway. One of the boys here is seen spitting at the man filming (front left)
Responsibility is a word which is increasingly vanishing in the modern nanny state. As government continues to take over every aspect of our lives, one thing is becoming crystal clear โ€” the state is a lousy parent.

From the cradle to the grave, federal recommendations, ostensibly designed for our wellbeing, 'guide' us through our lives telling us what to eat, when to sleep, how to work, when to die โ€” and what to think.

Public schools more closely resemble prisons than centers of learning as students are locked in buildings and given a little 'yard time' between hours of forced indoctrination.

The effects of such a system are becoming more evident by the day. In spite of the fact that the United States spends more on public education than any other country in the world, Americans, on average, fail.

When it comes to basic technological skills like using email, buying and returning items online, using a drop-down menu, naming a file on a computer or sending a text message โ€” Americans rank dead last.

According to a recent study by the Department of Education, Americans with a high school diploma performed about the same as high school dropouts in other countries.

Aside from the educational failures in the Land of the Free, the nation's health is horrific too. Despite spending more on healthcare than any other country, America leads the world in obesity, heart disease, and cancer, while at the same time, consuming magnitudes more prescription drugs than the rest of the world.

Whether deliberate or a merely a symptom of empire โ€” Americans are being dumbed down and becoming unhealthy.

A well-informed and healthy society is harder to rule over, which explains why America is descending into tyranny โ€” we are less informed and sicker than ever.
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Cardboard Box

Vermont man arrested with equivalent of 1,400 bags of heroin inside his body


RT
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:08 UTC
Fernando Estrella
© Vermont State PoliceFernando Estrella
A New York man went through a lot of effort to try and hide the equivalent of 1,400 bags of heroin, but it was all for naught when Vermont State Police stopped him and discovered the stash - inside of his body.

Fernando Estrella, a 41-year-old from the Bronx, was pulled over in St. Albans City, Vermont early Tuesday morning for "numerous motor vehicle violations" when the search for contraband began, Vermont State Police (VSP) said in a press release. Police were alerted to the possibility of drugs by a K9 unit that was accompanying them.

The search came up empty at first, as police couldn't find anything in the vehicle itself. However, they did uncover a heroin needle and a cooking cap, according to the New York Daily News.

Estrella was detained and officers then sought a warrant for a body cavity search. Conducted at a local hospital, the search turned up"approximately 1,428 bags worth of Heroin," police said.

While the troopers did not officially state where the drugs were found when they announced the arrest, Sergeant John Helfant of the VSP told the Daily News that three condoms filled with heroin were found inside Estrella's rectum.

On top of the heroin discovery, police also found that Estrella was arrested in November 2015 for an incident involving cocaine and was on probation, VSP said.

Estrella faces multiple charges, including felony heroin possession, heroin trafficking, heroin importation, and violation of conditions of release.

Comment: The war on drugs has been a great success for the powers that be.

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Sheriff

NYPD officer to explain why he shot 'friendly' pit bull at point-blank range


RT
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:49 UTC
woman with dog
© RIP SPIKE - Yvonne Rosado / Facebook
A police officer will be made to explain himself after shooting a pit bull in the hallway of a Bronx apartment building. The friendly pooch had been wagging his tail when he was killed at point-blank range, according to his owner.

Yvonne Rosado had called the New York Police Department because her former boyfriend and current subject of an order of protection attempted to enter the building on E. 183 Street in New York City's borough of The Bronx in February. He had been long gone, however, by the time the officers showed up.

The 42-year-old woman was engaging in her weekly ritual of dancing with her dog, Spike, to a Kid Cudi song. "I dance around with him and I spin him with one paw," she explained to the New York Daily News. When she heard something in the hallway, however, she opened the door - and the 70-pound pooch slipped out.

Rosado claimed that she screamed, "he's friendly! He's friendly!" as Spike slowly approached the officer, his tail wagging. But the cop, identified as Officer Ruben Cuesta, 28, stepped back and opened fire from three feet away.

Rosado said she intends to sue the city, and plans to file a grievance against Cuesta as well.
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Arrow Up

More than half of Americans now oppose fracking


RT
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:45 UTC
fracking protesters
© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
More than half of Americans are opposed to fracking in pursuit of oil and gas, according to a new Gallup poll. The results come amid mounting concerns about the links between fracking and earthquakes and groundwater pollution.

Asked whether they favored or opposed hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as a means of increasing the production of natural gas or oil in the US, 36 percent of respondents said they were in favor, while 51 percent said they were opposed and 13 percent had no opinion, according to the new Gallup poll released on Wednesday.

That is an 11 point increase in opposition since last year. Answering the same question in 2015, 40 percent of Americans were in favor and 40 percent were opposed, while 19 percent had no opinion. The poll was conducted between March 2 and March 6.

Comment: See also:

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Bomb

Suicide bomb strikes police vehicle near bus stop in Diyarbakir, Turkey - 7 killed, 27 injured


RT
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:43 UTC
bomb attack turkey Diyarbakir
© Ilyas Akengin / Agence France-PresseTurkish special force police officers walk at the site of a bomb attack in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 31, 2016.
At least seven police officers have been killed and 27 people injured after a suicide car bomber hit a police bus in the mainly Kurdish-populated city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, according to Minister of Development Cevdet Yฤฑlmaz.

Thirteen police personnel and 14 civilians are among those injured, the minister said in a statement cited by local TV channels. The attack took place near a bus stop, which explains the high number of civilian casualties.
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Bullseye

New report shows the absolute uselessness of the war on drugs

Claire Bernish
The Anti Media
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:33 UTC
war on drugs fail
A crucial new study says the ubiquitous and dubious war on drugs has, in actuality, been detrimental to public health โ€” and should be laid to rest in favor of decriminalization.

Laws and policies criminalizing drugs have had "no measurable impact on supply or use," according to the study as noted by the Independent, and serve no purpose either scientifically or in terms of public health.

Commissioned by Johns Hopkins University and The Lancet, a British medical journal, the study found mass decriminalization programs undertaken by Portugal and the Czech Republic have had enormously constructive results, including "public health benefits, cost savings, lower incarceration [rates], and no significant increase in problematic drug use."

Comment: Most people with a modicum of intelligence and common sense realize that the war on drugs is an epic fail. Unless you're a big bank or part of the military industrial complex ...or an owner of a for-profit prison... Oh, forget it! The war on drugs was an absolute success for the powers that be. It's the little people who get stomped, as usual.

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