Cincinnati screws little kids after murder ends their football tournament

Posted on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 02:34:02 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: Cincinnati, kids, football, murder, cheap out (all tags)

Just what any confused and
depressed kid wants to see.

A group of children witnessed the horrific sight of a homicide as they participated in a football tournament back on August 12. The game, which was established to promote nonviolence throughout the Cincinnati community, was cut tragically short when Dante Allen cold-bloodedly shot Earnest Crear in the head near the stadium. Needless to say, it could take a normal adult months or years to get over something that ghastly, but it could scar a 6 to 12-year-old kid, the age range of the participating players, for life.

So, how does the city go about caring for the young bystanders that were subjected to the violence? You'd probably figure that the city council members would extend some type of counseling to the children and their families, but you'd be wrong. No, Cincinnati's big wigs and the community church leaders decided to give the runts tickets to the circus and call it even. Are you kidding?! The freakin' circus!! These kids are subjected to a violent murder and all you can do is give `em a free pass to watch 27 clowns tumble out of a 1973 VW Bug after some douche launches himself out of a cannon? Yeah, that promotes healing.

Look, we're not asking you to stop the world and cater to these kids all the way through adolescence, but a little more compassion than a $7 ticket to a ¾ empty arena would be nice. Maybe the next time tragedy strikes your city's youth you can just sweep it under the rug by handing out vouchers good for one free bookmark the next time they visit the Cincinnati public library. Hey, at least this takes some heat off the mayor for his horrendous opening pitch.

Links:
[Local12.com]: Kids Who Witnessed Murder Get Tickets To Circus
[KSBY.com]: Shooting ends kid' football tournament aimed at promoting nonviolence in Cincinnati

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Volleyball player passed physical just two days before giving birth, murdering baby

Posted on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 12:43:17 PM EST in College
More on: crime, volleyball, pregnant, physical, murder (all tags)

We don't usually report on women's college volleyball, but we're going to make an exception for this eerie and disturbing tale out of Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA. On Monday, police revealed that an 18-year-old team member was administered a physical and cleared to play volleyball just two days before she gave birth!

Apparently the girl had been concealing the pregnancy and did such a good job that she somehow passed her physical. The baby was born on August 12, just one day after the mother participated in a "light workout." She even denied the pregnancy to police and doctors after one of her coaches took her to the hospital for severe bleeding following the birth of the child. Unfortunately, when authorities arrived at the girl's apartment, the baby girl was found dead of asphyxiation. The county coroner was unsure if the baby had been put in a plastic bag or simply smothered. Investigations are currently underway to discover if the mother actually knew she was pregnant; 39 ½ weeks to be exact.

This whole tale is pretty sickening, but we can't figure out what we're more disgusted by: the murdering mom or the lackadaisical physical. Obviously the girl deserves to go to jail for a long, long time for her blatant disregard of human life, but whoever conducted the examinations prior to her clearance has to be held accountable as well. It's not like the sperm had just cracked the egg here; this chick was over nine months pregnant! We'd normally say just ferret leg `em both and be done with it, but this is one of those cases where we'd much prefer to see a long painful jail sentence as opposed to the quick cries of anguish we usually so thoroughly enjoy.

Links:
[Philly.com]: Passed physical, then she gave birth

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Ex-NFL player throws old man off balcony

Posted on Mon Apr 02, 2007 at 11:03:52 AM EST in NFL
More on: Hubert Thompson, murder, weird (all tags)

At one time, Hubert D. Thompson was considered to be the top-rated defensive end prospect in the nation by many analysts. Now, the former Spartan and Saint will be need to learn how to become proficient at defending his own rear end because he's about to be locked up for a long time.

Thompson was involved in a seven-hour standoff with SWAT teams surrounding his apartment in Lombard, IL, after he threw a 66-year-old man off of a third story balcony. Thompson is being held on $3 million bond and is charged with the murder of James Malone.

There is currently no motive for the Suge Knight/Vanilla Ice recreation gone wrong, but police said that it could have been just a case of Malone being in the wrong place at the wrong time as Thompson went berserk and punched the old man in the face while out in the hallway before tossing him over the edge.

The allegation is that it was unprovoked," DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald. "This individual is going to be evaluated, I'm sure.

Lombard Police Deputy Chief Dane Cuny said that his officers had several encounters with Thompson in the past due to his "emotional issues" and said that this was possibly another "emotional episode" by Thompson. Calling this an emotional episode is like saying Mike Tyson only has a slight anger management problem. We like to refer to something like this as more of an emotional meltdown.

Links:
[ChicagoSports.com]: Ex-NFL player facing murder charges
[SI.com]: Ex-MSU player charged with murder
[Chicago Tribune]: Ex-football pro held on murder charge

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