http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=920_1302951175 Items in channel 'adio' Sat, 18 May 2013 21:02:12 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=920_1302951175 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:34:56 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e7_1368138557 adio The crash occurred at 6:10 a.m. when the tanker, fully loaded with diesel, overturned on the I-81 northbound ramp to 322 West near mile marker 67. The truck then caught fire and multiple explosions occurred. Truck driver lived. They believe the bridge may fall down. I-81 still remains closed. Is sound in the second half of the video of explosions going off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DUSk8nbT8Y View Embed http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e7_1368138557 adio Tanker Truck Fire Interstate 81 Crash, Tanker, truck, fire, diesel, 1-81, explosions, PA, crazy, Harrisburg, Sat, 04 May 2013 11:42:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=34b_1367681316 adio By David Templeton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette During an Advanced Placement biology course in Easton Area High School, Jennifer Estevez's teacher sped through the large chapter on evolution, focusing on one formula for the AP exam and the basics: survival of the fittest and natural selection. In those high school years in Northampton County, she also would attend a Baptist leadership retreat where a speaker denounced evolution as false, unproven science. Seemingly unimportant and even discredited, evolution fell off her radar. So the Easton student, who is a Baptist, arrived at Duquesne University last fall considering herself a creationist, a person who generally believes God created the world as described in the Bible. But a college biology course convinced her that evolution was valid science with overwhelming evidence that all living things, including humans, evolved most likely from a common ancestor -- over a period of millions, even billions, of years longer than that described in Genesis. Ending her freshman year, and in pursuit of a career in medicine, Ms. Estevez, 19, said she's "a bit upset" that her high school teacher played down evolution while others trashed the science that serves as the foundation of modern biology, genetics and medicine. "In high school, a lot was not taught correctly, and it didn't prepare me for college," she said. "They should have gone into evolution in detail. The controversy should not be what is taught in school." Her experience represents the ill-kept secret about public school biology classrooms nationwide -- that evolution often isn't taught robustly, if at all. Faith-based belief in creationism and intelligent design continues to be discussed and even openly taught in public school classrooms, despite state curriculum standards. "Sometimes students honestly look me in the eye and ask what do I think? I tell them that I personally hold the Bible as the source of truth," said Joe Sohmer, who teaches chemistry at the Altoona Area High School. The topic arises, he said, when he teaches radiocarbon dating, with that method often concluding archeological finds to be older than 10,000 years, which he says is the Bible-based age of Earth. "I tell them that I don't think is as valid as the textbook says it is, noting other scientific problems with the dating method. "Kids ask all kinds of personal questions and that's one I don't shy away from," he said. "It doesn't in any way disrupt the educational process. I'm entitled to my beliefs as much as the evolutionist is." Mr. Sohmer responded to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette questionnaire distributed this spring to school teachers statewide, and he agreed to discuss his teaching philosophy. He said school officials are comfortable with his methods. An Indiana County science teacher responded to the questionnaire more adamantly. "Most parents and officials do not want evolution 'crammed' into their children. They have serious philosophical/religious issues with public schools dictating to their students how to interpret the origin of life," stated the teacher, who did not respond to a request for an interview. His questionnaire says he teaches creationism for the equivalent of a class period, with five classes devoted to evolution. "I have been questioned in the past about how I teach evolution principles, and are satisfied with my approach," he said. "My approach is to teach the textbook content of Darwinian evolution but modified to explain that data can be interpreted differently dependent upon one's world view." Yet another teacher accused the Post-Gazette of conducting a witch hunt to identify and punish teachers who believe in creationism. Skirting the law The U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts have ruled time and again that teaching creationism in public schools violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which often is referred to as separation of church and state: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Those cases include Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District in York County, which involved the district's decision to include intelligent design in the curriculum as an alternative theory to evolution. The 2005 federal court ruling said intelligent design -- the argument that certain features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause -- and creationism were one and the same religious principle that couldn't be taught in public schools. The school district's legal fees topped $1 million. Regardless of the court decisions, creationism continues to find an audience in public schools, limiting students' education in one of biology's fundamental principles. Michael Berkman, a Penn State University professor of political science and co-author of the book "Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms," said science teachers' reluctance to teach evolution leaves students with a diluted understanding of "the driving theme of the biology course, beginning to end." "It washes it out so it doesn't have the flavor and excitement of science," he said, noting it results in "dry and uninteresting" science classes. "Some teachers do unbelievable stuff in the classroom but the majority don't." The haphazard method of teaching evolution, undercut by a teacher's skepticism, raises doubts in students' minds about the science, he said. The Post-Gazette questionnaire this spring drew 106 responses from science teachers. It asked them to choose one or more answers to a question of what they believe in: evolution, creationism, intelligent design or not sure/other. Ninety percent chose evolution; 19 percent said they believe in creationism, not defined in the questionnaire; 13 percent said they believe in intelligent design; and another 5 percent answered "not sure/other." Teachers were allowed to list more than one option, so the numbers don't total 100 percent. But the clear conclusion is that while most do, not all science teachers espouse evolution, with a notable minority speaking up in favor of creationism. Many scientists and religious leaders say there's no conflict in people believing in both a scientific and religious explanation of the origins of humans and other species. Fundamentalist Christians who read Genesis as scientific fact typically reject evolutionary theory. Science is firm on its truth. The National Academy of Sciences puts evolution in the category of such scientific facts as the Earth orbiting the sun, living things being made of cells and matter being composed of atoms. "Like these other foundational scientific theories, the theory of evolution is supported by so many observations and confirming experiments that scientists are confident that the basic components of the theory will not be overturned by new evidence," the academy states, noting that the science will continue to be refined. Mr. Berkman and Eric Plutzer, a Penn State professor of political science and sociology, based their book on a national survey of more than 900 science teachers, which found 13 percent advocating that Earth was 10,000 years old or younger, as opposed to Earth's scientifically determined age of 4.54 billion years. "How do you become a science teacher when you are a young-Earth creationist?" Mr. Berkman said. The Penn State survey said the teachers identifying themselves as creationists spend at least an hour of classroom time on creationism in a way suggesting it to be a valid scientific alternative. "Between 17 and 21 percent introduce creationism into the classroom," he said. "Some are young-Earth creationist but not all of them are. Some aren't even creationists." But Mr. Berkman said their most alarming finding was that teachers need not introduce creationism in class to undercut interest and belief in evolution. "You just have to throw doubt and downplay evolution," he said. "The idea that teachers are doing a really weak job -- many a really weak job -- of introducing evolution, we think, is because of reactions they get and maybe because of the lack of confidence in what they are teaching. That especially is the case with evolution, where many students have been primed by parents and youth groups to raise difficult and challenging questions." Similar debate is occurring over the Big Bang theory, climate change and other controversial ideas of science. G. Kip Bollinger, a Carlisle resident who retired as scientific education consultant for the state Department of Education in 2004 and now serves as a science coach for the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit, said the evolution controversy affects how it is taught. "Many school districts shy away from the controversy and many teachers don't want to be the center of the controversy," he said. "So it's not surprising that evolution is not given its due as an important theory of science. When I was science adviser I would receive letters written by congregations around the state decrying that evolution was included in the state's science education standards." Duquesne University biology professor David Lampe, who organizes the university's Darwin Day celebration each February, asks freshman biology students to complete an informal questionnaire each year before his class on evolution begins. His results indicate that a quarter to a third of freshmen claim to have had no instruction in evolution, with another third saying that only two class days or fewer were devoted to the topic. Only a third received three days or more of instruction on the topic. "I don't think we'll ever stop people from objecting to the teaching of evolution," Mr. Lampe said. "It is not an issue of interpreting scientific data. No one in science seriously questions whether evolution is real. It is still a theological problem for people." Getting busy, not mad An impassioned speaker, with a knack for blending humor with fire and brimstone, the Rev. Donn S. Chapman held six classes in his "Origins Series" at Cornerstone Ministries in Murrysville on what he says is the truth of creationism and why evolution is suspect science. He said 890 signed up for the class, which was proven when many hundreds filled the church auditorium for the classes, which ended April 10. Featured speakers included intelligent-design scientists who cast doubt in the audience on key principles of evolution. At series' end, Rev. Chapman encouraged the audience to reclaim American culture based on Christian values. "We totally lost our influence in the public schools, which have lost the calling," he said. "I want to take our schools back and build a base of knowledge, because we have a battle ahead. We are not going to get mad. We are going to get busy." The first step, he announced, was passage of an academic freedom bill similar to what Tennessee passed last year and Louisiana passed in 2009. The Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank that advocates for intelligent design, is circulating a model bill nationwide with similar bills having been introduced in Arizona, Montana, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Oklahoma and Colorado. Those bills remain on hold or have died in committee. While the bills forbid the teaching of religious beliefs, they would allow teachers to teach alternative theories of evolution and climate change and other controversial topics, without facing sanctions. Opponents say academic freedom bills represent a back-door effort to insert religion into the classroom. Introducing intelligent-design science as an alternative theory not only would hinder the acceptance of evolution, but clear the way for teachers to discuss creationism in the classroom more openly. State Rep. Rick Saccone, R-Elizabeth, attended the final Origins class to announce his support for such a bill. Afterward, he said legislators are being recruited to sponsor the bill. "All the evidence doesn't get into the textbooks. This is for people to present evidence from all sides of the argument, not just what's limited to one side." Faith and freedom The evolution debate in the United States pits two key adversaries, the Discovery Institute and the National Center for Science Education, an Oakland, Calif., organization that advocates the teaching of evolution and purging public-school classrooms of religion. Josh Rosenau, NCSE programs and policy director, said the battle has been waged for more than 80 years with no sign of it slackening. Academic freedom bills, he said, will encourage teachers to present evidence against evolution, even if they don't view the evidence as arguments for creationism. "Evidence against one is evidence for the other," he said. "Conceivably it could be more of a permission slip for teachers already teaching creationism to say that they are just encouraging critical thinking. It's an argument they have tried to use in the past." Mr. Lampe also objects to the bill. "Academic freedom? I'll tell you what it's not. It's not freedom to say anything you want in the classroom. In the classroom, you are obligated to teach scientific facts and methods. It's not a forum for teachers to go off and talk about whatever they want to. "Those who want to teach creationism or can't teach evolution shouldn't be there. If they want to teach creationism or intelligent design, it's a nice Sunday school topic. There's a forum for that. People who don't believe in evolution should opt out of modern science and resort to rattling chicken bones." At the end of the Origins class, a teacher in the audience submitted a written question asking the Rev. Chapman's panel to comment about how a teacher can introduce creationism into the classroom without facing sanctions. "There is a lot that a teacher can get away with in the classroom if you do it wisely and gently," said Randall L. Wenger, chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which is spearheading the campaign for a Pennsylvania academic freedom bill. "If you do it professionally, they would be hard pressed to take action against you." Polls and standard bearers The state Department of Education sets educational standards requiring evolutionary science to be taught, save for how humans got here. Carolyn Dumaresq, department deputy secretary for elementary and secondary education, said new state law requires students, beginning with the current eighth-grade class, to pass tests in algebra 1, literature and biology before they can graduate. That should help mandate the teaching of evolutionary science in classrooms statewide, she said. School districts are responsible to establish the curriculum and teaching methods to meet the educational standards. Pennsylvania also has an opt-out provision in the law allowing parents to remove their children from any classes in which topics are taught that violate their religious beliefs. One teacher commented in the Post-Gazette survey that a student was sent to the library whenever evolution was taught. "Here's the goal, but how you get there is a local decision," Ms. Dumaresq said. "Hopefully our schools are teaching evolution to the standards and honoring the court decisions including the Dover case." Changing public opinion on this topic isn't easy, In June, Gallup found that 46 percent of Americans believe in the creationist view that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years, and that view "is essentially unchanged from 30 years ago when Gallup first asked the questions." About a third of Americans believe that humans evolved, but with God's guidance, while only 15 percent say humans evolved and God had no part in the process, the poll found. "I understand why people are uncomfortable with evolution," Mr. Lampe said. "With evolution, uncomfortable things happen. Evolution slowly picks away at ancient certainties and people wonder where it will stop. But in the end, it requires a great deal of intellectual laziness and religious angst to reject it. I understand the discomfort but I wouldn't want to found a research program on creationism." The continued debate against long-proven scientific principles is a shame, he said, which can do damage to children and their educational prowess. "Everyone is capable of understanding evolution. There is no reason to dilute or confuse it. Evolution is the greatest thing in science." Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/is-evolution-missing-link-in-some-pennsylvania-high-schools-685389/#ixzz2SL2QzvsB http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=34b_1367681316 adio Is evolution missing link in some Pennsylvania high schools? bible thumpers, evolution, biology, school, de-evolution, creationism, intelligent design, college, science, facts, genesis, faith-based, beliefs, classrooms, Supreme court, constitution, theory, University, principles, fundamentalist, Christians, sociol Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:19:50 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=728_1345864585 adio Off 1994 album Punk in Drublic. Fits perfect with today's fucked up government. Even if it's easy to be free What's your definition of freedom? And who the fuck are you, anyway? Who the fuck are they? Who the fuck am I to say? What the fuck is really going on? How did the cat get so fat? Why does the family die? Do you care why? Cause there hasn't been a sign Of anything gettin' better in the ghetto People's fed up Getting fed up You point your fuckin' finger You racist, you bigot But that's not the problem Now is it? It's all about the money Political power is taken Protecting the rich, denying the poor Yeah, they love to watch the world from the White House And I wonder... How can they sleep at night? How can they sleep at night? How did the cat get so fat? How did the cat get so fat? How did the cat get so fat? How did the cat get so fat? http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=728_1345864585 adio Perfect Government by NOFX Perfect Government rofl Racist Political power rich poor fat cat white house Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:05:55 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b86_1344650301 adio A chaotic police chase involving a carjacking, a tractor-trailer-jacking, crashes, 100-mph driving, gunfire and a thunderstorm caused a massive six-hour traffic tie-up Thursday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Lancaster County. State police said the dramatic events began at about 2:30 p.m. in Dauphin County, passing through Lancaster, Berks and Chester counties before ending about an hour later. The problems began when Matthew Malory, 28, driving a pickup truck on Route 322 in Dauphin County, hit two other vehicles, disabling his truck, the Patriot-News reported. On foot, Malory unsuccessfully attempted to hitch a ride with a tractor-trailer. He then jumped through the open window of a passing pickup truck. The driver, who was not identified, tried to drive to a state police barracks in Newport, but Malory pushed him out of the truck and drove away, the Patriot-News story said. However, the stolen pickup truck had an On-Star tracking system that allowed police to see where it was heading, state police said in a news release. Troopers from the Bowmansville station tried to stop the pickup between the Lancaster/Lebanon and Reading exits, but Malory was driving east at more than 100 mph. A major thunderstorm then hit the area, and because of the rain, the high speeds and the heavy traffic, Malory was able to elude troopers for a time. He crashed at mile marker 295.6, a few miles before reaching the Morgantown exit. At that point, police said, Malory jumped out of the pickup and forcibly stole a tractor-trailer, fleeing down the road in the rig. Troopers continued to pursue him. "Malory used the tractor-trailer to forcibly move slower cars from his path by striking them," police said. After hitting a box truck, Malory briefly stopped once more. Troopers fired several rounds from their guns into the tractor-trailer in an attempt to stop it. However, officials said, Malory was able to get the tractor-trailer moving again and drove for about a mile before he again came to a stop. At that point, troopers fired more rounds of ammunition into the tractor-trailer, and Malory was caught, police reported. The pursuit and crashes closed the turnpike for about six hours, while the investigation was conducted. Austin Beiler, 28, of Lancaster, was one of hundreds of people who got caught in the mess. Beiler got on the turnpike at the Lancaster/Lebanon exit at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday and headed toward Philadelphia, where he planned to help his girlfriend move. About a mile later, the traffic slowed and came to a complete stop, he said, and remained stuck for more than two hours. Beiler didn't get off the turnpike at the Morgantown exit until about 8 p.m. Drivers just gave up after a time, he said. "People were getting out of their vehicles," he said. "It was pretty interesting to see people standing all over the turnpike." Most people behaved well, he said. "People were fairly patient," he said. "It's one of those things that there's nothing you can really do but sit and wait." Beiler was able to use his phone to access the Internet. He saw there was an accident, but didn't know about the mayhem surrounding it until Friday. He did see multiple police cars going up the turnpike shoulder toward Malory's final crash site. He also passed the crashed stolen pickup truck and saw a stopped tractor-trailer with police cars surrounding it, farther up the road. A former resident of Orlando, Fla., Malory now lives in Downingtown, police said. Investigators don't know what sparked Malory's actions, Trooper John Sours of the Embreeville barracks said Friday. After being captured, Malory was taken to Paoli Hospital for the treatment of moderate injuries, including broken ribs he sustained in the multiple crashes. He remained in the hospital early Friday, Sours said. Malory has been charged with multiple offenses, including simple assault, kidnapping to facilitate a felony, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, robbery of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and other charges in relation to the incident. Last month, Malory was charged with eight counts of reckless endangerment as well as criminal mischief, risking catastrophe and disorderly conduct for an incident in Uwchlan Township, north of Downingtown. His preliminary hearing on those charges is scheduled for later this month. Uwchlan Township police declined to comment on the nature of that incident Friday. Anyone who was struck by Malory on Thursday or who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the state police in Embreeville at (484) 340-3241. Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/710612_Carjacking--100-mph-chase--gunshots-close-turnpike-for-6-hours.html?page=all#ixzz23CNfr9Kl http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b86_1344650301 adio Carjacking, 100 mph chase, gunshots close turnpike for 6 hours Pennyslvania turnpike gunshot carjacking 100 mph chase truck stupid fail Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:10:24 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=291_1343239207 adio I know video and pictures are not the best quality. I used an Iphone3GS to take the video and pictures. Here is the aftermath of a highway accident i came across today while i was on a joint break at work. 5 vehicles were involved in the accident. When i run across the bridge to the other side you can see a silver car and a white pickup that were both involved, along with the Lexus SUV being loaded on the tow truck and the white car in the grass. Is another vehicle under the bridge i can't see. The white car in the grass is said to have caused this accident. Reported erratic driving before hitting the guardrail. The driver of that vehicle is dead and still inside the car during filming. I had to get back to work so i never got a chance to watch them remove the person. I had been talking with a fire police on the bridge before i left he confirms the driver of the white car is slump across the front seats. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=291_1343239207 adio 5 Vehicle Accident, one fatality 5 Vehicle Accident Lexus Fatality police firetruck Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:59:06 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=25a_1342320840 adio Pauline Potter became the world's heaviest living woman last year, weighing in at a whopping 643 pounds. Now, Potter has her sights set on losing weight, and she's turned to marathon sex sessions to help shed the pounds. In an interview with the UK's Closer magazine, Potter described how her reignited sex life with ex-husband Alex has helped her lose 98 pounds. "I can't move much in bed, but I burn 500 calories a session -- it's great exercise just jiggling around," Potter told Closer. Potter, who had been consuming 10,000 calories a day, hopes to reach her goal weight of 532 pounds with the help of Alex. The two have sex up to seven times each day. She makes sure to have some fun, too. "We love foreplay and massages and, as well as full sex, I pleasure Alex, too," she told the magazine. "My bed is strengthened and, although I can't buy sexy lingerie, I drape a nice sheet over me." After meeting online in 2002, the couple married in 2005 and, when Potter failed to bond with Alex's son, the two split up three years later. The break-up triggered Potter's weight gain. She began consuming copious amounts of high-calorie foods and packed on the pounds. With all the extra weight on her, Potter became depressed. She contacted the Guinness Book of World Records in hopes that winning the title of "World's Heaviest Woman" would shame her into losing weight. When Alex got wind of the publicity surrounding Potter, he decided to visit her and the flame was quickly rekindled. "Within the first day of being back together we had sex six times in 24 hours," Alex told the Sun last November. "Even though one of Pauline's legs weighs more than I do, we're able to position her body to make sex enjoyable for both of us." Alex, who weighs just 140 pounds, does most of the work in the bedroom. "It's really dangerous for us to have sex because at any moment the bed could collapse and one or both of us could be seriously injured or even killed from the impact," he told the Sun. But using sex for weight loss is not an unheard of activity. "Shagging can make you slimmer, if you do enough of it," Dr. Yvonne Kristin Fulbright, a sex educator, relationship expert, columnist and founder of Sexuality Source Inc., wrote for Fox News in 2008. "It can also help the two of you fall for each other all over again. Requiring no monthly fee - dress code optional - you can 'sexercise' yourself into shape. This is one gym membership you'll never want to drop." Dr. Fulbright, who has contributed to The Huffington Post and who earned her Ph.D. in International Community Health Studies at New York University, also writes that a good "sexercise" routine can not only lead to weight loss, but also to improved blood flow, strengthening of the heart, better cholesterol, better sleep, more energy, improved muscle tone and decreased stressed. While Potter's sex life is speeding at full-throttle, she's also reined in her eating habits. She no longer eats 10,000 calories per day, though she still enjoys the occasional Big Mac. 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It was the second time in ten days that it's collapsed, according to local authorities, who say the main reason for this was the strong wind. The dividing fences are not fixed to the ground. info from description under video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdGAfHhT3w http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=049_1342113150 adio Dominoe like road fence collapse in China China Road Fence Dominoes collapse Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:47:08 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d20_1342111492 adio Around 0055hrs, officers responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in progress. When they arrived, the 2 suspects had already fled the scene on foot. K-9 track was performed and ended behind the Trust Atlantic Bank which is across the street from the business. The clerk advised that the 2 suspects ran in with a shotgun and demanded money and cigarettes. The suspects got cash and 4-packs of Newport cigarettes. Suspect description as follows: 1) B/M, 5'9"-5'10", skinny build, carrying a shotgun and wearing a black hoodie, white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a white bandana covering his face. 2) B/M, 5'9"-5'10", skinny build, wearing an orange shirt, blue jeans, and a black bandana covering his face. info from description under video http://youtu.be/7bwJug66YoE http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d20_1342111492 adio Armed Robbery at Kangaroo Convenience store Armed Robbery Kangaroo convenience store black hoodie Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:24:07 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c39_1341872417 adio In Bradford County, Pennsylvania, protesters are calling for justice for Robert Leone, who was reportedly assaulted by five Pennsylvania State Troopers. A March 2010 video of police arresting Leone has gone viral after being posted last week by Larry Hohol, an author -- and former Penn. cop -- investigating the case (video below). Pennsylvania State Police said Leone led them on a low speed chase after a hit and run and resisting arrest. The dashcam video shows Pennsylvania State troopers blocking Leone's driver's side door. Another trooper climbs on top of the car and tases Leone through the roof. He later lands on Leone with both feet. One of the police officers reportedly broke his hand while hitting Leone, who also claims he was kicked and tased repeatedly. Police claimed that Leone left the scene after hitting another car, and then refused to stop when officers tried to pull him over. They also say that Leone was fighting back, but the video never appears to show resistance. This week, protesters held signs, chanted and called for a national investigation into the behavior of five Pennsylvania State Troopers. Leone was convicted of simple assault, resisting arrest, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer and accident involving damage for the hit and run. Now, he's filed a civil suit in federal court against the Borough of Towanda, Pennsylvania State Police and the five troopers involved. Leone says his civil rights were violated and he was brutally beaten and assaulted. His parents say he was denied medical attention. District Attorney Daniel Barrett says Leone resisted arrest: "The other people that may have opinions on the evidence weren't there. They can have whatever opinions they want. But that's why we have courtrooms here and not just plazas out front." http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/video-motorist-robert-leone-beaten-pennsylvania-troopers# Long video, around 6min mark is where the police video starts. Very upsetting as the video goes on. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c39_1341872417 adio Motorist Robert Leone Beaten by Pennsylvania Troopers Robert Leone Beaten arrested Pennsylvania troppers Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:52:47 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b8f_1341333807 adio A Manheim Township man has filed a discrimination complaint against a Columbia restaurant that offers a 10 percent discount for diners who present a church bulletin on Sundays. John Wolff, who is an atheist, filed the complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission against Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen in Columbia. Wolff said the practice discriminates against him because he does not attend church. "I did this not out of spite, but out of a feeling against the prevailing self-righteousness that stems from religion, particularly in Lancaster County," said Wolff, a retired electrical engineer. Sharon Prudhomme, one of the co-owners of the restaurant, said she is not discriminating because diners don't have to actually attend a church or synagogue service to get a bulletin. She said area religious leaders told her that anyone can walk in a religious building and obtain a bulletin, without attending services. Prudhomme added that she has no intention of changing the discount program, which she created to bring more traffic into her restaurant on a traditionally slow day. "I think it's a waste, to actually give it merit," she said of the investigation of the complaint. A Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission spokeswoman confirmed the complaint has been filed and there is an open investigation. "He is alleging he was offered different service based on his religious creed," said the spokeswoman, Shannon Powers. The restaurant's owners must respond to the complaint in writing within 30 days, Powers said. The commission will decide if there is probable cause to support the complaint. If that is the finding, the case could proceed to a public hearing, Powers said. A decision will be rendered and a legally enforceable order will be issued. Prudhomme said she began offering the discount a little more than a year ago. She said she has offered all kinds of discounts or incentives at various times, including some to senior citizens, early-bird diners, children under 12, people who shop at certain other Columbia businesses and even Columbia High School students. "I thought it would be nice to do something for Sunday dinners and encourage people to come in," she said. Wolff said he was disturbed when he found the offer on Prudhomme's website. He said was considering eating there, but never did. "I don't consider it an earthshaking affair, but in this area in particular, we seem to have so many self-righteous religious people, so it just annoys me," he said. Wolff has an interesting history with religion. Growing up Jewish in Germany as Hitler was coming to power, he and his family fled to Belgium in 1940, when he was 6. He was hidden in a Catholic boarding school and became a "devout Catholic," he said. As he aged, Wolff said he came to the conclusion that no religion was better than another and that, in fact, there was no evidence of God's existence. After encountering Prudhomme's policy, Wolff said he contacted the Freedom from Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wis. The foundation sent Prudhomme two letters last year, telling her the church bulletin discount was discriminatory. According to a posting on the foundation website, church bulletin promotions are illegal under federal law because any place of "public accommodation," such as a restaurant, grocery store or other business, may not discriminate or show favoritism based on religion. "Church-bulletin discounts are restrictive promotional practices, which favor religious customers and deny customers who do not attend church, and nonbelievers, the right to 'full and equal' enjoyment of the restaurant, store or other business," according to the statement by the organization, which has successfully lobbied restaurants in other states to stop the practice. The practice has been legally challenged in at least one other state. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against a Maryland minor league baseball team, the Hagerstown Suns, which offered a church-bulletin discount. The two parties settled the dispute in 2000. The Suns said they also would accept the bulletins of civic or nonprofit organizations for the discount, in addition to church bulletins. In turn, the ACLU agreed to drop the lawsuit. With regard to going to a church or synagogue to obtain a bulletin, Wolff said, "I have no intention or desire to go into a church and pick up a bulletin." He contacted the Human Relations Commission after the foundation could not persuade Prudhomme to change the discount. "She got very snotty, saying that her pastors had told her go ahead and don't worry about it," he said. Prudhomme said that is not true. In fact, she said, she does not attend church, though she believes that how you handle yourself and treat others is important. The church-bulletin discount was a marketing tool, plain and simple, not a religious outreach, she said. "We're the kind of place where everybody can come," she said of her restaurant. She said she's not worried about the challenge. "It's just one of those things," she said. "We have people who say we should do everything they want, and bend over backwards." "I'm an American. This is an independent restaurant. I can do as I wish and I'm going to continue to offer the church-bulletin discount." http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/681194_Atheist-files-complaint-over-restaurant-s-Sunday-promotion.html?page=all If you view the link, is a Copy of complaint filed against Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen Sharon Prudhomme(left-co owner) John Wolff (Right) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b8f_1341333807 adio Atheist files complaint over restaurant's Sunday promotion Atheist restaurant sunday religion church synagogue silly Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:05:10 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=11d_1341075742 adio Mounties are recommending assault charges be laid against a minor hockey coach who tripped a 13-year-old in the handshake line following a game Saturday, leaving the youth with a broken wrist. It's an incident one parent said started with a player's celebration by the opposing team's bench. The coach's response, allegedly, was to taunt the player every time the youth hit the ice. Martin Tremblay has been suspended from the Vancouver Minor Hockey Association as a result, Dion DeMarco of the VMHA told the Province. The suspension is pending a disciplinary hearing with Tremblay, who coached with the VMHA last season. It was his first year in the league, DeMarco said, but not his first year as a coach. He inquired about coaching with the VMHA when his son was relegated to a different division of Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association, and all their coaching spots were filled. DeMarco said they were in need of a coach for their 11- to 12-year-old boys, and a criminal records check as well as training from Hockey Canada was all in order. DeMarco added Tremblay's year with VMHA was incident-free. On Saturday, video shows Tremblay, coach of the Hornets in the UBC youth spring recreational league, tripping a 13-year-old player following a 5-4 win for his club in the handshake following the game. "He coached for us but when he was doing this, he was on his free time," DeMarco said. "This is a league run by the UBC and ultimately they're the ones responsible for him coaching at that incident." One parent of the Richmond Steel, who did not want to be identified, said the incident started after the Steel player who was injured started to celebrate the opening goal. "He was celebrating and he skated by the bench and obviously, the coach said something to him because the player then turned around and gave him the finger," the parent said. "Every time that kid was on the ice, you could see the coach would be talking to him, trash talking him, basically," added the parent. "It was to the point where the kid was visibly upset on the bench." It was the final game of an eight-game regular season with playoffs in the three-team league, which was repeatedly heated between the two clubs. The spring league isn't sanctioned by Hockey Canada and UBC spokesperson Lucie McNeil said the facility doesn't manage the coaches. "We register the teams, we keep score, we hire the referee ... but the teams are independent," McNeil said. "Our opinion is that by requiring the coaches to have minor hockey league experience for this kind of recreational league, up to this point we have felt it was sufficient due diligence." But Hockey Canada vice-president of hockey development Paul Carson said that requirement isn't enough to absolve the league organizers of responsibility. "There's still a lot more that goes into creating a safe and positive environment for kids," Carson added. "The private side of the game is very different." Carson declined to comment on the possibility of assault charges to Tremblay. DeMarco, however, was clear that the punishment needs to be firm. "There has to be a strong message," DeMarco said. "You're the adult, you're the one who has to maintain your cool. "I have three kids of my own, I don't want another adult touching my kid." http://www.theprovince.com/news/minor+hockey+coach+tripped+player+during+post+game/6849861/story.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aTDCZIhcY8 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=11d_1341075742 adio BC hockey coach trips 13 year old player BC hockey coach trips 13 year old boy charged