Wednesday, December 31, 2014

NO DOUGH PIZZA!!!

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DONT TRY AT HOME


The Year Feminists Lost the Debate

BILL COSBY SEX TAPE

NAVY SEAL CALLS TREASON

IT'S RULE OF LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

DONT ANNOY THE MEDICAL STAFF

'Angel of Death'


An Italian nurse nicknamed “The Angel of Death” is in jail in Italy under investigation for the murder of up to 96 patients in the course of a single year in the hospital ward where she worked – that’s one death every three days between April 2013 and April 2014. If found guilty of killing all those patients, she will be classed one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
The dubious record is currently held by the Colombian Luis Garavito, whose victims, it was proven, were 138 children, murdered over a five-year period during the 1990s. The record for the greatest number of murders committed by a nurse is held by an American, Charles Cullen, who was given six life sentences in 2006 for the murder of 40 patients (though he was suspected of causing up to 400 deaths) in New Jersey and Pennsylvania over a 16-year period.
What makes this case especially chilling is the supposed motive: whereas some doctors or nurses who kill their patients do so for reasons of mercy – as Cullen did, or at least claimed to have done – Daniela Poggiali is believed to have killed her patients simply because they irritated her.
Poggiali, 42, is a passionate supporter of the Juventus football team and the music of Elton John, keen on exotic travel and gym workouts. She qualified as a nurse 17 years ago and for the last 12 has worked in the 30-bed general medicine ward at the Umberto I hospital in the small city of Lugo, between Bologna and Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. She has cropped blonde hair and a number of striking tattoos. She has no children, but is dating Luigi Conficconi, a car mechanic, who is also a semi-professional soccer referee.
Hospital bosses only became suspicious of Poggiali in March 2014, after the unexplained deaths of five patients, who died in the space of a week during night shifts when she was working more or less alone on her ward. They did not call the police but moved her to day shifts in order, as they would later put it, to keep a closer eye on her. Three days later, on the morning of 8 April, another patient died: Rosa Calderoni. ANGEL OF DEATH

NYPD WORK STOPPAGE


It’s not a slowdown — it’s a virtual work stoppage.
NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops — as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned.
The dramatic drop comes as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio plan to hold an emergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration.
The unprecedented meeting is being held at the new Police Academy in Queens at 2 p.m., sources said.
Angry union leaders have ordered drastic measures for their members since the Dec. 20 assassination of two NYPD cops in a patrol car, including that two units respond to every call.
It has helped contribute to a nose dive in low-level policing, with overall arrests down 66 percent for the week starting Dec. 22 compared with the same period in 2013, stats show.
Citations for traffic violations fell by 94 percent, from 10,069 to 587, during that time frame.
Summonses for low-level offenses like public drinking and urination also plunged 94 percent — from 4,831 to 300.
Even parking violations are way down, dropping by 92 percent, from 14,699 to 1,241.
Drug arrests by cops assigned to the NYPD’s Organized Crime Control Bureau — which are part of the overall number — dropped by 84 percent, from 382 to 63. READ HERE

Consequences of Anti-Police Protests

Unintended Consequences of Anti-Police Protests in New York

1. According to the New York Post: “The NYPD is pulling detectives from homicides and other investigations to help deal with the endless barrage of anti-cop protests in the city, law-enforcement sources told The Post Monday.”

2. The anti-police protests are, in one way at least, rewarding the very police officers whom the protestors wish to punish, with nearly $23 million in overtime going to cover “the equivalent of 38,700 tours of duty since Dec. 3,” according to commissioner Bill Bratton.

3. The protests have also led most New York precincts to cancel their Christmas parties. According to DNAInfo: “The officers, who pay for their precincts’ holiday parties themselves, also don’t want to risk putting in money if there’s a chance they’ll be called out to work overtime the night of the party.”

http://freakonomics.com/2014/12/18/unintended-consequences-of-anti-police-protests-in-new-york/

Monday, December 29, 2014

Asian-American Doll


BEST NEWS BLOOPERS

Confessions of a Public Defender

Confessions of a Public Defender

Michael Smith, American Renaissance, May 9, 2014
Inmate
Still liberal after all these years.
I am a public defender in a large southern metropolitan area. Fewer than ten percent of the people in the area I serve are black but over 90 per cent of my clients are black. The remaining ten percent are mainly Hispanics but there are a few whites.
I have no explanation for why this is, but crime has racial patterns. Hispanics usually commit two kinds of crime: sexual assault on children and driving under the influence. Blacks commit many violent crimes but very few sex crimes. The handful of whites I see commit all kinds of crimes. In my many years as a public defender I have represented only three Asians, and one was half black.
As a young lawyer, I believed the official story that blacks are law abiding, intelligent, family-oriented people, but are so poor they must turn to crime to survive. Actual black behavior was a shock to me.
The media invariably sugarcoat black behavior. Even the news reports of the very crimes I dealt with in court were slanted. Television news intentionally leaves out unflattering facts about the accused, and sometimes omits names that are obviously black. All this rocked my liberal, tolerant beliefs, but it took me years to set aside my illusions and accept the reality of what I see every day. I have now served thousands of blacks and their families, protecting their rights and defending them in court. What follow are my observations.
FULL ARTICLE HERE

Lord of the Rings Mythology


Sunday, December 21, 2014

18 DIVORCE REASONS


ARTICLE

THE GIFT OF SAUERKRAUT

Make This Now

Homemade Sauerkraut is the Best Fermented Gift

Homemade Sauerkraut
Homemade Sauerkraut 
In this time of year filled with cookie exchanges and ubiquitous fruitcakes, why not rebel and give something that’s both tasty and healthy? Fermented foods run the gamut from simple pickles and kimchi to kombucha and yogurt. Here, fermentation expert Sandor Katz (author of The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved, The Art of Fermentation and Wild Fermentation) offers a super-easy method for making homemade sauerkraut.

So round up some mason jars and start brewing. The best finishing touch for this gift is a homemade tag listing the ingredients and the day it was jarred.

Sauerkraut
courtesy of Sandor Katz

Vessel
1-quart wide-mouthed jar, or a larger jar or crock

Ingredients
2 pounds of vegetables per quart: any varieties of cabbage, or ½ cabbage and the remainder of any combination of radish, turnip, carrot, beet, kohlrabi, Jerusalem artichoke, onion, shallot, leek, garlic, greens, seaweed, peppers or other vegetables

Approximately 1 tablespoon salt (start with a little less if using a coarse grind)

Other seasonings as desired, such as caraway seeds, juniper berries, dill, hot peppers,
ginger, turmeric, etc.

Directions
1. Chop or grate vegetables into a bowl. The purpose of this is to expose surface area in order to pull water out of the vegetables, so they can be submerged in their own juices. (Fermenting whole vegetables or large chunks requires a saltwater brine.)

2. Salt vegetables lightly and add seasonings as you chop. Sauerkraut does not require heavy salting. Taste after the next step and add more salt if desired. It is always easier to add salt than to remove it.

3. Squeeze salted vegetables with your hands for a few moments or pound with a blunt tool. This bruises the vegetables, breaking down cell walls and enabling them to give up their juices. Squeeze until you can pick up a handful and juice releases, as if from a wet sponge.

4. Pack salted and squeezed vegetables into the jar. Press vegetables down with force so that juice rises up and over them. Fill jar almost all the way to the top, leaving a little space for expansion.

5. Screw the top on, but be aware that fermentation produces carbon dioxide. Pressure will build up in the jar and needs to be released daily, especially the first few days when activity will be most vigorous.

6. Wait. Be sure to loosen top to relieve pressure each day for the first few days. The rate of fermentation will be faster in a warm environment. Some people prefer their krauts lightly fermented for just a few days; others prefer a stronger, more acidic flavor that develops over a longer time. Taste after a few days, then at regular intervals to discover what you prefer. In a cool environment, kraut can continue fermenting slowly for months.

Enjoy your kraut! And start a new batch before this one runs out.

ARTICLE HERE

Friday, December 19, 2014

16 unethical life hacks


16 unethical life hacks you won’t learn in school!

Well, they all disappeared from this original post but many more found here:
Image Credits: Unethical Hacks

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Haste ye Back

Haste ye Back - Hunting, Shooting & Fishing in Scotland

GERMANS ARE AWAKE!



Germany
Supporters of the Pegida movement protest at another of their weekly gatherings on December 15, 2014 in Dresden, Germany. Pegida is an acronym for 'Patriotische Europaeer Gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes,' which translates to 'Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamification of the West,' and has quickly gained a spreading mass appeal by demanding a more restrictive policy on Germany's acceptance of foreign refugees and asylum seekers.Getty Images
Fifteen thousand people marched in the eastern German city of Dresden on Monday (15 December) in protest against "asylum cheaters" and the rising "Islamisation" of the West

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

MICHELLE EXPLODES AS OBAMA SECRET LOVE NEST REVEALED!

NATIONAL ENQUIRER!!! So you know it's true!


EXCLUSIVE: MICHELLE EXPLODES AS OBAMA SECRET LOVE NEST REVEALED!
EXCLUSIVE: MICHELLE EXPLODES AS OBAMA SECRET LOVE NEST REVEALED!
President Obama’s Christmas has turned into the holiday from hell after a furious First Lady Michelle discovered his secret love nest!
In a White House world exclusive, The National ENQUIRER has learned the couple’s marriage may end in divorce before Barack finishes his second term.
“Michelle found out about his secret love nest and exploded in fury!” a White House insider told The ENQUIRER. “Despite the happy public face the family is putting out, it’s created the holiday from hell!
“In early December, Michelle confronted Barack about a secret location he’s been using to meet up with women. She verbally ripped him to pieces. Barack didn’t have much of a comeback. He knows he’s been ratted out.”
Multiple insiders confirmed to The ENQUIRER that Obama’s secret love nest is the swanky Jefferson Hotel, located a few blocks from the White House. “The ‘commander-in-cheat,’ as he’s known at the place, comes and goes so frequently that some hotel staffers call the door he uses the ‘Barack entrance,’” the insider 
divulged.
“It’s easy for the president to get to and best of all, it has a secret entrance so he can come and go discreetly,” the insider divulged.
“The hotel’s private wine cellar features a door used for inconspicuous egress.”
According to the hotel’s website, the deluxe suites “afford city views of Washington, D.C.,” and the  READ MORE

Sunday, December 14, 2014

STATE CHAMPS! Benedictine tops GAC 45-21 to claim 1st State Title

GREAT DIP!



Just when you thought you had tried the best dip out there YUMMMM
Texas Trash Warm Bean Dip
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 cans (16 ounces, each) refried beans
1 packet taco seasoning
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cream cheese and sour cream in a large bowl. Mix in refried beans until combined. Stir in taco seasoning.
Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Spread mixture evenly into the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the top with both cheeses.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese in melted and slightly browned. Serve with tortilla chips.

Friday, December 12, 2014

NAZI DEATH CAMPS

!!!WARNING!!! HORRIFIC REMINDER WE GET THE GOVERNMENT WE DESERVE AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT'S ACTIONS.

Memory of the Camps (2014) Sidney Bernstein and Alfred Hitchcock directed documentary on Nazi death camps that was shelved for decades due to its being to shocking for any audience.

SEXODUS



Published on Dec 11, 2014
Why are more and more young men giving up on women and checking out of society?

FERGUSON; AFTER DESTROYING THE BUSINESSES THEY DEMAND SOMEONE REBUILD THEM OR ELSE!

Thursday, December 11, 2014

US NAVY SUPER LASER


LOOTING RIOTERS EXPLANATION

OH YEAH! The police want all this looting and people destroying their own communities. It's all the bankers and Wall St people's fault! Everybody knows that! These people are genius!!

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

THE MACHINE



Published on Jun 12, 2014
A major challenge facing enterprises of all sizes is coping with--and deriving value from--the exploding volume and velocity of information. This explosion of data--from traditional and new sources such as sensors and social media--is pushing the limits of scale and performance within today's datacenter. Equally important is the challenge of deriving insight from the data. HP Labs believes that enterprises are only getting a fraction of the insights available--a trend they believe is only going to get worse.

Martin Fink, EVP and HP CTO, will discuss his vision of how today's compute technology must evolve in order to meet the future needs of your enterprise. HP Labs is developing a powerful, distributed successor to today's computing architecture that will be able to ingest and extract value from vast datasets locally using very little energy. HP Labs is rethinking what computing means, and this revolution will transform every aspect of your business from physical infrastructure to analytics to content delivery. Learn more at http://www.hpl.hp.com

NANNY STATE VENDING MACHINE

SORRY SIR/MADAM, IN LIGHT OF YOUR RECENT BP/CHOLESTEROL NUMBERS YOUR SELECTION IS DECLINED.

The vending machine of the future is here, and it knows who you are

The world's first vending machine with facial recognition technology has been unveiled, and it could refuse to vend a certain product based on a shopper’s age, medical record or dietary requirements 

The Luce X2 Touch TV vending machine, which was debuted to industry professionals in Hertfordshire in October, is claimed to be the first in the world to use facial recognition technology.
The machines are able to identify and greet a user, remember a person’s preferences and even refuse to vend a certain product based on a shopper’s age, medical record, dietary requirements or purchase history.
READ HERE

 

BLACK BARBIES MIGHT BE CHEAPER BUT DIVORCED BARBIES COST A HELL OF A LOT


BOUDREAUX AND THE CAJUN LIGHTER

Prejean and Boudreaux were fishing in the Bayou when Prejean pulled out a cigar. Finding he had no matches, he asked Boudreaux for a light.
‘Ya, ma fren, I tink I haff a lighter,’ Boudreaux replied with a Cajun accent, and then reaching into his tackle box, he pulled out a Bic lighter 10 inches long.
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‘Holy crap, man!’ exclaimed Prejean, taking the huge Bic Lighter in his hands. ‘Where’d yew git dat monster?’
‘Well,’ replied Boudreaux, ‘I got it from my Genie.’
‘You haff a Genie?’ Prejean asked.
‘Ya, ma fren. It’s right here in my tackle box,’ says Boudreaux.
‘Could I see him?’
Boudreaux opens his tackle box and sure enough, out pops the Genie.
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Addressing the Genie, Prejean says, ‘Hey dere! I’m a good buddy of
your master. Will you grant me one wish?’
‘Yes, I will,’ says the Genie.
So Prejean asks the Genie for a million bucks. The Genie disappears back into the tackle box leaving Prejean sitting there waiting for his million bucks.
Shortly, the Louisiana sky darkens and is filled with the sound of a million ducks….flying directly overhead.

Over the roar of the million ducks Prejean yells at Boudreaux, ‘What the hell? I asked for a million bucks, not a million ducks!’
Boudreaux answers, ‘Ya, I forgot to tell yew dat da Genie is hard of hearing. Do yew really tink I asked for a 10 inch Bic?’

Monday, December 8, 2014

DARIUS PRESENTS LIBERAL CONUNDRUM

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SUPERMOUSE: SHOULD SOMEBODY BE WATCHING THESE SCIENTISTS?

Human foetus cells injected into baby mice to create ‘supermouse’

A 'supermouse' which is four times smarter than normal mice has been created by scientists by an injection of human brain cells

'Maternal gene' identified in mice
Human astrocytes are 20 times the size of those in mice and have 100 times the number of tendrils Photo: ALAMY
The cells from a human foetus have been injected into baby mice to create animals which have brains that are half human.
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical said it was like ‘ramping up the power’ of the mouse brain, because human cells are so much more advanced.
They found that mice with the human brain cells had memories that were four times better than their siblings who did not have the injections.
“We can say they were significantly smarter than control mice,” said lead researcher Professor Steve Goldman told New Scientist magazine.

FERGUSON MALCONTENTS ON RACISM

Sunday, December 7, 2014

DONT YOU HATE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS!


DISAPPOINTING 1ST DAY ON SALES JOB

A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job.

The manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" 

The kid says, "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in North Dakota."

The manager was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot, so he gave him the job.  "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did."

His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the manager came down to the sales floor to check on how the kid did on his first day.  "How many customers bought something from you today?" 

The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, "One". 

The manager replies, "Just one?!!? Our employees average sales to 20 to 30 customers a day.  That will have to change and soon if you'd like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Florida. One sale a day might have been acceptable in North Dakota, but you're not on the farm anymore, son."

The kid took his beating, but continued to look at his shoes. The manager felt kind of bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale for?"

The kid looks up at his manager and says "$101,237.65".

The manager, astonished, says, "$101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?"

The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then, I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then, I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat. We went down to the boat department, and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition."

The manager said "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook, and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?" 

The kid said, "No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.'"

Saturday, December 6, 2014

GUNWATCH

Saturday, December 06, 2014

La: Duck Hunters Stop Home Invasion, Attempted Kidnapping



As the husband began to fight off the stranger, the woman called for help in the backyard from her son and his friends, who had just returned from duck hunting, Webre said.

Together, four men — family members and friends — held the man at gunpoint on his stomach in the living room until deputies arrived; the stranger, Chad Babin, 46, 14450 L. Keller Road, St. Amant, was struck in the head by a gun by one of the homeowners in the struggle, Webre said.

More Here

WA: Man Pulls Pistol on Mail Thieves



The man told officers that he had seen the two suspects take mail out of his neighbor’s mailbox and went to confront them, Kapp said.

The two suspects then approached the man, described as older and having disabilities. The man felt threatened, pulled his weapon (for which he has a concealed weapon permit) and told them to put the mail back, Kapp said.

More Here

GA: Resident shoots intruder who kicked in door

Officials said the burglary suspect rang the home’s doorbell several times. When he got no response, he kicked in the front door and went in. It was inside where he came across the resident, who fired one shot, hitting the intruder in the head.

(snip)

 Gurley said police in and around Brookhaven have been seeing numerous incidents similar to Wednesday’s break-in attempt in recent weeks.

More Here

NM: Girl Shoots Mountain Lion in Self Defense (details)


Photographs supplied by Valerie Caldwell.

Alyssa Caldwell and her father had been hunting all day.   The weather had been nasty; cloudy skies with snow and rain alternating.   They had seen a few elk, much too far away to take a shot.   They left their makeshift blind to see if they could spot another elk before the end of the day.   It was the middle of the afternoon.

At 12, Alyssa was already an experienced huntress.   She had started shooting at 5, and had a new rifle, a stainless Howa 1500, as her elk gun.  They had only gone a few hundred yards when her father remembered that he had left the shooting sticks back at the blind.  He told Alyssa to wait while he went back to retrieve them.  It sounds like the start of a horror movie.   A young blond girl, left alone in the wilderness by circumstance, the weather cloudy and rainy and cold, darkness only a couple of hours away.

Less than a minute later, she saw it.  A cat.  A big cat, stalking her, only a car length away.   The cat crouched, ready to spring.   Alyssa shouldered the rifle and fired point blank.  It was too close to use the scope.  She worked the bolt, ready to fire again.   One shot from the 30-06 had been enough.  The 165 grain Accubond Nosler projectile had skinned the cheek, hitting the lion facing her at the junction of neck and shoulder, traveling the length of its body, killing it instantly.  From Alyssa:
"I saw him first," Alyssa said.  "I didn't hear him or see him until he was really close.  I didn't know exactly what it was but I knew it wasn't a bobcat.  I raised my gun when he crouched down.

GUN WATCH BLOG

POLITICAL GLOSSARY: Thomas Sowell

Glossary translating political rhetoric into plain English:

Crisis: Any situation you want to change.
Bilingual: Unable to speak English.
Equal opportunity: Preferential treatment.
Non-judgmental: Blaming society.
Compassion: The use of tax money to buy votes.
Insensitivity: Objection to the use of tax money to buy votes.
Simplistic: An argument you disagree with but can't answer.
Rehabilitation: Magic words said before releasing criminals.
Demonstration: A riot by people you agree with.
Mob violence: A riot by people you disagree with.
A matter of principle: A political controversy involving the convictions of liberals.
An emotional issue: A political controversy involving the convictions of conservatives.
Funding: Money from the government.
Commitment: More money from the government.
Docudrama: A work of fiction about famous people.
Autobiography: A work of fiction about yourself.
Federal budget: A work of fiction about government spending.
People's Republic: A place where you do what you are told or get shot.
National liberation movements: Organizations trying to create People's Republics.
Stereotypes: Behavior patterns you don't want to think about.
Reaganomics: Media explanation of downturns in the economy.
Robust economy: Media explanation of upturns in the economy.
Constitutional interpretation: Judges reading their own political views into the Constitution.
Politicizing the courts: Criticizing judges for reading their own political views into the Constitution.
A proud people: Chauvinists you like.
Bigots: Chauvinists you don't like.
Antiwar movement:  Disarmament advocates who know the idea won't fly under its own name.
Private greed:  Making money selling people what they want.
Public service: Gaining power to make people do what you want them to.
Innovation: Something new.
New innovation: Something new by someone who doesn't understand English.
Competency:  Competence, as described by the incompetent.
Moderate Arabs: Mythical beings to whom State Department officials make sacrificial offerings.
Special-interest lobby: Politically organized conservatives.
Public-interest group: Politically organized liberals.
Accountability: Holding teachers, public officials, and private business responsible for their misdeeds.
Chilling effect: Holding journalists responsible for their misdeeds.

Thomas Sowell

 

FINALLY A BULLSEYE!


BE READY FOR HUNTING SEASON!


Friday, December 5, 2014

Dey Racis: Wal-Mart Black Barbies Worth Less Than White Barbies!!!


Even more disturbing than the picture of the black Barbie selling for half as much as the white Barbie would be a picture of an entire shipment of black Barbies being dumped into a trash compactor, as if they were so many Haitian earthquake victims. But I guess there's no way a picture of that could hit the Internets, unless some intrepid employee - ahem, associate - snapped it on his cell.

SO BUSTED!!


11 Facts About the Eric Garner Case

1. There is no doubt that Garner was resisting an arrest for illegally selling untaxed cigarettes. Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik put it succinctly: "You cannot resist arrest. If Eric Garner did not resist arrest, the outcome of this case would have been very different," he told Newsmax. "He wouldn't be dead today.

"Regardless of what the arrest was for, the officers don't have the ability to say, 'Well, this is a minor arrest, so we're just going to ignore you.'"

2. The video of the July 17 incident clearly shows Garner, an African-American, swatting away the arms of a white officer seeking to take him into custody, telling him: "Don't touch me!"

3. Garner, 43, had history of more than 30 arrests dating back to 1980, on charges including assault and grand larceny.

4. At the time of his death, Garner was out on bail after being charged with illegally selling cigarettes, driving without a license, marijuana possession and false impersonation.

5. The chokehold that Patrolman Daniel Pantaleo put on Garner was reported to have contributed to his death. But Garner, who was 6-foot-3 and weighed 350 pounds, suffered from a number of health problems, including heart disease, severe asthma, diabetes, obesity, and sleep apnea. Pantaleo's attorney and police union officials argued that Garner's poor health was the main cause of his death.

Urgent: Is the Media Making It More Difficult for Cops to Do Their Job? Vote Now

6. Garner did not die at the scene of the confrontation. He suffered cardiac arrest in the ambulance taking him to the hospital and was pronounced dead about an hour later.

7. Much has been made of the fact that the use of chokeholds by police is prohibited in New York City. But officers reportedly still use them. Between 2009 and mid-2014, the Civilian Complaint Review Board received 1,128 chokehold allegations.

Patrick Lynch, president of the New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, said: "It was clear that the officer's intention was to do nothing more than take Mr. Garner into custody as instructed, and that he used the takedown technique that he learned in the academy when Mr. Garner refused."

8. The grand jury began hearing the case on Sept. 29 and did not reach a decision until Wednesday, so there is much testimony that was presented that has not been made public.

9. The 23-member grand jury included nine non-white jurors.

10. In order to find Officer Pantaleo criminally negligent, the grand jury would have had to determine that he knew there was a "substantial risk" that Garner would have died due to the takedown.

11. Less than a month after Garner's death, Ramsey Orta, who shot the much-viewed videotape of the encounter, was indicted on weapons charges. Police alleged that Orta had slipped a .25-caliber handgun into a teenage accomplice's waistband outside a New York hotel.


Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.Newsmax.com/Newsfront/eric-garner-chokehold-grand-jury-police/2014/12/04/id/611058/#ixzz3L3M2nPrf

Thursday, December 4, 2014

SOME FRENCH JIHADISTS WANT TO GO HOME

Jihadists in Syria write home to France: 'My iPod is broken. I want to come back'

French jihadists complain about the cold, not knowing how to fight and how their iPods are running out

Western fighters in Syria
Western fighters in Syria 
Letters from French jihadists home to their parents have revealed the misery, boredom and fear suffered by Islamist recruits as the gloss fades from their big adventure.
In a series of letters seen by Le Figaro newspaper, some of the 376 French currently fighting in Syria have begged for advice on how to return. Others have complained that, rather than participating in a noble battle, they have been acting as jihadi dogsbodies.
"I've basically done nothing except hand out clothes and food," wrote one, who wants to return from Aleppo. "I also help clean weapons and transport dead bodies from the front. Winter's arrived here. It's begun to get really hard."
Another writes: "I'm fed up. They make me do the washing up."
One Frenchman whinged that he wanted to come home because he was missing the comforts of life in France.
"I'm fed up. My iPod doesn't work any more here. I have to come back."
A third wrote fearfully: "They want to send me to the front, but I don't know how to fight."
Others were concerned, more prosaically, about the nationality of their baby, which was born in Syria and so not recognised by the French state.
And Le Figaro said that, among Islamist commanders, it had been noticed that some of the French were beginning to want to leave. One Frenchman was rumoured to have been beheaded when he explained to the emir that he wanted to follow his friend who had already left.
"Everyone knows that, the longer these people stay there, the worse it will be because having watched or committed attrocities, they become ticking time bombs," said one lawyer, quoted in Le Figaro.
"But, when it comes to having a discussion about whether France is ready to accept repentants, no politician is willing to take the risk. Imagine if one of these ex-jihadis is involved subsequently in an attack?"
A group of lawyers in France are acting on behalf of the families of the young people to try and persuade the state to allow the jihadis to return. They told the newspaper that they are trying to make discreet contact with the anti-terrorist police, the directors of internal security and the office of the interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve.
The lawyers said that nothing is ever agreed in advance, on behalf of the jihadis - and the advice is always: "Present yourself at the French consulat in Istanbul or Erbil (in Iraq). And then we will see."
Of the approximately 100 jihadists who have returned to France, 76 are in prison.
And the report said that Britain was known as the global leader in reforming jihadists - so much so that some within the French system were asking to be seconded to MI5 - "famed for their art of debriefing".
"Within the secret services, it's said that British jihadis are more interesting because they have a higher intellectual level than their French colleagues, who are more often donkeys," one expert told the paper.
The story of the French jihadis has parallels with that of an Indian man who spent six months fighting alongside Isis in Iraq, before becomingdisillusioned with his job cleaning toilets, and returning to Mumbai.
Majeed, 23, was one of four young Muslim men from Kalyan, a city east of Mumbai, known to have journeyed to the Middle East to join the extremist outfit.
"There was neither a holy war nor any of the preachings in the holy book were followed," Majeed is quoted as saying during his interrogation. Islamic State "fighters raped many women there," he reportedly said.