OMG control yourselves!

Trigger fingers a wee bit too itchy?

I understand tensions are high but this?  Really?

For God's sake!  They were out delivering fricking newspapers in a similar car to the one that the rogue former cop owns, and by the looks of it one that is pretty common.

God help you if you're driving a blue Dodge pick-up truck, apparently.


Women delivering newspapers in Torrance shot in manhunt for ex-cop
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Two women who were shot by Los Angeles police in Torrance early Thursday during a massive manhunt for an ex-LAPD officer were delivering newspapers, sources said.

The women, shot in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue, were taken to area hospitals, Torrance police Lt. Devin Chase said. They were not identified. One was shot in the hand and the other in the back, according to Jesse Escochea, who captured video of the victims being treated.
It was not immediately known what newspapers the women were delivering. After the shooting, the blue pickup was riddled with bullet holes and what appeared to be newspapers lay in the street alongside.

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Oh Behave!

Ummm ..... Good Luck with that.

This behavior seems to be a universally repugnant trait of many politicians everywhere the world over.


Officials' integrity vital: Xi
By Zhao Lei and Chen Xin - China Daily

Officials who are out for pleasure and love formality must be told their behavior is unacceptable and reprimanded, he said.

Party chief Xi urged officials to spend more time with the public to address their problems and concerns, and work harder to develop poverty-stricken regions.

His remarks reflected the new leadership's determination to boost the image and working style of the Party and the government.

A good work ethic and personal integrity should be the key criteria in selecting, evaluating and promoting officials, Xi said during his four-day visit to the province, which started on Saturday.

The comments came against a backdrop of a number of recent scandals that have involved officials suspected of abusing their power or embezzling taxpayers' money.

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The very first Siberian Train Fun Run 7K race!!

Wow, that would pretty much suck.

Chasing a train, in a t-shirt, sweatpants and slippers in -40 Celsius temperatures?

That is one pretty tough Ruskki, man!

Man falls out of train in Siberia, chases it for 7 km

by Evgeniya Chaykovskaya - Moscow News

 

A man fell out of a moving train in Siberia and had to run after it for seven kilometers in -40 Celsius.

A resident of Bratsk, 42, went to the bathroom for a cigarette, but instead of returning to the carriage, he opened the wrong door and fell outside.

The passenger did not despair and set off running after the train in extremely freezing temperatures. He kept chasing the train wearing a t-shirt, sweats and slippers for seven kilometers, the regional transport police department announced.

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News from elsewhere

The crippling civil war in Syria continues, apparently unabated.

BTW what does NGO stand for?  None got out?


Suicide attack against Syria intel building in Palmyra: NGO
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BEIRUT: A suicide bomber on Wednesday attacked a military intelligence headquarters in the south-central Syria city of Palmyra, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

“A powerful explosion rocked Palmyra this morning and according to initial reports it was a suicide attack targeting the building housing the military intelligence and state security” offices, said the Observatory, which gathers reports from activists, medics and lawyers across Syria.

The watchdog could not immediately give a more detailed breakdown of the toll of dead and wounded.

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Too stupid to judge?

What an assclown of a judge.

Judge In Johnny Manziel Case In Hot Water Over Facebook Comment

Heisman Trophy winner was stopped for speeding south of Dallas

AOL Autos -

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel may have outrun the Oklahoma football team's defense in epic fashion earlier this month, but the Texas A&M quarterback cannot outrun the long arm of the law.

Police in the suburban Dallas city of Ennis issued Manziel a speeding ticket last week. While the infraction was ordinary, a local judge found himself in some hot water after posting about his defendant on his personal Facebook account.

"Too funny," Judge W. Lee Johnson wrote. "So it seems that a certain unnamed (very) recent Heisman Trophy winner from a certain unnamed "college" down south of here got a gift from the Ennis P.D. while he was speeding on the 287 bypass yesterday."

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Speeds exceeding 100 mph

Literally flying threw the air.

Oh, and of course, the (allegedly) drunk guy responsible for the mishap survived while his two passengers died.


Passenger killed after car plunged into path of train ID'd
By Sarah L. Tressler - Express-News

A woman who was killed when the car she was riding in plunged off an overpass and into the path of an oncoming train has been identified.

April Gonzalez, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene; the driver, Rosalio Roman Padilla, was driving the car southbound along Cupples Road when he lost control, hit the median and swerved off a bridge near General Hudnell Drive, police said.

The car landed upside down on the railroad tracks below and was hit by an eastbound train.

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Playing rock, paper, scissors?

I guess the only thing else he might of thrown would have been paper.



Police:  Man was throwing scissors, knives
By Dalondo Moultrie New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
 
NEW BRAUNFELS — Officers arrested a New Braunfels man over the weekend after he allegedly threw knives and scissors inside his home, frightening a female enough for her to call authorities, a police spokesman said.

Felix Villarreal Castilleja, 36, faces one count of aggravated assault, New Braunfels police Capt. John McDonald said Monday.

“Officers courageously went inside the house and were told by the person inside that people were after him and that there were shadows,” McDonald said. “Based on the investigation, he was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon-family violence.”

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Tell me it ain't so!!

Imagine that; a judge sleeping on the bench!

The photo, of course, is not that of a Russian Judge.


Russian Judge fired after falling asleep in Court
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian judge has been fired after he caught 40 winks in court and then sentenced an outraged defendant to five years in prison.

Judge Yevgeny Makhno of Blagoveshchensk City Court in Russia's Far East was forced to resign Friday for obviously falling asleep several times while trying a businessman on charges of fraud.

The case became a national scandal after the defendant's lawyer posted several videos online of Makhno asleep in court. The videos were then shown on state television.

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Sympathy for the Devil

Waahh!, BooHoo!, and Wallah! Free Pizza and Wings!

But I do love the song!

Montana man made up sob story that got him pizza
Associated Press -

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man whose tearful reluctance to rob a pizza restaurant earned him free food apparently made up the sob story that gained him the clerk's sympathy.

David Randall Lacey, 35, entered a Papa John's pizza restaurant on Jan. 22 with a bandanna over his face and gave the clerk a note demanding money, Helena police said. He broke down crying and told the clerk he needed the money to support his wife and children, who were hungry. The clerk made him a large pepperoni pizza and some chicken wings as he waited, and the man left.

The Independent Record reports (http://bit.ly/14vlTZr) an investigation found Lacey has no children in Helena and changed his story when he saw how little money was in the cash register — just $24.56, according to a police report.

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Jerks

Why would these assholes do something like this?

Wait, I think I answered that, they're assholes.


Vandals damage World War II ship in Galveston
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Four men have been arrested on criminal mischief charges for vandalizing a World War II ship on display at a Galveston park.

The USS Stewart, a destroyer escort, at SeaWolf Park had been restored since being damaged during Hurricane Ike Sept. 13, 2008.

Before dawn Thursday, police found four men hiding aboard the ship, which they had covered with fire extinguisher powder. The men allegedly sprayed the substance over the deck and much of the ship's interior

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Just another day in Nancy Pelosi's district

Typical San Francisco behavior?


4 arrested for defying San Francisco's nudity ban
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four protesters were arrested entirely in the buff as they took to the steps of San Francisco City Hall in a brazen challenge of the city's ban on public nudity on Friday, the first day it went into effect.

One woman and three men — one wearing just a mesh thong — were taken into custody as about a dozen other protesters in various states of undress paraded around with painted slogans on their bodies, holding up signs with messages such as "The Human Body is Beautiful."

Police gave them a 15-minute warning to disperse or put pants on before officers arrested those who failed to cover themselves. The protesters said their arrest would advance the cause of "body freedom."

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All duped

I guess folks fell for this.


Judge will hear porn/fraud case
By Guillermo Contreras - Express-News

A wannabe reality TV producer chose Friday to have a judge instead of a jury decide whether he tricked aspiring models to have sex with him and others and collected explicit images of them by promising 15 minutes of fame.

Gemase Lee Simmons, 35, will go on trial Monday on 39 federal counts, including production/receipt of child pornography, extortion and bank fraud.

The FBI has identified more than 100 victims of the purported scam, which included scouring Facebook public accounts for people seeking to be discovered, and creating more than 100 bank accounts to run check-kiting schemes.

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Falklands War again?

The beat of the war drums increase and its all the fault of Argentina.



Argentina pulls out of Falklands talks
A diplomatic dispute has erupted over the Falkland Islands after the Argentine foreign minister pulled out of talks with William Hague because the UK Government insisted that islanders should be able to take part. 
By Peter Dominiczak - The Telegraph

Hector Timerman has refused to meet representatives of the Falkland Islands government, which Argentina does not recognise as legitimate.

The islanders were expected to tell Mr Timerman that Buenos Aires should respect islanders' rights and leave them in peace.

Mr Timerman had initially asked for a one-to-one meeting with Mr Hague.

In words bound to raise tensions between the UK and Argentina over the issue Mr Timerman said he was sorry that Mr Hague "can't meet without the supervision of the colonists from the Malvinas".

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Happy Chinese New Year!

I guess this would be the Year of the Fiery Dragon?

Man, just how much fireworks went off anyway?


Fireworks cause deadly highway collapse in China
By Didi Tang - My Way News

BEIJING (AP) - A truckload of fireworks intended for Lunar New Year celebrations went off Friday in a massive, deadly explosion that destroyed part of an elevated highway in central China, sending vehicles plummeting 30 meters (about 100 feet) to the ground.

State TV broadcaster CCTV said eight people were confirmed dead and 11 injured after seven vehicles were recovered from the wreckage. The death toll appeared likely to rise: The official Xinhua News Agency said the collapse smashed and buried at least 25 vehicles.

Earlier reports by China National Radio and some other outlets of 26 people killed were later removed from websites, without explanation.

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Yield to mah authoriteh Biotch!!

Small award, potentially large ramifications.


Jury finds cop used excessive force
By Guillermo Contreras - Express-News

A federal jury has awarded a local woman $6,700 after finding that a police officer used excessive force against her during a traffic stop in 2009.

The verdict, while small, is significant because it partly diverges from the Police Department's internal investigation that fully cleared 12-year officers Felipe Ramos and James Schneider for the Dec. 10, 2009, incident.

While jurors cleared Schneider and Ramos of the false arrest of Gwendolyn Evans, 53, the jury found only Ramos used excessive force.

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