Monday, April 28, 2014

683 Sentenced to Death in Egypt

A judge in Egypt sentenced to death 683 people who were supporters of the former president Mohamid Morsi after an eight minute trial. The leader of the Muslim brotherhood was sentenced to death as well and the group has been declared a terrorist organization. This astonished Egyptian rights groups, and obviously left many families devastated.This massive ordeal will definitely bring a lot of caution to not express any dissent due to the fear of such a horrific outcome.


 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-death-of-justice-in-egypt-an-eightminute-trial-no-arguments-for-the-defence-and-683-sentenced-to-death-9298908.html

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

New Star Wars Trilogy- Jar Jar Binks

Jar Jar Binks, senator of Chommell Sector (who undoubtedly substituted for Padme Amidala), will now be staring in the new Star Wars Trilogy, as we join Jar Jar in his journey as being Senator. .Will Jar Jar succeed in his mission to save Alderaan, along with the Gungan species? Will he win the heart of his lifelong friend? Join the excitement as all these questions are answered in the exciting upcoming films. Learn more about Jar Jar than you thought was possible, and watch his journey of blossoming into who he is today.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Man shoots 15 year old girl "on accident"

48 year old Willie Noble was charged with first degree murder, five accounts of aggravated assault, and committing a terrorist attack after shooting at a carload of teenagers; killing one fifteen year old girl, Adrian. Noble had found his car vandalized with eggs, mayonnaise, and toilet paper and waited around until he saw the car full of teens that he assumed committed the act, and shot his gun just to "scare" them. The remaining teens fled to a convenience store immediately after to contact the police, while Noble didn't call them before or after the shooting.


http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-charged-teen-death-shot-scare-22569998

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Juan Carlos Chavez Execution

At 8:15 pm, 46  year old Juan Carlos Chavez died from a lethal injection. He was executed for raping, and then killing a nine year old boy named Jimmy Ryce; an event that took place eighteen years ago. He held him at gun point after Jimmy was returning from a school bus, and abducted him on September 11th, 1995. When Jimmy tried to escape, he shot him and proceeded to dismember his body and attempt to hide it.This tragic event had the victim's parents pressing for stronger sexual predator confinement laws.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/12/florida-appeal-execution/5437699/

Monday, February 3, 2014

Harry Potter Author Regrets Relationship Between Ron and Hermione

In 2011, JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series said that she had seriously considered killing off Ron Weasley , and just recently confessed something else. She states that she really regrets putting the romantic dynamic between Ron and Hermione. She says that she did it as a form of wish fulfillment and not as a from of good literature. She hopes that it doesn't break anyone's heart, but it was more of personal reasons than anything else, and if she could go back and change it she would.  It's interesting to wonder what kind of story Rowling has that mirrors the relationship between Ron and Hermione.


http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1721662/jk-rowling-regrets-ron-hermione-relationship.jhtml

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Bieber Assaults Limo Driver

As if the news about Justin Bieber racing a Lamborghini while driving under the influence earlier this month wasn't enough, now new charges have been pressed against the star. According to a Canadian limousine driver, Justin Bieber struck him in the back of his head several times during an argument on the way back from a nightclub to a hotel. The limousine driver claims that he got out and called the police after it happened, but Justin had already left by the time they arrived. Bieber is now scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom on March 10th. These series of events in this short time frame is an interesting way to start off the new year. Time will tell what kind of person Justin Bieber is creating for himself. 

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/30/people-justinbieber-toronto-idINL2N0L32MB20140130

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Japanese Fishermen Slaughter Dolphins

On Tuesday Japanese fisherman killed dozens of dolphins that were hunted in the Taiji cove even though there have been numerous protests from the west against this kind of action. To hide what they were doing from the activists and journalists, the fishermen used a blue tarpaulin that partly hid them. This is something that Japanese fisherman have been doing every year. Some of the dolphins are sold to marine parks while others are killed and used for meat, and the remaining are released. The way in which the dolphins are handled is very inhumane. It's interesting with the concept of hunting to determine when it is okay to hunt and when it is considered morally wrong to kill these animals or take them from their natural habitats.

http://world.time.com/2014/01/21/japanese-fishermen-slaughter-dozens-of-dolphins/