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Two women hospitalized for trying to end period with vacuum cleaner – an old technique called menstrual extraction
Two women were hospitalized after using a vacuum to make their menstrual periods end sooner, according to new reports.
A Seattle nurse claimed the desperate women, ages 19 and 23, went into shock this week after attempting a dangerous, decades-old technique known as a menstrual extraction, the Mirror reported.
“Ladies… Please stop using your vacuum hose to end your period early,” the nurse tweeted, before switching her account to private. “You’re gonna wind up sucking out a lot more than blood! There were 2 cases of this so far this week and both women had to be admitted. Just… STOP!”
“I don’t know if it was Eureka, Dyson, Hoover or some Walmart brand, but yes an actual vacuum cleaner,” she added.
She followed up with a tweet about the dangers of using a vacuum to suck out blood, according to the Mirror.
“Your period has a steady flow of its own that for all intents and purposes your body can tolerate,” she wrote. “A vacuum increases the flow over 1,000 times which your body can’t tolerate, therefore sending you into shock.”
Menstrual extractions, which involve the use of a syringe, cannula and tubing, were common before abortion became legal with Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/06/07/two-women-hospitalized-for-trying-to-end-period-with-vacuum/
Mother jailed in death of baby she drunkenly fell asleep on
A woman in Wales has been arrested and jailed in the 2017 death of her four-week-old baby, who she’d accidentally fallen asleep on after a night of drinking.
“It is a mother’s responsibility, a mother’s duty, and her natural instinct to put the care and safety of her four-week old child above all else,” Judge Paul Thomas told the mother, Marina Tilby, 26, the Mirror reported.
“You completely ignored that duty so you could get extremely drunk on a night-out.”
Tilby had taken baby Darian out for a night of drinking with her sister, the report said.
Authorities said she had been seen repeatedly throwing the baby into the air and catching him during the night out. She, the baby, and her sister then spent the night at the trailer park home of two men they’d met while drinking.
The baby was later found unresponsive in the bed.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/06/09/mother-jailed-in-death-of-baby-she-drunkenly-fell-asleep-on/
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Mother Calls for Investigation After She Says Utah Officer Put Gun to 10-Year-Old Son’s Head
A mother wants an independent investigation Friday after she says a Utah police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head in what she calls a racially motivated incident.
Jerri Hrubes said at a news conference that she saw a white Woods Cross police officer pull his gun on her son, DJ Hrubes, who is black, while he was playing on his grandmother’s front lawn Thursday north of Salt Lake City. She said her son didn’t have any toys or objects in his hands.
The officer told DJ to put his hands in the air and get on the ground, she said. When DJ asked the officer if he did something wrong, the officer told DJ not to ask questions.
Jerri Hrubes said she raced outside of the house and screamed at the officer, “What are you doing? This is a 10-year-old child.”
She says the officer didn’t respond and got in his car and left.
Woods Cross police didn’t immediately return messages Friday about the events.
Police Lt. Adam Osoro told The Salt Lake Tribune Thursday that the officer mistook the boy for a potential suspect during a pursuit of two armed suspects. Osoro the officer pulled out his gun after the child ran to the side of the house. After getting closer, the officer realized Hrubes was not involved in the incident and left, Osoro said.
Osoro said the officer acted appropriately under the circumstances.
Hrubes said she called dispatch right away to complain about the officer’s actions, and the officer returned to the house later in the day. She said he apologized and DJ hugged him and said it was OK. She said her son doesn’t “have a mean bone in his body” and is mentally delayed and has issues with his sight.
She teared up recounting the encounter and said she’s thankful she taught DJ growing up to heed the commands of officers.
“I support all police officers. I see good in them,” Hrubes said. “But, I do not support putting a child of 10-years-old at gunpoint with no explanation. . . Does he look like he’s 30? Does he look like he’s 18? No.”
She said she doesn’t necessarily want the officer fired, but wants an outside review. She appeared alongside attorney Karra Porter at the news conference, but said she’s not considering any legal action at this time.
Hrubes, who is from Montana, said she was visiting her mother in the town where she grew up: West Bountiful, a suburb of Salt Lake City. She said the incident changes how she feels in Utah, a state where African Americans account for just 1.4% of the state’s population, according to U.S. Census figures.
“As a white mother to a black son, I don’t feel safe in West Bountiful anymore,” Hrubes said. “That changed after yesterday. I do not feel that he is safe. He has not left my sight. It just doesn’t feel like it used to.”
Lex Scott, founder of Black Lives Matter in Utah, said her organization is demanding that the officer be fired or they will protest outside the police agency’s offices. She said the group also plans to file a complaint with the FBI’s civil rights division.
“Holding a gun to the head of a 10-year-old will traumatize that kid for life,” Scott said. “The only apology we will accept is if this officer is terminated.”
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Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputy Filmed Mother Performing Sex Act on 1-Year-Old Son
Authorities say a Louisiana sheriff’s deputy filmed a mother performing a sex act on her 1-year-old boy.
News outlets report St. Gabriel Police arrested Shadrick Jones on Friday on multiple charges including principal to first-degree rape.
The boy’s mother, 26-year-old Iyehesa Todd, was arrested Saturday on a charge of first-degree rape and incest. According to WAFB-TV in Louisiana, she told investigators she was coerced into performing the sex act because Jones had a traffic arrest warrant against her.
Jones, 33, had worked for the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office since 2015. He was fired after his arrest.
It’s unknown if Jones has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Sheriff Brett Stassi says someone showed police footage of the incident, which is believed to have occurred early Thursday. He described what he’d seen as “sick.”
Photo Credit: ktla.com/Saint Gabriel Police Department in Louisiana.
Researchers say Dodgeball is more than a game, it’s ‘legalized bullying’
(Meredith) – Most people would call dodgeball a harmless playground activity, but a team of Canadian researchers argue the game is a tool of oppression that can unfairly target students perceived as “weaker individuals.”
The group presented their argument Monday at a conference organized by the Canadian Society for the Study of Education in Vancouver, according to CTV News.
They claim dodgeball – which requires players to eliminate their opponents by hitting them with rubber balls – teaches students to dehumanize each other and creates unsafe conditions in schools.
“Dodgeball is the only game where the human is the target. No other games focus on it,” study co-presenter Joy Butler, a professor at the University of British Columbia, told CTV News.
“It’s tantamount to legalized bullying,” she added.
Butler worked alongside David Burns, a professor at the Kwantlen Polytechnic, and Claire Robson, a professor at Simon Fraser University.
In an abstract of their study, the trio said the “hidden curriculum” of dodgeball reinforces the five “faces” of oppression — which include “marginalization, powerlessness, and helplessness of those perceived as weaker individuals through the exercise of violence and dominance by those who are considered more powerful.”
While the group isn’t calling for schools to ban dodgeball, they want physical education teachers to closely examine the games children are encouraged to play.
“If one thing were to come out of this it would be for P.E. teachers to look at their curriculum and look for balance,” Bulter told the Washington Post. “And that could mean dropping games and including other activities: outdoor education, fitness, gymnastics, aquatics.”
The researchers also acknowledged their report would be criticized by many who argue dodgeball is just a fun game, but they insist things can be done differently.
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Illinois man breaks into couples home, drinks their booze, and gets naked
DIXON, Ill. (WQAD) — A Dixon man is in jail after police say he terrorized a couple of Dixon homeowners after breaking into their house, drinking their alcohol and getting naked.
June 6th, Dixon Police were told about an unwanted person at a house in the 200 block of South Dement Avenue.
On the way to the house, officers were warned that the burglar was naked and holding a fireplace poker.
The man was identified as Joel E. Gartman of Dixon, 52.
“Gartman was immediately removed from the house and an investigation began.”
According to police, Gartman broke in by tearing the screen and forcing open a window at the rear of the house. After entering the home, Gartman unscrewed light bulbs and took off his shoes. While inside, Gartman stole at least three alcoholic beverages from the refrigerator and walked throughout the house drinking it.
One of the home’s residents was sleeping on a couch on the first floor.
Gartman removed all of his clothes and sat next to the sleeping homeowner while holding a fireplace poker.
The homeowner woke up, realized what was happening and ran upstairs to wake the other resident. A short time later, both homeowners came back downstairs and confronted Gartman, who was still in the house trying to hide.
Joel E. Gartman, age 52, of Dixon Illinois, was charged with residential burglary, (class 1 felony), criminal trespass to residence, (class 4 felony), criminal damage to property, (class a misdemeanor), theft, (class a misdemeanor) and 2 counts of disorderly conduct, (class c misdemeanor).
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Homeless woman sticks man with syringe at Taco Bell drive thru in San Diego
San Diego (KGTV) — A trip to get some fast food in the Midway District turned into a nightmare after an encounter with a homeless woman and a syringe.
Just before noon last Thursday, Ralph Bedoe was in the drive-thru line at a Taco Bell on Midway Drive. It was the busy lunch hour. He ordered but had to wait once he reached the pay window. As he waited, he saw a homeless woman in her 40s about 25 feet away.
“She was rambling, throwing up her hands, talking to herself,” said Bedoe.
He says the woman hit the hood and window of a bus in the parking lot, before she headed toward him.
“She kind of hit my mirror and started rambling … I said ‘Do you need something?’ Don’t know if that’s when something triggered,” said Bedoe.
Bedoe’s driver side window was open. His arm was resting there.
“All of a sudden she pulled up her left hand, which had a bag and a syringe with a needle sticking out. She pushed my hand into the car, and when she pushed my hand, the syringe entered my hand,” said Bedoe.
The woman then smacked his window and wandered off.
“Disbelief, hoping you’re going to wake up from this,” said Bedoe.
As the shock wore off, the new father thought of his 6-month-old son.
“If I did contract something, how is that going to change my life with him? How is this going to change with length of life with him?” said Bedoe.
Bedoe must undergo seven months of blood tests to rule out a myriad of diseases, including Hepatitis and HIV. The uncertainty is nerve-wracking.
“A trip to Taco Bell should not end with a life-changing event,” said Bedoe.
Bedoe was hit with a $3,400 dollar medical bill because he was switching over to new insurance and was not covered at the time. Police have obtained surveillance video from Taco Bell, but haven’t yet released it.
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Orwell’s 1984 was nothing like actual 1984. But it’s exactly like 2019
Article via DigitalTrends
In 1984, Apple said 1984 wouldn’t be like 1984. George Orwell’s novel describes a dystopian surveillance society as a warning, and Apple positioned itself as a counter to that disturbing future. But here’s the thing: 2019 looks a lot like 1984. And we’re remarkably comfortable with it.
Orwell published one of the great English-language novels on June 8, 1949, 70 years ago today. His book details a society perpetually at war, ruled by an enigmatic figure known only as “Big Brother.” Thanks to secret surveillance, Big Brother’s totalitarian government knows all, punishing thoughtcrimes before they take place and rewarding conformity.
When Steve Jobs and his upstart rebels at Apple used the framework of Orwell’s book to tell a dark story about conformity in the computing world, it seemed distant. In Apple’s famous ad, a hammer-wielding champion blows apart massive screens showing the sneering face of Big Brother.
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Orwell’s 1984 was nothing like actual 1984. But it’s exactly like 2019
In 1984, Apple said 1984 wouldn’t be like 1984. George Orwell’s novel describes a dystopian surveillance society as a warning, and Apple positioned itself as a counter to that disturbing future. But here’s the thing: 2019 looks a lot like 1984. And we’re remarkably comfortable with it.
Orwell published one of the great English-language novels on June 8, 1949, 70 years ago today. His book details a society perpetually at war, ruled by an enigmatic figure known only as “Big Brother.” Thanks to secret surveillance, Big Brother’s totalitarian government knows all, punishing thoughtcrimes before they take place and rewarding conformity.
When Steve Jobs and his upstart rebels at Apple used the framework of Orwell’s book to tell a dark story about conformity in the computing world, it seemed distant. In Apple’s famous ad, a hammer-wielding champion blows apart massive screens showing the sneering face of Big Brother.
Apple was right. 1984 wasn’t like 1984, with its goofy suits and Alf and Talking Heads videos on MTV. But today? For starters, it’s hard to ignore the similarities between Big Brother and Donald Trump, whose cult of personality commands, for some, a similar unwavering fealty, even if his attention span is hopefully not as constant.
Look beyond the Big Brother we’ve elected and you’ll see that we’ve built the surveillance society we’ve feared for so long — and maybe it’s not such a problem after all.
We live in a world where devices are constantly listening. The power of voice control is profound, allowing us to check whether we locked the garage door simply by speaking aloud. We’re worried about digital eavesdropping — which is partially why Amazon just allowed you to ask Alexa to forget what you just said — but mostly we’re okay with it.
Far from being clobbered into submission by a totalitarian regime, we’ve sacrificed our privacy for the sake of convenience. I can ask Siri to order a pizza, ask Google to play my favorite song, or have Alexa turn on the air conditioning. And sure, some people are worried, but that’s not stopping us from using this tech.
Some of these devices are watching us. Consider Facebook Portal, a voice-activated telescreen that follows you around the room. It literally is watching your every move. Phones, computers and even TVs have cameras that watch us (or do they?).
While useful, these devices have instilled in many a sense of paranoia that’s profoundly at odds with the professed goals of smart home devices. When I brought home an Amazon Fire TV recently, my wife asked why I’d want to bring a device into the living room that spies on us. I couldn’t really argue.
You can draw a line at the door: It’s fine in the house, with devices that you’ve bought and (hopefully) control. What happens when you leave, and enter the public space where even more devices are watching?
For the most part, people believe surveillance cameras make us safer. But the enormous screens on London’s Piccadilly Circus use cameras to analyze the makeup of the crowd to choose which advertisements to play, and it’s likely to get more directly and individually focused at breakneck speed. The power of facial-recognition through A.I. promises to actually track YOU — not just random people. And fears of what that could bring have led to California’s ban on such technology.
Still, is the loss of privacy a terrible thing? Trump aside, perhaps Big Brother isn’t bothering us at all, considering the benefits we gain from today’s technology. Hey Siri: 1984 wasn’t like 1984, but 2019 is.
Female hunter says she turned rare black giraffe into ‘decorative pillows’
Article via PennLive
An American hunter who was savaged on social media for her 2018 photo showing her and her prized kill – a rare black giraffe – is breaking her silence.
As TheHill.com reports, the female hunter, Tess Talley, told CBS in an exclusive interview that her African big game hunting is her beloved hobby that actually helps with conservation efforts.
“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” Talley said in the CBS interview Friday. “I am proud to hunt, and I am proud of that giraffe.”
As for the black giraffe in the now infamous photo, Talley said she bagged the long-necked beast on a “conservation hunt” designed to manage area wildlife in South Africa.
She has since turned the pelts of the giraffe into decorative pillows and a gun case. She also described the giraffe meat as “delicious.”
Still, she shouldn’t look for much understanding, especially on social media.
Talley told CBS her since-deleted Facebook post last year when she bagged he giraffe generated a global backlash.
In the post, Talley told the particulars of her kill: The rare black giraffe was more than 18 years old and weighed over 4,000 pounds. She added that she “was blessed to be able to get 2,000 lbs of meat from him.”
Re-emerging in the CBS interview brought a new rebuke for Talley, as the network reached out to the humane society.
Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, responded to CBS with a statement that said trophy-hunting of giraffes showed “sheer and arrogant disregard for the imperiled status of an iconic species.”