Saturday, June 14, 2014
Student who revealed leopard print underpants at graduation ceremony won't receive diploma
A senior at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who stripped to his underpants on stage at graduation on Wednesday won't receive his diploma and will be barred from school property and off-campus events, Cumberland County schools Superintendent Frank Till Jr. has said.
Quintin Murphy was walking across the stage at the Crown Coliseum when he paused, turned toward the audience, pulled his purple graduation robe over his head, wrestled out of an unbuttoned white shirt, then hopped and posed with his arms outstretched. He had taken his trousers off at his seat and was wearing only leopard-print underpants, socks and shoes. Many screamed in surprise and laughed. Till and the members of the school board, sitting on stage behind Murphy, weren't amused.
"Our schools have worked so hard," Till said. "It used to be that the audience would be disruptive at graduation. We've worked hard to get the audiences to respect our students. This young man chose not to show respect for his colleagues." After a few seconds of posing, Murphy quickly gathered his robe and shirt and hurried off the stage. Till said police officers escorted him to another area. "Then, graduation went on as if the incident hadn't occurred," Till said. "I was very proud of the students and very proud of the school."
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Murphy, who was a member of the Jack Britt football team, wasn't charged with a crime. But Till recommended to Principal Denise Garison that the school withhold Murphy's diploma and bar him indefinitely from the school's property and events, such as football games. Garison agreed. Murphy is still a graduate and can prove that with transcripts. "The actual diploma, we really don't have to give that," Till said. "He won't have that symbolic piece of paper." Murphy's segment is also being deleted from the school's official video recording of graduation, Till said.
Quintin Murphy was walking across the stage at the Crown Coliseum when he paused, turned toward the audience, pulled his purple graduation robe over his head, wrestled out of an unbuttoned white shirt, then hopped and posed with his arms outstretched. He had taken his trousers off at his seat and was wearing only leopard-print underpants, socks and shoes. Many screamed in surprise and laughed. Till and the members of the school board, sitting on stage behind Murphy, weren't amused.
"Our schools have worked so hard," Till said. "It used to be that the audience would be disruptive at graduation. We've worked hard to get the audiences to respect our students. This young man chose not to show respect for his colleagues." After a few seconds of posing, Murphy quickly gathered his robe and shirt and hurried off the stage. Till said police officers escorted him to another area. "Then, graduation went on as if the incident hadn't occurred," Till said. "I was very proud of the students and very proud of the school."
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Murphy, who was a member of the Jack Britt football team, wasn't charged with a crime. But Till recommended to Principal Denise Garison that the school withhold Murphy's diploma and bar him indefinitely from the school's property and events, such as football games. Garison agreed. Murphy is still a graduate and can prove that with transcripts. "The actual diploma, we really don't have to give that," Till said. "He won't have that symbolic piece of paper." Murphy's segment is also being deleted from the school's official video recording of graduation, Till said.
Woman who hid stolen lobster tails in her pants intended to trade them for drugs or Chinese food
A 30-year-old Florida woman was arrested on allegations of stealing seven lobster tails from a Publix in Volusia County by stuffing them down her pants.
Nichole Reed was arrested on Wednesday on a charge of petit theft from a merchant. According to DeLand police, Reed entered the store just before 2pm and stole the lobster tails, valued at $11.99 apiece.
The grocery store’s loss prevention officer said he saw Reed conceal the items and leave the store without paying, according to DeLand police. Reed was found near the store with the lobster tails in the front of her pants, police said.
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Reed said she was going to exchange the lobster tails with a friend to buy "Chinese buffet or Dilaudid", a prescription drug, according to police. Reed, who has six previous arrests, was taken to the Volusia County Jail. She later posted bond and was released.
Nichole Reed was arrested on Wednesday on a charge of petit theft from a merchant. According to DeLand police, Reed entered the store just before 2pm and stole the lobster tails, valued at $11.99 apiece.
The grocery store’s loss prevention officer said he saw Reed conceal the items and leave the store without paying, according to DeLand police. Reed was found near the store with the lobster tails in the front of her pants, police said.
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Reed said she was going to exchange the lobster tails with a friend to buy "Chinese buffet or Dilaudid", a prescription drug, according to police. Reed, who has six previous arrests, was taken to the Volusia County Jail. She later posted bond and was released.
Man having a bad day arrested after dancing on car roof while shaking his genitals
A 24-year-old Florida man was arrested after he climbed through a car sunroof and performed a sexually charged dance in front of others on the road.
Witnesses who saw the man’s genitals included a 10-year-old and a Sarasota County sheriff’s deputy, who ultimately took the man into custody.
Jacob Timmer, who was “heavily intoxicated,” said he was having a bad day, according to the probable cause affidavit.
“I know, I screw up,” Timmer told the deputy.
Timmer was charged with a felony sex offence against a child by fondling and cited for violating the seat belt law, according to Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s website. The incident occurredon June 5. A sheriff’s deputy was parked on the side of the road when a silver Infiniti sped past at about 20 miles over the posted limit. The deputy, travelling in the left lane, caught up and was two cars behind the Infiniti, which was in the centre lane.
“As I was running the tag of the vehicle, which was also expired, the passenger exited the sun roof and sat on the roof of the car,” the deputy wrote in the document. “The passenger began dancing, while sitting on the roof. I witnessed the passenger take his right hand, and expose his genitals to the vehicle next to him. The passenger then began to dance with his genitals exposed, still on the roof of the vehicle. The passenger shook his genitals, while dancing, and appeared to be presenting himself in a sexual manner.”
Those who observed Timmer’s moves included a grandmother and a 10-year-old sitting in a vehicle with untinted windows in the back seat, according to the report. “It was easy to tell there was a child in the back seat,” the affidavit added. Timmer was arrested and taken to jail where “he continued to be belligerent.” Sheriff’s spokeswoman Wendy Rose said Timmer’s blood-alcohol level was not measured because he was a passenger, not a driver. The report added that Timmer is currently on probation for a driving under the influence charge.
Timmer was charged with a felony sex offence against a child by fondling and cited for violating the seat belt law, according to Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s website. The incident occurredon June 5. A sheriff’s deputy was parked on the side of the road when a silver Infiniti sped past at about 20 miles over the posted limit. The deputy, travelling in the left lane, caught up and was two cars behind the Infiniti, which was in the centre lane.
“As I was running the tag of the vehicle, which was also expired, the passenger exited the sun roof and sat on the roof of the car,” the deputy wrote in the document. “The passenger began dancing, while sitting on the roof. I witnessed the passenger take his right hand, and expose his genitals to the vehicle next to him. The passenger then began to dance with his genitals exposed, still on the roof of the vehicle. The passenger shook his genitals, while dancing, and appeared to be presenting himself in a sexual manner.”
Those who observed Timmer’s moves included a grandmother and a 10-year-old sitting in a vehicle with untinted windows in the back seat, according to the report. “It was easy to tell there was a child in the back seat,” the affidavit added. Timmer was arrested and taken to jail where “he continued to be belligerent.” Sheriff’s spokeswoman Wendy Rose said Timmer’s blood-alcohol level was not measured because he was a passenger, not a driver. The report added that Timmer is currently on probation for a driving under the influence charge.
Baby moose took a break in hotel lobby
A baby moose that was either very confused, scared or just looking for a little respite from the wild in the lap of luxury found its way into the lobby of the Lionshead Antlers at Vail hotel in Colorado, on Monday.
After taking a spin around the lobby and not being able to find its way out, the moose plopped down in the middle of the lobby and stayed for a spell. “He nestled right in the middle of the floor in the lobby and stayed for probably 10 to 20 minutes,” the hotel’s general manager, Rob LeVine, said.
Only one hotel guest and one hotel employee were in the lobby at the time the moose entered through the lobby’s front doors, kept open to enjoy the Vail weather. “They closed the doors so people wouldn’t come in and out and kept it safe,” LeVine said, adding that the hotel employee also called wildlife officials and police.
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When officers from the Vail Police Department arrived, according to LeVine, they determined that the moose should be let free and opened the doors for the moose to get out. Officials from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department then responded to the scene outside the hotel, tranquilizing the animal and taking it to a rehabilitation facility in nearby Fort Collins, a department spokesman said. The goal is to eventually return the animal to its natural habitat.
After taking a spin around the lobby and not being able to find its way out, the moose plopped down in the middle of the lobby and stayed for a spell. “He nestled right in the middle of the floor in the lobby and stayed for probably 10 to 20 minutes,” the hotel’s general manager, Rob LeVine, said.
Only one hotel guest and one hotel employee were in the lobby at the time the moose entered through the lobby’s front doors, kept open to enjoy the Vail weather. “They closed the doors so people wouldn’t come in and out and kept it safe,” LeVine said, adding that the hotel employee also called wildlife officials and police.
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When officers from the Vail Police Department arrived, according to LeVine, they determined that the moose should be let free and opened the doors for the moose to get out. Officials from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department then responded to the scene outside the hotel, tranquilizing the animal and taking it to a rehabilitation facility in nearby Fort Collins, a department spokesman said. The goal is to eventually return the animal to its natural habitat.
Exhausted fawn rescued from flooded creek by concerned onlookers
Incessant rains in Kansas City, Missouri, earlier this week left a little baby deer stranded and struggling to find higher ground, but that's when some local people jumped in to help.
Firefighters had hoped that when the waters receded, the fawn would find its way out of the storm drain, but three citizens didn't want to leave it and they instead got the fawn out.
The helpless fawn stood patiently on Tuesday morning as it waited for the waters to recede.
Rescue crews tried twice to save the deer, but firefighters say every time they tried to go near it, it ran away in the direction of the water flow, putting it at risk of being swept away.
So crews stopped.
They then tried again with a rope, but the deer ran away from it. "I was not going to let anyone from animal control go down because they didn't have the proper gear or training. I was pretty concerned with my own people," Battalion Chief Jimmy Walker said. After crews left and the waters went down, a man jumped in. He too had troubles coaxing the little fawn to safety, but his nephew was there to help. After falling into the water a second time, the fawn realized it had no choice and it went in the direction of the men. That's when one of them grabbed its leg. Then came the hard part of getting it out. The drainage ditch is surrounded by concrete and there are no stairs in sight.
A woman helped one of the men up the concrete wall and through the thick brush. Then another stranger offered a hand. Together they formed a chain to get each other out. It was a risky situation that thankfully turned into a happy ending. The strangers took the cold but otherwise unharmed fawn to the Lakeside Nature Center, where authorities take in wildlife. "Made me feel good to save his life. Good experience man," said Durrell Cox. Firefighters say the creek is normally just a trickle of water, but with all the rain, it had really increased the water flow. That could be dangerous for anyone trying to get involved in the rescue. "We do have sympathy for the deer, we're only going to do so much for the deer and not risk anyone else's life,"
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Walker said when they backed away from their rescue attempts. There are concrete walls along the creek, but there are not any others farther upstream. Firefighters guess the fawn wandered into the stream and was swept down the creek. Kimberly Hess with Lakeside Nature Center said the fawn is female and believed to only be about a month old. She will be staying with Lakeside until she's ready to be released and that process will take at least a few months. Because of a disease impacting deer, they can't cross county lines, so because the fawn was found in Jackson County, she will need to remain in Jackson County. Hess said the fawn took her first full bottle, so she's eating well. She's still nursing, so she'll be on bottles awhile. The fawn's four paws were also badly cut, so they've been wrapped until they heel.
They then tried again with a rope, but the deer ran away from it. "I was not going to let anyone from animal control go down because they didn't have the proper gear or training. I was pretty concerned with my own people," Battalion Chief Jimmy Walker said. After crews left and the waters went down, a man jumped in. He too had troubles coaxing the little fawn to safety, but his nephew was there to help. After falling into the water a second time, the fawn realized it had no choice and it went in the direction of the men. That's when one of them grabbed its leg. Then came the hard part of getting it out. The drainage ditch is surrounded by concrete and there are no stairs in sight.
A woman helped one of the men up the concrete wall and through the thick brush. Then another stranger offered a hand. Together they formed a chain to get each other out. It was a risky situation that thankfully turned into a happy ending. The strangers took the cold but otherwise unharmed fawn to the Lakeside Nature Center, where authorities take in wildlife. "Made me feel good to save his life. Good experience man," said Durrell Cox. Firefighters say the creek is normally just a trickle of water, but with all the rain, it had really increased the water flow. That could be dangerous for anyone trying to get involved in the rescue. "We do have sympathy for the deer, we're only going to do so much for the deer and not risk anyone else's life,"
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Walker said when they backed away from their rescue attempts. There are concrete walls along the creek, but there are not any others farther upstream. Firefighters guess the fawn wandered into the stream and was swept down the creek. Kimberly Hess with Lakeside Nature Center said the fawn is female and believed to only be about a month old. She will be staying with Lakeside until she's ready to be released and that process will take at least a few months. Because of a disease impacting deer, they can't cross county lines, so because the fawn was found in Jackson County, she will need to remain in Jackson County. Hess said the fawn took her first full bottle, so she's eating well. She's still nursing, so she'll be on bottles awhile. The fawn's four paws were also badly cut, so they've been wrapped until they heel.
Castaway dog floating on log rescued by New Zealand navy
The crew of Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Hawea rescued a distressed dog adrift on a log off Great Barrier Island.
The dog was spotted floating in Smokehouse Bay, believed to have been washed out to sea sometime during the recent Auckland storms.
Able Seaman Combat Specialist Filipe Latu noticed the dog perched on the log and went straight to the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Anthony Norris
Lieutenant Norris deployed one of the ship's inflatable boats with four crew to rescue the dog. The dog was then taken ashore, where the sailors found a friendly face who knew the dog's owners.
The dog was spotted floating in Smokehouse Bay, believed to have been washed out to sea sometime during the recent Auckland storms.
Able Seaman Combat Specialist Filipe Latu noticed the dog perched on the log and went straight to the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Anthony Norris
Lieutenant Norris deployed one of the ship's inflatable boats with four crew to rescue the dog. The dog was then taken ashore, where the sailors found a friendly face who knew the dog's owners.
Children broke into radio station, put on sweary show, ate chicken nuggets and dyed their hair
A group of children broke into a radio station in Western Australia's remote Kimberley region and put themselves live on air for an impromptu late-night show full of swearing.
The youngsters, aged between eight and 14, broke into the buildings of the Wangki Yupurnanupurru community radio station in Fitzroy Crossing last week.
The first police knew of it was a phone call from a listener, concerned at swear words being broadcast.
Station manager Angie Stahl says she had previously given the children lessons in community radio, and they worked out how to make the studio go live. "They were able to turn on all the microphones, turn on the panel and switch everything on in the right way, and decided to do a bit of a show themselves," she said. "But unfortunately their show mainly involved swearing, which was a bit punk, a bit avant-garde, but also breaches the broadcasting laws, and our codes of practice. So the cops got a call from an outlaying station ringing up to say, 'I think you've got some kids on the radio, they're busy swearing, you'd better go bust them'."
Ms Stahl said the children appear to have entered through a window in her house, which adjoins the studios. While in the house they ate some chicken nuggets and dyed their hair. "They were making themselves at home - no damage was done, they were just hanging around the house cooking some chicken nuggets, and they dyed their hair red from some hair dye I had lying around," she said. "But after just enjoying the quiet space of the house, they found the keys to the radio studio and decided to let themselves in." Not long after going on-air with their expletive-ridden jokes, police officers arrived to put a stop to the radio broadcast.
Rather than having charges pressed against them, an agreement was reached with the children, their parents and elders, for them to perform "sorry tasks". "I was quite angry at the time," Ms Stahl said. "But I'm more relaxed about it now and can see the funny side. Criminal charges might have had serious consequences for a couple of the kids, so we decided we could work it out amongst ourselves, and that worked out a lot better." Ms Stahl said the children may have a future in broadcasting. "They'd come in a couple of times before to do a couple of shows and programs, so I'd taught them the basics," she said. "So it's good to see the knowledge was used correctly."
Station manager Angie Stahl says she had previously given the children lessons in community radio, and they worked out how to make the studio go live. "They were able to turn on all the microphones, turn on the panel and switch everything on in the right way, and decided to do a bit of a show themselves," she said. "But unfortunately their show mainly involved swearing, which was a bit punk, a bit avant-garde, but also breaches the broadcasting laws, and our codes of practice. So the cops got a call from an outlaying station ringing up to say, 'I think you've got some kids on the radio, they're busy swearing, you'd better go bust them'."
Ms Stahl said the children appear to have entered through a window in her house, which adjoins the studios. While in the house they ate some chicken nuggets and dyed their hair. "They were making themselves at home - no damage was done, they were just hanging around the house cooking some chicken nuggets, and they dyed their hair red from some hair dye I had lying around," she said. "But after just enjoying the quiet space of the house, they found the keys to the radio studio and decided to let themselves in." Not long after going on-air with their expletive-ridden jokes, police officers arrived to put a stop to the radio broadcast.
Rather than having charges pressed against them, an agreement was reached with the children, their parents and elders, for them to perform "sorry tasks". "I was quite angry at the time," Ms Stahl said. "But I'm more relaxed about it now and can see the funny side. Criminal charges might have had serious consequences for a couple of the kids, so we decided we could work it out amongst ourselves, and that worked out a lot better." Ms Stahl said the children may have a future in broadcasting. "They'd come in a couple of times before to do a couple of shows and programs, so I'd taught them the basics," she said. "So it's good to see the knowledge was used correctly."
German court rules that dead workers have a right to paid holidays
Dead workers in Germany have a right to any annual leave which they've failed to claim at the time of their death, Europe’s top court ruled on Thursday.
In a case brought by a widow from North Rhine-Westphalia, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled she was entitled to money from her dead husband’s employer for the holiday he had failed to claim.
The dead man, named only as Mr Bollacke, worked for the retailer K+K from August 1998 to November 2010, when he died. He had been seriously ill since 2009 and was unable to work for a long period of time. When he died he had 140.5 days of annual leave outstanding, worth €16,000. Mr Bollacke’s widow asked supermarket K+K for the money in lieu of the annual leave not taken by her husband.
But they turned her down, saying she couldn't inherit her dead husband’s unclaimed holidays. In 2011 she took her case to the Higher Labour Court in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, which also rejected her claim. But she then appealed the court’s decision and the Hamm court referred the case to the ECJ in Luxembourg. In a judgment published on Thursday, the ECJ stressed the right to paid holidays was “particularly important”.
"The Court has previously held that where the employment relationship has terminated, the worker is entitled to an allowance in lieu in order to prevent all enjoyment of that right to leave being lost," it said. Overruling German law, which states you lose your right to holidays when you die, the court said: “Receipt of financial compensation if the employment relationship ends by reason of the worker’s death ensures the effectiveness of the entitlement to leave.” It will now be up to the labour court in Hamm to make a decision on the case.
The dead man, named only as Mr Bollacke, worked for the retailer K+K from August 1998 to November 2010, when he died. He had been seriously ill since 2009 and was unable to work for a long period of time. When he died he had 140.5 days of annual leave outstanding, worth €16,000. Mr Bollacke’s widow asked supermarket K+K for the money in lieu of the annual leave not taken by her husband.
But they turned her down, saying she couldn't inherit her dead husband’s unclaimed holidays. In 2011 she took her case to the Higher Labour Court in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, which also rejected her claim. But she then appealed the court’s decision and the Hamm court referred the case to the ECJ in Luxembourg. In a judgment published on Thursday, the ECJ stressed the right to paid holidays was “particularly important”.
"The Court has previously held that where the employment relationship has terminated, the worker is entitled to an allowance in lieu in order to prevent all enjoyment of that right to leave being lost," it said. Overruling German law, which states you lose your right to holidays when you die, the court said: “Receipt of financial compensation if the employment relationship ends by reason of the worker’s death ensures the effectiveness of the entitlement to leave.” It will now be up to the labour court in Hamm to make a decision on the case.
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