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Professor tells college Republicans: "F--YOU!"

Iowa professor, Ellen Lewin, under fire for vulgar email telling college Republicans: 'F--- YOU!'

Philip Caulfield
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 1:16 PM

Ellen Lewin, a professor at the University of Iowa, above, apologized after sending a vulgar email to the school's Republican group. <B>SEE THE EMAIL BELOW</B>
 
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Ellen Lewin, a professor at the University of Iowa, above, apologized after sending a vulgar email to the school's Republican group. SEE THE EMAIL BELOW
 
Lewin teaches anthropology and gender and women's sexuality courses.
 
Lewin teaches anthropology and gender and women's sexuality courses.
A liberal University of Iowa sex professor has a message for the school's conservatives: F--- YOU!

Professor Ellen Lewin said as much in a response to a mass email from a campus Republican group promoting "Conservative Coming Out Week."

In the email on Monday morning, the UI College Republicans called for conservatives in Iowa City to "come out of the closet" and promote right-wing values that week.

The events included a screening of the 2002 film "Journey's with George," in honor of George W. Bush, a "Red vs. Blue" kickball game and blood drive and an "Animal Rights BBQ."

Less than one minute after the email was sent, Lewin fired back a blistering response: "F-YOU, REPUBLICANS."

SEE THE EMAIL BELOW

The message was addressed to UI College Republicans and included Lewin's email signature identifying her as a professor of anthropology, gender and women's sexuality studies.

After a flurry of responses and a complaint from the group's student leader, Lewin sent two emails explaining the gaffe, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen.

"This is a time when political passions are inflamed, and when I received your unsolicited email, I had just finished reading some newspaper accounts of fresh outrages committed by Republicans…I admit the language was inappropriate, and apologize for any affront to anyone's delicate sensibilities," she wrote.

She also asked the group not to send mass emails in the future.

In a second message, Lewin called the conservative group's email disturbing and offensive because it used the term "coming out," promoted an "Animal Rights BBQ," and made a lighthearted reference to the recent union protests in Wisconsin.

She also slammed the student president of the group for calling her "Ellen," rather than "Professor Lewin."

University of Iowa President Sally Mason said in an email to the school that the university embraced diversity and urged faculty and staff to be respectful. Her email didn't specifically mention the Lewin or the conservative group.

Lewin admitted to the Des Moines Register that she lost her temper.

LINK TO EMAIL STRING:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/section/documentcloud&dckeyword=85920-university-of-iowa-emails

"The apology was sincere," she said. "I hope those apologies and my commitment to not reheat such behavior can put the matter to rest."


The UI College Republicans email, and Lewin's response, less than a minute later.

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Dad says baby 2 and 1/2 used a Glock to shoot his Mommie

Miramar woman identified in claim that child fired fatal shot from Glock; investigation continues

Neighbor: 'Ain't no way the baby did it'

 

Julia Bennett

Julia Bennett
 
Sofia Santana and Danielle A. Alvarez, Sun Sentinel

12:28 p.m. EDT, April 21, 2011

MIRAMAR—

Police on Thursday identified the woman who died in a case in which a 911 caller reported that a woman had been shot by her toddler son.

Julia Bennett, 33, was found dead when police went to a third floor apartment at the Ashlar complex in the 8200 block of Sherman Circle North after the 911 call was made Wednesday evening, authorities said.

Neighbors said they heard one gunshot about 7 p.m.

Outside the complex Thursday, Tania Rues, Miramar police spokeswoman said the 911 call was made by the father of the 2 1/2-year-old boy. The father, who hasn't been identified, told authorities the gun, a semi-automatic Glock, somehow became accessible to the youngster who accidentally fired it.

The father has a concealed weapons permit for the gun, Rues said. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.

Bennett has other children, though the toddler boy is the only one who lives with her. She and the child's father are not married, Rues said.

The youngster is currently in the custody of Florida's Department of Children and Families. A placement hearing has been scheduled for Friday.

When the shot was heard Wednesday evening, several Miramar police officers were already at the apartment complex, searching for a missing 6-year-old who was quickly found unharmed, witnesses said.

After the shot, officers ran to the apartment and kicked in the door, said Abel Hernandez, 19, who lives in an adjacent building in the complex.

"The police brought out a small boy wearing a striped shirt and shorts," Hernandez said.

Detectives on Wednesday night tried to talk to the 2 1/2-year-old child outside the apartment. Rues said the child, who was not injured, did not appear to understand what had happened.

"It appears he is not aware of what exactly occurred," Rues said.

On Thursday, residents leaving the gated apartment complex for work, school or to walk their dogs were talking about what had happened.

Resident Naomi Williams, 49, said she was shocked by the incident and doesn't think a toddler could be responsible.

Williams said officers had the child outside her apartment door on Wednesday night where she saw them check his hands and take a swab from his mouth.

"I was looking at the baby's hands and ain't no way the baby did it," Williams said.

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Woman sues claims officers refused to let her get dressed before being arrested

Woman recalls humiliation of going to jail half-dressed as she testifies in suit against Portland police officers

 

Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 6:35 PM   

Updated: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 6:03 AM

 

Helen Jung

The Oregonian

Six years after her arrest for disorderly conduct, Sherrie Sandau can still remember the coldness of the police car seat against her skin as she sat handcuffed and half-naked in the back of the car.

She was wearing only a long tank top and a short undershirt -- the clothes she wore to bed the previous night, she told jurors in a quavering voice Wednesday. She was disoriented after having fallen from a ladder the previous day and she was confused why Portland police officers had pulled her out of her home and arrested her.

But she recalled asking the police officer for clothing to cover her lower half. The officer said no, she testified. "So I asked him again with 'please.'" The answer did not change and she was taken to the jail without any pants or underwear.

Although Sandau said she could not recall several aspects of the July 2005 encounter with police, she related the humiliation she felt. The incident was so painful she has difficulty leaving her home, she said.

Sandau is pressing a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking $750,000 in damages against the two men, current Portland Officer Christopher Cass and former Portland officer John A. Wood, who resigned in 2006 after two official misconduct convictions. She also is suing the city over Wood's entering her home without a warrant.

Sandau, who is now 53, trembled throughout her testimony. Her hand shook violently as she raised it to be sworn in and she sniffled repeatedly during her testimony.

Dr. Saskia Hostetler Lippy, Sandau's psychiatrist, testified earlier that Sandau has post-traumatic stress disorder. She listed the criteria, noting how Sandau exhibits many symptoms -- uncontrollable shaking, nightmares and fear of leaving the house.

Even a car door slamming causes her to run to a window, fearing that the police are coming for her again, Hostetler Lippy said.

Sandau also said she won't sleep in her own bed, opting instead for the living room couch where she can "guard" the front door.

Attorneys for the two men and the city contend that the officers did not immediately realize she was not wearing underwear and that their actions were reasonable. They were responding to a neighbor's complaint over noise and Sandau was belligerent, they said.

They also noted that Sandau had been diagnosed and treated for panic attacks and depression four years before the arrest. She also suffered an aneurysm about 20 years ago and continues to deal with related issues that a psychiatrist said under cross-examination might cause some behavior changes.

LINK TO ORIGINAL STORY:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/05/woman_sues_portland_police_cla.html

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Man takes flat-screen tv off store shelf goes to customer service for a refund

Man accused of taking TV, asking for his money back

DAYELIN ROMAN Staff writer

Updated 02:27 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Philemon Ofosu (Colonie Police Department) / AL

 

Philemon Ofosu (Colonie Police Department)

 

COLONIE -- A Watervliet man was arrested after he picked up a $1,900 flat-screen TV off the shelf at Wal-Mart and took it straight to the returns counter, police said.

Philemon Ofosu, 23, was at the Latham Farms Wal-Mart on Troy-Schenectady Road just before 7 p.m. April 12 when he tried to pull the bold trick, according to Colonie police.

He got $1,995.84 cash for returning the 55-inch Samsung, police said, after which security detained him and called police.

Ofosu was charged with grand larceny and sent to the Albany County Jail.



Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Man-accused-of-taking-TV-asking-for-his-money-1343798.php#ixzz1K9xppuY5
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Special-ed student, 7, handcuffed by cops

Special-ed student Joseph Anderson, 7, handcuffed by cops at Queens school after Easter egg tantrum

Meredith Kolodner
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 4:00 AM

Special-education student Joseph Anderson, 7, has been 'really traumatized' since he was put in handcuffs at his Maspeth, Queens, school, says his mother, Jessica Anderson.
 
Craig Warga/News
 
Special-education student Joseph Anderson, 7, has been 'really traumatized' since he was put in handcuffs at his Maspeth, Queens, school, says his mother, Jessica Anderson.
 
Cops handcuffed a 7-year-old at a Queens school after he became upset while decorating an Easter egg, his mom said.

Special-education student Joseph Anderson, a first-grader at Public School 153 in Maspeth, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center in metal cuffs, even though his mother told school officials she was on her way to pick him up, mom Jessica Anderson said.

"He was crying and saying, 'I want Mommy,'" Anderson said. "Why handcuff him? Why get the cops involved? He's only 7."

The little boy has begun wetting himself in the middle of the day and throwing up since the April 13 incident, his distraught mom said.

"If he hears an ambulance, he runs under the bed and screams, 'They're going to get me,'" said the single mom. "He's really traumatized. I don't let him watch the news anymore, because if he sees cops, he cries."

City Education Department officials said school staff took the drastic step to protect the boy and his classmates.

"The school tried to defuse the situation and then called for outside assistance when there was a concern the child would harm himself or others," department spokeswoman Marge Feinberg said.

Anderson said the school called her about 12:30 p.m. to tell her Joseph - who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, delayed speech and emotional problems - was not having a good day, and she said she would pick him up.

Turns out, things were far worse than she imagined. The boy told her he became upset because the color on the egg he was painting didn't look the way he wanted, and staffers threatened to send him to the hospital if he didn't calm down.

Scared, the boy then jumped up on the table and said, "I just want my mommy," his mother said.

Anderson didn't get there fast enough. She left her job in Manhattan and arrived at the Maspeth school at 1:45 p.m., but her son was already gone. She didn't find out about the handcuffs until she arrived at the hospital, and a nurse told her how upset her son had been.

"I was crying. I broke down," she said. "They know that my son is special ed. It's like they're trying to get rid of him, and it worked because I'm not sending him back there."

The NYPD defended cuffing the kid, saying in a statement that he was "acting in a threatening manner." A source also said he was waving scissors.

"He was a danger to himself and others in the classroom," a spokesman said. "He started spitting and cursing at the officers. The handcuffs were used to restrain the child because of his behavior. He was a danger to himself."

This is the third time the school has sent Joseph to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. The school suspended the boy for two weeks.

Advocates say Joseph's trauma is not an isolated incident.

"I've seen far too many cases of kids this young handcuffed and thrown into ambulances for behavior at school," said Kim Sweet of Advocates for Children. "Just imagine being a little kid and having people come, clamp your hands behind your back and throw you in an ambulance."

The Daily News has reported several cases of handcuffing young children, including a 12-year-old Queens girl cuffed last year for doodling on her desk and a 5-year-old who was cuffed in 2008 for misbehaving in his kindergarten class.

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Texas outlaws so-called fake pot

Texas outlaws K2, Spice and other synthetic marijuana products

 

Apr 20, 2011 10:38 PM EDT

Whitney Grunder
KTRE ABC 9

 

Say goodbye to so-called fake pot.

The countdown has begun for an all-out ban on synthetic marijuana products in Texas. On Friday, products like K2 and spice are being outlawed. It will be illegal to manufacture, distribute, sell, or even possess these substances, which are often marked as herbal incense.   

Substance abuse counselor Linda James says make no mistake-- it is very similar to marijuana.

"This is a mood altering chemical. This is another drug, another way that people have found to change reality and get high," said James. "If it didn't alter the way you felt they wouldn't use it and there wouldn't have been such a demand for the product and an outcry."

James works at the Lufkin Alcohol Drug Abuse Council where she says she's treated several clients who have used K2.

"They have been under the influence. Their behavior has become unmanageable. There were several incidents of family violence with youth under the influence," said James. "One female indicated it as addictive and used it. It lead her back to marijuana really quickly she said and then almost back to a couple of other drugs."

Since January of 2010 about 600 calls were made to the Texas Poison Center Network related to K2 exposure. The Texas Department of State Health Services is following several other states in outlawing synthetic marijuana products.

"This is just a step in the right direction that our country and our nation and our people that we realize that addiction is a problem and we're trying to do something about it," said James.

James says the ban will help protect young people while lowering the crime rate.

"Our community will be safer," she said.

Legal penalties include up to a $4,000 fine and jail time.

Again, the ban takes effect Friday. It follows a temporary ban in March making "fake pot" products illegal for at least a year.   

 

(News Release) - The Texas Department of State Health Services is outlawing marijuana-like substances that are commonly found in K2, Spice and other synthetic marijuana products. The ban will become effective April 22.

DSHS placed five synthetic cannabinoid substances in Schedule I of the Texas Schedules of Controlled Substances, making it illegal to manufacture, distribute, possess and sell the substances. Penalties for the manufacture, sale or possession of K2 are Class A or B misdemeanors.

K2 or Spice, often marketed as herbal incense, contain substances that produce psychoactive effects similar to those from smoking marijuana. These marijuana-like substances are readily available through smoke shops, gas stations and the Internet.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration used its emergency scheduling authority to temporarily ban synthetic marijuana or similar "fake pot" products that mimic the effects of marijuana. The DEA action March 2 made it illegal to manufacture, sell or possess these products for at least one year.

Following the DEA's action, DSHS is required by state law to place the substances on the Texas Schedules of Controlled Substances unless the commissioner objects.Schedule I, the most restrictive category on the Texas Schedules of Controlled Substances, is reserved for unsafe, highly abused substances with no accepted medical use. Five chemicals, JWH -018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol that are found in K2 were placed on the Schedule.

Penalties for the manufacture, sale or possession of K2 are outlined in Section 481.119 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. The penalties remain in effect unless the Texas Legislature determines a different penalty group for the substances.

Persons found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor are subject to a fine not to exceed $4,000 and/or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year. Persons found guilty of a Class B misdemeanor are subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000 and/or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days.

Since January 2010, approximately 600 calls were made to the Texas Poison Center Network related to K2 exposure. Reported adverse effects associated with use of these marijuana-like substances include chest pain, heart palpitations, agitation, drowsiness, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and confusion.

--DSHS Press Office

 

   

 

 

LINK TO VIDEO:

http://www.ktre.com/global/Category.asp?c=194398&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5775174

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Video Of Arrest Shows Police Officer Grabbing Woman

Video Of Arrest Shows Memphis Police Officer Grabbing Woman

 

April Thomplson

9:20 p.m. CDT, April 18, 2011

FAST FACTS:
  • Video shows Memphis Police Officer grabbing woman out of car by her pants
  • Police officer says the woman disregarded traffic directions and hit him with her car
  • Witnesses say the woman was yelling and cursing officer and then nudged him with her car

 

 LINK TO VIDEO:

www.wreg.com/videobeta/5622dd6b-255a-4e59-bfb2-063814f36432/News/Woman-Arrested-for-Hitting-Officer

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Baseball player arrested for stealing at Macy's

Reds' Mike Leake arrested

He's accused of stealing T-shirts from Macy's

12:04 AM, Apr. 19, 2011
 
Reds pitcher Mike Leake was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center by Cincinnati police on Monday, April 18, 2011.

Reds pitcher Mike Leake was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center by Cincinnati police on Monday, April 18, 2011. / Provided/Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

 

Reds pitcher Mike Leake was charged with misdemeanor theft hours before Monday's game after being accused of removing security tags from six T-shirts at a Downtown store and leaving without paying for them, store security and police said.

Employees at Macy's called police after they said Leake removed the tags from six American Rag T-shirts, valued at $59.88, and left the store with them.

The incident was captured by security cameras, police documents state.

Leake, 23, was arrested at the 505 Vine St. store at 2 p.m. and booked into the jail at 2:32 p.m. He was charged with theft, a misdemeanor carrying a maximum jail term of 180 days. Leake is scheduled for an initial court appearance at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Leake was in the dugout in uniform at Great American Ball Park for the Reds' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

"Today, Mike Leake was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of theft from the Macy's store downtown," the Reds said in a statement released during Monday's game. "Right now, he has been advised by his attorney to offer no further statements on this matter. This case will proceed in the justice system, where Mike's story will be told. Until that time, there will be nothing further from Mike on this episode until the court proceedings have concluded," the statement continued. "However, Mike wishes to apologize to his family, the fans, Mr. Castellini, Walt, Dusty, his teammates and the entire Reds organization for this distraction."

Reds CEO Bob Castellini, general manager Walt Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker would not publicly address Leake's arrest, the team said.

"At this time, we are advised to not publicly address this matter because of the pending legal proceedings," the Reds' statement said. "However, we do not condone behavior of the type alleged, which is wholly inconsistent with the principles of this organization and our community and is detrimental to the positive direction we seek to follow. When the legal process has been completed, we will handle this matter internally."

An email to Major League Baseball officials was not immediately returned. In a text message, Jocketty said Monday night that the Reds had not heard from MLB regarding Leake.

Leake was not spotted by reporters before the game. But the Reds' clubhouse was closed to the media after batting practice, a time when media usually have access.

Leake, 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts this season, last pitched on Saturday against Pittsburgh and was tentatively scheduled to start Thursday against Arizona. Asked whether Leake would make that start, Reds spokesman Rob Butcher referred that question to Baker.

Leake was the Reds' first-round draft pick in 2009 out of Arizona State University, the eighth selection overall. He received a $2.3 million signing bonus and is set to make $425,000 for the 2011 season.

Leake made his debut with the Reds last season without playing in the minor leagues. He went 8-4 with a 4.23 ERA in 2010.

 

Staff writers Kimball Perry, Tom Groeschen and John Fay contributed.

Cincinnati.com.

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