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  • Dr. Broom

    Dr. Broom

    McGill investigates alleged sodomy ritual:

    It seems that forced sodomy disguised as boys being boys isn’t limited to American high schools.

    Now it seems Canadian Colleges have been doing it for years. It turns out that McGill University in Montreal has a nasty little “tradition” known as “Dr. Broom”.

    An 18-year-old player states that he was assaulted by veteran players of the McGill Redmen football team. Rather than give you a breakdown of the situation, I’ll just repost quotes from this article from The Globe and Mail…

    On Aug. 27, the last day of training camp, he said all the newcomers were told they had to go to the campus dining hall. Veterans announced they’d be subjected to their “examination” that night.

    Toward the end of the meal, he said, one of the veterans entered the room clutching a broom. “The veterans were shouting ‘broom, broom, broom,’” he recalled. Meanwhile, two rookies were singled out to simulate oral sex on one another in their boxer shorts, he said.

    After being ordered to take off their shirts, he said, everyone was ordered outside, told to hold hands, and sing as they skipped down to the gym.

    “They [the veterans] were taunting us, saying, ‘Look at the fairies. Look at the gays,’” the rookie recalled.

    He added that all the rookies were ordered toward the campus’s darkened squash courts and told to hold a penny on the wall with their nose.

    “They said, “Drop the penny, and it’s another inch with Dr. Broom,’” the teenager recalled. “Then one by one, they took us out of the room. I was taken out to another room.”

    In the second squash court, six football veterans were present while another group was in the stands, pelting him with large exercise balls and jeering. The rookie was told to take off his pants. Three times, he said he refused. Finally, he was threatened.

    “One of them said, ‘Do it or we’ll do it for you.’ I said ‘No, I wasn’t raised that way.’ They said it doesn’t matter.”

    The rookie said he relented, dropping his pants but keeping on his boxer shorts. He said he was put on his hands and knees and told to bite down on a dog chew toy made of rope. Then they began counting down as they held a broom handle.

    “They were poking me on either side of my buttocks cheeks,” he said. “Then, they made contact with my rectum with it. They were kind of pushing back and forth and applying pressure.”

    He was not penetrated with the broomstick, but it did hurt, he said.

    Could that whole ritual be any more homoerotic? Actually, I take that back because these “rituals” are an insult to homosexuals. But seriously, what is with athlete’s obsession to humiliate their younger teammates with these prison rape fantasy rituals?

    And of course, the team captain is denying such allegations…

    The captain of the McGill Redmen football team has said although rookies were taken to the squash courts, the allegation is a “complete lie.”

    “We would never do anything like that, ever — no alcohol, no one was completely naked, no one ever complained until now,” said Matt Connell.

    “Anal probing of any sort happened to absolutely nobody,” Connell told CBC Radio in Montreal on Thursday.

    And what did the school do?

    Redmen coach Chuck McMann suspended five players for one game and one player indefinitely for breaking team rules.

    Do schools actually expel anybody anymore?

    At the time that the article was printed no charges had been filed yet.

  • Request from a mutant

    Request from a mutant

    I got an e-mail today from the webmaster whose site I got the quotes from for both Birthdays in Hell entries which can be found here and here. Here is the e-mail in most of its entirety…

    Hello Trench,

    My name is Chris and i’m the owner of (URL of mutant website).
    I received a note that you posted some text of my homepage:

    You didn’t ask for my permission to post whats on my website.
    I am copyrighted so therefore you must delete what youve taken from my website.

    Please put this stuff you copy off

    Thank you

    Chris

    First off, I wonder which mutant sent him a note. Like I need to ask. WMD.

    Anyway, as to your request, um…

    (more…)
  • More Esmie Tseng News

    More Esmie Tseng News

    Teen Faces Charge in Mom’s Stabbing: (last story)

    Just some other news about Esmie Tseng. Probably nothing new to those that are closer to the case but new to me…

    Investigators said the teen’s 55-year-old mother, Shu Yi Zhang, was fatally stabbed after a lengthy argument between the mother and daughter.

    Zhang called her husband after the attack and asked him to come home, but she was dead by the time emergency workers arrived, officials said.

    And…

    Prosecutors said Tseng’s alleged violent behavior is out of character for her, but classmates said Tseng, a high school junior, had been using drugs and was sent her home early for some strange behavior.

    I did know that she was allegedly sent home, but this is the first I’ve heard about any alleged drug use.

    I also found another support forum for Esmie Tseng at Kids in Court.

    Now, while I’m personally reserving judgment on the situation because not enough information has been released, the people at KIC annoy me to no end because they believe that no minor should be tried as an adult.

    I’m sorry, but if you can’t do adult time you shouldn’t do adult crime. 16 years old is old enough to know that killing people is wrong and against the law.

  • Jonathan Zarate News

    Jonathan Zarate News

    Slain Randolph girl’s mom pushes for death penalty:

    The mother of Jennifer Parks, Laurie Parks, is calling on prosecutors to push for the death penalty in the murder of her daughter…

    “I feel if you take a life, you give a life,” she said. She said her grief has been overwhelming some days, for herself and Jennifer’s father, David, and that she hopes to start counseling soon. She hasn’t been ready so far for therapy, she said.

    “I’m not doing good right now. It’s very hard,” she said.

    Can you blame her? Considering, her daughter was killed and dismembered by Jonathan Zarate.

    Prosecutors have not yet stated whether or not they will pursue the death penalty. While New Jersey does have the death penalty, it’s rarely used.

    We also have news out of the Zarate camp…

    Slay case leaves kin wondering:

    The relatives of Jonathan Zarate are saying they knew that he had problems. As a matter of fact, he was supposed to have been sent to his aunt in California, who is a psychiatrist. He was supposed to go on August 2nd, but he killed Jennifer Parks on July 30th. Still, no motive was given, but the article uses this as a turning point in Zarate’s life…

    He changed from a happy youngster to an angry kid during the breakup of his parents, according to his mother, Flora Mari, who spoke through Fusco. The couple split when he was 8 and divorced when he was 11, according to court records.

    Even years later, Zarate spoke about the divorce all the time, according to Moises Mari, a stepbrother who lives in Newport News, Va.

    So he was down about his parents’ divorce. Boo-freakin’ hoo. I don’t care if his parents beat him with barbed wire, it’s still no excuse to choke, bludgeon, stab, and dismember a 16-year-old girl.

    If this is what the defense will be basing their insanity defense on, then they have their work cut out for them. Then again, this is New Jersey. So we’ll just have to wait and see.

  • Esmie Tseng Support Site

    Esmie Tseng Support Site

    Web site urges that teenager be tried as juvenile in slaying: (log in info)

    According to the article, friends and supporters of Esmie Tseng, the Kansas teen accused of stabbing her mother to death, have set up a website in support of her at Esmie.com. According to the site, their goal is to keep the case in the juvenile courts while prosecutors want to try her as an adult. Or as they put it in their words…

    If Esmie is convicted in the juvenile court system she can get the care and help she needs and 7 years from now could move on with a normal life. If her case is moved to the adult system, the likely penalty for this 16-year-old child will be life in prison. Read Esmie’s bio, and what those who know Esmie have to say, and you will understand that sending this kid to jail for life would constitute not one but two terrible tragedies resulting from that August 19th afternoon.

    Personally, I think they’re jumping the gun here a little bit.

    By their own admission, details about what happened that day are almost nonexistent. Saying that she needs help and care and letting her move on with her life is a bit premature.

    If it turns out that this was nothing more than a cold-blooded killing, then she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

  • Nee’s lawyer files for change of venue

    Nee’s lawyer files for change of venue

    Attorney seeking venue change for massacre-lot trial:

    The attorney for Joe Nee, the always amusing and pervert cop defender Thomas Drechsler, is trying to get the venue changed for his client’s trial…

    Drechsler said the change of venue is needed because of the extensive media coverage the case has received. Drechsler has repeatedly said that news coverage, particularly by The Patriot Ledger after Nee’s arrest, would prevent his client from receiving a fair trial locally.

    You don’t see Toby Kerns’ lawyer filing for a change of venue. Running scared perhaps?

  • Marshfield Follow-Up

    Marshfield Follow-Up

    One year later, Kerns case crawling forward:

    This is basically just the local media report of what I told you about yesterday.

    I still don’t see how Joe Nee can be considered a reliable informant when he was arrested for the exact same crime that Tobin Kerns was.

    I still say it reeks of preferential treatment.

  • Search Warrant Ruled Admissible in Marshfield

    Search Warrant Ruled Admissible in Marshfield

    Back in August, I told you that the attorney for Tobin Kerns, William McElligott, was trying to get the search warrant of Kerns’ house suppressed because the police informants were not reliable. One of those informants, Joe Nee, was also arrested for the same plot.

    If you remember, Kerns was arrested in conjunction with a plot to commit a Columbine-like assault on Marshfield High in Mass. Well, I heard from someone close to the case today, who said that the Judge has ruled the search warrant as admissible.

    This hasn’t made the media yet, and according to the person who gave me the information, it’s unlikely that it will. Anyway, in my opinion, this ruling stinks. Outside of the arrest of Joe Nee, it still seems like he is receiving preferential treatment since he’s the son of a Boston cop. A pre-trial date has been set for September 27th.

  • Anatomy of a Mutant

    Anatomy of a Mutant

    I received an e-mail today from one of my usual mutants.

    For those of you new to the party, there are two breeds of mutant. Today we’re going to deal with the most predominant form of mutant, the school shooter-worshiping mutant.

    This particular mutant by the name of Edgar has a problem with the way I run things around here. He’s been previously banned for…well…being a mutant, so he sent me the following e-mail…

    This is from: Ed

    I just want to let you know, trench, that I’m deeply offended by some of the things you and your supporters say about the shooters. They were the only inspiration in my life and just because I am a ‘mutant’ as you childishly call us doesn’t mean I’m inhuman or less deserving of respect than any of you.

    Ok, Edgar, I want you to argue your point of view with me. For a limited time, I have rescinded your banishment to the cornfield in order to participate in this thread and this thread alone. Post in any other thread and your ban will be reinstated.

    I also want my regular commenters to participate as well, except there will be no name calling. No patronizing. We’re all going to discuss this like adults.

    My first questions to you, Edgar are…

    Are you still in school?
    If so, what grade?
    Why are two mass murderers your only inspiration in life?

  • Esmie Tseng In Court

    Esmie Tseng In Court

    Friends pack courtroom for teenager accused of killing mother: (log in info)

    Esmie Tseng, the 16-year-old girl who is accused of stabbing her mother to death, appeared in court today. I’m amazed and confused at the amount of support she is receiving. Is there something more to this story that the media isn’t reporting? I’d like to hear from someone who is closer to this than I am. Your anonymity is guaranteed.

    Anyway, Ms. Tseng stated that she was not getting along with her court-appointed attorney, Robb Edmonds, and may want a new lawyer. Her father disagreed…

    Her father, Tao Tseng, who sat directly behind her during the hearing, told the judge that he communicated very well with Edmonds.

    I trust him, Tao Tseng said.

    He said he also was concerned about advice his daughter may be getting from others. He did not elaborate and did not speak to reporters when he left the courthouse.

    The judge advised her to rethink her position on her lawyer because she doesn’t know anyone better she could assign.

    Getting back to what her father said, I wonder what advice his daughter could be getting and from whom. I have an idea, but it’s pure speculation on my part.

    Teenagers think they know everything. I should know. I was like that when I was a teen too. She could be getting advice from friends that fancy themselves better lawyers than those who actually went to law school.

    I’ve seen this happen in court before, where teenagers thought they knew more about the law than the judge. That didn’t help them any.

    The father is an enigma to me. I’m getting two impressions from him. Either he’s got a really good head on his shoulders and wants to do what’s right for his daughter, or that he could be a controlling type.

    Esmie’s attorney gave notice that he may be filing a mental health defense, which is almost becoming standard in teen trials.

    The next court appearance for Esmie is scheduled for Oct 12th.