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  • Vigilantes and Clowns

    Contact Information Posted In ‘Cheerleader’ Beating, Families Seek Protection:

    There’s a lot of dumbassery to go around in this article.

    First, are the internet tough guy vigilantes who thought it was a great idea to post the names and phone numbers of the suspects in the Victoria Lindsay beating to YouTube. To whoever posted the video and the subsequent yahoos who harassed their families, you need to grow up. You’ve stooped to their level. And in the meantime, a family who had nothing to do with was harassed in the process. Did it accomplish anything except feeding your basement dwelling internet tough guy ego? That has probably made things worse. It could possibly make a jury more sympathetic to the suspects rather than the victim. So, way to go assclowns.

    Speaking of assclowns let’s go to one Stephen Schumaker. He’s the only suspect released on bail and acted as one of the lookouts. He doesn’t see what the big deal is…

    Schumaker, the only one of the eight arrested to be released from jail, told Local 6 that his family is receiving death threats from all over the United States.

    “I don’t see why I’m even in this whole situation,” Schumaker said in an interview for Local 6.

    What are you, stupid? You took an active part in a savage beating. It was your job to make sure that no one interrupted it. As the only ‘adult’ in the group, you should have known better but obviously, your mentality betrays your adult status.

  • OpenSUSE

    So last night I gave OpenSUSE a try. Trying Linux distros has become my new smoking. Anyway, I didn’t care for it. I couldn’t get past the start menu, or quickstart, or whatever it’s called. I’m too used to not having to click on a start menu to get it to drill down. If someone could tell me how to drill down just by hovering the cursor then I may be willing to give it a second try.

    However, I am starting to come around on Mandriva and I’ve officially become a KDE konvert. (See what I did there.) It hasn’t replaced Linux Mint as my main distro yet but I’m becoming highly addicted to Mandriva.

    I tried PCLinuxOS too but now I can’t remember why I didn’t like it. I’ll have to give that another shot. I just remember something it did pissed me off.

  • Beating suspects charged as adults

    Report: Teens Behind Florida YouTube Attack to Be Charged as Adults:

    All 7 suspects in the beating of Veronica Lindsay who are juveniles will be tried as adults.

    Mercades Nichols, 17, Brittini Hardcastle, 17, and Britney Mayes, 17, face charges of felonious battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping in connection with the attack. Cara Murphy, 16, Kayla Hassell, 15, April Cooper, 14, Zachary Ashley, 17, and Stephen Schumaker, 18, face charges of felonious battery and false imprisonment.

    Since Schumaker is 18 it goes without saying that he’ll be charged as an adult.

    The article states that three of them have been charged with tampering with a witness but it doesn’t say which 3.

    Hopefully, this means that it’s gone beyond ‘a slap on the wrist’.

  • Innocent family harassed

    Hundreds Of Callers Harass Wrong Family In Videotaped Beating Case:

    Here are two lessons for you. The first is don’t fall into the mentality of the mob. The second is don’t believe everything you see on the internet.

    The phone number that was supposed to belong to the family of Zachary Ashley that was posted on YouTube actually belonged to a different family. So 300 of you made harassing phone calls to a family that had nothing to do with the beating of Victoria Lindsay.

    So stop thinking that you’re some badass vigilante or something because you’re not. You’re nothing more than a vandal who can’t think for yourself.

  • Sheriff wants beating teens tried as adults

    Teens In Taped Beating Could Be Charged As Adults:

    Speaking of Sheriff Grady Judd he wants all 8 suspects in the beating of Victoria Lindsay tried as adults.

    Whether or not that actually happens I guess we won’t hear about it since a gag order has been issued.

  • Gag order issued in beating case

    Gag Order Issued In Videotaped Beating Case:

    The lawyer representing look out Zachary Ashley has requested and received a gag order in the recorded beating of Victoria Lindsay.

    Ashley’s lawyer, the esteemed James “Rusty” Franklin, requested the order after Sheriff Grady Judd made inflammatory statements to the media. Judd called the suspects animals. I guess technically the truth can be inflammatory. And you know if your lawyer has a “nickname” you may want to consider better counsel.

  • Beating suspect’s mother responds

    Questions Remain About Beating:

    It seems that the now infamous taped beating of Victoria Lindsay may have been retaliation for MySpace drama.

    Let’s hear from one of the suspects’ mothers defending her precious little snowflake.

    According to the mother of one of the suspects, the victim of the beating, Victoria Lindsay of Lakeland, posted numerous MySpace bulletins, or public messages, insulting the girls. Lindsay called them names and claimed the girls wouldn’t fight her because they were too scared, said Christina Garcia, mother of Mercades Nichols.

    That’s still no reason for a 6 on one beating with two lookouts. Ms. Garcia, where were you when all this was happening?

    And for good measure let’s throw in Mercades’ MySpace. Stay classy.

  • The victimless crime in Milwaukee

    Craigslist child sex ads lead to arrests:

    A 15-year-old runaway girl from Onalaska, Wisconsin was found in Milwaukee prostituting herself on craigslist.

    Milwaukee police found that girl’s ad on Craigslist offering oral sex and other acts. She also was advertised as working with another female whose age was not listed in the warrant. Like the 16-year-old, detectives found the Onalaska girl at the Port Motel.

    Around that time, 33 advertisements on Craigslist offered prostitution in the Milwaukee area, about half of them from the 15-year-old girl, the warrant indicates.

    Police arrested an unnamed 21-year-old male who posted the ads on craigslist for her.

    But there are no victims here right?

    Our favorite craigslist mouthpiece had this to say…

    “Our hearts go out to the victim and their family, and there is nothing more gut-wrenching to our staff than to hear Craigslist has been abused to exploit children,” said Susan MacTavish Best of Craigslist.

    Riiiiiight. If your gut is that wrenched why does the erotic services section still exist?

    craigslist, the home of lip service.

  • Teen pleads guilty to Chicago rape

    Guilty Plea In Assault Of Teen Met Through MySpace:

    I’ve posted about Angel Alverio and Tony Pacheco before here and here.

    Back in 2006, they were arrested in the rape of a 14-year-old girl they met over MySpace. It’s alleged that those two and an underage cohort of theirs got this girl drunk to the point where they raped her.

    His sentencing will be in late May.

    No word yet on Alveiro and Pacheco themselves.

  • 8 arrested in taped beating

    Girls Record Brutal Attack On Teen To Allegedly Post On YouTube:

    Proving once again that a lot of teens are idiots comes this story from Polk County, Florida.

    16-year-old Victoria Lindsay was lured to a ‘friend’s’ house where six other girls were lying in wait. When she got there she was attacked by most of the girls while someone recorded the beating so they could post it to MySpace and YouTube in order to embarrass her. Two male suspects kept watch while the beating was taking place.

    The 16-year-old suffered a concussion, eye injuries and several bruises.

    The suspects were identified as 17-year-old Mercades Nichols, 17-year-old Brittini Hardcastle, 14-year-old April Cooper, 16-year-old Cara Murphy, 17-year-old Britney Mayes and 15-year-old Kayla Hassell. Zachary Ashley, 17, and Stephen Schumaker, 18, were identified by deputies as the lookouts.

    And of course one of the ‘parents’ has to play the ‘not my kid’ card.

    “They weren’t really involved, I don’t know. I’m just overwhelmed by all of it. I don’t know why the girls have them involved,” said Debbie Shumaker, Stephen’s mother.

    No, they actually were involved, That’s what’s called being an accessory and I’m not talking about fashion.

    All suspects face charges for false imprisonment and battery. Three of them were charged with kidnapping because, the sheriff’s office said, they forced Lindsay into a car and drove her to another location after the beating.

    No word yet if they’ll be charged as adults but they should be.

    Thanks to my lovely and talented wife Jade for the tip.