Js JavaScriptCLEVELAND — August 22, 2012 - One of the nation's top basketball recruits collapsed in the courtroom Tuesday after finding out he'd be heading to prison instead of back to the basketball court.
FOX 8 cameras were rolling for the emotional pleas for mercy, including words offered by the victim.
Tony Farmer was a standout at Garfield Heights and considered a superstar in the making, one of the country's top 100 recruits. Major colleges came knocking on his door when he was in the 10th grade.
Farmer fell to the court floor when a Cuyahoga County judge sentenced him to three years in prison for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Andrea Lane.
There is video of Farmer assaulting Lane, dragging her by the hair and striking her as she cowered in a corner at a Bedford Heights apartment building.
Judge Pamela Barker said of the video: "Lane is literally cowering in a corner and she is trying to push him away from her. And ultimately, then, he, hits her in the head several times as she is cowered in that corner. That's what the court witnessed on those videotapes, and that does not incorporate, as far as I understand, is all that took place because this was within the confines of the apartment complex.
Despite what she went through, Lane told the court that Farmer does not belong in prison. His coach, Sonny Johnson, spoke for Farmer, as well.
"I don't know what type of help he needs. I don't know what was wrong with him that day. I know he was a good person. I hope he still is. I hope he learns from this," Lane said.
"I'm here to say with my heart, that this young man, if you give him an opportunity, in five years from now, he's gonna make you proud. I know it. I know him," Johnson said.
In addition to the prison sentence, Farmer also got probation. Judge Barker said he can apply for early release after serving 180 days.
HS Basketball Star Tony Farmer Collapses to Floor as Judge Reads 3-year SentenceJs JavaScript2012-08-25 | CLEVELAND — August 22, 2012 - One of the nation's top basketball recruits collapsed in the courtroom Tuesday after finding out he'd be heading to prison instead of back to the basketball court.
FOX 8 cameras were rolling for the emotional pleas for mercy, including words offered by the victim.
Tony Farmer was a standout at Garfield Heights and considered a superstar in the making, one of the country's top 100 recruits. Major colleges came knocking on his door when he was in the 10th grade.
Farmer fell to the court floor when a Cuyahoga County judge sentenced him to three years in prison for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Andrea Lane.
There is video of Farmer assaulting Lane, dragging her by the hair and striking her as she cowered in a corner at a Bedford Heights apartment building.
Judge Pamela Barker said of the video: "Lane is literally cowering in a corner and she is trying to push him away from her. And ultimately, then, he, hits her in the head several times as she is cowered in that corner. That's what the court witnessed on those videotapes, and that does not incorporate, as far as I understand, is all that took place because this was within the confines of the apartment complex.
Despite what she went through, Lane told the court that Farmer does not belong in prison. His coach, Sonny Johnson, spoke for Farmer, as well.
"I don't know what type of help he needs. I don't know what was wrong with him that day. I know he was a good person. I hope he still is. I hope he learns from this," Lane said.
"I'm here to say with my heart, that this young man, if you give him an opportunity, in five years from now, he's gonna make you proud. I know it. I know him," Johnson said.
In addition to the prison sentence, Farmer also got probation. Judge Barker said he can apply for early release after serving 180 days.TYLER BARRISS caused Man to be Killed In ‘SWATTING’ AttackJs JavaScript2017-12-30 | Audio of 911 call by TYLER BARRISS @Swautistic aka Infamy Runs XBL. Killing 28 yr old. Andrew Finch Link to Drama alert interview by Keemstar youtu.be/cCHOI39nJPMNancy Pelosi lost it Thinks President Bush is in office nowJs JavaScript2017-02-07 | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) was drilled by Meet The Press host Chuck Todd on whether her party's leadership was out of touch with the current political climate the nearly three-decade veteran of Congress mistakenly referred to President Donald Trump as "President Bush."
"While its only been a couple of weeks since the inauguration, we've seen nothing that I can work with President Bush on," said Pelosi during a Monday press conference. It appears that members standing behind Pelosi noticed the mistake but chose not to correct or interrupt her. It remains unclear, however, exactly which "President Bush" the minority leader was referring to.
The minority leader was seemingly confusing the current president with President George W. Bush, who has not been in office for eight years. Pelosi, however, was also in office during the administration of President George H.W. Bush, who was in office 24 years ago.
The senior moment came just after comments by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), who in a speech over the weekend indicated her belief that Democratic leadership has lost touch with the current electorate.
"Does the Democratic Party need new leaders to touch base on this stuff?" NBC's Todd asked Pelosi after showing a clip of Warren's speech. "Whether it's Hillary Clinton, yourself, Chuck Schumer—you've all been in power a long time and there was a rejection of that in the 2016 election."
"We have plenty of room for all kinds of leadership at every level, but right now we need experience as well," said Pelosi.
Pelosi then stated that she too was once a "new leader."
"I was a new leader when I emerged myself, so I'm all for that," Pelosi said.Js JavaScript Live StreamJs JavaScript2016-10-09 | ...Mark Hughes DALLAS SNIPER MISIDENTIFIEDJs JavaScript2016-07-08 | Dallas police have released an image of one of the suspects in the deadly shooting Thursday night. The man, Mark Hughes, later turned himself into police.
— Dallas Police Depart (@DallasPD) July 8, 2016 CBS Dallas Fort Worth affiliate KTVT spoke to Corey Hughes, a protest organizer who claimed to be the identified suspect's brother. Hughes said he is "100 percent sure" his brother was not the shooter. Hughes' brother brought a weapon to the protest simply to exercise his second amendment rights to bear arms, Hughes said.
"My brother was marching with us. Because he's my brother and I understood the severity of the situation, I told my brother, 'Give that gun away,'" Hughes said. He insisted that he witnessed his brother hand his weapon over the police.
"He never thought that by exercising his right he's be plastered over the national media as a suspect," Hughes said. He ended his conversation with KTVT to speak directly with law enforcement.
Shots fired at #blacklivesmattertx March @dallasnews pic.twitter.com/2TqIQgkXVmMichelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From BreitbartJs JavaScript2016-03-14 | 52 mins ago - View on Twitter I can't stand with an organization that won't stand by me: “Today I informed the management at Breitbart News of my immediate resignation,” the reporter at the center of the controversy at the conservative site told BuzzFeed News, the week after Trump’s campaign manager allegedly grabbed her.Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro are resigning from the company over the site’s handling of Donald Trump’s campaign manager’s alleged assault on Fields, BuzzFeed News has learned. Fields and Shapiro informed Breitbart News chairman Steve Bannon of their decision Sunday night. “Today I informed the management at Breitbart News of my immediate resignation,” Fields said in a statement sent to BuzzFeed News. “I do not believe Breitbart News has adequately stood by me during the events of the past week and because of that I believe it is now best for us to part ways.” In his own statement, Shapiro said the episode was emblematic of how he believes the site’s management had sold out the legacy of its founder and namesake, the late Andrew Breitbart. “Andrew’s life mission has been betrayed,” Shapiro wrote. “Indeed, Breitbart News, under the chairmanship of Steve Bannon, has put a stake through the heart of Andrew’s legacy. In my opinion, Steve Bannon is a bully, and has sold out Andrew’s mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump; he has shaped the company into Trump’s personal Pravda, to the extent that he abandoned and undercut his own reporter, Breitbart News’ Michelle Fields, in order to protect Trump’s bully campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who allegedly assaulted Michelle.” Breitbart has been riven by internal strife in recent days after Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski allegedly grabbed Fields and yanked her away from Trump as she was attempting to ask him a question after a press conference in Florida. The Trump campaign denied the incident, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. Breitbart published a story casting doubt on Fields’ account, appearing to side with the Trump campaign over their own reporter. Joel Pollak, a senior editor-at-large at the organization, ordered staffers to stop defending Fields. One source with knowledge of the situation said some staffers who publicly defended Fields had been threatened with firing. “Both Lewandowski and Trump maligned Michelle in the most repulsive fashion,” Shapiro wrote in his resignation statement. “Meanwhile, Breitbart News not only stood by and did nothing outside of tepidly asking for an apology, they then attempted to abandon Michelle by silencing staff from tweeting or talking about the issue. Finally, in the ultimate indignity, they undermined Michelle completely by running a poorly-evidenced conspiracy theory as their lead story in which Michelle and Terris had somehow misidentified Lewandowski.” The exodus, which began with the company’s spokesman Kurt Bardella, is unlikely to end with Fields and Shapiro. Three sources say multiple staffers are searching for a way out of the company — with several actively circulating résumés, according to two sources — and more resignations could follow in the coming days and weeks. The company is known for having editorial employees sign unusually strict contracts, at least some of which include non-compete clauses that could make it difficult to leave Breitbart for another news outlet. Relations between Bannon and the site’s staff — which were already fraught with tension over the direction and editorial vision for the company — have deteriorated sharply over the episode with the Trump campaign. According to one company source with knowledge of the situation, some editors have discussed telling Breitbart News CEO Larry Solov they will quit unless Bannon is ousted. Solov did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night.
Here’s Fields’ full resignation statement: Today I informed the management at Breitbart News of my immediate resignation. I do not believe Breitbart News has adequately stood by me during the events of the past week and because of that I believe it is now best for us to part ways.Trayvon Martins mom prods Congress. Ted Cruz, defend Stand Your Ground lawsJs JavaScript2013-10-29 | WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz defended stand your ground laws today at a hearing on self-defense legislation, arguing that Washington should leave such decisions to the states.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, who testified at the Senate hearing, echoed Cruz on that point. "Let's leave state criminal law to the consideration of state legislatures," he said.
Stand your ground laws allow people confronted with violence to defend themselves without attempting to flee first. Texas is one of 22 states with such a law, though Texas' law does not include the specific "stand your ground" phrase.
Cruz said opposition to the laws amounted to an attempt to take way individuals' rights to defend themselves. He called self-defense rights a "bedrock liberty."
"The notion that critics of these laws put forth, that if you're attacked on the street by a violent attacker, you're obliged to turn and run rather than defend yourself, is a notion contrary to hundreds of years of our jurisprudence," Cruz said.
The hearing featured emotional testimony from Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin. Fulton called for changes to the laws.
Martin, a black 17-year-old, was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in 2012. Martin was unarmed, though a violent confrontation took place before the shooting.
The incident and Zimmerman's trial, and acquittal, stirred racial tensions and criticism of stand your ground laws.
"The person that shot and killed my son is walking the streets today," Fulton told lawmakers. "This law does not work. We need to seriously take a look at this law."
Her call was supported by Democratic senators and House members at Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, including Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois. They argued that stand your ground laws disproportionately harm minorities.
Cruz expressed condolences to Fulton, but blasted opposition to self defense laws as a form of racial politics.
"This is not about politicking, this is not about inflaming racial tensions, though some might try to use it to do that," he said. "This is about the right of everyone to protect themselves, to protect their family."
Cruz asserted that the laws actually benefit non-white Americans, citing statistics that show more minority defendants than white defendants are exonerated under stand your ground laws.DRAMATIC VIDEO OF MAN SHOT BY BRAZILIAN POLICE AFTER STEALING MOTORCYCLEJs JavaScript2013-10-15 | Video Courtesy: Anderson de Oliveira A dramatic amateur video has emerged of a Brazilian man getting shot after apparently attempting to steal a motorbike in broad daylight in the city of Sao Paulo on Saturday.
The man filming the video from his helmet mounted-camera is seen approaching an intersection in Sao Paulo when he was stopped by two men on another motorbike who point a gun at him and demand he hand over the keys to his motorbike.
Before one of the men is able to ride off on the stolen bike, an undercover policeman appears and fires two shots at one of the suspects while the accomplice sped off.Maximus VI Extreme the ultimate Z87 and Intels Haswell i7 4770k processor ThePhantomNetworkJs JavaScript2013-06-02 | What most of us have been waiting for Intel 4th generation Core i5 & i7 processor series codenamed Haswell and, The Maximus VI Extreme, built using industry-leading ROG R&D expertise, it packs the revolutionary monitoring and tweaking of OC Panel and tons of overclocking features that take performance to the next level. For total stability, new-gen Extreme Engine Digi+ III is integrated, supporting the most extreme tuning. You get 4-way SLI™/CrossFireX™ and massive connectivity with the latest standards, including mPCIe Combo II, which offers 802.11ac Wi-Fi and M.2 (NGFF) SSD support. There's also an upgraded UEFI BIOS, helping Maximus VI Extreme stand out: it's already scored 7GHz+ CPU speeds and RAM frequencies close to 4000MHz! Witness more powerRed Bull Heir Arrested in Hit-and-runJs JavaScript2012-09-04 | Vorayuth Yoovidhya, a grandson of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya, is taken by police
A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving a Ferrari that struck a police officer and dragged his dead body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run. Police took Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 27, for questioning after tracing oil streaks for several blocks to his family's gated estate in a wealthy neighbourhood of the Thai capital.
He was facing charges of causing death by reckless driving and escaping an arrest by police but was released on a 500,000 baht (£10,000) bail.
Vorayuth admitted he drove the charcoal grey sports car but said the police officer's motorcycle abruptly cut in front of his vehicle, said police Maj Gen Anuchai Lekbamroong, the lead investigator in the case.
Bangkok's top police official, Lt Gen Comronwit Toopgrajank, said he took charge of the investigation after a lower-ranking policeman initially tried to cover up the crime by turning in a bogus suspect.
Lt Gen Comronwit himself led a team of officers to search the compound of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya, one of Thailand's wealthiest men before he passed away this year, and confiscated a Ferrari with a badly damaged front bumper and broken windshield.
The victim, Sgt Maj Wichean Glanprasert, 47, was killed during a motorcycle patrol before dawn. Thai media reported that the car dragged the officer and his motorcycle for several dozen feet as it sped through the residential neighbourhood.
Lt Gen Comronwit said he suspended the police officer who attempted to subvert the investigation. "A policeman is dead. I can't let this stand. If I let this case get away, I'd rather quit," he told reporters. "I don't care how powerful they are. If I can't get the actual man in this case, I will resign."
Vorayuth did not speak to the media but the family lawyer said the family will be take responsibility for the damages.
The Yoovidhaya family was ranked the 4th richest in Thailand this year by Forbes magazine, with a net worth of £3.4 billion. Red Bull creator Chaleo Yoovidhaya died in his 80s in March, leaving his heirs a wide range of businesses, including shares in the globally popular energy drink brand, hospitals and real estate.
The family also co-owns the sole authorized importer of Ferrari automobiles in Thailand.Neil Armstrong Fly me to the Moon 8/25/12Js JavaScript2012-08-26 | Armstrong, 82, passed away Saturday after surgery earlier this month for blocked arteries. A fighter pilot in the Korean War, a test pilot and an engineering professor, he will also be remembered as the astronaut who fulfilled the goal that President John F. Kennedy set out — to put a man on the moon by end of the 1960's — and the first among equals in the pantheon of astronauts from the moon race.
"Neil was among the greatest of American heroes — not just of his time, but of all time," President Obama said in a statement. "When he and his fellow crew members lifted off aboard Apollo 11 in 1969, they carried with them the aspirations of an entire nation."
Armstrong's family also released a statement that read "[he was a] reluctant American hero [and had] served his nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also celebrate his remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dreams come true, to be willing to explore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves."
Armstrong became the symbol of the dream not just of one country but of a whole world to reach beyond our own planet . "Even though we were farther away from earth than two humans had ever been, we were not alone," Aldrin said in a statement on Saturday. "Virtually the entire world took that memorable journey with us. I know I am joined by millions of others in mourning the passing of a true American hero and the best pilot I ever knew." Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 Goodnight sweet princeNASA Mars Rover Landing: Curiosity during touchdown 8/6/12Js JavaScript2012-08-06 | [ NASA Mars landing control room Audio during touchdown Video Simulation ] Published on Aug 6, 2012 by ThePhantomNetwork Visual content administered by: National Geographic After nearly nine months, NASA's one-ton rover, Curiosity, landed on Mars. Here's how this historic event went down. Curiosity rover slated to touchdown on the Red Planet on Aug. 5 at 10:31 p.m. Pacific (1:31 a.m. Eastern). Once the six-wheel robot hit the floor of Gale Crater, it took 14 minutes for confirmation to reach scientists in California at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Science & TechnologyGeorge Zimmermans Exclusive Full Interview With Sean Hannity 7/18/2012Js JavaScript2012-07-19 | "PLEASE TONE DOWN THE RACIAL COMMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OR GET BLOCKED" your choice
Wednesday, George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Florida teen Trayvon Martin, gave an exclusive interview to Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity. Also sitting down for the interview was Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara.
In the first part of the interview, Zimmerman discussed what he calls a "tragic" situation in recounting the night of the shooting.
Zimmerman first described the incident that spurred him to become a community watchman, saying, "In August of 2011, there was a home invasion. A young lady was home with her nine-month-old baby, and they broke in her sliding glass door. She barricaded herself in the upstairs bedroom, and my wife was home by herself. She saw the people that burglarized her run through our backyard with their belongings. Even though my wife wasn't certain what happened, that was enough to scare her, shake her up. I promised her I would do what I could to keep her safe."
Zimmerman revealed that he carried a weapon with him at all times, except when he was at work, and contended that he had never heard of the Stand Your Ground law until after the shooting.
He described the evening of the shooting and what made him believe that Trayvon Martin was suspicious, saying, "I felt he was suspicious because it was raining, he was in between houses, cutting in between houses, and he was walking very leisurely for the weather." Zimmerman went onto say that Martin didn't appear as though he were a resident checking his mail or a fitness fanatic who was outside for exercise.
He further said that he felt threatened by Martin's "confrontational" body language from the get-go.
Zimmerman went onto further detail the evening of the shooting, saying that after Martin asked him what his problem was, he reached for his phone to call 911. When he looked up, Martin punched him, breaking his nose. Zimmerman said that he ended up on the ground and Martin "started bashing my head into the concrete sidewalk." He said that once Martin stopped hitting his head on the concrete, Martin tried to suffocate him.
George Zimmerman revealed that he was unaware that he had shot Trayvon Martin and explained what followed the shooting. He said, "He sat up and said something to the effect of you got it, or you got me."
Zimmerman then discussed his regrets and whether he would do anything differently, saying, "I feel that it was all God's plan..."
He expressed his sorrow for Trayvon Martin's family and said he would be open to talking with them at some point, saying, "I can't imagine what it must feel like, and I pray for them daily
In conclusion, Zimmerman reacted to how the media has made this story about race, saying, "I don't think it's fair that they rush to judgment." He also addressed Trayvon Martin's family and the American public about the case, professing, "I do wish that there was something, anything, that I could have done that wouldn't have put me in the position where I had to take his life."Google container data center tour 09Js JavaScript2012-02-15 | Google data center and file server storagefacebook data centerJs JavaScript2012-02-15 | file server storageResponse to Why are atheists offendedJs JavaScript2011-05-17 | HC is being trolled by a secret leaf blowers organization "Wikileafs" they somehow know when he is about to make a video, but it could be an inside job...THE PHANTOM BROADCAST Vika (Pink Floyd ~ Echoes)Js JavaScript2011-05-08 | stolen From: vkgoeswild performing a most excellent rendition of Pink Floyd - Echoes
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