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  • More on E.O. Green shooting

    More on E.O. Green shooting

    A deadly clash of emotions before Oxnard shooting:

    This is an article from the L.A. Times that is very in-depth about the shooting at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, CA. 15-year-old Larry King was shot and killed by 14-year-old Brandon McInerney. King was openly gay and was tormented about by McInerney. To stand up for himself, King would mockingly flirt with McInerney when he was being bullied by him. This led to McInerney being teased for allegedly being gay, which he wasn’t. Because of this, McInerney shot and killed Larry King.

    What I despise about the article is that it makes McInerney out to be a victim also because he had a hard life. Larry King had a hard life and had the extra stigma of being gay in a middle school. But instead of turning to violence to defend himself, Larry King used his wits.

    The only victim here is Larry King.

  • Jury recommends death for Underwood

    Jury recommends death for Underwood

    Jury recommends death in Underwood case:

    It took eight hours for the Oklahoma jury to recommend the death sentence for Kevin Ray Underwood. I wonder what took them so long.

    If anybody deserves the death penalty, it’s Underwood. He killed, raped, and dismembered 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin, in that order. He also wanted to consume her flesh because he thought he was a cannibal.

    In my opinion, there will be no justice until Underwood no longer draws a breath.

  • Odgren’s lawyer wants indictment thrown out

    Odgren’s lawyer wants indictment thrown out

    Odgren attorney: Throw out first-degree murder indictment:

    Criminal defense attorneys never fail to amuse me. Take for instance the attorney to John Odgren, Jonathan Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro wants the first-degree murder indictment against his client because the prosecution did not instruct the grand jury properly as to Odgren’s mental and psychological conditions.

    For those of you just joining us, a then 16-year-old Odgren is accused of stabbing 15-year-old James Alenson to death in a bathroom at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Alenson was allegedly chosen at random by Odgren. Odgren has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, which some think that Odgren was not responsible for his own actions. To which I say bullshit.

    Asperger’s does not cause someone to become randomly violent, and to claim such will only make people with Asperger’s outcast and reviled probably more than they already are. Asperger’s did not make John Odgren plan this murder months in advance. Asperger’s did not put the knife into John Odgren’s hand.

    So, in my unprofessional opinion, I think the prosecution absolutely did the right thing by not disclosing his alleged mental deficiencies to the grand jury. To do so would be almost criminal.

  • More on Sean Brown’s guilty plea

    More on Sean Brown’s guilty plea

    Suspect pleads guilty in slaying of Fort Bend teen:

    Yesterday, I posted about Sean Brown’s guilty plea for the charges of helping to dispose of Ashton Glover’s body. I wondered what became of the murder charge against him. The article I linked to clears it all up…

    Felcman said investigators did not have enough evidence to proceed with the murder charge. Brown, along with triggerman Matt McCombs, were indicted on charges of murder in the death of Glover, 16, who was shot the night of July 6, 2006 in a muddy field near Missouri City.

    It also says that the Glovers agreed with the plea.

    Brown will be eligible for parole in 5 years.

  • Sean Brown pleads guilty

    Sean Brown pleads guilty

    Suspect pleads guilty to tampering with corpse in murder of Sugar Land teen:

    One of the suspects in the murder of 16-year-old Ashton Glover has pleaded guilty.

    Sean Brown pleaded guilty to charges of tampering with a corpse for helping Matt McCombs dispose of Ashton’s body. Brown was sentenced to 10 years.

    If you remember, Matt McCombs shot Ashton in the head out of ‘morbid curiosity’. McCombs pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years with the possibility of parole in 25.

    I don’t know if prosecutors have dropped the murder charge against Brown.

  • Justice League: The New Frontier

    Justice League: The New Frontier

    Go out and buy this DVD. (Not a sponsored link).

    This movie was awesome. It’s Watchmen meets JLU meets Independence Day. And I mean that in a good way.

    A full five-star rating from yours truly.

  • Suspected Utah MySpace rapist arrested

    Suspected Utah MySpace rapist arrested

    Myspace used to find rape victims?:

    21-year-old Aaron Clow is not only accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but he’s also accused of raping several other underage girls.

    A man arrested for having sex with a 13-year-old girl also is suspected of contacting underage girls via MySpace.com, befriending their families, and then raping the girls. Aaron Clow, 21, was taken into custody after a Taylorsville teenager told police she had a relationship with him for three years – since she was 13.

    The scariest part is that these parents fell for his line of bull. I would have never let my daughter be alone with any 21-year-old.

    Thanks to a different Aaron for the tip.

  • Underwood found guilty

    Underwood found guilty

    NEW: Jury finds Underwood guilty:

    An Oklahoma jury took less than an hour to find Kevin Underwood guilty in the murder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin.

    Underwood killed her, molested her, in that order, then tried to sever her head in order to consume her flesh.

    The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for this monster. If there was anyone the death penalty was designed for, it’s Underwood.

  • Dillon Cossey tipster arrested

    Dillon Cossey tipster arrested

    Strange Twist In Foiled Montco ‘Plot-To-Kill’:

    Remember how the kid who turned Dillon Cossey in was heralded as a hero? Well, not so much anymore. It seems that he’s a little criminal in his own right.

    That teen and two of his friends were arrested for breaking into the Cossey’s home.

    Does this mean Dillon Cossey is innocent, not on your life? Just because the kid who turned him in is also a criminal, it doesn’t mean that his testimony wasn’t accurate. Not to mention all the other corroborating evidence in that case.

    But I guess it’s true what they say. There really is no honor among thieves.

  • Red Lake families sue consulting firm

    Red Lake families sue consulting firm

    Consultant sued over Red Lake shootings:

    Families of the victims of the Red Lake shooting are suing a consulting firm whose job it was to provide the school with a contingency plan in case of such crises. Obviously, their contingency plan didn’t work.

    The families are suing MacNeil Environmental Inc. stating that their security plan didn’t work.

    The lawyers say they have received strong expert opinion on their claims that MacNeil’s plan was confusing, poorly formatted and contained conflicting directions for school staff.

    Normally, I’m against families of school shooting victims suing 3rd parties, but this lawsuit actually sounds like it does have merit.

    Previously, the families had sued the Red Lake School District and were awarded $900K between the families.