Miscellaneous news of the day thread

[cml750]

See post above yours. Everything is suspect everywhere in Europe except possibly in Poland.

The whole world is going to shit. America will be right behind Europe in a rush to the bottom after Tuesday's results.

 

[dbair1967]

 

[dbair1967]

Good grief, Texas is fucked up with everything. Everything about the state sucks.

 

[touchdown]

Good for Vietnam... They don't play . . .

 

[VTA]

I haven't followed this closely, so I don't know what kind of evidence has endured for 17+ years, but this just seems sketchy.

Russell Brand Jailed for 10 Years and 6 Months for Rape and Sexual Assault

Russell Brand was jailed for 10 years and six months Monday after being found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court in London.

www.breitbart.com

"His crimes took place between 2004 and 2009, and related to four women. They are all entitled to lifelong anonymity."

Isn't that convenient? I'm no fan of Brand - I don't even know what he is - reporter? Commentator?, but the ease with which a person can be rail-roaded is concerning.

 

[touchdown]

I haven't followed this closely, so I don't know what kind of evidence has endured for 17+ years, but this just seems sketchy.

Russell Brand Jailed for 10 Years and 6 Months for Rape and Sexual Assault

Russell Brand was jailed for 10 years and six months Monday after being found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court in London.

www.breitbart.com

"His crimes took place between 2004 and 2009, and related to four women. They are all entitled to lifelong anonymity."

Isn't that convenient? I'm no fan of Brand - I don't even know what he is - reporter? Commentator?, but the ease with which a person can be rail-roaded is concerning.

The Media loves to conflate (by ignorance, or on purpose) the "term of the sentence" (10 1/2) years, with the "term of the jail time" (2/3 of the 10 1/2 years) . . .

But this video at 0:41 covers the part about the term of the jail time...