Deaf man sues Porn Hub over lack of closed captions
NEW YORK – A New York man is suing Pornhub’s parent company Mindgeek for allegedly failing to provide proper closed captions for deaf and hearing impaired pornography consumers.
Yaroslav Suris, who is deaf, says he was denied equal access to such titles as “Sexy Cop Gets Witness to Talk,” “Hot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew” and other videos on Mindgeek sites Pornhub, Redtube and YouPorn, according to a court filing with the Eastern District of New York.
“Without closed captioning deaf and hard-of-hearing people cannot enjoy video content on the Defendants (sic) Websites while the general public can,” the court document reads.
The Brooklyn man’s attorney noted in the filing that hearing impaired Pornhub viewers would also like to access premium and subscription content, but it wouldn’t be worth it without closed captioning.
“The Websites (sic) numerous videos which cannot be accessed by deaf and hard of hearing individuals are in violation of the ADA (American’s with Disabilities Act) and New York laws,” the court document reads. “Videos include most of the Websites (sic) videos in addition to the videos the Plaintiff tried to access mentioned herein.”
In a statement to TMZ Friday afternoon, Pornhub Vice President Corey Price said:
“We understand that Yaroslav Suris is suing Pornhub for claiming we’ve denied the deaf and hearing impaired access to our videos. While we do not generally comment on active lawsuits, we’d like to take this opportunity to point out that we do have a closed captions category.”
Suris seeks full compliance with the ADA and New York law, as well as unspecified damages.
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Woman stuffs 6 pounds of ham in skirt, walks out of store
(KFOR/CNN) – Surveillance video shows a woman stealing an entire 6-pound ham by sliding it down her skirt at a grocery store in Oklahoma City.
Alex Kotlovenko, who owns the Europe Oklahoma Store, said he noticed some items missing on Sunday. When he checked the security cameras, he couldn’t believe what he saw.
“It’s magic, it is literally magic,” Kotlovenko told KFOR-TV. “We never witnessed it happening, so it’s really hard to track someone down and stop them at the door.”
The video shows the woman and two other men looking at a cooler. The woman then pulls out a ham, looks around, and puts the entire ham into her skirt.
Kotlovenko said she did the same thing with several packages of bacon.
“It was a surprise moment more than anything. That you can walk out of a store, that’s 1000 square feet,” he said. With seven or eight pounds of stuff in your skirt.”
After getting a good look at the people in the video, Kotlovenko said he’s pretty sure he’s seen them in the store before.
“I feel like I’ve seen them specifically around. One of the cameras caught the front of the SUV,” he said. “I feel like I’ve seen them in the parking lot in passing.”
To keep this thing from happening again the store owners said he wants to put up a sign banning baggy clothes. But a lawyer said he has to be careful — only refusing service strictly on clothing and not by race, color, creed, or religion.
“As long as the denial of service is uniformly applied, and not based on one of those prohibited categories or protected categories. Then, a business owner is within his rights to set certain standards,” attorney Casey Davis said.
Davis said fortunately for the European Store Oklahoma, “ham-burglars are not a protected class.”
The surveillance footage provided a good look at the woman’s face, but there’s no word on whether police have opened an investigation into the theft.
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Michigan Man Returns Over $43,000 Found in a Couch He Purchased From a Thrift Store
What would you do if you found $43,000 in a piece of furniture you purchased from a thrift store?
It happened to one Michigan man, and he decided to return all the cash.
Howard Kirby likes to shop at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Owosso, located about 30 miles west of Flint.
He purchased a couch from the store in December for his man cave, but this weekend he made a shocking discovery.The couch was filled with thousands of dollars in cash.
“I still have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming or something,” he said.
Kirby said he had the ottoman for a few weeks before noticing it was uncomfortable. That’s when his daughter decided to open it up.
“That’s when she started pulling out this,” Kirby said.
A total of $43,170 was found in the ottoman cushion.
Kirby said he didn’t feel right keeping the money. So, he reached out to the store to find out who had donated the couch.
It turns out, it was Kim Fauth-Newberry. The couch originally belonged to her grandfather, who died last year.
“It’s just crazy,” Fauth-Newberry said.
On Jan. 16, the ReStore held a big surprise for Fauth-Newberry to give back every penny found in the cushion.
“It’s completely awesome,” she said.
Kirby said an attorney told him he had no legal obligation to give the money back, but he felt he had to for moral reasons.
That is something Rick Merling, the ReStore manager, thinks is heartwarming.
“To me, this is someone that despite what they’re going through – and in spite of their own needs – says ‘I’m just going to do the right thing,’” Merling said.
Kirby said he could’ve used the money – he needs a new roof badly – but he feels better knowing the money is in the rightful hands.
“I always thought, ‘What would I do if that ever happened?’ Now I know, and it makes me feel good,” Kirby said.
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Wisconsin Man Allegedly Sold Marijuana Mixed With His Dead Mother’s Ashes
A 26-year-old man is accused of selling drugs that were mixed with his mother’s ashes.
Police said Austin Schroeder, of Menomonee Falls, admitted to investigators he cut the drugs using his dead mother’s cremated remains.
But he didn’t explain why.
Investigators said they received a tip about Schroeder and his girlfriend selling drugs out of their apartment.
According to a criminal complaint, twice last week, investigators sent an informant to the apartment.
They said the informant was able to buy marijuana.
A few days later, police returned and searched the apartment.
Investigators said they found 70 grams of marijuana, a small amount of MDMA, bongs and a drug scale.
According to the complaint, Schroeder tried to explain the “large amount of unknown powder and vegetable material located in the apartment,” saying he “mixed these substances for a variety of reasons.”
Schroeder said his mom died a little more than a year ago, and, according to the complaint, “Schroeder indicates he took some of her ashes and mixed them with a variety of substances, some of which he ultimately ingested.”
The complaint doesn’t indicate if he mixed the cremated remains in any of the drugs he’s accused of selling.
Schroeder and Kaitlin Geiger, 21, of Menomonee Falls, each face felony drug charges.
There’s no explanation in the complaint for why he allegedly admitted to ingesting his mom’s ashes.
The couple appeared Tuesday in Waukesha County Court.
They were released on a signature bond and scheduled to be back in court Jan. 28.
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WeHo Man, that goes by “Sexy Vegan”, Convicted of Disturbing Peace After Alleged Dog Sex Assault Posted on Social Media
A West Hollywood man named Sexy Vegan who was arrested last year on suspicion of sexually assaulting his pit bull in a video posted to social media pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of disturbing the peace, prosecutors said.
Vegan, also known as Hansel DeBartolo III, 37, was immediately sentenced to two years of summary probation and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service, as well as a 52-week sex offender program, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
“In addition, the defendant’s dogs which were previously seized will not be returned and he will be prohibited from owning any new animals during his probationary period,” prosecutors said in a written statement.
Vegan was arrested in September, three weeks after officials said he made the disturbing post online.
“Vegan posted a video on social media depicting a pit bull licking the defendant’s rear end,” according to the statement.
If he had been convicted as initially charged, Vegan could have faced up to a year in county jail.
He was released from custody on a bond pending legal proceedings five days after his Sept. 26 arrest, records show.
Vegan has twice appeared on “Dr. Phil,” where family members complained of unusual behavior such as publicly dancing in little clothing, carrying a full-length mirror around in public and troubles with the law.
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Man Fatally Shot by LAPD Sergeant in Culver City Wielded ‘Bicycle Part,’ Not Gun
A man shot and killed by a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant who was responding to reports of a “man with a gun” on the border between Culver City and Los Angeles’ Palms neighborhood was holding a bicycle part in his hand when he was shot, not a gun, as initially believed by the officer and witnesses, police said Friday.
The police shooting took place about 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 11 in the area of South Sepulveda Boulevard and South Venice Boulevard, LAPD said in a written statement. A supervisor assigned to the LAPD’s Pacific Patrol Division identified by the department as Sgt. I Colin Langsdale was the first to arrive at the scene where witnesses reported seeing an armed man.
“The supervisor stopped his police vehicle, exited and immediately observed the suspect pointing what he believed to be a handgun at him,” according to the police statement. “A nearby witness also observed the suspect and believed the item in his hand was a gun as well. An (officer-involved shooting) occurred and the suspect was struck by gunfire. He fell to the ground and was then taken into custody without further incident.”
The wounded man was taken to UCLA Medical Center, where he was soon pronounced dead, officials said. Coroner’s officials had yet to formally identify the man Friday.
“A bicycle part was located in the suspect’s hand and was recovered as evidence,” the police statement said.
No officers or bystanders were hurt.
In addition to a LAPD investigation into the shooting, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is also reviewing the shooting, as is common practice.
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‘I don’t care about none of y’all little kids’; school bus driver suspended as screaming goes viral
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WSOC/CNN) — A North Carolina school bus driver was suspended from her job after she was caught on camera yelling at the students on board.
The video comes from Kannapolis City and you can hear the bus driver screaming at the students. At one point she can be heard saying, “I don’t care about none of y’all little kids.”
The video was taken by Julia Jackson’s 13-year-old son. Jackson said her son called her after the bus got a flat tire and they were stuck on the side of the road.
“I heard screaming in the background,” Jackson said. “I was just like hang up and record everything.”
And that’s what her son did.
Jackson said she was worried for all the children including how her son would react.
“My son has certain disabilities, ADHS, ODD, and bipolar. I said, ‘Well how are you feeling?’ And he said, ‘I’m scared,’” Jackson said.
The school district released this statement:
“The behavior of the bus driver shown on the video is very upsetting and not acceptable at all. No one should speak to children like that. We suspended the bus driver the moment we saw the video.”
Jackson said she understands kids can be rowdy but she called what happened on the bus unacceptable.
“You could tell them to hush, or you can step off the bus and call you administrator and say they’re being too much. I need somebody to hurry up. This is crazy. You don’t handle other people’s children that way,” Jackson said.
School administration said they don’t know what led up to the driver’s outburst and they are working on her dismissal.
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Student Dies After Mistakenly Being Shot by Friend at Texas High School
A 16-year-old student mistakenly shot his friend in their Houston-area high school’s ROTC room before fleeing and being arrested several hours later, officials said Wednesday.
The two were in a room at Bellaire High School with four other students but no adult Tuesday afternoon when the 16-year-old took a semi-automatic pistol out of his waistband and pulled the trigger, killing 19-year-old Cesar Cortes, said Lt. Greg Bartlett.
The suspect, whose name wasn’t released, fled the scene after the shooting and was arrested about 3 1/2 hours later, authorities said. He was charged as a minor with manslaughter, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney Kim Ogg said that based on evidence gathered so far, the shooting does not appear to have been intentional. She said the students were part of the school’s ROTC program and that there’s no indication that they’d been fighting before the shooting.
“They were friendly. They were friends,” Ogg said. “Pulling a trigger on a gun, whether you know if it’s loaded or not, is an intentional act. But he did not, based on the evidence we have right now, intend to kill his friend.”
Bartlett said that the shooter confessed to other students but has not admitted guilt to the police nor helped in their investigation.
Authorities are still looking for the gun, which Bartlett said the student brought from home. It was not school property nor issued by the ROTC, he said.
“This is a regular kid, evidently, who is now a violent offender,” Ogg said of the shooter. “Whether he meant to be violent or not, he killed somebody. And that somebody was a son, and a student, and a friend, and it’s our community’s collective loss.”
Police said they received a call about the shooting at around 4 p.m. and that the victim died later at a hospital.
The district canceled classes Wednesday, but they will resume Thursday with additional police officers patrolling campus, Grenita Lathan, the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, said in a statement. __
This story has been corrected to reflect that the student killed was 19, not 16.__Bleiberg reported from Dallas. AP staff writer Nomaan Merchant contributed reporting from Bellaire, Texas.
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NJ woman accused of stabbing her husband to death with a nail clipper
MILLVILLE, NJ — A woman accused of using a nail clipper to stab her husband has been charged with murder.
Kathleen Ayala also faces weapons charges stemming from the attack that occurred early Sunday at a mobile home complex in Millville, New Jersey.
Ayala and Axel Torres were arguing in their trailer when the dispute turned physical.
Torres left the trailer but his wife chased after him, repeatedly stabbing him, authorities said. Torres lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital but died there Monday.
According to court documents, the woman told police she only wanted to scare her husband, not harm him.
It’s not known if she’s retained an attorney.
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Teenagers facing charges after toddler seen vaping on Snapchat video, Pennsylvania police say
Child endangerment charges are pending against two teenagers after a video posted to Snapchat appears to show a 2-year-old child using a vaping device, Pennsylvania State Police say.
According to a news release from police, a 17-year-old female was babysitting the child in St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, January 9, while another 18-year-old female was also present.
The 2-year-old boy took a vaping device from a nightstand and began to use it, authorities say. Neither of the teens tried to stop the child from inhaling from the device, police say, and instead took video and posted it to social media.
In the video, a child can be seen using the vape while people laugh in the background. The video appears to show the child coughing and crying.
The video, posted to Snapchat, was reported to police. Troopers notified the toddler’s parents three days later, WPXI reports. They had no idea what had happened.
The mother of the child, who didn’t want her face shown, was appalled to see the video, according to WPXI.
“I’m disgusted. I’m very upset,” the mother says. “I’m in disbelief they would even laugh or even have something like that in reach of a child’s possession.”
The vape contained 3% nicotine, but no THC, authorities say. Besides coughing, the child is doing fine. But his mom is livid.
“I’m not trusting anybody anymore to babysit my child. I’m done,” she says. “I don’t even want to put him in daycare. I can’t trust anybody anymore.”
The United School District of Armagh, Pennsylvania, told KDKA they believe two of their students were involved in the incident. The names of the two teenagers haven’t been released.
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