Showing posts with label Negligence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Negligence. Show all posts

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Highway Guard Rails Dangerous When Struck


ABC News 20/20 broadcast a segment about this highway danger on Friday September 19, 2014.
See it at this link
http://abc.go.com/shows/2020/listing/2014-09/18-2020-919-road-to-ruin

[From article]
Drivers in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and across the United States are alleging that the makers of guardrail terminals cut costs and inadvertently turned the safety devices into fatal implements in crashes.
Victims of crashes are filing a lawsuit against Trinity Industries as the company faces increased scrutiny from researchers and regulators over the safety of their guardrail posts, meant to reduce the force of impact in a crash.
One of those victims is Jay Traylor, a 36-year-old who crashed into a Trinity guardrail terminal in North Carolina after falling sleep behind the wheel.
[. . .]
But in 2005, Dallas-based Trinity Industries, which manufactures the terminals, made a small design change that reduced the size of a key piece from five inches to four inches.
Trinity never disclosed the change to regulators at the Federal Highway Administration, and the agency continued to allow Trinity-manufactured terminals along United States highways.
In an internal email from 2004, a Trinity executive writes that decreasing the size of the part one inch would save $2 per terminal, adding up to $50,000 in savings a year.
'If TTI [Texas A&M Transportation Institute] agrees, we could make this change with no announcement,' the email continues.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2763679/A-spear-came-car-Drivers-maimed-crashes-allege-guardrail-deadly-weapons-manufacturer-cut-costs.html

'A spear came through my car': Crash victims allege that highway guardrails become deadly weapons because the manufacturer cut costs
Jay Traylor, 36, is party to a lawsuit against Trinity Industries alleging that a failing guardrail impaled him and severed his legs
Trinity Industries, a Dallas-based manufacturer, changed the terminal design used in thousands of terminals
The company never disclosed the change to the Federal Highway Authority
Joshua Harman also filed a suit, now set to be retried, saying that the company knew design changes made the terminal heads less safe
A study released by University of Alabama Birmingham came to the same conclusion
The Federal Highway Authority is now conducting a nationwide review
By PETE D'AMATO FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 15:21 EST, 20 September 2014 | UPDATED: 10:58 EST, 21 September 2014

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Testimonies About Pistorius




[From article]
He was always more than ready to use a gun. He once told us of how he accidentally ran over a dog when speeding through a township. When he saw it injured and dragging its back legs, he got out of his car, walked over to the dog and shot it in the head, leaving the owner horrified. Once he let his gun off in a crowded restaurant. He insisted it was an accident, and one of his friends took the blame.
Because he always got away with it, I think he felt he was untouchable. If only someone, one of his family or his management, had made him face up to his behaviour and got him to seek help.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754230/Towering-rages-Other-women-Lies-Why-I-feared-gun-crazy-Pistorius-kill-daughter.html


'Towering rages. Other women. Lies. Why I feared gun-crazy Pistorius would kill my daughter,' by the mother of his ex-girlfriendTrish's daughter Sammy, then 16, met Pistorius, then 22, in August 2010
They soon started dating and the athlete became like Trish's third son
But the cracks soon began to appear: he became critical and controlling
She found he 'could fabricate the truth as easily as most people breathed'
He would scream so loud on phone to Sammy it could be heard next door
Once, he even ‘playfully’ bit her, leaving her with bruising and a bite mark
While at Olympics, Oscar would phone Trish crying - distraught and lonely
But if she text to give support, he replied: ‘Please don't contact me again'
In November 2012, they finally cut Oscar out of their family's life for good
Trish warned: ‘Something really bad is going to happen, Oscar - and soon'
A week later, he was dating Reeva - three months later, she was dead
By TRISH TAYLOR
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 18:43 EST, 12 September 2014 | UPDATED: 02:08 EST, 13 September 2014



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[From article]
Killer Oscar Pistorius has been exposed as a paranoid love cheat who had multiple affairs behind Reeva Steenkamp's back during their relationship.
The Blade Runner was convicted yesterday of culpable homicide, escaping the more serious charge of murder for shooting his girlfriend on Valentines’ Day last year.
But at sentencing next month, he could simply be fined - avoiding a 15-year jail term – after Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled there was a lack of evidence to suggest he planned the killing.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754442/Killer-love-rat-Oscar-Pistorius-exposed-serial-cheat-affairs-Reeva-Steenkamp-s-stormy-two-year-relationship.html

Killer and a love rat: Oscar Pistorius exposed as 'serial cheat who had affairs behind Reeva Steenkamp's back during their stormy relationship'
Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide yesterday
He cheated on Reeva Steenkamp with a string of girlfriends before killing her
Paralympian dated Sam Taylor until three months before model's death
He was also linked to Jenna Edkins, Erin Stear and Anastasia Khozissova
Double amputee also broke up with long-term girlfriend Vicky Miles that year
He will be sentenced at a hearing on October 13 and could escape with a fine
By JENNY AWFORD FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:16 EST, 13 September 2014 | UPDATED: 11:59 EST, 13 September 2014





Saturday, September 6, 2014

FOX News TV Special on Benghazi Saturday, Sunday September 6-7, 2014



http://weaselzippers.us/198835-video-full-13hours-benghazi-special/

Video: Full “#13Hours” Benghazi Special

#13Hours will air again on @FoxNews Saturday [September 6, 2014] 5 p.m. (EDT) and 9 p.m. (EDT) and Sunday [September 7, 2014] 8 p.m. (EDT) and 11 p.m. (EDT) Thank you for watching

11:10 PM - 5 Sep 2014

Tweet from Bret Baier

Published on Sep 5, 2014

13 Hours At Benghazi - Fox News Reporting With Bret Baier

Part 1 of 5



Part 2 of 5




Part 3 of 5




Part 4 of 5




Part 5 of 5




Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Judge Dismisses Conviction of Illegal Alien for Killing Two Young Girls


[From article]
Cynthia Garcia-Cisneros, an illegal immigrant, recently had her immigration case dismissed, despite the fact that she was convicted of two felonies for a hit-and-run that resulted in the tragic deaths of two young girls.
On top of the fact that her case was dismissed – although the reason for dismissal and the judge’s name have not been released – Garcia-Cisnerosreceived no prison time for her conviction, an example of how the immigration laws in the U.S. can often protect illegal immigrants more than legal U.S. citizens, according to Laura Ingraham.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/09/02/illegal-immigrant-kills-two-kids-hit-and-run-avoids-deportation-and-prison-time

Illegal Immigrant Kills 2 Kids in Hit-&-Run, Avoids Deportation & Prison?!
BY FOX NEWS INSIDER
SEP 02 2014 // 9:25PM
AS SEEN ON
The O'Reilly Factor

Monday, August 11, 2014

New Jersey Policeman Ignores Laws, Cites Obama's Actions




[From article]
The comment is self-evidently shocking, but it also provides an insight as to how corruption from the very top reaches all the way down to the bottom, providing law enforcement with a twisted form of justification for their unconstitutional activities.
At the end of the video, other police officers arrive to kick Wronko out of the building, with the cop who doesn’t give a “damn” about constitutional rights stating, “Either you get out or you’re gonna get locked up.”
“Maybe this instance, captured on film for the whole world to see, will serve as a wake up call to those who may still be asleep,” writes Matt Agorist. “Please share this so that it can help others to see the leviathan for what it is, a gang of thieves writ large.”
The only question that remains is if police officers feel they no longer need to follow the Constitution, should Americans be expected to obey the law?

http://www.infowars.com/cop-if-obama-doesnt-follow-the-constitution-we-dont-have-to/

COP: ‘IF OBAMA DOESN’T FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION, WE DON’T HAVE TO’
"I don't give a damn"
by PAUL JOSEPH WATSON AUGUST 6, 2014

A shocking video shows a New Jersey cop responding to a complaint about corruption by asserting that law enforcement officers no longer need to follow the Constitution because it has already been decimated by President Obama.

Published on Aug 4, 2014
Shockingly enough some of this footage was filmed by a 13 year old child named Erin Wronko.


Saturday, July 5, 2014

Map Of Locations To Which Feds Are Shipping Illegal Alien Minors


https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215860821987081633721.0004fd39453513c9dc418&msa=0&ie=UTF8&t=m&source=embed&ll=38.993572,-95.405273&spn=29.283014,54.404297

Map Of Locations To Which Feds Are Shipping Illegal Alien Minors

Relocation Map of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

Public · 2 Collaborators · 274,273 views

Created on Jul 2, 2014 · By Daniel · Updated July 3, 2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Gang of Black Teens Attack White Teen On School Bus




http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/04/30/Black-Teenagers-Assault-White-Teenager-on-Bus

VIDEO: BLACK TEENS ASSAULT WHITE STUDENT ON SCHOOL BUS
30 Apr 2014
This week near Dover, Delaware, a viral video appears to show another instance of black-on-white violence among high school students.
Editor's Note: YouTube has deleted the video originally embedded in this article. Should users navigate to the video's URL, a message states: "This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting content designed to harass, bully or threaten."

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Florida Man Dies Due To Emergency Dispatcher Negligence


Here is an example of a needless death due to a dumbed down population. Emergency dispatchers are an essential element in the delivery of emergency services, a major role of local government and a large use of taxpayer funds. Obsession with electronic toys have not been eliminated from the focus of on duty trainers. Being bored caused this young lady to ignore what the person was doing who was under her direction during his training. Technology enables the efficient delivery of emergency trained personnel to save lives. In this case technology also brought negligence into the mix. There is no fixing stupid.

[video embedded]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2503003/911---Please-hold-Man-dies-waiting-ambulance-911-dispatcher-cell-phone.html

'911 ... Please hold': Man dies waiting for ambulance because 911 dispatcher was on her cell phone
Shauna Justice was supervising a trainee at a dispatch office in Volusia County, Florida
When a call came through about a man having a heart attack, the trainee entered the wrong location
Security footage also shows Justice looking at her cell phone
The victim, Bob Hill, died in the 15 minutes it took the ambulance crew to get to the right address
The incident has forced police to admit: 'We messed up.'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 09:34 EST, 12 November 2013 | UPDATED: 09:46 EST, 12 November 2013

Sunday, September 15, 2013

NC Officer Shoots Dead Unarmed Man Seeking Help After Car Accident



Officer Randall Kerrick. / CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57602996/unarmed-man-possibly-looking-for-help-after-wreck-shot-by-police/

AP
September 14, 2013, 11:43 PM
Unarmed man, possibly looking for help after wreck, shot by police

Monday, August 19, 2013

MA State Rep Calls For District Attorney To Resign



Marian Ryan, Middlesex District Attorney


Jim Lyons, Jr., MA State Rep. (R-Andover)

On an earlier occasion when she was the chief of the Elder Abuse division for the district attorney, Ryan told me that her office was too busy with homicides to investigate abuses of elders. Perhaps this attorney is unable to address all of the criminal events within jurisdiction. Based on 25 years of experiences in the Cambridge Middlesex area, laws are optional, and protecting vulnerable persons is a low a priority in this area of the country.

From an earlier post on this blog:
MIDDLESEX DA: We're too busy to address crimes less than murder.On Thursday June 25, 2009 Marian Ryan, who works for the Middlesex District Attorney in MA, returned my call from the previous day. She heads the unit for abuse of elders and abuse of persons with disabilities. She told me, "We've had four murders this month." That was to explain why she was unable to address 35 years of police abuses of a citizen with a disability now an elder. She said that a police officer making a threat did not rise to the level of a crime. She did not have time or resources to address abuses by the City Manager and the Police Commissioner of Cambridge, and the Harvard University campus police. It was no concern that using police to harass a person with a disability may be the reason for the four murders. MA Civil Rights statute and possession of illegal firearms are felonies, but not murder. Misallocation of resources is easily apparent. If the police focused on criminals instead of harassing elders with disabilities there might be less violent crime. But who was I to argue.

http://www.necn.com/08/18/13/Mass-State-Rep-calls-for-resignation-of-/landing.html?blockID=849849&feedID=11106

Mass. State Rep. calls for resignation of Middlesex County DA
August 18, 2013, 5:34 pm

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Detroit Police Stored Rape Kits, Ignored Evidence


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336535/Thousands-rape-kits-20-years-old-left-police-storage-tested-4m-pledge.html

Thousands of 'rape kits' left in police storage for up to 20 YEARS are to be tested in new hunt for attackers
Funds used to collect evidence from more than 11,000 Detroit rape kits
DNA matched in 136 cases already, including 32 linked to serial rapists
Daily Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 16:38 EST, 5 June 2013 | UPDATED: 17:06 EST, 5 June 2013

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