Topics Started by Gopher
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America - the world's leader in imprisonment
by Gopher inthe "tough on crime" folks who brought us the "war on drugs" have finally seen the fruits of their labor.
america has the highest rate of incarceration.
what a wonderful boon to the prison industry!
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Good article by college student who was DF'd
by Gopher inthis was from the san jose state university newspaper:.
'this queer life'.
the choir preaching backmichael rizzoissue date: 2/21/08 section:opinion"in the beginning ...".
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Ex-JW Joy Castro writes her own "Truth Book" to cope, share, help
by Gopher ini thought this was a compelling and honest account about overcoming a particularly traumatic childhood.
it was written about an associate professor of english studies.
the article was published in the daily nebraskan, the independent student newspaper of the university of nebraska in lincoln.. beneath the article is a section where you can add your comments for joy or for the student journalist who wrote the story.. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2008/02/19/news/unl-professor.writes.memoir.to.cope.share.help-3217944.shtml.
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JW husband wages holy war on Catholic wife in Wisconsin
by Gopher inif this is the kind of people the watchtower teachings are producing these days, wow!.
the story is from racine, wisconsin (usa).. http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/01/31/local_news/doc47a2324aaf46e080288013.txt.
jehovah's witness husband allegedly wages holy war on catholic wifeby journal times staffthursday, january 31, 2008 2:42 pm cst.
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Super Bowl XLII 2/3/2008 Official prediction / comment thread
by Gopher inso the new york - boston rivalry will now play out in the nfl's 42nd super bowl on february 3, in the game between the new york giants and the new england patriots.. will new england be able to keep its perfect winning record?
they have won every game thrown at them, even a few games where they looked vulnerable (such as against the baltimore ravens and even against the n.y. giants).
will their talent and will to win prevail?.
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American tax rebate: How will you spend yours? Will it help the economy?
by Gopher init appears that both political parties and economists are agreeing on the need for a tax rebate.
the white house has a proposal in mind, and the democrats seem to be in line.. so will this help head off a recession?
and will you "do your part" .
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Should law enforcement agencies stop using tasers?
by Gopher inon tuesday, a 29-year-old on his way to pick up his parents at the local airport became involved in an automobile accident.
when police arrived he became uncooperative and so they stunned him with a taser gun.
now he's dead.. there have been other recent reported deaths associated with the use of a taser.
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US Intelligence: Iran has trillions of potentially dangerous atoms !!
by Gopher ini thought some might find this humorous.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_intelligence_iran_possesses.
u.s. intelligence: iran possesses trillions of potentially dangerous atoms.
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Canadian gets 3 years - sexual exploitation of girl while he was a JW elder
by Gopher inwendell willick was sentenced to prison last week for sexual abuse of a girl beginning in 1996 when the girl was 14. he was an elder at the time, but gave up being an elder a few years ago and left the jw's entirely in 2004. his lawyer gave some weasel words toward the bottom of this story that claimed willick wasn't acting in his capacity as an elder when the abuse occurred.
let there be no doubt, willick was an elder when this started and for many years while it was continuing.. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=9ab94717-9097-4894-a6bd-bf6e88d81203&k=74159.
jehovah's witness elder gets three years for sexual exploitationbetty ann adam, canwest news servicepublished: friday, november 09, 2007saskatoon -- a former jehovah's witness church elder has been sentenced to three years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a troubled teenage girl with whom he carried on a four-year relationship.. "our courts must send a clear message to every person in authority over a child that sexual contact with them will not be tolerated and will result in lengthy periods of imprisonment," justice marty popescul said friday at the saskatoon court of queen's bench.. wendell willick, 47, was counselling the girl at the behest of her parents - who were friends of willick through their church - during the period of the abuse, which began in 1996, when the girl was 14.. the court heard during a sentencing hearing that willick first had sexual intercourse with the girl when she was visiting his home on a weekend pass from a hospital psychiatric ward.. the victim, whose name is protected by a publication ban, was in the midst of a troubled adolescence.
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Restaurant in the old Kingdom Hall -- no more yucky (spiritual) food
by Gopher inthe old hall in erie, pennsylvania is now an upscale sandwich/salad restaurant.
nice improvement !!.
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20071101/entertainment06/711010359.