2 More Candidates for the Hang 'em High Club

Man Accused Of Sex Abuse Of Girl, 5

Abused Baby Dies; 18-Year-Old Charged With Homicide

The WMDs have been found!!!

What kind of parent names their child "Wyatt Earp"?

It's sad that this man was shot, for whatever reason, and my condolences go out to the family. The suspected shooter's name intrigues me though...Wyatt Earp...what on earth would possess someone to name their child Wyatt Earp??? It takes all kinds, I guess.

Story courtesy Greenvilleonline.com

October 31, 2008

Authorities seek suspect in Greenville slaying

By Nathaniel Cary
STAFF WRITER

Authorities have named a suspect in the shooting death of a man Wednesday and are continuing to search for him this morning.

Wyatt Earp Harper, 51, of 33 Seventh St. Judson in Greenville, has been charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful weapons possession in the death of Lonnie Bernard Oglesby, 53, of Anderson, who was shot in a yard at 114 A Taylor St. and later died Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Master Dep. Michael Hildebrand of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said investigators were able to "locate witnesses" who provided information in the case.

Hildebrand said they still had not determined a motive for the case, which happened between Greenville’s West End and Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital.

Investigators believe Harper is still in the area and should be considered armed and dangerous, Hildebrand said.

Anyone with information may call CrimeStoppers at 23-CRIME.

Pervo Update

Photo courtesy of Greenvilleonline.com

The guy who impregnated a 9-year-old child has finally been sentenced. Somehow even 25 years doesn't seem like long enough for this disgusting, repulsive bit of human garbage. The boys in the cell block are gonna LOVE him. A word of advice...keep your back to the wall and don't drop the soap in the shower.

Virginia Tech

To the families of the students and faculty members slain at Virginia Tech: our thoughts and prayers are with you. My heart breaks at the thought of all of these young, promising lives brought to such a horrible end. And the knowlege and wisdom of the faculty members that is lost forever. Also, we must remember the family of the troubled young man who brought about the carnage and the trememdous burden that has been thrust upon them. May God be with you all and give you strength.

This is VERY bad...but

A 4-year-old child was killed in the parking lot of the apartment complex where she lived. A 15-year old who was driving without a license has been charged in the accident. But, I have a question...why was a 4-year-old in the parking lot at 11 pm???!!! Where were the parents? Why wasn't someone watching over this little one? My thinking is that the parent(s) should be charged with neglect and jailed. There's no reason in the world why that child should have been there at that time of night. Why, people, why?

Some things I'll never understand

I'll never understand how a father could molest his daughter. What kind of sick mind must you have to do this? 30 years. That's all. He will eventually be released but that child will have to live with those memories for the rest of her life. How very, very sad.

I can't work up too much sympathy here...

I had to read this twice because I couldn't believe my eyes the first time.

This is an announcement of an Author Discussion/Signing at a bookstore next month:

"Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete"
New York Times sportswriter William Rhoden talks about how the star system in sports often rewards athletes with wealth but little freedom.

After reading a review of the book with some excerpts, I will concede that in decades/centuries past black and white athletes were indeed oppressed, taken advance of and used until they were worn out and then tossed aside. Most, if not all, of them were left with nothing, having been robbed of their earnings by unscrupulous managers and/or promoters.

But, that was then. Big time athletes today, black or white, cannot, in my opinion, be considered as slaves to anything except their own greed, selfishness and excesses. I cannot by any stretch of the imagination think of tens of millions of dollars a year as "slave wages." Here I am trying to support my family on WAY less than 30 grand a year while these guys haul in more money in a week than I do in 10 years. If anybody's making slave wages, it's all of us regular working people struggling to put food on the table and pay our rent and utilities. Pardon me if I just can't shed a tear over their "tough life." Puh-leeze!

How heartless can you be?

I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this story. Three children being literally starved to death. I never cease to be amazed at the evil that exists in this world. I truly believe something like this should be punishable by death.

The accused:

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Shine on you crazy diamond

Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd

January 6, 1946 - July 7, 2006

I hope he finally has the peace that eluded him in life.

Nicole Kidman marries Keith Urban

Some gals have all the luck. She's rich, gorgeous and she's got Keith Urban too!!!

What was she thinking???

I don't know what was going through Connie Chung's mind when she thought of this but this is positively horrific. I would think that what credibility she may have had just suffered a massive hit!

Foiled Burglar Sues For Emotional Distress

I don't know what this guy is smokin' but it seems to me he's lucky they didn't kill him with his own gun. This is a frivolous lawsuit if ever I saw one. There should be some way to keep this kind of nutcase from clogging up our already overloaded judicial system. Shouldn't any lawsuit be disallowed by virtue of the fact he was convicted of the crime? Our tax dollars once again going down the drain.

Pop Tarts???

After reading this, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Why would anyone steal Pop Tarts? Was he stealing just for kicks or was he hungry and couldn't come up with a better way to get food? A really strange situation.

Huh?

I work in the Shipping Department (actually, I AM the Shipping Department) of a mid-sized company. This is an actual question asked by a Customer Service Rep (college education, former teacher...natural blonde):

CSR: If I ship a package today (Thursday) by UPS Next Day Air, when will it get there?

Me: Uh...tomorrow (DUH!!! Next Day Air...get it...NEXT Day)

CSR: Tomorrow or Saturday at the latest?

Me: No...tomorrow (WTF??? What part of NEXT...DAY...AIR is givin' ya a problem here?)

CSR: Oh, okay! (giggle, giggle)

As she bounced away in her blissful ignorance I was left with mouth agape wondering how the HELL she finds her way out of the parking lot in the afternoon. Dumb as a box of hair.

Uh...excuse me?

This has to be one of, if not the most, strange things I have ever heard of. Men who willing traveled across the country to be castrated in a sadomasochistic "dungeon." What???!!! I never ceased to be amazed by the people who populate this world. I just don't understand.

Saltine crackers and juice?

I was stunned and appalled when I read the story about a South Carolina school district that is proposing serving a pack of saltine crackers and a box of juice to children whose parents have not paid their school lunch bills. How cold and heartless is that? Can you imagine the ridicule these children will be subjected to? What kind of people are running this place? I simply cannot fathom what kind of mind would come up with something as totally asinine as this. Turn the slackers in to the a collection agency or the credit bureau. Hell, file a civil suit. But don't punish the children for the sins of the parents.
According to the school district website they "are serious about providing an educational program of excellence. We are serious about preparing our students so that they will flourish in whatever they choose to do after they leave us. Simply put, we want our graduates- your children- to be wildly successful." They want children to flourish and be successful yet they are willing to hold them up to ridicule by their peers for something they can do nothing about?
These heartless cretins should hang their heads in shame.

Okay, this is weird.

It just gets weirder and weirder. A guy has been sent to prison for fathering a child with his 16-year-old daughter. He says he didn't think she was his daughter because she didn't look like his other children. WHAT????? I've heard some dumb things in my time but this takes the cake. Okay, let me get this straight. You've had this child in your home since she was born and have raised her like a daughter. But you think, "Hey, she doesn't favor my other children so I'll just have sex with her even though she's still just a child." WHAT????? That has to be the stupidest thing EVER! Fifteen years isn't long enough for this rube.
Okay, Einstein, out of the gene pool, you're polluting it!

Yet another senseless death

A troubled 14-year-old child was beaten and died at the hands of "officers" at a Florida boot camp. Yes, the boy had been in trouble and broken the law. But is this any way to treat a child? And that is exactly what he was, a child only 14 years old. Anyone else would be in jail right now for child abuse. Surely there is some other way to handle children who break the law. Must they die at the hands of people who are supposed to be there to help them? Trying to say the young man died because of a genetic blood disease is laughable. It is my firm belief that the he died as a result of the beating. It will be interesting to watch this case and see what the final outcome is. To let these people off would be a travesty. These "officers" should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Another senseless death

This is a very disturbing story of an innocent wife and mother cut down in the prime of her life due to a senseless act of violence. Apparently her only transgression was firing someone. My heart goes out to her family. Their lives are in shambles because of the rage of this obviously disturbed individual.
Family mourns 'a good mother'