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Boy faces adult trial in death of Pa. woman, fetus

People are up in arms over the fact that Jordan Brown, who was at the time 11, “allegedly” shot Kenzie Marie Houk, then 26 years old and eight and one-half months pregnant, in the back of the head while she was sleeping.  A state trooper testified that the shell that Jordan Brown threw away as he was walking to his bus (and then went to school) came from Brown’s own 20-gauge shotgun.  Prosecutors believe the boy was jealous of Ms. Houk and her unborn son.  Police stated that he (Brown) hid the weapon under a blanket so that Ms. Houk’s 7-year-old daughter wouldn’t see it.

At what point do we realize that this was a coldly calculated MURDER and sentence him appropriately?  Does he get to live out his years in a youth facility, where he’ll get therapy and blame it on a lack of love from his father, only to be released early because there is no real “prison” facility for children?

Personally, I believe in the death penalty.  An eye for an eye.  That woman and her unborn child didn’t get to live.  Why should he?  

If you refuse the death penalty, then put the little shit in full lockdown, I say. 

~watergirl~

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CNN and MS-NBC

One cannot help but wonder what might have been if the faculty, staff and administrators had used their heads and put a stop to this.  Or if even ONE student had stood up and said something to someone with a brain.

Obviously, the “faculty, staff and administrators” didn’t care.  As long as the weekend arrives and you get vacations, eh?  After all, they’re just being kids, right?

Bastards.

I present the following information based on articles linked above because I believe that this girls’ death was a preventable tragedy and those involved should be charged with manslaughter in some form or other.  I’m not a lawyer, but these kids pushed the girl to the breaking point and they KNEW what they were doing was wrong: they just didn’t CARE.

Sean Mulveyhill: 17
South Hadley
Statutory rape, violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly

Austin Renaud: 18
Springfield
Statutory rape

Kayla Narey: 17
South Hadley
Violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly

Charges against another three girls included violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting; two were also charged with stalking.

Three other girls from South Hadley were named in four delinquency complaints from Hampshire Franklin Juvenile Court. Their charges included violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly, violation of civil rights, criminal harassment and assault by means of a dangerous weapon. One of the juveniles was charged in a separate complaint involving a second victim, Scheibel said.

It is my fervent desire to see each and every person involved in the bullying of Phoebe Prince punished to the full and total extent of the law.  Students AND faculty.

~watergirl~

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You were voted off the island because:

  • you suck
  • you whine about loot
  • you pitched a bitchfit over raid times being a tight fit (/giggle – considering your preferences) with your schedule

You won’t gather.  You won’t play an alt.  You bitch when your “partner” gets more xp/rep than you because then they might level before you.

No guild wants you.  No pugs want you.

Find a virtual razer.

~watergirl~

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So in reading a number of links regarding the health reform (aka screw the people) bill, I was skimming other medical news while taking a breather from the monotonous Democrats-Rule, Republicans-Drool blather (politispeak makes me gag) – I found myself pulling an Alice and going down a weird path.

The original article–
Health care reform now faces Senate challenge

eventually lead me to–
How the health care bill could affect you

which dropped me at–
Rotarix rotavirus vaccine contaminated, officials say

which made me search for–
Which Animals Are Kosher?

However, the rabbit was faster than I and I’ve not seen the little sucker yet.  Portentous or merely noteworthy?

I get into the *strangest* tangents..

~watergirl~

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ACLU fighting to keep prom alive at Itawamba High School

Normally, I’d say the ACLU could piss off.  They’re like any other agency, all up in your business. 

HOWEVER…the school banning prom because two girls want to go as a couple?  Please.  HOW are they hurting anyone?  The ISD banning prom is actually bringing homosexuality to the forefront by their actions.

The good thing?  Maybe more kids will come out and be honest with themselves and their family and friends as a result of this.  Less therapy bills later since they won’t have to hide it.

~watergirl~

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Per MSNBC: Mortgage relief aid reaches few homeowners

 Per CNN: Mortgage help: 170,000 get permanent aid

 Talk about “news spins”.

-and yes, CHASE SUCKS-

~watergirl~

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New York City considers salt ban; Will Boston be next?

Seriously?  W…T…F…

Felix Ortiz (the assemblyman responsible for this latest idiocy):
     Get your filthy hands out of my food, off my plate and
     go sit at your own table in your own restaurant.

Asshat.

~watergirl~

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‘Lost Boys’ star Corey Haim dies at 38

/cry

~watergirl~

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The List: Six Must-haves for a Zombie MMO

I would TOTALLY support this.  Seriously.  Do it.  DOOO IIITTTT.  Please.

~watergirl~

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Anthrax-laced heroin killing users in Europe

So many comments come to mind.  They’re worried about saving iv drug users’ lives instead of, oh – I don’t know – working to ease the pain of those folks who are suffering who did NOT put themselves in harm’s way in the first place.

They’re using illegal drugs for non-medically-necessary reasons.  Many of them steal or injure other people to get the money to buy their drugs.

And you want to save them?

Social Darwinism, at its’ finest.

As for the news article, this snippet by Rachel Heathcock from the London branch of the Health Protection Agency jumped out at me:

“It is extremely rare for anthrax to be spread from person to person,” she said in a statement.

It was followed shortly by this snippet:

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by spores of bacillus anthracis bacteria.

What part of “infectious disease” is difficult to understand?

~watergirl~

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