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Soldier gets friend to shoot him so he won't have to go back to Iraq
Posted in unusual behaviors, war, tagged .32 caliber, accidental shooting, account, AM/PM Mini-Mart, Apple Valley, Apple Valley Country Club Golf Course, Apple Valley Police, Apple Valley Station, armed suspect, caliber, California, complications, conspiracy, conspire, Courts & Justice System, crime, crime scene, DA, Daniel Dotterrer, deputies, deputy, description, District Attorney, emergency room, enlist, ER, friend, golf course, gun, gunshot, health, helicopter, hospital, identification, investigation, Iraq, Kentucky, Law, law enforcement, leave, leg, Matthew John Myers, Matthew Myers, media, military, military ID, People in the news, ploy, point blank range, prisons, protest, Randy Gwaltney, revolver, rob, robbed, robbery, San Bernardino County, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, SBCSD Sheriff, search, Sgt. Randy Gwaltney, sheriff, Shine on you crazy diamond, shoot, shooting, shot, small caliber, St. Mary's Hospital, suspect, temporary leave, unusual behaviors, US Army, wallet, war, weapon on 2008.03.08| Leave a Comment »
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Current Press Release
PC 245 ADW / PC 182 CONSPIRACY –2/25/2008
APPLE VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE , Apple Valley
SUSPECT: MATTHEW JOHN MYERS – DOB: 06-10-87 WMA – 20 YOA, OF APPLE VALLEY & DANIEL DOTTERRER – DOB: 09-26-87 WMA – 20 YOA, OF APPLE VALLEY
On Sunday, 022408 at 2131 hours, Apple Valley deputies responded to a shooting victim who had walked into the AM/PM Mini Mart at 15333 Rancherias Rd. in Apple Valley. The victim, MATTHEW MYERS was reported to have been shot in the right leg during a robbery that had occurred at the Apple Valley Country Club Golf Course where MYERS was walking alone towards the AM/PM Mini-Mart. MYERS told deputies he was walking along the golf course when he was confronted by an unknown armed suspect. The suspect robbed him of his wallet and military ID after shooting him at point blank range. MYERS was unable to obtain a description of the suspect due to the darkness. Deputies responded to the golf course to search for the suspect and crime scene with the aid of the SBCSD Sheriff's helicopter. After an extensive search, deputies were unable to locate a suspect. MYERS received a gunshot to his right front thigh from a small caliber weapon. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital ER for treatment.Deputies soon discovered a different account of the shooting. Through investigation, deputies believed the robbery account could have been a ploy to cover an accidental shooting that had taken place. After further investigation, it was learned MYERS was shot in the leg with a .32 caliber revolver by his longtime friend, DANIEL DOTTERRER. Investigators believe both MYERS and DOTTERRER had conspired to the shooting because MYERS was on military leave from Iraq and did not want to return. Both MYERS and DOTTERRER were released at the conclusion of this investigation. Doctors did not remove the bullet from MYERS leg due to complications. He was treated and released. The Sheriff's Department will be forwarding the investigation to the DA's Office for review. MYERS was confirmed to be enlisted with the US Army, stationed out of Kentucky, and is home on temporary military leave and is due to return to Iraq.Sgt. Randy Gwaltney
Apple Valley Station
Case #: 180801133
Angry voters recall Mayor for fitness photos
Posted in 2008 Elections, censorship, complete fucking stupidity, crazy claims, elections, free your mind, frickin' 'tards, general silliness, humor, insanetertainment, Law, local politics, motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane, People in the news, politics, Shine on you crazy diamond, STFU, unusual behaviors, wanker food fight, weird shit, women, tagged angry voters, Arlington, Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilding, bra, California, Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, Clinton, Congress, controversial, controversy, date, elected office, elections, Elections '08, female, fire truck, fitness, fitness magazine, Governor, Hillary Clinton, Hilliary, impeach, local politics, Mayor, megabitchery, MySpace, narrow-minded, nude, Oregon, outrage, panties, People in the news, periodicals, photos, politics, president, recall, rock-hard abs, sexuality, single mother, STFU, underwear, unusual behaviors, women on 2008.03.08| 2 Comments »
Voters in Arlington, Oregon, are very, very angry. That's not unusual, since there are very angry voters everywhere these days.
What is unusual is the reason why they are angry.
Apparently their Mayor, Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, had some photos taken to send in for a fitness magazine, and in them she was dressed in her bra and panties. This all happened before she became Mayor, incidentally. A relative posted the photos on MySpace, hoping to find the single mother a date.
I didn't see a thing in the world wrong with the photos; the most controversial of them is posted at top left. Basically, she's showing off her rock-hard abs, and if I had abs like hers, I'd be showing mine off too. So what. Those photos are no different from any other photos for a woman's fitness magazine, because I used to read some of those periodicals myself, back when I was into bodybuilding and fitness. In fact, her photos actually showed a lot less than they usually show in those magazines. Those types of photos are not at all sexual in nature, though, because they are intended only for other women to see, as inspiration in their fitness routines.
The people of Arlington, however, are absolutely outraged over those photos, and they actually threw her out of office for it.
When I first heard this story back when it first broke I thought, no way would a town actually recall their Mayor for posing for a fitness magazine. After all, Arnold Schwarzenegger made his living as a bodybuilder, and even posed fully nude multiple times, and he's the Governor of California.
I was wrong, because they did recall her. The vote was 142-139 in favor of throwing her out of office.
If we are still so backward in this country that we'd throw a woman out of elected office merely for posing for a fitness magazine, covering more than the average bathing suit covers, are we really ready for a female president? Or would Congress impeach her the first time they see a picture of her in a bathing suit?
What do you think? Is it just that one town, or is most of American that narrow-minded? Given this, are we ready for a female president?
Legal or not, medical marijuana patients can still be fired
Posted in medical marijuana, tagged Angel Raich, back injury, brain tumor, Bush administration, California, California Supreme Court, Compassionate Use Act, Congress, Courts & Justice System, doctors, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Gary Ross, health, illness and disease, injured veterans, Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, Law, libertarianism, medical marijuana, Montel Williams, multiple sclerosis, Oakland, patient rights, RagingWire Telecommunications, Sacramento, STFU, telecommunications, US Air Force, US Supreme Court, War On Drugs on 2008.01.25| Leave a Comment »
From CNN:WASHINGTON (CNN) — Workers who are legally prescribed marijuana to treat illness can still be fired from their jobs, following a ruling Thursday from the California Supreme Court.
Medical marijuana user Angel Raich, 41, had her pot confiscated while her case was appealed.
The 5-2 decision upheld the job termination of Gary Ross, who flunked a company drug test shortly after being hired at a telecommunications firm.
A state referendum that allows people to use medical marijuana with a physician's recommendation are immune from some state criminal drug possession charges. But the state high court said such legal protection only goes so far.
"Nothing in the text or history of the Compassionate Use Act suggests the voters intended the measure to address the respective rights and duties of employers and employees," wrote Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar. "Under California law, an employer may require pre-employment drug tests, and take illegal drug use into consideration in making employment decisions."
The court agreed with RagingWire Telecommunications' contention it had a right to fire Ross because any marijuana use is illegal under separate U.S. law. The company said its work across state borders could put it in legal jeopardy from federal labor standards involving the conduct and production of its work force.
The U.S. Supreme Court has said the Bush administration can prohibit the backyard cultivation of pot for personal use, because such use has broader social and financial implications.
A federal appeals court last March said medical marijuana users can be subject to arrest and confiscation of the material, under federal anti-drug laws.
The issue is being closely watched because of the obvious conflict between state and federal laws over the use of medical marijuana. Various courts have said the federal Controlled Substances Act does not violate state autonomy.
The latest case involves Ross' back problems stemming from injuries sustained when he served in the U.S. Air Force. He received a physician's recommendation to use pot in 1999 and presented a card certifying his use of the narcotic when he took the employment drug test in 2001.
Ross said his condition does "not affect his ability to do the essential functions of the job" his former employer hired him to do, according to his original complaint.
The Sacramento-based company said its no-tolerance policy applies to all workers, since potential "abuse of drugs and alcohol" could lead to "increased absenteeism, diminished productivity, greater health costs, increased safety problems, and potential liability to third parties," according to the company's lawyers.
Ross' job performance was not at issue in the case.
The state supreme court said the law allowing use of marijuana for some patients is "modest" in scope, limiting the rights of some patients.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2005 for the Bush administration giving it broad authority to crack down on illegal drug use was criticized by patient rights groups and the movement to legalize marijuana.
"Congress' power to regulate purely activities that are part of an economic 'class of activities' that have a substantial effect on interstate commerce is firmly established," wrote Justice John Paul Stevens.
Under federal law, the Controlled Substances Act prevents the cultivation and possession of marijuana, even by people who claim personal "medicinal" use. The federal government has argued its overall anti-drug campaign would be undermined even by limited patient exceptions.
That high court case involved a separate lawsuit from a pot patient from Oakland, California, who has a variety of medical conditions, including a brain tumor. Angel Raich had her pot confiscated and was not allowed to use it while her case was appealed.
The Drug Enforcement Administration began raids in 2001 against patients using the drug and their caregivers in California.
Along with California, 11 other states have passed laws permitting marijuana use by patients with a doctor's approval: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Arizona also has a similar law, but no formal program in place to administer prescription marijuana.
California's Compassionate Use Act permits patients with a doctor's approval to grow, smoke or acquire the drug for "medical needs."
Users include television host Montel Williams, who has multiple sclerosis.
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