Mom Of Sorority Girl Who Posted Viral Video ‘F*****g N****s’ Says Her Daughter Deserved To Get Expelled
Jill Barbera is heartbroken to see her estranged daughter “degrading herself.”
Harley Barber’s racist rants went viral, and as a result she was dismissed from her Alpha Phi sorority and expelled from the University of Alabama. Soon after Barber apologized for her offensive remarks, and now her mother Jill Barbera is speaking out.
Barbera said she forced Barber out of the house in December 2016 after months of arguing, and that Barbera did not raise her daughter to have these views. Barber then moved in with her paternal grandmother.
“This is not a reflection of how she was raised. She’s just degrading herself and it breaks my heart,” Barbera said. “I hope someone can look at this and learn. I don’t want anyone to feel what I feel.”
The mother, estranged from her daughter, expressed her support for the University of Alabama’s decision to remove her daughter from the campus, as reported by NJ.com.
“I agree with the punishment,” said Barbera, whose daughter earned national scorn for repeatedly using the n-word in an Instagram video. “I fully support their decision.”
Despite Barbera’s agreement with the punishment, three prominent civil rights activists urged the University of Alabama to rescind their decision in an open letter to the college’s president, according to NJ.com.
Although the former American Civil Liberties Union officials said they were “dismayed and disgusted” by Barber’s videos wherein she repeatedly used the N-word, they argue her expulsion was “unconstitutional, un-strategic and likely to be ineffective.”
“The University of Alabama is an educational institution, and this was a teachable moment that you should not squander,” the three civil rights activists wrote University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell.
“The impulse to punish Ms. Barber in response to what she said in that video is understandable as an emotional reaction,” said the letter signed by Ira Glasser, former executive director of the ACLU, Norman Siegel, former director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, and Michael Meyers, the president and executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition and former executive committee member of ACLU.
The open letter by the civil rights activists says the school’s decision is impeding on the right of free speech at public institutions.
“The first ban on ‘offensive’ speech is never the last, and the power to ban speech is barred by the First Amendment because it all depends on who is exercising that power, and what he or she finds ‘offensive,'” the letter writes argue.
Barber’s words were found offensive by many; however, the activists suggest this expulsion can then be used in less popular scenarios. For example, if a student were to speak out in favor of abortion rights on a conservative campus and the school expelled them, they would be banning their own version of “offensive” speech.
Mom, boyfriend allegedly beat 4-year-old boy to death because he spilled his cereal
NORRISTOWN, PA — A 4-year-old boy was beaten to death by his mom and her boyfriend because he spilled his cereal, officials said.
Tahjir Smith was repeatedly struck in the head and torso, prosecutors said A shoe was used to hit him at one point. Paramedics found him limp and unresponsive when they rushed to his home after the beating.
“This senseless death of a 4-year-old boy at the hands of the very adults who are supposed to care for him and keep him safe is a horrible tragedy,” Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said. “This is the face of domestic violence—a preschooler was beaten until he stopped breathing because he spilled his cereal. We have charged the mother and her boyfriend and will be the voice for justice for Tahjir.”
An autopsy found the boy also had old rib fractures in addition to the fresh injures.
Police charged Lisa Smith, 19, and Keiff King, 26, with aggravated assault, criminal attempted murder, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Their bail was set at $500,000 each. They failed to post bail and were remanded to the local correctional facility.
Nurse who killed patients ‘out of boredom’ charged with 97 more murders at hospitals
BERLIN — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 more patients over several years at two hospitals in northwestern Germany, prosecutors said Monday.
The new indictment against Niels Hoegel was expected after officials said in November that he may have killed more than 100 patients in total. He worked at a clinic in Oldenburg from 1999 to 2002 and in nearby Delmenhorst from 2003 to 2005.
Hoegel was convicted in 2015 of two murders and two attempted murders in Delmenhorst and was given a life sentence.
During his trial, Hoegel had said he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in about 90 patients in Delmenhorst because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them. He later told investigators that he also killed patients in Oldenburg.
Those statements prompted investigators to carry out toxicological examinations on dozens of other patients who died at the hospitals, leading to the new charges.
It wasn’t immediately clear when a new trial at the state court in Oldenburg might start. Additional convictions could affect Hoegel’s possibility of parole, but there are no consecutive sentences in Germany. In general, people serving life sentences are considered for parole after 15 years.
Of the new cases, 62 involve patients who died in Delmenhorst and 35 patients in Oldenburg. Prosecutor Martin Koziolek said that, in three further cases investigators viewed as suspicious, tests didn’t produce enough evidence to add them to the charge sheet.
Hoegel used a variety of drugs in his resuscitation attempts, Koziolek said. He added that prosecutors believe Hoegel “in all cases at least accepted the death of the patients as a result of the effect of the drugs.”
As part of a wider investigation involving both hospitals, police and prosecutors reviewed more than 500 patient files and hundreds more hospital records. They also exhumed 134 bodies from 67 cemeteries, and questioned Hoegel six times.
Police have said if local health officials hadn’t hesitated in alerting authorities, Hoegel could have been stopped earlier.
Authorities are already pursuing criminal cases against former staff at the medical facilities.
Manager had open sores while making pizza, using heroin with boyfriend at Little Caesars
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – A former manager of an Indiana Little Caesars and her boyfriend are accused of buying and using heroin at the restaurant.
The former pizzeria employee, Sasha Fletcher, allegedly has hepatitis C and was preparing food with open sores on her body, according to WXIN.
Shelbyville police arrested Fletcher, and her boyfriend, Joshua Parson, after investigating the business in the 800 block of Harrison St. in Shelbyville Tuesday.
When officers arrived, they began speaking with Fletcher and observed Parson, who is not an employee, making a pizza barehanded, according to a police report. While speaking to the couple, officers say they appeared to be impaired on heroin.
Officers then deployed a K9 to sniff the area of the couple’s vehicle. The dog reportedly indicated the odor of narcotics in the vehicle. During a search, officers say they found several syringes and spoons with residue that “appeared to be heroin.”
Both Fletcher and Parson were arrested and charged with possession of a syringe and possession of heroin.
Fletcher has been fired by Little Caesars and the restaurant will be thoroughly cleaned, according to Robert Lewis, the county health commissioner.
Indiana law requires any person in the food service industry with open sores to utilize an impenetrable barrier between the open sores and any food they are handling.
“Mr. Lewis has been checking today with local health officials on the potential for a contagious outbreak,” said Prosecuting Attorney Brad Landwerlen Wednesday.
Off-duty cop pistol-whips man, steals his pants and shoes in Brooklyn
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn — An off-duty police officer allegedly pistol-whipped a man outside a Bushwick nightclub and robbed him, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Anthony Delacruz, 34, and an unidentified accomplice were caught on video in a confrontation with another man on May 28 around 3:30 a.m., officials said. Delacruz pointed his service weapon at a man who was hiding behind a car.
All three men go off camera and, when they return, the unidentified accomplice is carrying clothing and sneakers, prosecutors said. Delacruz and his accomplice walked away.
The victim, who can be seen on camera dressed only in a t-shirt and boxers, walked away with no shoes on, officials said. Delacruz allegedly pistol-whipped him when they were off camera. The victim’s DNA was found on the muzzle of Delacruz’ gun.
A shell casing at the scene also massed Delacruz’ gun.
“This defendant’s alleged brazen and criminal behavior was in direct contradiction to the oath he took to protect and serve,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said. “He then allegedly made a deplorable situation worse by falsely accusing multiple individuals of robbing him.”
Delacruz had initially told other officers that his alleged victim had actually robbed him along with some other men, officials said. Officers responding to a call for shots fired found him near El Mekkah Bar and Grill.
He allegedly told them he was in his vehicle when he was surrounded by several men who stole his gold chain, Rolex watch and a gold ring before fleeing, prosecutors said. Delacruz said he chased after the perpetrators and fired at them once.
A group of people were taken into custody after Delacruz told police his version of what happened, but video evidence quickly showed his version of events was not accurate.
He was arraigned on 14 charges Wednesday. Delacruz was charged with robbery, assault, menacing, falsely reporting an incident and petit larceny, among other charges. He faces up to 25 years in prison for the robbery charges.
Postal carrier used job to steal credit cards from Long Island homes, go on shopping sprees with girlfriend
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island postal carrier and his school safety agent girlfriend allegedly stole dozens of credit cards so they could make luxury purchases. Naquan Wilson, 28, and Shantavia Davis, 33, allegedly stole more than 30 credit cards, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said. They bought a Christian Louboutin wallet and shoes, Canada Goose outerwear and Burberry clothing.
“These defendants are charged with stealing Nassau residents’ mail and using stolen credit cards to fund shopping sprees for luxury goods from Louboutin shoes to high-end electronics,” Singas said.
Wilson allegedly stole credit cards that were supposed to be delivered on his route and other routes, prosecutors said. He’d use he CVV and CVC numbers on the back of the card and Bitcoin to pay for personal information on the dark web.
Wilson, who started working for the postal service in 2013, and Davis, a school safety agent, allegedly bought expensive clothing and electronics. They leased a Maserati.
Davis has resigned from her position as a safety agent in Brooklyn. She was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, forgery, identify theft and unlawful possession of personal information. She faces up to seven years in prison.
Her boyfriend was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, forgery, identify theft and unlawful possession of personal information. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the top count.
Dutch Cops targeting kids who ‘look’ too poor for their clothes
Stop, frisk and strip!
Dutch police have launched a controversial new program that targets youth who “look” too poor to own the expensive clothes and jewelry they’re wearing, according to reports.
For the pilot program — which critics say goes far beyond New York City’s highly criticized stop-and-frisk policing strategy — cops in Rotterdam will stop young people on the street and question them about how they afforded their designer duds and bling, a high-ranking police source told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
n some cases, police will “undress” the youth and force them to hand over the upscale gear, Rotterdam police chief Frank Paauw told the paper.
“They are often young guests who consider themselves untouchable. We’re going to undress them on the street,” Paauw said, according to a translation by the UK Independent.
“We regularly take a Rolex from a suspect. Clothes rarely. And that is especially a status symbol for young people. Some young people now walk with jackets of €1800 [$2,230]. They do not have any income, so the question is how they get there,” the police chief said.
The young men targeted by cops often have no income and are already in debt from fines stemming from previous convictions, he added.
That “undermines the rule of law” and sends “a completely false signal to local residents,” he said.
But critics say the policing strategy is a recipe for racial profiling.
“We realized that [they] do not want to create the appearance that there is ethnic profiling but the chances of this happening are very large,” city ombudsman Anne Mieke Zwaneveld told the paper.
It’s legally hard to prove that cops are justified in stripping people of their clothing on the street, she said.
“It is not forbidden to walk around in the street. In addition, it is often unclear how such a piece of clothing is paid and how old it is.”
Jair Schalkwijk,a spokesman for a national anti-profiling group Control Alt Delete, said the program flies in the face of a law enforcement promise not to target people who look like “typical criminals.”
The pilot program launched in the Rotterdam West section of the city.
Police say they will target one gang in particular, along with people linked to drug crimes and illegal gambling.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/01/23/cops-targeting-kids-who-look-too-poor-for-their-clothes/
Naked teacher chases kids on playground in bizarre video
A physical education teacher was caught stripping naked and chasing children around a playground in a bizarre video circulating online.
Parents are outraged after footage surfaced of the Carthay Center Elementary School teacher exposing himself to nearby second-grade and fifth-grade students Friday on the Los Angeles campus, news station KCAL reported.
The video was reportedly captured by a construction worker who started filming the man, who was not identified, as he put his pants back on in the middle of the playground.
“He was supposed to be helping them learn P.E., run around and have fun,” a parent told KCAL. “But he undressed and started chasing the kids while he was naked, and then the kids ducked and dodged, ran into some of the classrooms and got safe haven that way.”
School officials reportedly notified parents of the horrifying episode in a robocall and letter sent home with students.
Counselors were also made available to students in light of the incident.
No charges have been filed against the man but authorities are investigating the case, KCAL reported.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/01/23/naked-teacher-chases-kids-on-playground-in-bizarre-video/
Man mistakes house for his own, kills neighbor thinking he was an intruder
RAYTOWN, Mo. — A Missouri man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly went to his neighbor’s home, thinking it was his own, then choked his neighbor to death on the victim’s front yard.
Police believe Michael G. Augustine was drunk at the time he allegedly killed 60-year-old Clifton King, according to WDAF.
King died in his front yard Friday night, after he came to his door to find Augustine trying to come inside.
Neighbors told WDAF that Augustine, who lives down the block, believed the home was his and that King had broken in.
During the incident, Augustine called 911 to report that he had an intruder in a chokehold.
But when officers arrived at Augustine’s address, no one was there. They later found both men about a block up the street at King’s house.
According to court documents, police believe Augustine was drunk because his speech was incoherent and officers noted a strong smell of alcohol.
A neighbor, who did not want her face to appear on camera because the incident has made her concerned for her own safety, said she watched paramedics try to revive King, a military veteran, for about 30 minutes.
“He served our country and that was not an honorable way to treat him,” the woman said. “I think that it’s sad. It’s sad. Someone had to give up their life because someone was so messed up they didn’t know it wasn’t their home.”
Other neighbors said that King had been homeless at one time in his life because he couldn’t find a job but as long as he lived in their neighborhood, he was friendly and kind.
Some neighbors said they feel guilty about not immediately calling police themselves when they heard the commotion. They said there are often arguments on the block, and some thought it was better for them not to get involved.
Prosecutors have charged Augustine with first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Neighbors said he’s already posted bond and moved out of the area.
There was no answer at his door when WDAF tried to speak with him.
Burned baby’s leg amputated; grandmother and godmother arrested
OKLAHOMA CITY – A baby’s grandmother and godmother were arrested Monday after the baby they were meant to be watching was burned so badly that his leg had to be amputated.
Cordette Cole and Breanna Cole were arrested on child abuse and child neglect charges, according to KFOR.
The 11-month old was taken into OU Children’s Hospital on Christmas Day, allegedly for breathing problems, according to the affidavit. However, when doctors saw him, they discovered he had severe burns from above his belly button down to his feet.
The affidavit also states he had bruises on his head and neck, one of his front teeth had been knocked out and he had a subdural hematoma, also called a brain bleed.
The burn wounds were so bad that his leg had to be amputated.
Investigators with the Oklahoma City Police Department learned Cordette and Breanna were taking care of the baby while his mother took care of her other sick child.
They told police that on December 10th the baby accidentally pulled a teapot with boiling water on himself when he was having a seizure. Breanna told the detective they tried to treat the wounds themselves, even after his skin was lifting off of him.
It wasn’t until two weeks later, December 25th, that she said she brought the baby into the hospital with breathing problems.
After talking with doctors, detectives said the story had discrepancies and couldn’t be true. According to the affidavit, when these were pointed out, Breanna kept changing her story.
The affidavit states a doctor told investigators, if the baby had “received proper medical treatment immediately, he would have not had to have his leg amputated.”
The two women were each booked with a $1 million bond.
via: http://pix11.com/2018/01/23/burned-babys-leg-amputated-grandmother-and-godmother-arrested/