Post-Racial Society:White Women Are Still Making False Criminal Allegations Against Black Men!

How can anyone seriously claim that we are living in a post-racial society when it is so obvious that we are not even partially there yet? Sure,we elected a black president for the first time in the history of America.But,that still has not taken away the stereotypical image of the black man as the criminal-minded brute.

That's why these white women who commit crimes keep trying to peg it on an imaginary black man.Women like Susan Smith & Bonnie Sweeten play on the belief that a black man is dangerous & frightening.

President Obama & others like him are considered to be the exception.In general,there are still too many folks who clutch their purse or lock their car doors whenever a black man is in the vicinity.So much for a post-racial society!

Here's the latest false allegation that a white woman has made against two black men that existed only in her mind.

Bonnie Sweeten claimed that two black men rear-ended her vehicle & abducted both Sweeten & her daughter.But,this story that was broadcast all over the media was nothing but a diabolical scheme that Bonnie Sweeten had concocted.Here's more from MSNBC:

"Prosecutors believe that Sweeten, who was found with her daughter at Disney World after claiming they were abducted by two black men may have been taking actions due to domestic tensions with her second husband.

“They’re still looking into the motive behind this. We believe it may have to do with some domestic problems she may have been having with her husband,” Bucks County (Pa.) district attorney Michelle Henry told TODAY’s Natalie Morales Thursday. Henry said the couple may also have been facing financial problems.

Henry said that Sweeten, 38, will be charged with false reports and identity theft, both misdemeanors, and would be extradited from Florida to face the charges. Her 9-year-old daughter, Julia Rakoczy, was being interviewed by investigators and was to return home with her father and Sweeten’s ex-husband, Anthony Rakoczy.

The girl seems to be in good shape, Henry said. “It’s my understanding that she’s doing OK, that she is in good condition, and her father will be picking her up.”

In the days before the incident, investigators say that Sweeten withdrew $12,000 from several bank accounts. They are still trying to determine whose money was withdrawn and whether theft was involved.

“What it appears, based on our investigation, is essentially her plan was to fake this abduction, to pretend that she had been abducted by two black men and [been] thrown in the trunk of a car and then essentially get away — go to Disney World with her daughter,” Henry said. Sweeten is being charged criminally because of the false report.

Henry said that police had questions about the abduction story almost from the beginning. Those questions deepened early Wednesday when Sweeten’s SUV was found undamaged on a Philadelphia street. It had been ticketed for parking illegally shortly after Sweeten made her phone call.

“You have to treat all of these calls seriously, but almost right from the beginning, there seemed to be issues with the report,” Henry said. “The good thing is we were able to resolve it very, very quickly. No one had been questioned, no one had been arrested based on her false report.”(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Thank goodness that this twisted,evil bitch's lies did not result in the arrest of two innocent black men!

I Was Saddened By The News That Mike Tyson's Daughter Died!!

I was saddened by the news that Mike Tyson's four-year old daughter died in what's being called a "tragic accident".With all of the serious highs & lows that this man has already been through,this has to be the worst of them all.

My prayers go out to both Mike Tyson & his family in their time of grief.And may the beautiful Exodus Tyson rest in peace.

Here's more on this tragic story from the Telegraph:

"Exodus had been found the day before with a cord around her neck following an accident at home in Phoenix, Arizona.

Police said she had been playing on a treadmill at home on Monday when her head apparently slipped inside a hanging cord.

The girl's seven-year-old brother found her and alerted her mother, who called the emergency services.

She spent the last day on life support at the nearby St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Centre in central Phoenix.

Tyson, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, was not in Phoenix at the time of the accident, but flew home from Las Vegas to be with her. He was seen rushing into the hospital after taking a taxi from the airport.

Phoenix police spokesman Andy Hill said Exodus was pronounced dead in a hospital just before noon on Tuesday."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

"Spiderman 3" Actress Found Dead In Her Apartment!

I really didn't know much about Lucy Gordon,but I did see her in "Spiderman 3".This rising British actress was found dead from what may be a suicide in her Paris flat.Those who knew her say that she seemed upbeat,so it would be a shock if she did take her own life.People may seem okay on the surface,but sometimes you just never know.Police say that the actress hung herself while her boyfriend was asleep.

Here's more on Ms. Gordon's death from the Telegraph:

"Police in the French capital said the body of Miss Gordon, 28, was found on Wednesday, two days before her 29th birthday.

A shopkeeper near her flat told Gala magazine that the star's boyfriend had burst into his shop on Wednesday morning calling for help.

The pair rushed upstairs in la Rue des Petites Ecuries to find the young actress dead.

Police are looking into the theory that she hanged herself while her boyfriend lay sleeping in the flat.

"There were no suspicious circumstances," said a detective. "It appears that the young woman took her own life."

Friends of Miss Gordon said she had been deeply affected by the recent suicide of a friend back in Britain.

One local added: "She was an adorable girl. Two days ago, we were chatting over a drink. You think people are stable and then..."

The Oxford-born actress played character Jennifer Dugan in the third instalment of Spider-Man and had most recently acted in Brief Interviews With Hideous Men."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Why Did A White Kenyan Aristocrat Only Get 8 Months For Killing A Black Poacher?!!

I did an extensive post not too long ago about Thomas Cholmondeley.He is one of Kenya's most famous white aristocrats who has killed twice.And has basically gotten away with it!This man has been given a ridiculously "light sentence" for murdering a black poacher with his rifle.

Because he has been in custody for 3 yrs,the judge in this case decided that he should only be given a 8-month sentence!There is justifiable outrage in Kenya over the judge's decision.Even though the judge denies it,I'm pretty damn sure that Cholmondeley's societal position influenced his decision.

Here's more from Yahoo News:

"In a case that stirred fierce resentments over race and land, a Kenyan judge on Thursday sentenced the son of a baron to eight months in prison for killing a black poacher on his vast family estate.

The sentence handed down to Thomas Cholmondeley — a fraction of the possible life in prison he faced — provoked shouts of protest from Maasai tribesmen and sighs of relief from white landowners, both of whom packed into the crowded courtroom.

Judge Muga Apondi last week convicted Cholmondeley of manslaughter in the 2006 shooting of a 37-year-old black poacher, Robert Njoya. The judge had reduced the charge down from murder, saying he believed Cholmondeley's attempts to give Njoya first aid helped prove that he accidentally shot the poacher when aiming at his dogs.

On Thursday, the judge said he took the three years Cholmondeley had already served into account, concluding, "I hereby wish to impose a light sentence on the accused to allow him to reflect on his life."

Cholmondeley's parents, Lord and Lady Delamere, listened to the verdict along with Sarah Njoya, the widow of the dead poacher, and traditionally dressed Maasai activists whose elongated earlobes brushed the traditional red-checked blankets they wore.

The sentence provoked immediate protests from the public gallery, where women wrapped in colorful cloths wearing traditional beaded jewelry waved signs depicting guns and dead bodies.

"We want justice," read one.

The tall, bespectacled Cholmondeley, who has been imprisoned in squalid conditions since his arrest in May 2006, will return to the maximum security prison, defense lawyer Fred Ojiambo said.

The prosecution said it would consider appealing the sentence, which Ojiambo described as "very just."

Njoya's death was the second time in just over a year that Cholmondeley had shot and killed a black man on his largely ungated farm. The first shooting did not come to trial, sparking protests from locals who said there had been high-level government intervention in the case.

Grievances raised by the case reach far beyond the Cholmondeley family. Some Kenyans resent all white farmers as symbols of the British colonists who stole land from local tribes."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Polygamy Issue:South Africa's New President,Jacob Zuma,Has Three First Ladies!!!

Which one of Jacob Zuma's three wives will become the first lady of South Africa?That's a question that many in the media are pondering right now,since Jacob Zuma is South Africa's first polygamous president.

More than likely,President Zuma will not choose one first lady because he does not have to.The polygamy issue has been created by "American news values",according to Steven Friedman of the University of Johannesburg.After all,polygamy is a part of Zulu culture & tradition.And Jacob Zuma is a man of tradition.

Here's more from BBC News:

"But should sexual politics have an influence over voters' choices?

Steven Friedman at the University of Johannesburg says not.

"If as a politician you believe it is OK to rape or treat people with violence then that will have an effect on the way you deal with public challenges."

"But if you think it's OK to marry five women I don't think it would."

Mr Zuma is deeply committed to traditional beliefs, he says.

"But I'm sceptical if the electorate cares much about it."
Tradition
So why has there been such a flurry of media articles about who will be the "first wife"?
The ANC has said the matter is a personal one and there is no protocol to dictate who Mr Zuma should choose to be his "first wife".

It has also been suggested that one of Mr Zuma's daughters could take on the role.

But Mr Friedman says there is nothing in the constitution about any role for the president's spouse.

"A lot of the media speculation has been driven by American news values, something that doesn't really have much to do with South African political culture."So does Zulu culture indicate who will get to shake Barack Obama's hand or take tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace?

Mr Madlala says it is likely that Mr Zuma will not have to choose one woman to be his official companion at state occasions or visits.

The Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu frequently takes more than one of his five wives with him on visits, he says.
"It may be that to avoid antagonising some of them he takes them all to state occasions.

"Or he may rotate among them, like the nightly visits." (END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Wow! Victoria Gotti's Home Has Been Foreclosed On!!!

Victoria Gotti is the gaudy Italian mafia princess that had a tacky reality show called "Growing Up Gotti" on A&E.In that show,she tried to flaunt her wealth as often as possible.

I can't stand the fact that we live in such a shallow society.And Victoria Gotti really represented shallowness to the fullest!I mean,she even had Lil' Kim rapping the theme song to her show.So,you know it was all about the dolla',dolla' bills,ya'll!!!

But,apparently Ms. Gotti wasn't stacking her dough properly.Because she failed to make payments on her mansion.Here's the full scoop from The NY Post:

"Here's the reality: the Gotti's gotta go.

The bank has been given the go-ahead to foreclose on Victoria Gotti's palatial estate on Long Island -- the same used in the TV reality show "Growing Up Gotti" -- saying she owes a whopping $650,000 in mortgage payments, according to court paper made public today.

Gotti's lender, JP Morgan Chase, claims the daughter of the late Gambino crime family boss John "Dapper Don" Gotti -- owes them the staggering amount after she failed to make payments for two years starting in September 2006, court records reveal."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Miss California Just Might Lose Her Title For Taking Half-Nude Photos!

I wonder how the folks over at San Diego Christian College feel about Carrie Prejean's topless photos.Is she still "a great example of a student who is seeking to have an impact on the world for Christ?"

On it's site they posted the following statement about Miss California:

"Carrie is currently a student at San Diego Christian College, but decided to take the spring semester off to prepare and compete in the Miss USA Pageant. Her goal is to return to SDCC to finish her Bachelors Degree, and to later obtain a Masters Degree in the field of Special Education.

As a community we congratulate Carrie on this accomplishment. She is a great example of a student who is seeking to have an impact on the world for Christ.

*Please note - the story below was printed before Carrie won Miss California USA.

"I knew there were secular judges,
but I felt I needed to express my
passion for the Lord."

Carrie Prejean is dedicated to serving the Lord and is not at all shy about her Christianity--even on national television. As the new 2009 Miss California USA, Carrie has shown that she can balance the pressures of national competition with her desire to share Christ's love with younger women.

Carrie has recently been serving with a ministry that seeks to reveal Christ's transforming love to women in the adult entertainment industry. Led by a young women who herself was delivered by Christ, the group "gets real" with these women and discusses their problems and life struggles. Carrie feels that she can connect with women her age and believes that God is using her to bring hope to others."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Now,isn't posing topless a very,very secular thing to do? And how in the world can Carrie Prejean preach to anyone in the adult entertainment industry when she's guilty of taking sexually suggestive pictures herself?

I'll tell you what I think God is using her for & it's not to "bring hope to others." The reason why these topless photos have emerged is to put emphasis on moral hypocrisy.Ms. Prejean assumes that just because she professes her Christian faith that makes her morally superior to others. Well,honey,the lord is exposing that falsehood to the world.Carrie Prejean is just as secular as the rest of us sinners!

Here's more on the topless photos that may cost Miss California her title from Us Magazine:

"Neal said Tuesday that Prejean had run afoul of several parts of the 12-page contract that all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing in the November state contest.

The detailed document -- which gives pageant officials nearly unlimited control of the title holder's activities -- prohibits Miss California from making personal appearances, giving interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials, Us confirms.

In the last two weeks, Prejean, 21, has made televised appearances at her local church in San Diego and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.

The contract also contains a clause asking participants to acknowledge whether they have conducted themselves "in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards." As an example, it asks if they have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.

On Monday, racy photos of Prejean -- wearing nothing but pink underwear and covering her breast with her back turned -- were leaked on the Internet.

"As you can see from the contract, she violated multiple items," Neal said in a statement to the Associated Press.

Prejean, however, insisted the pics were just modeling shots and that she was only 17 years old -- a minor -- when they were taken.

"I am a Christian, and I am a model," she said in a statement Tuesday. "Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Connie Culp Is The Nation's First Face Transplant Recipient!

I cannot believe that Connie Culp's husband only did 7 years for shooting her in the face!He should have gotten a lot more time than that because he dramatically altered the course of her life forever.The wounds that Connie Culp sustained from the shooting permanently disfigured her.Not to mention the trauma she suffered.Little kids called her a monster because they were so horrified by Connie Culp's face.

But,Connie Culp has a message for others.She says,"Don't judge people who don't look the same as you do. Because you never know. One day it might be all taken away."

Here's more on this story from Yahoo:

"When Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that left her face horribly disfigured, she pulled out her driver's license to show the child what she used to look like. Years later, as the nation's first face transplant recipient, she's stepped forward to show the rest of the world what she looks like now.

Her expressions are still a bit wooden, but she can talk, smile, smell and taste her food again. Her speech is at times a little tough to understand. Her face is bloated and squarish. Her skin droops in big folds that doctors plan to pare away as her circulation improves and her nerves grow, animating her new muscles.

But Culp had nothing but praise for those who made her new face possible.

"I guess I'm the one you came to see today," the 46-year-old Ohio woman said at a news conference at the Cleveland Clinic, where the groundbreaking operation was performed. But "I think it's more important that you focus on the donor family that made it so I could have this person's face."

Until Tuesday, Culp's identity and how she came to be disfigured were a secret.

Culp's husband, Thomas, shot her in 2004, then turned the gun on himself. He went to prison for seven years. His wife was left clinging to life. The blast shattered her nose, cheeks, the roof of her mouth and an eye. Hundreds of fragments of shotgun pellet and bone splinters were embedded in her face. She needed a tube into her windpipe to breathe. Only her upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin were left.

A plastic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Risal Djohan, got a look at her injuries two months later. "He told me he didn't think, he wasn't sure, if he could fix me, but he'd try," Culp recalled.

She endured 30 operations to try to fix her face. Doctors took parts of her ribs to make cheekbones and fashioned an upper jaw from one of her leg bones. She had countless skin grafts from her thighs. Still, she was left unable to eat solid food, breathe on her own, or smell."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

My Husband's Hometown Is Shrinking!

My husband is from Flint,Michigan.Most of his family members have had a difficult time obtaining steady employment.The jobs are so sparse that it's tough to make ends meet!Only a few of his relatives have the money that it takes to relocate & they have done just that.For the others,the situation is becoming more & more desperate.It's so sad.

But,they are not alone.The whole city has been in a state of serious decline for years.As the population continues to shrink,the amount of abandoned,dilapidated houses have been on the rise.So,the city of Flint has come up with a plan.

They want to shrink my husband's hometown by demolishing entire neighborhoods and condensing the existing population into the areas that they deem to be "viable."Here's more on the efforts to save Flint from The NY Times:

"Dozens of proposals have been floated over the years to slow this city’s endless decline. Now another idea is gaining support: speed it up.

Instead of waiting for houses to become abandoned and then pulling them down, local leaders are talking about demolishing entire blocks and even whole neighborhoods.

The population would be condensed into a few viable areas. So would stores and services. A city built to manufacture cars would be returned in large measure to the forest primeval.

“Decline in Flint is like gravity, a fact of life,” said Dan Kildee, the Genesee County treasurer and chief spokesman for the movement to shrink Flint. “We need to control it instead of letting it control us.”

The recession in Flint, as in many old-line manufacturing cities, is quickly making a bad situation worse. Firefighters and police officers are being laid off as the city struggles with a $15 million budget deficit. Many public schools are likely to be closed.

“A lot of people remember the past, when we were a successful city that others looked to as a model, and they hope. But you can’t base government policy on hope,” said Jim Ananich, president of the Flint City Council. “We have to do something drastic.”(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

A Pregnant Woman Has Become The First American To Die From The Swine Flu!

A pregnant woman from Texas has become the first American to die from the swine flu.Here's more from the WebMd:

"The U.S. recorded it's second U.S. swine-flu death and the first of an American -- a Texas woman living near the Mexico border -- soon after the CDC said schools shouldn't close when students come down with H1N1 swine flu -- and schools closed because of swine flu may reopen.

The CDC has repeatedly predicted that the U.S. would see more H1N1 swine flu deaths and hospitalization. Yet the CDC's official guidance for schools reflects a cautious easing of concern over the H1N1 swine flu pandemic."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Did John Edwards Give His Mistress "Hush Money"?!!

Did former presidential candidate,John Edwards,pay his mistress "hush money" with campaign funds? That's the question that federal investigators are exploring at this very moment.Here's more from The Independent:

"The affair which ended the political career of John Edwards may eventually land him in the dock, after federal investigators began examining allegations he used campaign funds to pay "hush money" to a mistress.


A contender for the Democratic presidential nomination eventually won by Barack Obama, Mr Edwards admitted at the weekend that his political action committee is under scrutiny for transferring more than $100,000 (£67,000) to Rielle Hunter, shortly before their relationship was exposed. In a carefully-worded statement, Mr Edwards insisted that no money was used improperly by his campaign. "However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true," he said. "We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter."

The investigation will focus on money paid to Ms Hunter's production company by his committee, ostensibly for producing a film about global poverty, which followed Mr Edwards on a campaign visit to Uganda in 2006. Ms Hunter's firm received $100,000 during a four-month span in 2006, and another $14,000 on 1 April 2007.

Investigators will examine whether any of the payments were either related to the couple's affair or intended to prevent Ms Hunter going public with details of their fling. Using money donated to a political action committee for personal use is a federal crime.

Mr Edwards, who had been John Kerry's running mate in 2004, finally acknowledged a long-running affair with Ms Hunter in August last year after months of vigorously denying tabloid reports about the scandal. She gave birth to a daughter in February 2008, but Mr Edwards continues to deny reports that he is the father and a former campaign aide, Andrew Young, has claimed paternity."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Congratulations To Jennifer Hudson On Her Pregnancy!

So,Punk from "I Love New York" may not have gotten the very garish-looking & outlandish New York.But,it's good that he lost.Because his reality now is much better than the outcome of any reality show that VH1 could ever concoct!.David Otunga will become the father of Jennifer Hudson's child as well as her husband,according to The NY Daily News:

"She's enjoyed great highs and suffered terrible lows, but now rumors abound that Jennifer Hudson has some joyous news: She's pregnant.

Despite denials by her reps, two sources close to the singer/actress confirmed to Essence magazine that Hudson expecting her first child.

The Grammy and Oscar winner is engaged to Harvard law graduate David Otunga, who appeared on the reality show "I Love New York 2," but so far no date has been set for their nuptials.

Read more.

Rihanna Was Looking Chic In Black On The Red Carpet!

Rihanna looks absolutely magnificent in this tux.I'm glad to see that she's looking stunning & is out & about.She has picked up the pieces quite nicely.Here's more on her reemergence from The Age:

"Rihanna has made her first appearance on the red carpet after her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown allegedly beat her up, but then cancelled a concert in Dubai next month.


The Dubai concert was to be Rihanna's first singing performance since the allegedly assault.


Yassin Matbouly, managing director of Vibe Entertainment Management Agency, said the Dubai-based promoter got "nothing in writing" from Rihanna's agents but was made to understand from managers negotiating the May 28 gig in the Gulf sheikdom that it won't work out.


The development came shortly after the pop star made a comeback on the red carpet in New York, arriving late Monday at the annual Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum gala. She did not speak to the press."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Procter & Gamble's Issue: Some Of Their Products May Be Contaminated With Filth!

Procter & Gamble is a multinational manufacturer of consumer goods ranging from over-the-counter drugs to disposable diapers.The FDA issued a warning to the company about the "unsanitary conditions" that some of their products have been processed in.A whole lot of people buy their products,so this is quite alarming!Here's more from The AP:

"U.S. regulators warned Procter & Gamble Co. over unsanitary conditions at a plant that makes Olay skin care products and Vicks cold medicine in Puerto Rico, according to a letter released Tuesday.

The warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration said problems at the Olay LLC plant in Cayey may have caused contamination or threatened the health of consumers. It faulted failures in following procedures for cleaning maintenance equipment.

An inspection found over-the-counter drug products have been "prepared, packed and held under unsanitary conditions whereby they may have been contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to health," said the letter.

Paul Fox, a spokesman for Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, said none of the issues raised by the FDA compromised the safety of any products.

But he said FDA inspectors did identify areas "where we can and will make improvements," and the company has begun a review of the plant's manufacturing practices."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Kelis Has Decided To Divorce Nas,Even Though She's 7 Months Pregnant!

When I heard that Kelis was dissolving her marriage to Nas,I immediately thought about the fact that she is 7 months pregnant! Believe me,your hormones are all over the place when you are carrying a new life. I couldn't help but wonder if that had anything to do with it.

Whatever the reason,it's just too bad that Kelis & Nas couldn't make their black love last.According to TMZ,she is asking for both spousal & child support.In addition to that,she wants joint physical & legal support.Here's more from Vibe:

"One of hip hop’s most talked about married couples have split. VIBE has confirmed that Nas and Kelis are headed for a divorce. “I can confirm that she has filed for divorce,” a spokesperson for Kelis told VIBE. “We request the media to respect her privacy during this very difficult time.” At around 3:45pm PST, high-powered attorney Laura Wasser (who has also represented Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, and Stevie Wonder) filed a divorce petition today on behalf of Kelis, citing irreconciable differences. The bombshell comes amid recent reports that the acclaimed rhymer and influential R&B vixen were expecting their first child together—a son. Kelis is currently seven months pregnant.

It was only last February when Nas spoke excitedly to MTV about the prospect of having a baby with Kelis. “Yeah, man, I find out what it's gonna be next week, so I'm happy," said the multiplatinum rapper, who also has a 15-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Nas and Kelis first met in 2002 at a MTV Video Music Awards afterparty thrown by hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

The Assassination Attempt On The Dutch Royal Family Was Astonishing To Watch!

Apparently,a financially distressed Dutchman tried to kill the Dutch royal family with his car during the Queen's Day festivies in the Netherlands!His car just missed the open bus that was carrying the royal family,but six people died in the process.The whole thing was so astonishing & horrifying to watch.And it all unfolded right on live television.Here's more from the Telegraph:

"His vehicle narrowly missed a bus carrying the royal family as it careered into the crowd before hitting a stone monument.

The black Suzuki appeared to target the open bus, which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family through the town of Apeldoorn, about 55 miles from Amsterdam, during the Queen's Day festivities.

The driver, a white 38-year-old Dutchman, had reportedly lost his job as a security officer a few months ago and was about to be evicted from his apartment in the town of Huissen, near Utrecht, because he could no longer pay the rent.

He was photographed slumped against his seat with blood on his forehead, before being pulled from the wreckage of the car and then arrested and taken to hospital.

Before his death he had confessed to police that his action was aimed against the royal family.

"He was a normal, polite man who lived a very quiet and secluded life," a neighbour told De Telegraaf newspaper.

His car smashed through railings and careered through crowds of people waiting to see the royals, killing five, injuring 14 and sending others running for their lives.

Witnesses said the vehicle was travelling at up to 60mph and missed the royal bus by less than 15ft. It eventually slammed into black metal railings at the foot of a stone monument, where it came to a halt, its bonnet crumpled and scraped.

Television footage showed members of the royal family, riding in the open top bus, clutch their hands to their mouths in shock as the car sped through a barricade in front of them.

Princess Maxima, the wife of the heir to the Dutch throne, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, leapt up in her seat and looked on in horror as the car hurtled through crowds of bystanders.

No one in the queen's entourage was injured during the incident, which happened around midday as thousands enjoyed the Spring sunshine."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

A 20-yr. old Pregnant British Woman May Be Killed By A Firing Squad In Laos!!!

Samantha Orobator is facing death by firing squad because she allegedly smuggled heroin into Laos.The beautiful 20 yr. old pregnant woman has not had any legal representation since she has been arrested!In Laos,you get executed for possessing over 500 grams of heroin.Here's more from the Telegraph:

"A pregnant British woman, Samantha Orobator, is facing death by firing squad for smuggling heroin in what campaigners describe as a "hasty show trial" in Laos.

Miss Orobator, 20, from London was arrested last August at Wattay airport in the south east Asian country.

Prosecutors claim she had 680 grams (1.3lb or 21 oz) of heroin in her luggage.

According to the legal campaign group Reprieve she has not met a lawyer since she was arrested 9 months ago but it is believed that she denies the drugs were hers.

Under Lao law the death penalty is mandatory for possession of over 500 grams of heroin. At least 39 people have been sentenced to death for a variety of offences since 2003.

On Thursday, without warning or explanation, the government of Laos rescheduled Miss Orobator's trial for next week, but they have still not announced which day the case will begin.

A statement by Reprieve said: "By scheduling her trial for next week, the Laos court has made it impossible for any lawyer to prepare an adequate defence... Samatha's life now hangs in the balance."

The fast tracking of the trial came as the Lao authorities knew that a lawyer from Reprieve was preparing to meet Miss Orobator for the first time.

"Laos appears to be acting in a way that frustrates Samantha's right to appropriate legal assistance," Reprieve concluded.

Miss Orobator became pregnant in unknown circumstances in December, four months after she was arrested. "It is not possible to confirm whether she was raped," Reprieve said.

"The prison where she is being held in Phonthong is meant to be all female, but this is apparently not the case." (END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Police Have Arrested A 72-Yr. Old Black Man That Is Suspected Of Being L.A.'s "Most Prolific Serial Killer"!!

A 72yr. old insurance adjuster is accused of being a serial killer.L.A. police claim that John Floyd Thomas Jr. raped & strangled 30 older white women over a span of two decades.They are calling him "the most prolific serial killer" in the history of Los Angeles!

Can you believe that this guy was once a hospital counselor & a social worker?From the med student that's accused of being the Craigslist killer to this,it's pretty unnerving to realize that you really cannot judge a book by its cover!!Because John Floyd Thomas Jr. looks just like a regular guy.Here's more from Yahoo:

"Because the killings occurred before the 1977 reinstatement of the death penalty, prosecutors are seeking life in prison without parole. If Thomas is charged in later cases, they may seek death.

In Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, a man police dubbed "The Westside Rapist" entered the homes of elderly women who lived alone, raped them and choked them until they passed out or died. Beck said police believe Thomas is the rapist and may be involved in scores of unsolved rapes.

The attacks stopped in 1978 — the year Thomas went back to prison for the rape of a Pasadena woman.

He may also be involved in killings beyond Los Angeles. A decade later and 40 miles to the east, at least one elderly women in Claremont was found raped and killed. The Times reported Thomas was being investigated for the death of five elderly women in that city, but sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said only one case was being looked at there.

Thomas is black. The victims in all 30 cases under review were older white women, mostly of lower incomes and often widows living alone. All were sexually assaulted and most were strangled.

Police said Thomas likely targeted the women because of their vulnerability and because they all lived alone. Cold-case detective Richard Bengston said serial killers frequently select victims of a different ethnicity.

Thomas had been twice convicted of sexual assault, and as a registered sex offender, he was required to check in annually with police.

During one visit in October, officers took a saliva swab to collect his DNA, which is a requirement for all sex offenders. Police weren't sure why he had not given a sample sooner.

Police Chief William Bratton and other officials credited Proposition 69, a voter-approved initiative that requires convicted felons and certain arrestees to submit DNA samples that are stored in a statewide database.

DNA and fingerprinting are the most important tools at a cold-case detective's disposal, Bengston said. When the killings were first investigated, there was no central computer system to quickly flag possible connections between crimes, and detectives relied on teletypewriter printouts and monthly meetings to exchange information.

Thomas was arrested at his South Los Angeles apartment on March 31, authorities said. Soon after, he resigned from his job with the State Compensation Insurance Fund in Glendale.

Born in Los Angeles, Thomas was 12 when his mother died. He was raised by an aunt and godmother and joined the Air Force in 1956. He was considered sloppy and late and was dishonorably discharged, according to the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the story.

In 1957, he was convicted of burglary and attempted rape in Los Angeles and sentenced to six years in prison. After his release, parole violations sent him back behind bars until 1966.

The allegations about Thomas stunned a friend, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, prominent host of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable and a commentator and author of books on the black experience in America.

"Shocked, shocked, shocked," said Hutchinson, who had known Thomas since about 1989. "He was very engaging, very involved, seemed very informed."

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