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.

Four Arrested for Marijuana Grow

Out in Chino, CA, four young men were arrested for suspicion of possession of concentrated cannabis, cultivation of marijuana, and possession of marijuana for sales. The four young men, Charles Alexander, 24, Matthew Amesquita, 18, Camren Alexander, 19, and Jacob Arispe, 24 were caught with an apartment that they had turned into a grow room. Over three hundred plants were found by police investigators. The police had caught on to the four after getting reports of a fight at the apartment.

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Van Der Sloot Stabbed Three Inmates

Joran Van Der Sloot is the man who was accused of Natalie Holloway's disappearance in Aruba and for the death of Stephany Flores. He has been in jail and has stabbed at least three other inmates during his time in prison. One inmate has needed emergency medical care. Each time Van Der Sloot has been put in solitary confinement, he comes out angrier then before. He is also believed to be a heavy drug user. Van Der Sloot has not denied being involved with the stabbings.

Group Projects

I can safely consider group projects to be the worst thing that a teacher can give me. The reason why I loathe them so much is because I always end up having to save everyone else. It is ridiculous. I have been assigned a group project about a month ago and my group decided to spend the whole month talking. Well that's fun for the hour but what about when presentation day comes? My group and I were suppose to present today but you know what happened instead? Failure. I am so glad that my teacher at least saw that I really did try. It started because I told my group that I don't know how to work powerpoint that well and I do not own a flash drive. A person in my group had a powerpoint on the chapter assigned so we were going to change it. I did all of the changes and sent it to the person who was suppose to bring it to class. He didn't answer my email so I attempted to save it onto a cd. Well today, I learned in my class that I saved it in the wrong format. I was also left up there without the guy who was suppose to help me because he decided that he wanted to show up to class 40 minutes late. Great. I tried to get it to work, I told my teacher how I edited to ppt and he saw that I really did try so he was kind enough to let us present tomorrow. So you know what I did for 3 hours today...? I redid the whole powerpoint. By myself! I am always the one to carry the group. They are lucky that my grade depends on this... The last thing I am going to do is let them be responsible for my bad grade. Stupid group projects. Oh, and I have another powerpoint due with the same group on Monday. I am sure I will have fun putting that together.

Gunman kills in elementary school

Barbassa, Juliana. "Gunman Opens Fire in Brazilian School, 12 Dead." Aol News. Aol.com, 07 Apr. 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. .

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a gunman had gone onto the campus of Tasso da Silveira school and has shot and killed 11 children and himself. At least 18 others have been injured. 23 year old Wellington Oliveira was a former student of the elementary school. He has no criminal record. According to witnesses, Oliveira entered the campus with two guns and an ammunition belt and had fired at least 30 rounds. Two young boys, one injured, ran to find police and brought them back to the school. When cops located the shooter, they exchanged gunshots and one cops got Oliveira in both legs, which led to him falling down stairs. Oliveira then took his own life. The school is closed down but will soon reopen.

Teacher Mocks 7 Year Old's Hair

Holewa, Lisa. "Teacher Accused of Mocking 7-Year-Old's Hairstyle on Facebook." Top News & Analysis, US, World, Sports, Celebrity & Weird News. Aol.com, 2 Apr. 2011. Web. 04 Apr. 2011. .


Out in Chicago, Illinois, seven year old, Ukailya Lofton, went to school with her hair done for picture day. She saw a picture with Jolly Ranchers at the ends of braids in a magazine and had her mother, Lucinda Williams, style her hair like this. When Lofton went to school, her computer teacher took pictures of the child's hair and posted them on her Facebook page. The comments under the picture were mocking Lofton's hair. Now Williams is suing the Chicago Public School District. A spokeswoman for the district has said that disciplinary actions will be taken but Williams claims that the school is acting as if nothing has ever happened.