Newsworthy but not its own thread worthy

[maxhitman]

Originally Posted by alexora

Newport News: Boy aged six detained
after shooting teacher in US

A six-year-old boy has been detained by police after shooting a teacher in the US state of Virginia, officers say.

Those kids are starting very early on their criminal careers !
What are they thinking about !?
Six years old... That brat can´t even spelll or read properly yet, but
he can shoot a gun.
What kind of education are those parents giving them at home?



This reminds me of that true story that happened a few years back,
where parents of a young girl, she must have been 9 years old, and took
her to a "shooting range" to shoot an UZi machine-gun.
The kid couldn´t hold the machine-gun properly and sprayed bullets into
the shooting instructor... Killing him.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Vacca

news video...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oGCKFzGAfQ0

[xlr8tx]

Originally Posted by pelham456

true, there's been a flurry of anti-gun legislation there in recent years, which indeed has backfired. the most laughable of which is (as usual) declaring various places "no gun" zones.

funny, there are rarely shootings in "heavy gun" zones.

The level of incoherence here is quite impressive.

[pelham456]

Originally Posted by alexora

What, in your opinion, are "heavy gun" zones?

any school where most of the teachers can freely arm themselves.

this was not such a school, thanks to the recent "come get us, we're sitting ducks" requirements.

[pelham456]

Originally Posted by xlr8tx

The level of incoherence here is quite impressive.

true. the idea that a child illegally obtaining a firearm, illegally walking to school with said firearm, and illegally entering a no-gun zone with said firearm, has any concern over virginia's ever-increasing "gun laws"....

[pelham456]

too many motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!!!!

http://fox13news.com/news/traveler-tries-to-sneak-four-foot-emotional-support-snake-through-security-at-tia

[ghost2509]

Imposter who stole 1,000 unpublished works of authors pleads guilty

NBC NEWS
yahoo.com
Phil Helsel
January 6, 2023

An Italian man who authorities say used a sophisticated scheme to steal unpublished works of authors pleaded guilty Friday, prosecutors said.

Filippo Bernardini, who worked for Simon & Schuster UK, stole more than 1,000 unpublished manuscripts between August 2016 and January 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement.

He impersonated real people in the literary world by using fake email accounts, the office said. Those impersonated included talent agencies, publishing houses and scouts.

Bernardini, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, prosecutors said. The sentence is up to a judge, but a plea agreement says sentencing guidelines are between 15 to 21 months in prison.

A federal public defender listed as representing Bernardini did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Among those tricked was a Pulitzer Prize recipient, who sent Bernardini a copy of their unpublished manuscript, according to an indictment. Bernardini did so by impersonating a well-known editor. The author and editor were not named in the document.

“Filippo Bernardini used his insider knowledge of the publishing industry to create a scheme that stole precious works from authors and menaced the publishing industry,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.

Bernardini created 160 fake internet domains of real people and entities, and made only minor typographical changes that were hard to detect, according to the indictment.

The letter “m” would be replaced with “r” and “n” next to each other — reading “rn” — in many cases.

Bernardini was arrested in January 2022. A representative for Simon & Schuster said at the time that they were "shocked and horrified" to learn of the allegations, and they were grateful to the FBI for investigating the case.

In addition to any prison time, Bernardini will also pay $88,000 in restitution, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

[pelham456]

maybe he could just post them all in this thread for us?

that'd be ok so long as he affixed "from simon & schuster" at the end, right?

[alexora]

Originally Posted by pelham456

any school where most of the teachers can freely arm themselves.

this was not such a school, thanks to the recent "come get us, we're sitting ducks" requirements.

Are you saying that an elementary school teacher should have shot a 6-year-old child because she was unable to handle him and his problems?

Originally Posted by pelham456

true, there's been a flurry of anti-gun legislation there in recent years, which indeed has backfired. the most laughable of which is (as usual) declaring various places "no gun" zones.

funny, there are rarely shootings in "heavy gun" zones.

Just name the states: it's easier to discuss the issues that way.

[pelham456]

Originally Posted by alexora

Are you saying that an elementary school teacher should have shot a 6-year-old child because she was unable to handle him and his problems?

if one of his "problems" is pointing a loaded pistol in her face, then yeah, what else is she supposed to do?

it's not ideal, but if one is to die, it should not be the innocent one.

Just name the states: it's easier to discuss the issues that way.

i don't know if we have such states left nowadays. hence rampant shootings everywhere.

bonanza had it right: everyone walked around armed, and they all lived in peaceful bliss.

[maxhitman]

Originally Posted by ghost2509

Imposter who stole 1,000 unpublished works of authors pleads guilty

DAMN IT !
I knew someone stole my porno film script a few years back
It was an Oscar winner of a story too!