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Four George Zimmerman witnesses change their stories

Four key witnesses for George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin in February, made major charges to their stories of the incident in what could be a key moment in the second-degree murder case.

According to The Orlando Sentinel, the witnesses were reinterviewed in mid-March after Sanford, Florida police turned the case over to State Attorney Norm Wolfinger. A young woman identified as witness number two altered her original story of seeing two guys running close to each other in the dark to seeing just one person running and hearing him more than she saw him.

A young mother identified as witness number 12 was originally unsure whether Zimmerman or Martin were on top of one another on the ground after the shooting. However, six days later she was definitive on Zimmerman being the one on top.

Witness number six was a man who originally indicated that Martin was on top of Zimmerman and punching him in the face while Zimmerman called for help on the ground. Three weeks later, the man stated he was now uncertain on if Martin was throwing punches or keeping Zimmerman on the ground, but did continue to say Martin was on top.

A fourth person identified as witness number 13, who came outside his house to observe what happened, talked to Zimmerman after the shooting and analyzed his behavior.

The man originally said that Zimmerman had a shocked reaction toward shooting Martin, saying he “was beating up on me, so I had to shoot him” and told him to call his wife Shellie Zimmerman about what happened. However, in his second account, witness number 13 said that Zimmerman was rather nonchalant about shooting Martin.

All four witnesses will be interviewed again before the trial begins.

1 week ago · 109 notes · Source · Reblogged from abokononist

Black Congresswoman threatened after Beck website posts edited video

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An African-American Congresswoman from New York was forced to call the police on Thursday after she says an edited video posted on Glenn Beck’s website incited threats of violence against her.

Judith Kargbo, a spokeswoman for Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), confirmed that the Congresswoman’s office had asked Capital Police to investigate calls threatening the lawmaker.

“On April 19th, the congresswoman went within the district to speak to Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform,” Kargbo explained. “There she was giving an overview of her agenda in Congress and pretty much using the example of the tea party to show how important mobilization is and organization is.”

“That clip that was originally on the Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform site was edited and was posted up on TheBlaze.com, and that of course is Glenn Beck’s website,” she continued. “That was edited down and what people were taking away from it was that the congresswoman was saying that all tea party members are crazy and all tea party individuals show the ugly side of the United States.”

Kargbo said there were a “range of calls” after the video posted. While some were very respectful, one was “threatening in nature.”

“Something to the effect — I don’t have the exact words — of, ‘She thinks we’re crazy, that b-word has not seen nothing yet,’” she recalled.

“Things like that we have to take seriously,” Kargbo explained, noting that the Congresswoman’s office is located next to the office where former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) worked before being shot in 2011.

In a statement on Thursday, Clarke pointed out that the threats “demonstrate the volatile political environment of 2012.”

“Know that I find it extremely disappointing that my words were edited and removed from context,” she added. “I stand by my statement and I will not be intimidated by those who use fear to make their point known.”

1 month ago · 189 notes · Source · Reblogged from sexgenderbody

Anonymous asked: “do you think there is inherent heroism in military service?”

No. It seems as if most of society falls into two types of thinking when it comes to soldiers and the military. They either believe what they see in the movies and think that all soldiers are these heroic infantry men, or they think that all soldiers go around horrifically murdering civilians. Neither one of those is true.

The Army (and every other branch) has a very long list of jobs to choose from. To figure out what type of job you would be best qualified for, they have you take the ASVAB Test. Depending on your score, you’re presented with a list of jobs to choose from. After all the paperwork is done, you go through Basic Combat Training (BCT) where they teach you all the standard things that everyone needs to know. After that’s over, you go to Advanced Individual Training (AIT) where you learn your specific job.

I said all that to say that to say this, not everyone chooses a combat MOS (Military Occupational Specialty). Not everyone who is in the military will see combat. There are some people who sit behind desks all day, there are some people who do nothing but train, there are journalists, cooks, and public relations people. It is a very large and diverse group of people and jobs. I’m not saying that one MOS is more or less important than another, I’m just saying that you can’t make the assumption that every single solder you see has been deployed and/or shot at.

That ties neatly into my next point. NOT ALL SOLDIERS ARE MURDERERS. THEY DO NOT GO AROUND ALL DAY KILLING PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT ONLY THINK ABOUT KILLING PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT SPEND ALL THEIR TIME PLANNING TO KILL PEOPLE. Yes, there are some assholes in every branch. As a matter of fact, there are a lot of assholes. There are, however, just as many amazing human beings in the military too.

The reasons they joined the military vary greatly from person to person. Not everyone agrees 100% with what the government does/has done. There are servicemembers, active duty, veterans, and retired who have and still do actively protest the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. There are servicemembers who protest with #OWS, they have also protested against DADT. You cannot look me in the face and say that this group of people is inherently evil because of the job they chose, or were forced into choosing due to economic circumstances.

So, while there are heroes of many types in the military, I do not think that simply being in the military makes you one.

2 months ago · 27 notes

Canada Is About To Pass Sopa’s Evil Little Brother. Politely.

bonedust:

livelaughawesome:

“I’m a Canadian.

We’re a quiet bunch; prone to enjoying hockey, drinking stronger beer than our friends south of the border, and lovers of fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy.

We also, apparently, have an inferiority complex when it comes to being evil dirt bags, because we’ve decided to pass our very own version of SOPA up here.

Only better*

Meet Bill-C11. Formerly Bill C-32. (I think they thought if they made the number lower people would care less about it?)

{…}

But, as innocuous as it sounds, C-11 does a whole lot that SOPA did with a few extra twists you might not find in the Wikipedia write-up.

Like your PVR? You can’t keep it under C-11.

Like ripping CDs to your iPod? Say bye-bye.

Hey, do you want to be able to unlock your $500 smartphone and take it to a provider less dedicated to violating your wallet? That won’t be allowed either.

Did you get accused of internet piracy but no evidence has been presented and a trial date hasn’t even been set? Under C-11 your ISP will now be forced to terminate your internet access.

And people say that governments can’t be bought.

{…}

There are only 14 days left people. Get active.”

Send a letter to your Member of Parliament now. The letters are prewritten, you just need to click send.

http://www.ccer.ca/letter-wizard-enter/

Come on non-Canadian people, please signal boost this for your Canadian friends.

help us polite canucks please :)

4 months ago · 6,913 notes · Source · Reblogged from theowlintheolivetree-deactivate

Ugh!

terroristnation:

Obese people actually disgust me!

Two fat women wolk into the shop together. One turns to the right and grabs 1 big bag of ‘Maoams’, 2 bags of ‘Haribo’ and a various selection of crisps. The other walks being me into the pop sections, banging against my bag as she squeeze’s through the massive gap, and picks up 3 bottles of ‘Coke’, not the diet, zero or caffeine free, but the normal one.

People like that should actually be put down, like no joke its a drain on food supplies, government funds and all the freakin’ air they pant in just trying to pick up their next bar or lard!

If only I was in control!

Really? Just who in the fuck do you think you are??? Their diet is none of your fucking business. If us “obese” people disgust you so damn much, maybe you should take your judgmental, “holier than thou”, ignorant, non-medical professional ass and turn the fuck around when you see one of us walking down the street. Better yet, if anyone knows this judgmental asshole in real life, I say you follow their ass around to see what they’re eating. I want to know if this motherfucker is “eating healthy”.

4 months ago · 76 notes · Source · Reblogged from terroristnation

It will take away choice from the American people.

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Michelle Bachmann, on Obamacare

This is just stupid. Obama’s health care plan gives one more choice to everybody already covered and gives one affordable choice to those without insurance. It’s that simple, or at least it would be if the Republicans hadn’t mindlessly batted the legislation to death to make it acceptable. Also, since when does Michelle Bachmann care about choice?

P.S. This quote is real, unlike that one a few days ago, which was satire.

(via deathbypolitics)

SO NOW SHE CARES ABOUT “CHOICE.”

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8 months ago · 90 notes · Reblogged from sageoflogic

msmalcontent:

kemetically-ankhtified:

18 Signs That Life In U.S. Public Schools Is Now Essentially Equivalent To Life In U.S. Prisons

#1 Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has announced that school officials can search the cell phones and laptops of public school students if there are “reasonable grounds for suspecting that the search will turn up evidence that the student has violated or is violating either the law or the rules of the school.”

#2 It came out in court that one school district in Pennsylvania secretly recorded more than 66,000 images of students using webcams that were embedded in school-issued laptops that the students were using at home.

#3 If you can believe it, a “certified TSA official” was recently brought in to oversee student searches at the Santa Fe High School prom.

#4 A few years ago a class of 3rd grade students at one Kentucky elementary school were searched by a group of teachers after 5 dollars went missing. During the search the students were actually required to remove their shoes and their socks.

#5 At one public school in the Chicago area, children have been banned from bringing their lunches from home. Yes, you read that correctly. Students at that particular school are absolutely prohibited from bringing lunches from home. Instead, it is mandatory that they eat the food that the school cafeteria serves.

#6 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending huge amounts of money to install surveillance cameras in the cafeterias of public schools so that government control freaks can closely monitor what our children are eating.

#7 A teenager in suburban Dallas was recently forced to take on a part-time job after being ticketed for using bad language in one high school classroom. The original ticket was for $340, but additional fees have raised the total bill to $637.

#8 It is not just high school kids that are being ticketed by police. In Texas the crackdown extends all the way down to elementary school students. In fact, it has been reported that Texas police gave “1,000 tickets” to elementary school kids over a recent six year period.

#9 A few months ago, a 17 year-old honor student in North Carolina named Ashley Smithwick accidentally took her father’s lunch with her to school. It contained a small paring knife which he would use to slice up apples. So what happened to this standout student when the school discovered this? The school suspended her for the rest of the year and the police charged her with a misdemeanor.

#10 A little over a year ago, a 6 year old girl in Florida was handcuffed and sent to a mental facility after throwing temper tantrums at her elementary school.

#11 In early 2010, a 12 year old girl in New York was arrested by police and marched out of her school in handcuffs just because she doodled on her desk. “I love my friends Abby and Faith” was what she reportedly wrote on her desk.

#12 There are actually some public schools in the United States that are so paranoid that they have actually installed cameras in student bathrooms.

#13 Down in Florida, students have actually been arrested by police for bringing a plastic butter knife to school, for throwing an eraser, and for drawing a picture of a gun.

#14 The Florida State Department of Juvenile Justice has announced that it will begin using analysis software to predict crime by young delinquents and will place “potential offenders” in specific prevention and education programs.

#15 A group of high school students made national headlines a while back when they revealed that they were ordered by a security guard to stop singing the national anthem during a visit to the Lincoln Memorial.

#16 In some U.S. schools, armed cops accompanied by police dogs actually conduct surprise raids with their guns drawn. In this video, you can actually see police officers aiming their guns at school children as the students are lined up facing the wall.

#17 Back in 2009, one 8 year old boy in Massachusetts was sent home from school and was forced to undergo a psychological evaluation because he drew a picture of Jesus on the cross.

#18 This year, 13 parents in Duncan, South Carolina were actually ticketed for cheering during a high school graduation.

(number 14 makes me want to destroy computers.)

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(via mujerinterrumpida)

Enjoy your school year, kids.

Can I add a number 19? My high school’s surveillance and intercom system was designed by the same company who did the jail and prison camp that was down the street. We had Sheriff deputies patrolling the halls and they brought in drug sniffing dogs in to do sweeps every month. They also conducted surprise searches. During the searches you could only enter the school through the front doors. All of the other entrances were guarded either by teachers or officers. You had to go through metal detectors and if they went off they used the wand and searched your bags. High school. The best years of your life.

9 months ago · 6,511 notes · Source · Reblogged from fantasticfemme-deactivated20120