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Mom Forces Toddlers to Fight, Posts Video on Facebook

Michael Allen
Opposing Views
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
Facebook
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In St. Louis, an unnamed mom posted a video (below) to Facebook that is causing outrage, and Missouri's Department of Social Services may be investigating it.

The video shows a fight between two small children, with the mother of one of the kids egging them on: "Got some action! Got some action! Y'all better ball up some fists!"

The video was posted to Facebook on Sunday, then an acquaintance of the mother in question alerted FOX 2 in St. Louis.

The friend of the mom asked not be identified, but said: "It's just sickening and I feel like there should be some kind of criminal action taken. I couldn't even watch the whole video. I had to stop it and look again. It was sad."
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Mr. Potato

Hysterical Society: Armed British Police, Bomb Disposal Squad and Decontamination Unit - All For an Electronic Cigarette


Daily Mail
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:49 UTC
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Hysteria - Armed police guard the bus with the deadly electronic cigarette on board.
Armed police swooped on a coach and shut down a motorway after a passenger spotted a man craftily smoking a fake cigarette into a bag and mistook it for a terror threat.

After closing the M6 toll road for more than four hours, police admitted the alert - which was treated like a major chemical incident - was sparked by a 'health improvement aid for smokers'.

The passenger had been inhaling the e-cigarette device, which emits water vapour and is legal to smoke on board a vehicle, but covered it with a bag so those around were not able to see what he was doing.

Electronic cigarettes simulate smoking and the flavour of inhaled tobacco. They are often used by people trying to give up.

Comment: Check out this police helicopter video footage of the arrests, separation and interrogation of a busload of innocent people just because someone lit up an e-cigarette:



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US Consumers Face Higher Risk of ATM Theft

Jennifer Leigh Parker
CNBC
Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:16 UTC
ATM Thefts
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Late last month, a Southern California man was sentenced to three years in jail for hijacking local ATMs to rob bank customers of more than $200,000. His method, called "skimming" is not new, and the authorities know how to defeat it.

But security experts say that this low-tech form of bank fraud will continue in the U.S. because banks and merchants are balking at replacing our outdated magnetic-stripe card system.

"It's all going to migrate here because the account information [on] magnetic strip cards is very easily copied," said Frank Rudewicz, head of the Forensic and Investigative division for accounting and consulting firm Marcum LLP.

Skimmers steal or "skim" cardholders' account numbers by attaching portable electronic readers to ATM machines to copy data from the card's magnetic strip.

The thief still needs the cardholder's PIN, Rudewicz explains, but can easily obtain it with a hidden camera installed on the ATM, or by means of a plastic covering laid onto the ATM's keypad that logs keystrokes.

European banks no longer use magnetic strips, a technology that is a half-century old. Instead, microchips embedded in the cards communicate with the ATM to identify customers. "They're much farther along than we are," says Rudewicz.
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Arrow Up

Waldo Canyon Fire Evacuees Return To Find Property Burglarized, Vandalized


CBS Denver
Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:59 UTC
Burglared Garage
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Linda Burton’s car was stolen out of her garage while she was evacuated from the Waldo Canyon Fire.
Colorado Springs, Colorado - Some evacuees from the Waldo Canyon Fire are returning home to find they were burglarized.

One couple's car was stolen right out of their garage. Thieves also took jewelry and computers.

"It's almost as bad as a house burned down because you feel violated. There are people out there who prey upon victims and people that are already suffering, so I feel like I've been hit by a train," said Waldo Canyon Fire evacuee Linda Burton.

So far 22 homes have been reported as being burglarized while evacuees were waiting out the fire.

The reports were enough to prompt city councilmembers to ask District Attorney Dan May, who represents El Paso County and Teller County, to talk with reporters about looting.

He said he could not speak to specifics but said the alleged looters would likely be charged with burglary and could face decades in jail depending on the number of convictions.

"You can get up to 24 years in prison for that. If they've done more than one burglary you can stack that time on top of it so in other words if they've done two burglaries you can get up to 48 years, 3 burglaries up to 72 years," May told reporters at the Monday morning briefing.
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Mayhem at Brooklyn Pool as Swimmers Attack Police


NBC News - New York
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:00 UTC
In a separate incident Monday, two teenagers were arrested and charged with inciting a riot against an officer

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Days after an unruly crowd attacked lifeguards at Brooklyn's newly renovated McCarren Park pool, a police officer was punched in the face and another hurt his wrist in a confrontation with swimmers, authorities said.

Police said the officers, who were assigned to the pool, were injured Monday when trying to enforce the "No Dive" rule. A 20-year-old swimmer punched one of the officers in the side of the face. The second officer hurt his wrist while trying to handcuff the swimmer, police said.

Both officers were taken to Bellevue Hospital. Charges are pending against the 20-year-old suspect.
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Info

Zombie 'Theme Park' Planned for Detroit's Abandoned Streets


Daily Mail, UK
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
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Take over time: Zombies could roam the streets of Detroit if a theme park is built in the city
Derelict areas of Detroit face being taken over by hordes of 'flesh and brain-eating zombies' if an ambitious business plan takes off.

Entrepreneur Mark Siwak wants to create live-action terror theme park 'Z World' on Motor City's run-down and abandoned streets.

Customers would pay to be chased by professional actors and try to seek shelter in ghostly homes, factories and businesses.

Siwak said it would breathe fresh life into the rundown city, giving jobs to hundreds, if not thousands, of people.

But critics say it is an 'exploitative and insensitive ploy' to profit from Detroit's problems.
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Footprints

'Zombie' attack Indianapolis: David Martin fights off cops, stun gun shocks in 'ninja' attack


WPTV
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
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David Martin, 27, was caught on video in a 'zombie,' ninja-like attack running down the middle of a street, punching people during a violent frenzy in Indianapolis
A naked man went on a rampage against police officers, doing ninja-like flips and ignoring stun gun shocks -- and it was all caught on video.

David Martin, 27, was recorded running down the middle of a street, punching people during a violent frenzy in Indianapolis on May 20, Fox 59 reports .

According to nydailynews.com , police attempted to subdue Martin with a stun gun, tackling him to the ground.

Despite Martin's shrieks and screaming, the shocks had no effect on his mobility, and he continued to fight the officers with kicks. He is seen doing somersaults while fighting off police.

"This guy's like a ninja, man. Holy s--t!" the man filming the police encounter is heard saying in the video clip "That guy's strong, he's got to be on something," the man adds.

FOX 59 reports that Martin allegedly injured a female officer when he pushed her into a building. He also punched a male cop in the face multiple times, according to the report.

Video of the event posted on YouTube describes Martin as a 'zombie.'

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Woman bites off boyfriend's fingertip during violent confrontation, deputies say

Cary Williams
ABC Action News
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
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Reginald Gefferie
Tampa, Florida - A pregnant woman bit off part of her boyfriend's finger during a violent confrontation at their Tampa home on Tuesday, according to Hillsborough County deputies.

The two got into an argument which turned physical shortly before 6:00 p.m. at an apartment on Hensel Lane.

According to a sheriff's statement, the boyfriend, 22-year-old Reginald Gefferie, armed himself with a knife and pointed it at 22-year-old Junie Dieujuste while in their bathroom.

The fight continued into the bedroom, where Gefferie blocked the door with a dresser.

"The defendant then grabbed the victim by the neck with one hand pushing her up against the wall and punching her in the face," according to the statement.
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San Diego Man Stranded after Told on No-Fly List

Julie Watson
The Associated Press
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:26 UTC
no fly list
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A U.S. citizen of Somali descent who has been stranded in Bahrain for two weeks after being told his name appears on the U.S. government's no-fly list said Tuesday that he does not understand why he has been tagged as a suspected terrorist and is talking to U.S. lawyers.

The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, held a press conference Tuesday to draw attention to the case of 20-year-old Ali Ahmed, who was denied entry into Kenya two weeks ago and then flown to Bahrain.

The Associated Press later called Ahmed in Bahrain.

Ahmed said he was told by the U.S. Embassy in Bahrain that he has been cleared to go home, but when he went to the airport Monday, he was blocked from boarding again. Ahmed said he stayed at a hotel at first. He now has been staying with a man contacted by family friends and is running low on money.

The San Diego man said he does not know why he would be on the federal list that includes thousands of known or suspected terrorists.

He came to the United States at the age of 7 with his family, who moved from Kenya after fleeing Somalia's civil war. This was his first trip out of the United States since then.
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Stormtrooper

SWAT Team Raids Home of Freshman GOP Congressman's Sister

Michael Warren
The Weekly Standard
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:29 UTC
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Family ties: Rep Blake Farenthold (right) alluded to a history of problems as he praised the work of police officers who arrested his sister Sue (left) on drug possession charges on Monday
A SWAT team raided the home of the sister of freshman Republican congressman Blake Farenthold of Texas, Politico reports:
KRIS TV reported that a SWAT team searched her Corpus Christi home, looking for drugs and weapons.

The police department did not immediately comment because officers were still in the field, an officer told POLITICO.

"I am saddened to learn the terrible news of the situation unfolding around my sister," Farenthold said in a statement, released by his congressional office.

"Tragedy has occurred in my family in the past, and I am saddened it has happened again. I trust that law enforcement officials are doing their job and I support them carrying out their duty, regardless of where it takes them. I love my sister and ask for your prayers for her and the rest of my family as we work through this very difficult time."
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