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Blaming the victim: Ponerized New York judge says assault victims were 'no angels'; violence part of their culture

David Ferguson
Raw Story
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:34 UTC
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Judge Frederic Block (Official portrait)
A Brooklyn judge defended the behavior of an ex-convict who attacked two women while out on supervised release by saying the assault victims here "no angels" themselves.

According to the New York Daily News, controversial federal Judge Frederic Block then went on to mock the U.S. Attorney's Office for taking the case so seriously.

Defendant David Carter was out of prison on supervised release after serving a 51-month sentence for opening fire on NYPD officers on top of a prior weapons offense.

Two women say that Carter attacked them during verbal disputes that turned violent. Federal prosecutors arrived at a Sep. 17 hearing on the matter with photos of the women's injuries and detailed accounts of Carters' offenses, hoping to see Carter returned to prison for two years.

"You prepared this exhibit as if it were a murder case," Block said, according to a transcript. "There must not be a lot of things that the office has to preoccupy yourself...It's good to see (the U.S. Attorney's office) is not so busy that you have to do this."

"It's a little bit of an overkill," said Block. "Realistically speaking, it's sort of disproportionate to what we're doing."

Comment: This 'blame the victim' mentality has become our official culture due to the impact of psychopaths on society.
The conclusion is that the American way of life has optimized the survival of psychopaths with the consequence that it is an adaptive "life strategy" that is extremely successful in American society, and thus has increased in the population in strictly genetic terms. What is more, as a consequence of a society that is adaptive for psychopathy, many individuals who are NOT genetic psychopaths have similarly adapted, becoming "effective" psychopaths, or "secondary sociopaths."

(Many experts differentiate between primary and secondary sociopaths. The first is a sociopath because they have the "genes" and the second is more or less "created" by their environment of victimization. Other experts refer to these two categories as "psychopaths" for the genetic variety and "sociopaths" for the reactive variety. We prefer this latter distinction.)
Of course, because they are not intellectually handicapped, these individuals [psychopaths] will progress normally in terms of cognitive development and will acquire a theory of mind.� Their theories, however, will be formulated purely in instrumental terms [what can claiming this or that GET for me?], without access to the empathic understanding that most of us rely on so much of the time.

They may become excellent predictors of others' behavior, unhandicapped by the "intrusiveness" of emotion, acting, as do professional gamblers, solely on nomothetic laws and actuarial data rather than on hunches and feelings.

In determining how to "play" in the social encounters of everyday life, they will use a pure cost-benefit approach based on immediate personal outcomes, with no "accounting" for the emotional reactions of the others with whom they are dealing.

Without any real love to "commit" them to cooperation, without any anxiety to prevent fear of "defection," without guilt to inspire repentance, they are free to continually play for the short-term benefit.

At the same time, because changes in gene frequencies in the population would not be able to keep pace with the fast-changing parameters of social interactions, an additional fluctuating proportion of sociopathy should result because, in a society of [psychopathy], the environmental circumstances make an antisocial strategy of life more profitable than a pro-social one. [Mealey]
In other words, in a world of psychopaths, those who are not genetic psychopaths, are induced to behave like psychopaths simply to survive. When the rules are set up to make a society "adaptive" to psychopathy, it makes psychopaths of everyone.

Official Culture in America: A Natural State of Psychopathy?


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39% of Russians support Putin's support of Assad


RT
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:06 UTC
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© Mikhail Voskresenskiy / ReutersSyrian citizens who have been evacuated by a plane of the Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief from Latakia, Syria, at Moscow's Domodedovo airport.
Currently 39 percent of Russians approve of Moscow's support of Syrian government, with the share of those who disapprove being at just 11 percent, the latest opinion poll has shown.

The research was made by independent agency Levada-Center in the third week of September and analysts released the results on Tuesday.

Thirty percent of those who took part in the poll said they think by supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad Russia wants to protect its own interests in the Middle East. Twenty-eight percent of responders hold that Moscow's ultimate objective was to fortify its leading position among world nations. About 22 percent said that support for the Syrian government was launched in order to counter the Islamic State terrorist group and the spreading of radical Islamism in general.
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Forget 'stranger danger'. The 21st century guide to protecting your children from sexual abuse

Dr Nina Burrowes
The Telegraph
Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:04 UTC
Parents have been telling their children to stay away from strangers for years. But psychologist Dr Nina Burrowes says that narrow view of abuse could be doing more harm than good

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Parents need to be aware of the subtle signs of sex abuse
Do you think that sexual abuse couldn't possibly happen in your family? Do you think that only the children of neglectful parents are abused? Do you think your children are too sensible to place themselves in a position where they could be abused?

If so, I have an uncomfortable truth for you: 20 per cent of girls and 8 per cent of boys under 18 experience some form of sexual abuse - and one of the reasons why sexual abuse is able to be so prevalent is because of those kinds of assumptions.

Comment: Heartwrenching PSAs reveal how child sexual abuse hides in plain sight

MU researchers reveal communication tactics used by sexual predators to entrap children

SOTT Talk Radio: Predators Among Us - Interview With Dr. Anna Salter

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State terror against people of color

Chris Hedges
Truthdig.com
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:22 UTC
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© Damian Dovarganes / AP A neighbor walks past a memorial for police shooting victim Manuel Angel Diaz, 25, in Anaheim, Calif., on July 25, 2012.
Santa Ana, California—The police murder of poor people of color—occurring at a rate of roughly two a day across the country—is not only about the indiscriminate use of lethal force. It is also about maintaining an ongoing climate of terror in marginal communities. It is about making it impossible for the poor, cast aside by corporate capitalists as surplus labor, to organize and build meaningful lives and to resist. It is terror by design. And it will not stop until police are disarmed—the authority to use lethal force should be restricted to specialized, highly regulated police units—and finally held accountable under the law. Until the rule of law becomes a reality for those who live in marginal communities, until we obliterate the poverty—the mechanism that keeps people trapped in squalor like penned animals—until we stop gunning the poor down in our streets, the nightmare will not stop. In fact, as poverty and inequality expand, this nightmare will only grow.
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Moscow: Launching anti-sect program after police bust major cult


RT
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:23 UTC
God Kuzya
© infocatolica.comGod Kuzya, sect leader accused of torture and fraud.
Moscow's City Hall intends to create a special memo detailing the dangers of destructive sects and containing advice for those who fall under influence of such groups.

Renat Laishev, of the Moscow Duma committee for public movements and religious groups, said in comments with M24 news site that in the very near future the legislature would discuss the format and content of the much-needed memo. He added that the document must contain two key points: how to determine a destructive sect and who to address in case of any problems with destructive cults.

The head of the Ethnic Policy and Tourism department of Moscow city government, Vladimir Chernikov, said that once the memo is created it would be distributed by all available means, including internet advertising and handing out leaflets near churches and in public places.

Aleksandr Korelov, of the Russian Association for Research into Religions and Sects, called the initiative very important, adding that people under stress need to have it explained to them that joining a sect can cost them their property, health and in some extreme cases even their life itself.

Comment: Stressful times breed crazies worldwide, not just Western society weirdness.

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Dallas whistle-blower forced out of job for reporting predatory teacher


Dallas Morning News
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
maribeth thomas, prosper high school predatory teacher
MariBeth Thomas, right, stands with her attorneys, Victoria Neave, center, and Debbie Sanchez. Thomas believes Prosper was more concerned about protecting its image than protecting a student who alleged that a teacher engaged in sexual misconduct.
There's only one way to handle a student's allegations of sexual misconduct by a teacher: Let law enforcement handle it. Prosper High School Principal Greg Wright is to blame for the uncomfortable scrutiny his school now faces after he placed a higher priority on positive public relations than on protecting students from an apparently predatory teacher.

Reporting by Dallas Morning News staff writer Jennifer Emily makes clear how far Wright was willing to go to tamp down allegations of a teacher's sexual misconduct — even to the point of admonishing a whistle-blower who alerted local police. Prosper ISD owes an explanation to students, faculty and parents and must pledge nothing short of strict law enforcement whenever a teacher makes sexually suggestive advances on a student.

Comment: A person who is charged with the well-being of children only seeks to protect his and the school's image at their expense. Anyone with a shred of conscience would have reported the predatory teacher immediately, rather than covering up the situation.

SOTT Talk Radio: Predators Among Us - Interview With Dr. Anna Salter

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Sombrer-no! Students' union bans 'racist' Mexican hats in UK


RT
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:28 UTC
Mexican sombrero
© Carlos Jasso / Reuters
A Mexican restaurant has been banned from handing out sombreros to students by the University of East Anglia's student union, who deemed the marketing scheme "racist."

The traditional straw hats were given out to new students at the freshers' fair from Pedro's Tex Mex Cantina, but union officials later recalled the novelty items, saying they promoted "stereotypical imagery."

General Manager of the restaurant Matthew Ward insisted the promotion was a celebration of Mexican culture.

"As we handed out the sombreros we were told it was 'culturally indifferent', which we think is a shame because we are not doing anything to offend and we are just celebrating the culture," he said.

Comment: This claim of "stereotypical imagery" is really getting absurd. People aren't allowed to just have fun anymore.

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New anti-terror law: Canada revokes passport of jihadist for 'violent disloyalty'


RT
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 17:57 UTC
Amara
© www.rt.comJihadist Zakaria Amara, Toronto18 ringleader, loses Canadian citizenship.
For the first time, the Canadian government has revoked the citizenship of a convicted terrorist under its new anti-terror law. The ringleader of a 2006 Al-Qaeda-inspired terror plot in Toronto had demonstrated "violent disloyalty," said Defense Minister.

Zakaria Amara, who is serving a life sentence in a Quebec penitentiary, received a letter from the government on Friday, notifying him that he was no longer a Canadian, The Canadian Press reports. The Jordanian national had dual citizenship, so he could be deported to the Middle Eastern country if he is released early, but he still has 60 days to appeal.
This is the first time the government has used its new power to denationalize convicted terrorists or spies if they are also citizens of another country. The legislation, which was proposed by the Conservatives, came into force in May, and several Canadians have already been notified that their citizenship is being reconsidered.

Comment: Amara was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 with no chance of parole until 2016 for his role in plotting a series of terrorist attacks with the Toronto 18. The group supposedly wanted to draw Canadian troops out of Afghanistan. According to court records, the group's plan was to detonate bombs in U-Haul rental trucks in downtown Toronto and to attack nuclear power plants, RCMP headquarters and eventually target the Sears Tower in Chicago or the UN headquarters in New York City. Police thwarted the plot -- dubbed the "Battle of Toronto" -- in a sweeping series of arrests in 2006.


Comment: As Canada's choice (Bill C-24), by default Amara is now exclusively a Jordanian citizen Question: Are there any ramifications for the Canadian gov in imprisoning, for life, a (now) foreign national?

Gov answer: Now that Amara's Canadian citizenship has been revoked, a plan has been set in motion to deport him to Jordan (Bill C-43, Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act). However, it has been confirmed he will not be deported until his time has been served. Currently behind bars in a Quebec prison, he is eligible for parole in 2016.

Canadians feel that streamlining the deportation of convicted criminals from Canada will make their country safer. Besides Amara, there are apparently three other convicted terrorists for which stripping citizenship has begun. Bill C-24 is a new piece of untested, unpredictable legislation, perhaps a slippery slope.

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Police abuse their authority, threaten youth coach with a year in jail for calling off-duty cop a 'dick'


Countercurrent News
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:50 UTC
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What happens when a little league coach calls a heckler at a girl's basketball game a "dick"? Well, when that heckler is an off-duty cop, she ends up arrested and facing three years in prison! Jessica Curs, the 31-year-old mother and veteran youth league coach, is crying foul, and the local police department is firing back.

Now, Curs is taking to the media to tell her story. She first discussed the incident Monday on KTXA TV in Dallas. The very next day, the Alvarado police chief Brad Anderson posted a victim-blaming 1,100-word Facebook post which he has since deleted (see full text below) which criticized KTXA for telling the victim's side of things.

What everyone knows for sure is that when the incident happened, Curs was coaching a 4th grade girls' basketball game. Her team was the Burleson Youth Association and they were playing against Alvarado. These two cities of Burleson and Alvarado, are about 10 miles apart with a classic rivalry.

Alvarado police captain Gary Melson was there keeping score. He was sitting right behind Curs, on the side that had been reserved just for coaches. Melson was in street clothes, off duty. He sat there the whole time heckling Curs.

Curs said Melson offered a snide comment to a call.

Comment: Cops just love to abuse their authority. Call someone a dick at a sporting event? Make sure they don't have a badge....

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GMO pesticide contamination and crop drift pushing organic farmers toward financial ruin

Justin Gardner
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
gmo crop drift
Monsanto has many weapons in its arsenal when it comes to eliminating competition from non-GMO and organic farmers. After more than two decades of pushing their products onto US farmland with purposely flawed safety studies, the sheer presence of genetically modified crops poses an existential threat to the business of traditional and organic farming.

A new report has come out showing the extraordinary costs that non-GMO and organic farmers incur from GMO contamination of their crops.
Results from the newest USDA survey indicate that of the farmers who chose to answer the question, 92 had experienced monetary loss between 2011 and 2014 averaging approximately $66,395 per farmer during that timeframe. Overall, GMO presence cost organic farmers at least $6.1 million over four years. This figure is 77 times that reported during the 2006 to 2011 timeframe—a staggering increase.

Comment: The whole idea behind biotechnology is to mass contaminate, it's the norm, once GMO seeds are in nature they take over, they are bred to survive toxic herbicides, and contrary to statements by companies like Monsanto and Bayer, these isolated incidences do have food safety and environmental impacts:
The greater truth is that Monsanto is itself a corporation of global sabotage that destroys agriculture, contaminates the planet with genetic pollution, threatens farmers with lawsuits for planting common seeds, and then blames activists when its own dangerous experiments go haywire.


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