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biggamevince's comment,
December 12, 2012 9:02 PM
A 22-year-old California man was arrested for attempting to snatch a woman's purse while "disguised" as Spiderman. The woman had just parked her car and noticed the man staring at her. He then ordered her to hand over her purse. The woman ran away screaming for help when she saw what she thought to be a gun, but turned out to be a metal pipe. Police later apprehended him. From the photo it looks like this person has a psychological issue. The article does not give enough information of the motive. It seems like this case is just another idiot trying to see if he can get away with a crime and thinks that a Spiderman disguise would aid his escape. He was charged with attempted robbery.
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Hacking in China is openly discussed and promoted, whether for breaking into private networks, tracking dissent or stealing trade secrets. Delete the scoop?
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A British soldier was 'beheaded' Wednesday on a London street in a barbaric attack by a pair of cleaver-wielding jihadists, officials and witnesses said. Delete the scoop?
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A Central Florida man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent early Wednesday morning was being investigated by the FBI and Massachusetts authorities in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings . 
Alysha Childs's comment,
May 22, 11:44 PM
Wow, this article is a lot different than the other articles that I've read today on the same subject. The news this morning and the articles I've been reading all days have been about a radical extremist who attacked an FBI agent when asked to sign the confession he had made to the police earlier. In this article, it appears only the friends of the man were interviewed, and little information seems to be given about the reasons why. It bothers me that only one tiny paragraph was given about the triple murder that police appear to have tied the man to, and it is never mentioned again in the article. I felt like the article made the man out to be a friendly man who was unfairly accused and then stalked by the police and FBI until his death his morning. Then when I watched the video of the friend of the deceased’s response to the news of the death, all I could think was “this guy’s practically telling us all he’s guilty too! Why isn’t he in jail?” When he was saying that one of them dying was the worst case scenario, and they had thought they would just be arrested, I feel like that’s a sign of guilt. If you haven’t done anything wrong, you don’t expect to be arrested. I just felt like this article was very contradictory to the video that was shown with it, and I’m curious what more we will learn in the approaching weeks about the events that took place.
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State wildlife officials are offering $22,000 in rewards in the recent cases of two bald eagle shootings in East Tennessee. Delete the scoop?
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#PNG O’Neill wants tough laws against white collar crime: Source: The #National, Wednesday… http://t.co/MTGrCN1954 Delete the scoop?
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O.J. Simpson wants a new trial to reconsider his 2008 conviction on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, saying he was misled by a bad lawyer. It's a common problem, legal experts say. Delete the scoop?
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Police today are searching for three suspects after 19 people, including two children, were shot in New Orleans on Sunday while watching a Mother's Day parade. 
Rachael Gray's comment,
May 20, 5:35 PM
I think it is scary to know that we almost can't feel safe anywhere we go. Anymore you hear about shootings in places that you should feel safe to go like a store, a movie, a parade, a marathon, school, etc. These aren't bad people getting hurt, they are our neighbors, our family, and our friends that are experiencing horrible things when doing simple chores or fun activities. I really enjoy hearing that they are standing up against this. Letting the "bad guys" know that they are going to protect and take back control of the area. There are still good people out there!
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The cause of the death is still vague, but according to a number of media reports he was killed by injuries he suffered during an attempted robbery. Delete the scoop?
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Danya Schimmack's comment,
May 22, 1:49 AM
Such a tragic story, and they are both so young. I cannot imagine the families devastation. I am curious though about what led the brother to his actions, perhaps mental illness will turn out to be a factor.
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A Valley school district is one step-closer to using an innovative approach to resolving conflict in the classroom.
Alysha Childs's comment,
Today, 12:05 AM
I think that this is a wonderful thing, and I’m glad that nonviolent offenders are being given a chance to avoid suspensions and use better methods instead to build relationships with teachers and classmates. Although I certainly can’t speak for every high school in the world, in my experience punishments were doled out to students very unfairly. The kids who came from money, or the kids who were engaged in class, or the kids who had a parent working for the school district were often given little to no punishment for things they had done wrong, or teachers would even refuse to investigate problems that were brought up. Kids who perhaps had less sway would often be targeted and searched out for wrongdoing, and given harsh punishment if any wrongdoing was discovered. For example, one day a friend and I were walking back into school after going for a walk during our break outside of class, and a teacher stopped us thinking we had smoking doing pot(we hadn’t). The teacher called another teacher over to witness the search, and the other teacher stopped her and said “No, this is Alysha Childs. She did nothing wrong, let her and her friend go”. Even though I was really glad that the teacher had stood up for me and trusted me, I realized that the same courtesy would not have been extended to my friend had I not been there, and that bothered me (obviously a lot, considering I still remember it six years later). Restorative justice is a wonderful thing, and teaching kids that they have a purpose, that even if they did do something wrong it doesn’t make them a bad person is great. Taking kids away from the school, away from the resources available to them, instead can be damaging and further impair their ability to learn and graduate. Anything that can be done to keep kids in school give them better opportunities is a good thing in my book, and I'm happy that Fresno seems to be backing this new program.
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The volume of requests has created at least a seven-week wait for law enforcement.
Danya Schimmack's comment,
May 22, 1:54 AM
I find it absolutely ridiculous that a form of personal technology is so tightly safe-guarded that even within legal means the process to obtain information takes so long, if it is even possible. What happened to the good ole days of simply being able to tap into a phone line?
Rob Duke's comment,
May 22, 2:08 AM
I assume that Apple restricts this ability to a few employees, thus the long wait. I worry that we'll begin to lose data under these conditions. For instance, if a phone is linked to a Pirate Bay account or even something as benign as dropbox, all data may be remotely erased simply by allowing the phone to connect to a network.
Alexander Yakovlev's comment,
Today, 4:42 AM
I think that they are not allowed to use cell phones in this manner. What about rights to privacy? I understand that there is a need for it, in order to help investigation process, but i think with that we are loosing our privacy. Agencies already can look into our phones now, our computers, cameras are everywhere, in fact people are recorded on cameras 85% of the day, where did personal privacy go? They issue about wait list is ridiculous as well, it's interesting how nowadays there are more cyber crimes online, or using other technologies as a phones then regular crimes. Our time is changing and i thing we need to change our laws in accordance to our time, so police agents don't have to wait 4 months to listen 10 min conversation.
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Authorities in rural Los Angeles County were warning people to be on the lookout for four pit bulls suspected of killing a 63-year-old jogger Thursday, and they have seized several dogs in a search for those who may have taken part in the attack. 
Robert Boutang's comment,
May 18, 9:21 PM
Not really sure how I feel about sending children to school with body armor? The fact that this is even being consider is extremely sad. However, children need to be safe and while many states are taking drastic measures to further gun control measures especially in schools, it's nice to know that the kids will be at least safer, even if they're still sitting ducks.
Robert Boutang's comment,
May 18, 9:22 PM
I have been attacked and bitten two times while conducting police business. I had a gun with me but use Mace instead of my weapon. I never wanted to kill someone’s dog. If the situation got to the point where I believed my life was in danger and would not hesitate to shoot to kill. This is a terrible tragedy and the dogs need to be destroyed. I walk 5 miles every day in a remote area in Alaska and I always have my gun with me. I see moose all the time I have seen 2 bears in the past. I feel a lot safer with my weapon.
Brittany Schilling's comment,
Today, 4:48 AM
It’s sad when someone can’t walk out there door and not worry whether or not a dog will attack them on their morning run. People just dropping off dogs anywhere just to get rid of them is awful and because of this the dogs have to learn how to survive on their own. Like any animal, dogs have to survive and sometimes that includes attacking people. Carrying a gun might be a good and safe option but it’s just that people should not have to carry a gun with them to defend themselves against dogs.
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In 1973, two years after President Nixon declared a "war on drugs," New York Governor Rockefeller passed the toughest drug laws in the nation, demanding mandatory sentences for drug law violations, while removing the judge's power to consider each... Delete the scoop?
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The FBI said Wednesday that agents have arrested a 37-year-old man after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week.
Brittany Schilling's comment,
Today, 4:55 AM
This is something out of a CSI or another crime show. Poisoning letters to politicians is not something new but is not something people hear every day. Glad the man got caught before anyone was seriously injured.
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A U.S. House committee chairman said the Internal Revenue Service official who refused to answer his panel’s questions today about her involvement in scrutinizing small-government groups may have waived her right to avoid testimony and might have... Delete the scoop?
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State Police say the five men and two women are from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and “cited their education and career interests” for being in the area. Delete the scoop?
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ames Holmes, accused of killing a dozen people and wounding scores more in a July shooting spree at a Colorado movie theater, goes before a judge in Denver on Monday today seeking to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
Rachael Gray's comment,
May 20, 5:26 PM
This is such a complicated topic; how to punish the mentally ill. Personally, someone who gathers ammo and guns and comes prepared is someone who isn't mentally ill. He had a plan and he executed it. It would be a different story is he just showed up to watch the movie and then all of a sudden wiped out a weapon and start killing. I guess the other question is how do you punish those suffering from mental disorders. Just because you have a problem doesn't mean you shouldn't get punished. Whether mentally ill or sane; this man needs a punishment to fit the crime.
Alysha Childs's comment,
May 22, 11:23 PM
I would like to believe that no sane man in the world would be able to walk into a crowded movie theater dressed as the Joker and open fire on a crowd of innocent people. To me, there has to be some form of mental illness that allowed him to act that way with no provocation or reason. On the other hand, I don't feel that this should mitigate what he did. This man was a functioning member of society, he knew right from wrong, graduated college with a 3.9, and continued onto Grad school. He understood completely the impact of his actions, and performed them anyways. For this, I feel that an insanity defense would be inappropriate. He had the rational thought to acquire large amounts of ammunition and the ability to process in his mind what he was doing. To me, if he was able to understand what he was doing and why it was wrong, he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (or just shot in the head in the near future in order to save the tax payers a huge amount of money).
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O.J. Simpson is expected to make the legal equivalent of a Hail Mary pass on Monday in a Las Vegas courtroom, asking a judge to grant him a new trial on grounds his former attorney mishandled his case. Delete the scoop?
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith's store.
Rachael Gray's comment,
May 20, 5:17 PM
I think this is a great article to prove how carrying weapons would help prevent or lessen crime; not make it worse. As a women, especially, I am all about making sure that I and my family are protected. If that man didn't come, many more people could have gotten injured or even killed.
Jessica Bell's comment,
May 22, 4:12 AM
This story should be among others to show society that a gun among other weapons can show positive output and not always be harmful. The citizen could have easily shot the person stabbing the victims but he used it to stop the stabber without causing harm to anyone in the process. I was reading the story and was thinking that he used it to wound the stabber to stop him but the stabber cooperated where in other cases could have gone differently. This man came at the right place at the right time and prevented what could have been an angry rampage from the stabber that could have caused many injured or killed.
Alexander Yakovlev's comment,
Today, 4:52 AM
After this article, on my mind came the whole question about guns. I am not sure if it's legal in Salt Lake City to care a gun, but in some states it isn't, and here a pretty good example that people need to protect themselves. That guy did everything right, and thanks god he was there at the right place in the right time.
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Officials say there is "mounting evidence" that both Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were involved in a grisly triple murder in 2011.
Danya Schimmack's comment,
May 22, 1:39 AM
When people are capable of such a hideous act as those bombings were, it always makes me wonder what they have done in the past. It will be interesting to continue watching this case as more is uncovered.
Brittany Schilling's comment,
Today, 4:26 AM
Crimes of high scale usually, I believe, are a climax to crimes that were committed before a much bigger one. The crimes that the Tsarnaev brothers’ committed before the bombing are like small footsteps towards much bigger crimes later committed. For example before an arsonist is able to start a big fire, the arsonist practices making small fires. So these murders before the bombing, if the suspects did commit the crime, were like a practice run for them before they would kill and injury many others in the Boston bombing.
Alexander Yakovlev's comment,
Today, 4:28 AM
first of all we already know that they are responsible for Boston bombing. The fact that they have connection to previous cold case murder is not proved. Police or i assume FBI need to work very well in order to find evidences besides these phone calls, they might talked to those people that were murdered three years ago, but that doesn't mean anything. Agencies need to find evidence that will beyond reasonable doubts. I personally don't see really good connection to previous cold case murder, however i am not rejecting the fact that it might be them. We just need pretty good evidences!!!
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A paramedic in West, Texas, has been arrested for possession of an explosive device, a federal official said today, but it was not immediately clear whether there was a connection to a deadly explosion last month at a fertilizer plant in the town. Delete the scoop?
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