Things Noticeable this week

[diamelsx]

For about a year, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office has been working with the FBI to prosecute the former prison guards recently found guilty of plotting to kill a black inmate. All involved also were a part of the KKK.

“We covered a trial with the KKK. That’s important because people need to know…it was horrific! I mean, members of the Department of Corrections, guards—two current and one former—conspired to murder a black inmate, after he was released from prison. But, I’m saying, ‘racism, violence, hate is still thriving. It’s horrible, and it’s got to stop. Everyone needs to come out with the strongest statements possible against the hatred in this country right now.’”

Unbeknownst to David Moran, Charles Newcomb, and Thomas Driver, the person they hired to kill the inmate in 2015 was an FBI informant, who recorded their conversation. The murder plot was in retaliation for a fight between the inmate and Driver, a correctional officer at the time.

While a Columbia County jury found Moran and Newcomb guilty, Driver already pleaded guilty in March and was sentenced to four years in prison.
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[otokonomidori]

Do we have storks in Scotland - a thing that looked like a stork just took off from a tree in my garden!

I know f*ck all about nature.

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Do we have storks in Scotland

Well you did arrive at your parents front door somehow

[philll_77]

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Do we have storks in Scotland - a thing that looked like a stork just took off from a tree in my garden!

I know f*ck all about nature.

If it was, it's pretty rare, but they seem to be coming back.

[old alal]

I'd guess it was a Heron, we have lots of them.


Or a Sparrow after plastic surgery!

[bloke57]

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Do we have storks in Scotland - a thing that looked like a stork just took off from a tree in my garden!

I know f*ck all about nature.

As I understand it, this is the most common species of stork in Scotland.

[SanteeFats]

Originally Posted by cicciobuki

And how do you forbid 1,5 billion muslims to drive?

Should we not allow white supremacists to drive cars either?


Santee, i am as disgusted as you are by these things that happen, but by your logic, the only way to be a bit safer is to kill all the muslims. All 1,5 billion of them, because of the actions of a minority of truly rotten ones.

That's morally really not right (and also, a lot of work)

Edit 1: also, if terrorists can't drive (see if they care about that law), they might go stabbing someone. Or clubbing, or choking...

Edit 2: it's past 1 am here, so i am oblivious to sarcasm, if that was the case...

Yeah sorry about that post I was very mad at the time and the post shows it I guess.

[Puhbear69]

Knife attack in Turku, Finland. Several persons are injured, one is dead.

The perpetrator has been shot down or is detained by the police.
(nothing more is known so far!)

[Roubignol]

More than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a swathe of South Asia, say aid officials.
The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India are thought to have killed about 500 people and are expected to worsen.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years.
There are growing concerns about food shortages and disease.

Martin Faller, IFRC's deputy regional director, said more than a third of Bangladesh and Nepal were flooded, while about 11 million people across four northern Indian states were also affected.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced.

"This is fast becoming one of the most serious humanitarian crises this region has seen in many years, and urgent action is needed to meet the growing needs of millions of people affected by these devastating floods," Mr Faller said in a statement.
"Millions of people across Nepal, Bangladesh and India face severe food shortages and disease caused by polluted flood waters."

Deadly South Asia floods affect 16m people

[Roubignol]

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - More than 400 bodies have been pulled from the debris of Sierra Leone's mudslides as burials and recovery efforts pressed on Friday amid the threat of further disaster.
The UN humanitarian agency put the death toll at 409 after the flooding and mudslides in the West African nation's capital, Freetown, on Monday morning.
"The death toll is climbing by the day," Elhadj As Sy, secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told reporters in Geneva, adding that the disaster is "way beyond the capacity of the government alone."

Large-scale burials have begun as an estimated 600 people remain missing. People continue to search through tons of mud and debris amid the remains of mangled buildings.

More than 400 killed in Sierra Leone mudslides