Monthly Archives: October 2009
Jilted lover sent out pornographic Christmas cards of his ex-girlfriend
By Calvin Palmer A Tennessee man has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to sending sexually explicit Christmas cards to the relatives of his ex-girlfriend after the break-up. David Simmons, 57, of Murfreesboro, was arrested in May … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, News, Photography
Hairdresser “seduced” by high-speed motorbike gets jail for doing 166mph
By Calvin Palmer A hairdresser caught doing 166mph on a Scottish road has been jailed for nine months and banned from driving for five years. Neil Purves, 27, of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, was traveling on the A702 near West Linton, Peeblesshire, … Continue reading
Filed under Motor-bikes, News, Transport, United Kingdom
Up against a Savannah wall
By Calvin Palmer “Tear down this wall!” President Ronald Reagan instructed Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in a 1987 speech during a visit to Berlin. Some Americans seem to have a thing about walls. Out and about in Savannah at the … Continue reading
‘Child killer on the loose,’ says sheriff
By Calvin Palmer Authorities have tentatively confirmed that the body of a child found in a Georgia landfill is that of a Florida girl who went missing on her walk home from school on Monday. Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler … Continue reading
Child’s body found in Georgia landfill
By Calvin Palmer The body of a child was found today in a Georgia landfill but investigators have not yet confirmed whether it is the body of a missing north Florida girl. Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said: “We want … Continue reading
Policing requires the best qualified person for the job
By Calvin Palmer Sometimes I feel like a voice in the wilderness, the only person to see the flaws in what the vast majority are more than happy to accept. So, I was heartened by a report in The Florida … Continue reading
Balloon boy’s father to face criminal charges
By Calvin Palmer Balloon boy’s father Richard Heene will soon come down to earth with a bump. Larimer County Sheriff’s office is planning to file criminal charges. Sheriff Jim Alderden said yesterday that officers were preparing search warrants and drawing … Continue reading
America’s far-right borrows Nazi tactics
By Calvin Palmer Regular readers of this blog will already be familiar with my oft-quoted thesis that the ultra-conservatives and the Tea Party set strongly resemble the Nazi Party supporters of 1930s Germany. This conclusion is not mud-slinging on my … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Media, Newspapers
