The jury is still in deliberation over the verdict to give Dhuran Ravi when it comes to Tyler Clementi's suicide--what to hand Ravi for what he did. He can face up to ten years, something that's harsh, yea, but I'd cheer if the jury came back with that sentencing. Enough with the nonsensical "Oh, but he's just a young guy with SO much potential who ( Read more... )

Well, we might be absolutely fucked. I never apologize for cursing "out loud", do I? Well, I won't not in this case ( Read more... )

Teens kill duck in Stanley Park (warning: animal cruelty, sad)

This is the park where my goose-friend Homer lived. Every time Casey and Zeke feed ducks in stories of mine, they go *here*. There's a follow-up story, where a woman jogger came across the scene and tried to stop the bastard, but the duck was already dead. The good thing about it is ( Read more... )

At my work using the wi-fi. Five days now, without power, phone, internet, space-heating. Going by reports, our problem is going to be served last. We have people from my neighborhood who had to go to the hospital, a couple couples have been staying at the shelter since Sunday and I really, really dunno how much I can take ( Read more... )

I am SICK OF THIS. I could scream until I'm hoarse at this point. I really could. The money probs we've been having/things getting shut off is enough, never mind a tire blowing out on Pan's drive home at 11-fucking-o'clock with Gavs sleeping leaving me, the AAA card holder (or NOT, since they never SENT the goddamned thing to me but I'm in the ( Read more... )

This is a sad piece of news from my town that's rocked the area the last week: Westfield Boy Found Injured At Boys & Girl's Club.

This is a six-year old kid we're talking about, beaten almost to death in the bathrooms. The suspect at this point, though it's not official of course, is a fifteen-year old; that report is here, where it talks of the ( Read more... )