Bin Laden's Son Speaks Put

Omar bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's fourth eldest, has spoken about what has happened to his father. He says that President Obama should be held legally responsible for what has happened and the fact that Osama was buried at sea was humiliating to their family. Being buried at sea goes against their religion. The son also wants to take legal action against the United States. Omar has said "We hold the American President (Barack) Obama legally responsible to clarify the fate of our father, Osama bin Laden, for it is unacceptable, humanely and religiously, to dispose of a person with such importance and status among his people, by throwing his body into the sea in that way, which demeans and humiliates his family and his supporters and which challenges religious provisions and feelings of hundreds of millions of Muslims."

"Omar Bin Laden, Osama Bin Laden Son: Sea Burial Demeaning, Killing 'Criminal': Report." Huffingtonpost.com. Ed. Myra Macdonald. 10 May 2011. Web. 10 May 2011. .

Osama bin Laden's Wives Identified

Three wives of Osama bin Laden have been identified. The first one is Amal al Sadah. She was married to bin Laden in 2000 and had a daughter named Safia with him. According to Pakistanian officials, she saw bin Laden being shot. The next wife was Khairiah Sabar who is the mother of Osama's son. They were married in 1985. The third wife was Siham Sabar. She was married to bin Laden in 1987 and had his son, Khalid. Khalid was killed during the raid. Bin Laden had at least another wife who was not present. One of the wives has a doctorate and the other has a college degree. The wives and children are in Pakistanian custody. If the wives countries of origin allow it, we will be able to question the wives.

Man Accused of Beheading Girlfriend

In Patna, India, Bijendra Kumar is accused of beheading his girlfriend infront of her classmates. The girl was only 18 and was said to of died instantly. The attacker told police that he was in love with her but her parents refused to let them marry. Kumar apparently used a curved, ceremonial weapon called a khurki while she was leaving a class. After the killing, Kumar was attacked and turned in to the police by fellow students and said that he planned to kill himself afterward.




Huffington Post. "Bijendra Kumar, India Beheading Suspect, Accused Of Cutting Girlfriend's Head Off With Knife." Huffingtonpost.com. Huffingtonpost.com, 28 Apr. 2011. Web. 29 Apr. 2011. .

Reflection

I was not a big fan of our class discussion today. It was probably because since I wasn't here for the past two days, I didn't feel prepared as much as I normally do but today just wasn't my discussion today. I feel like immigration is a tough topic to discuss. Someone always has something to say and someone always takes it the wrong was. For example, I really didn't like that that one Eric kept questioning Peter so rudely. I took that in a way that he probably didn't mean to come off as. I liked that people had more statistics and more people researched the topic before they talked. I'm looking forward to what our next topic will be.

Cancer Survivor Cyber Bullied

Fourteen year old, Justine Williams, who had lost her leg to cancer at the age of ten had to deal with a cyber bully. Beginning in February, the girl started receiving text messages and phone calls with terrifying messages like "I'm going to kill your animals" and "I'm going to rape you." The Williams then decided to bring in the police and found out that the person behind the cyber bullying turned out to be Justine's best friend. The friend used a website to hide her number and would talk to Justine while the bullying would happen just to see her reaction. The bully was pulled out of Justine's classes and is forced to do community service and get counseling.



Kennedy, Lesely. "Girl Who Beat Cancer Is Cyber Bullied by Best Friend." Www.parentdish.com. Parentdish.com, 21 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2011. .

Girl Survives Jump From Golden Gate Bridge

On Sunday, a 16 year old girl survived a fall from the Golden Gate Bridge. At first, sources could not confirmed whether it was a suicide attempt or accident but Golden Gate Bridge spokeswoman, Mary Currie, confirmed that it was a suicide attempt. 911 received a call for the incident at 10:53 a.m. and arrived 20 minutes later to see a good samaritan helping to keep her afloat. The girl's condition remains unknown.

Flash Mob Ends in Shooting

On Saturday, April 16, 2011, a flash mob had broken out on the Venice boardwalk which ended with a mid-twenty male being shot in the side and head. The flashmob was organized via Twitter. The victim's information has not been shared but his condition is at critical. The police have not brought anyone into custody but there were apparently young men dressed in gang attire that were around the area during that time.