WTF Humanity?
 

Sometimes you read or see or hear about things that just make you think WTF??

Here's a thread to post these things.

disabled woman was arrested for sitting

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ATLANTA, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A physically disabled Atlanta woman, who said she was thrown to the ground and arrested for refusing to get out of her chair, is seeking compensation.

Dan Grossman, an attorney for Shequita Walker, 40, said she was sitting April 21 on a metal chair in the vacant lot next to her home, where she often sits on hot afternoons, when police officer Kenneth Thomas approached and asked her to move, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday.

Grossman said Walker, who suffers from severe joint pain and has a limited range of motion, told the officer she was within her rights to sit outside and Thomas then twisted her arm, causing her to fall to the concrete.

Walker was treated for a shoulder injury sustained when she hit the ground before spending the night in jail on a disorderly conduct charge, which was later dropped.

The Atlanta Citizen Review Board examined a complaint from Walker and determined the officer should be disciplined.

Grossman said he is hoping to obtain compensation for Walker without having to file a lawsuit against the city.

"It's not like they did this to a healthy woman," Grossman said. "She has very limited range of motion. She suffered and she deserves some compensation."

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the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:

Thomas...grabbed Walker's wrist and twisted her arm, causing her to fall to the concrete, unable to get up on her own, Walker said...An ambulance was called to transport Walker to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she received treatment for a shoulder injury sustained when she hit the ground, Grossman said.

WTF - She had the same first name?
 

http://timenewsfeed.files.wordpress....pper.jpg?w=455Atlanta woman arrested by mistake, jailed 53 days

Atlanta police are launching an internal investigation into the case of a woman who was arrested by mistake and held in jail for nearly two months, Channel 2 Action News reports.

Police are seeking to determine what happened and if any policies or procedures were violated in the arrest of Teresa Culpepper, who spent 53 days wrongfully incarcerated in Fulton County Jail because she had the same name, Teresa, as a woman wanted by authorities.

“I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how to get out this situation,” Culpepper told Channel 2.

The woman’s nightmare began Aug. 21, when she called police to report her truck had been taken from in front of her Hawkins Street home. She ended up being arrested for an aggravated assault allegedly committed by another woman named Teresa.

“Her birth date didn't match. Her address didn't match. Her description didn't match. Other than the name Teresa, nothing matched,” said Culpepper’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant.

Channel 2 tracked down the Teresa actually wanted by police, and the woman told the TV station she had never been arrested for the alleged offense.

Culpepper finally was released Oct. 12 after her public defender got the crime victim to come to court and say the woman in custody was not the attacker.

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atla...y-1205009.html

No kidding! As I scrolled down through these two stories, I thought....was this Georgia? WHAT DO YOU THINK? :blink:

When I woke up this morning I was relieved to hear that Joe Paterno had been fired and the president of Penn State had resigned (why not fired?). I also would have been ok if they had just been suspended without pay while the investigation was completed, although it doesn’t seem that anyone is contesting the fact that there was a cover up.

What I can’t believe is the public’s reaction. WTF people! Rioting in the streets to support the cover up of a child’s rape? I can’t imagine what that young man must be feeling as he witnesses this. Ignoring a pedophile and rapist to protect a football team’s image? How screwed up are we when football is more important than the safety of our children?

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Penn State Students Take To The Streets, Chant Support For Paterno
First Posted: 11/10/11 12:34 AM ET Updated: 11/10/11 10:07 AM ET

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Hundreds of Penn State students have taken to the streets to chant their support for ousted football coach Joe Paterno.

The students flooded downtown State College on Wednesday night after Paterno and university President Graham Spanier were fired amid a growing furor linked to their handling of sex abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach.

The students gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting `We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamp post and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows.


A smaller crowd gathered outside Paterno's home. He had earlier in the day announced his intention to retire at the end of the season. After his firing, he told student he would have to get used to not being the coach.

[QUOTE=purepisces;460353]When I woke up this morning I was relieved to hear that Joe Paterno had been fired and the president of Penn State had resigned (why not fired?). I also would have been ok if they had just been suspended without pay while the investigation was completed, although it doesn’t seem that anyone is contesting the fact that there was a cover up.

What I can’t believe is the public’s reaction. WTF people! Rioting in the streets to support the cover up of a child’s rape? I can’t imagine what that young man must be feeling as he witnesses this. Ignoring a pedophile and rapist to protect a football team’s image? How screwed up are we when football is more important than the safety of our children?

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As usual, only half of the story was being reported. The rioting was because Joe was fired, when the Attorney General said Although his actions were not criminal, because he reported it to his supervisors, he had a MORAL obligation to do more. The students were also protesting at the Presidents house and office, demanding he resign.

There were LIKE (just over looked) demonstrations by students about the cover up. And yes, how screwed up are we, as you said, when a football
program is more important than the safety of our children.

Penn State was the teaching institution that employed Rene' Portland...remember her? A very successful womens basketball coach who was overtly homophobic. The University let that go on too until they had the pants sued off of them and Rene was forced to resign.

The Penn State story is far from over. (very sad)

The media leaves out so many important details.

I agree with purepisces 100 %
Outrage and near rioting at him (and the Prez) being fired?????
Where's the Outrage towards his blasé knowledge in regard to child abuse??
Where's the concern over the fact they wanted to protect their precious reputation and coaches over the Victims, so they shut the fuck up, swept it under the rug??
A Football game is more important than this?....
'Success with Honor'....pffft
Their laments and "regrets" are only expressed because they know they did wrong, and got caught.
They're just as guilty.
Accomplices.
If the students are basing their sentiment on the "innocent till proven otherwise"..There's Witnesses within the Staff itself, in Lurid, disturbing detail, I was numb for awhile with the details.....
Hell, the Sick bastard apologized for bathing with a kid, and all they did was wag their proverbial finger and say "no more showers!"....
I thought the town I live in had conceited students, sheeesh.

As usual, only half of the story was being reported. The rioting was because Joe was fired, when the Attorney General said Although his actions were not criminal, because he reported it to his supervisors, he had a MORAL obligation to do more. The students were also protesting at the Presidents house and office, demanding he resign.
The Penn State story is far from over. (very sad)[/QUOTE]

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Yes, exactly, they were rioting because Joe was fired. Joe Paterno & Penn State = rape cover up (I believe that Joe is admiting he did nothing but tell the Athletic Director). Therefore, in my eyes, rioting because Joe was fired = support of the cover up.

*To clarify, I don’t think any of the demonstrators were actively supporting rape or its cover up, just poorly placed loyalty.*

You can insert any number of articles that deal with telling me as a woman what I am "allowed" to do with my body and I pretty much start to twitch.

The idea that I don't own my own body, that another human being has any input on what I do with my vagina, is appalling on every level to me.

The other idea that someone wants to regulate my body based on what they think a God that I don't even believe in says is...well, needless to say I get enraged about this.

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Yes, exactly, they were rioting because Joe was fired. Joe Paterno & Penn State = rape cover up (I believe that Joe is admiting he did nothing but tell the Athletic Director). Therefore, in my eyes, rioting because Joe was fired = support of the cover up.

*To clarify, I don’t think any of the demonstrators were actively supporting rape or its cover up, just poorly placed loyalty.*[/QUOTE]

Please don't misconstrue what I posted as argumentitive. I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU!!! I'm totally blown away it's been buried for as long as 15 years. The 60 min. news this morning had excellent coverage, 45 min. of Penn state. Students, male and female crying. (about the rape cover up)

WTF Indeed
 

It is far from over. Now that the facade is down, the unraveling begins.

When lights, cameras, and big contracts became part of college football, folks started to get thrown under the crushing wheel - folks like Lizzy Seeburg, a 19 year old freshman who took her own life last year after she filed charges against a Notre Dame football player for a sexual attack.

In the 15 days Seeberg was alive after the attack, she stated that she feared that others would dislike her for accusing a Notre Dame athlete of a sex crime and that she would wear something 'like a scarlet letter' throughout her college career.

And with good reason. One of the football players texted her the morning after, "Don’t do anything you would regret,” and "Messing with notre dame football is a bad idea.” Prosecutors would later dismiss any idea that the text was a threat that rose to the level of criminality and they waited until after Lizzy's death to interview the accused. They spent six days 'looking for the player,' even after the player had taken the field twice in that time in front of thousands of people.

After being mishandled by the police, the university and a school counselor, Seeburg became despondent and self conscious and took her own life. And it was a promising one.

No charges will be brought now against the player, at least in part because Lizzy isn't alive to offer testimony. A sad irony and a sad statement about the victims an causalities of the crushing machine.

Go team.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ll-player.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-lizz...5#.TrwWdfJjO2s
http://www.care2.com/causes/notre-da...ing-raped.html
http://www.newser.com/story/107789/p...rape-case.html


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This is just horrible! The whole damn thing! And take a look at this-

Sister of Jerry Sandusky victim talks about the pain of life at Penn State where students are joking about being 'Sanduskied'

All of the school officials are responsible for this abuse continuing! This should have been reported to police immediately- in fact, that is the law, teachers, administrators, etc. are required to report.

The only action taken with Sandusky was that his keys to the showers/locker room were taken away??

Paterno and all are culpable. I hope that they all face criminal charges as well as have their asses sued by the victims and their families.

What is wrong with people? I guess it's that Paterno is God...

The *talk* around town, after a private meeting tomorrow with the Gov. and the Attorney General and what's left at Penn State, Tom Ridge will be brought in to take over. I hope so!

Also, the voice of Penn State yesterday was John Surma, President and C.E.O of U.S. Steel. He was quoted in the Pgh paper this morning saying *Since Penn State refused to inform the public and made themselves unavailable to any form of media, I was available.* He was acting on behalf of the Board.

Wrong thread but
 

Can I just say....They fired Paterno over the phone....

Ironic isn't it. All he had to do was pick up a phone and tell *someone*

Whoa, this is ironic! Also, when he told his superior- that idiot should have picked up the damn phone!

I hope Paterno has good legal representation- his "retirement" is about to get very expensive.

Just released/ but not confirmed
 

I can give you a rumor and I can give you something I think might happen," Madden said on the radio. "I hear there's a rumor that there will be a more shocking development from the Second Mile Foundation -- and hold on to your stomachs, boys, this is gross, I will use the only language I can -- that Jerry Sandusky and Second Mile were pimping out young boys to rich donors. That was being investigated by two prominent columnists even as I speak."

Wow, YB. That's so out there yet not so implausible as to not be believed. Whatever happens, let this be some kind of wake up call.

Over 25 years ago, I watched University of Maryland players throw a variety of objects through dorm windows, take variations of basket weaving courses and conduct themselves in all manner of ways with impunity. And all I knew or was ever told was to avoid them and to say nothing.

At some point, schools have to go back to being schools, and if we want to cultivate junior athletes, we do that through a farm system as we do in baseball.

I do know there's more to come with this, and it won't be pretty.

His {Sandusky} Daughter in law, asked a Judge last night to forbid Sandusky from being near his grand children. The Judge approved that. I knew then, this is Big and very Bad. Very SICK and Sad.

A perfect example of the good old boys club!

Yeah, this is news in Ohio....
I can understand their Rights within their Religion as Pacifists and keeping it amongst themselves, but within their own community, shouldn't they remind in *this* case a Commandment regarding Parents???
The Accused who started all this snapped at a reporter once, asking if cutting beards was a crime.....
Technically, in these related case....Yup....
Let's see, Assault, Trespassing, Breaking & Entering, Hate Crime laws.
If nothing else then at least Hate Crime...Must be good for somethin' in Ohio, after all in Ohio it doesn't cover LGBTQQA.....
Might as well help some other way since they won't "Shun"
New beard-cutting attack on Amish man in Ohio

Here's what I found this morning on MSNBC. Just read the first paragraph and it will make you angry.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45267885...ew_york_times/

Of corse Bard, the football program, ahead of the safety of the student.

Just curious, Are you protected under the whistle blower act?

I realize that in itself is a double edged sword.:blink:

not sure as a supervisor it is murky. But as a sworn law enforcement officer I have a duty and obligation to report. The Cleary Act is very specific and for good reason people are entrusting us with their most precious child. I look at it like this I have a daughter what if that victim was my child?

and it was not a football player it was Basketball. the head coach of football we have has stones and morals. He understands we have a job to do.

A cover up had to come in the other case at Penn from high up administration and the head of campus police with possible pressure from the head coach

Thanks for coming back and answering Bard. Penn State has a history of covering up. Just a little snip of what I was talking about before.


Training Rules chronicles a lawsuit filed in 2006 by student athlete Jennifer Harris against Penn State University and women’s basketball head coach Rene Portland. During her 27 years of coaching, Portland enforced three strict rules: no drinking, no drugs and no lesbians. The documentary examines how a wealthy athletic department, enabled by the silence of a complacent university, allowed talented athletes, thought to be gay, to be dismissed from their college team.

Joe Paterno defended Portland to the end!

Joe Paterno describes the current *tragedy* at Penn State as “…one of the great sorrows of my life.”
He should add to that list the devastating harm he did in protecting women’s basketball coach Rene Portland while she blatantly discriminated against the women on her team who she presumed were lesbian. She was public about her practices until 1992 when Penn State included sexual orientation in their non-descrimination policy.
Apparently that didn’t stop Portland. In 2005 Jennifer Harris, a star player for the Lady Lions, was dismissed from the team. She charged Rene Portland, Tim Curley and Penn State with discrimination based on her perceived sexual orientation. Penn State tried to wiggle out of it saying that their non-discrimination policy was not a legal document. The case was settled in 2007. The film Training Rules depicts the 27 years that Portland was able to wreak havoc on the lives of so many of her players while Paterno and the university did absolutely nothing to stop her.

Maybe not exactly on the same topic, but it feels like the same topic family
 

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairba...class_drug.php

Baylor's "Homosexuality as Gateway Drug" Class


​One thing about Baylor: It stands by its convictions, no matter how wacky.
Take, for instance, the class they offer called "Homosexuality as Gateway Drug." Some might find that hilariously offensive, or offensively hilarious, but Baylor knows it is a serious look at how homosexuality can lead to....heroin? Bestiality? We guess you'd have to take the class to find out.

Baylor, of course, had no problem with the course. And so when popular Web sites Buzzfeed and Reddit took note of the class, Baylor stood its ground. For about 24 hours.

Then it took the bold, decisive and principled move of renaming the class "Family Studies."

Meaning the family is a gateway drug?

We guess you'll have to take the class to find out.

Actually, it makes me sick to my stomach.

"Penn State scandal shows how sex crimes on campus are covered up. 'There are a lot of very invidious ways that a school can go about squelching these reports. This is everyone's problem,' lawyer says

After the body of an Eastern Michigan University freshman was found in her dorm room in December 2006, naked from the waist down with a pillow over her head, the chief of the university police said there was “no reason to suspect foul play,” and let her parents believe she had died of natural causes.

That silence held for more than two months. In that time, the student who was eventually convicted in her murder had free run of a campus where he was previously caught climbing into a window of a university building...."

I am grateful to see this -

Thousands at Penn State honor alleged sex abuse victims

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People gather in front of the Old Main building for a candlelight vigil on the Penn State campus Friday in State College, Pa. The vigil is being held in support of the alleged victims of a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant football coach.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45260778.../#.TsM8ZPJjO2s

Thank you for sharing this SNH! My heart aches for everyone hurt by that monster.

Me too, Catalina Rose, and I am grateful to see the focus shift from Paterno and the Lions to the children who have been sexualized and victimized and whose lives will be forever changed.

The vigil was immediate! (I posted that) however the media chose to ignore that and gave fuel to the students who were outside Paterno's house and then eventually rioting in the streets. Thats how sick our society is.

More SICK news to report. Paterno is going to collect half a million in retirement. Wait! How does that work....he was fired.....:readfineprint: I'm not understand the boys club rules.

There are cover-ups all over our college and university scandals including a hell of a lot concerning rape of female students. My hope is that this blows apart a hell of a lot of administrations across the US including what is going on outside of athletics.

I think the Penn State students at large are doing a good job in getting sentiments out about what has happened to the victims and their families. And Penn has always been up there in terms of several academic programs it has. I also don't negatively judge the students in athletics around this.

Wouldn't it though. I would love for the culture that breeds this to change.

Yes, the retirement money is one new piece of this, and in another, he may have well had some sense of what was coming down the pick. He transferred home ownwership of his house to his wife for $1 in July:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/sp...ife-for-1.html

UGH! Well, this investigation has actually been going on for quite a few years. All of these people have been collecting pay checks from a state run educational institution on the tax payer's dime! Also, there is an Asst. DA still "missing" from the earlier cases that never got to court.

By the time this goes through the courts (both criminal and civil), we are going to see a lot uncovered that will be sickening, yet, nothing new. And that bugs the hell out of me.

Oh, Jeez, Corkey. Lucky you...

This story has become a freefall. I'm actually grateful it won't go away, especially if it brings so much to light.

Yup! And I think this is going to blow the lid off of much more than child sex abuse as it unfolds. And it should because it is not only child sexual abuse predators that do the actual abuse- this issue is very much tied to power dynamics and politics- mainly patriarchal power politics. The Catholic Church is the prime example of this. And one would have to be stuck on stupid to not connect the dots with other patriarchal based institutions all around us that self-protect.

Is tap water causing gayness?


The mayor of a small town in Peru is concerned that mineral levels in the water could lead to an increase in homosexuality, LGBT Asylum News reports.

José Benítez, the mayor of Huarmey, a coastal town in the Ancash Region of Peru, made the comment at the launch of a local project designed to increase access to water.

The town of Huarmey is famed for its abundant shrimp and long beaches, but the mayor has become concerned it may gain a different sort of reputation due to high levels of strontium in the tap water.

The metal, he claimed, reduces male hormones and could cause an increase in homosexuality among the population.

The water comes from Tabalosos, a town which a Lima-based television station famously said in 2000 was inhabited by 14,000 exclusively-gay men.

The Tabalosina mayor, Jorge Luis Vasquez, said: “Young people have low self-esteem by this stigma”.

Dr. Robert Castro Rodriguez, the dean of the College of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Lima, told a radio station that strontium can cause bone cancer, anaemia and cardiovascular problems. A link with homosexuality has yet to be identified.