WTF Humanity?

Nat · 09-17-2011, 03:19 PM

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

Here's a thread to post these things.

Nat · 09-17-2011, 03:23 PM

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.

Cin · 10-22-2011, 04:22 AM

Atlanta 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

Dominique · 10-22-2011, 04:26 AM

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

purepisces · 11-10-2011, 09:45 AM

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.

Dominique · 11-10-2011, 10:00 AM

[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)

Rook · 11-10-2011, 10:07 AM

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.

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Originally Posted by purepisces

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?

***

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.

09-17-2011, 03:19 PM	#1
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,970 Times in 2,591 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	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. __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

09-17-2011, 03:23 PM	#2
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,970 Times in 2,591 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	disabled woman was arrested for sitting 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." ------------ 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. __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

10-22-2011, 04:22 AM	#3
Cin Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: In My Head Posts: 2,814 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,333 Thanked 10,436 Times in 2,476 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	WTF - She had the same first name? Atlanta 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 __________________ The reason facts don’t change most people’s opinions is because most people don’t use facts to form their opinions. They use their opinions to form their “facts.” Neil Strauss

11-10-2011, 09:45 AM	#5
purepisces Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Just a girl in love with the world Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 604 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,477 Thanked 1,607 Times in 491 Posts Rep Power: 9710905	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? *** 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. __________________ Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

10-22-2011, 04:26 AM	#4
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	No kidding! As I scrolled down through these two stories, I thought....was this Georgia? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

11-10-2011, 10:00 AM	#6
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	[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? *** 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)