Pakistan ( Christian man insults Islam's Prophet Muhammad ) Neighborhood torched

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of people in eastern Pakistan rampaged through a Christian neighborhood Saturday, torching dozens of homes after hearing reports that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam's prophet.

Blasphemy is a serious crime in Pakistan that can carry the death penalty but sometimes outraged residents exact their own retribution for perceived insults of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Pakistan is overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim and people of other faiths, including the nation's small Christian community, are often viewed with suspicion.

The incident started Friday when a young Muslim man accused a Christian man of committing blasphemy by making offensive comments about the prophet, according to Multan Khan, a senior police officer in Lahore.

A large crowd from a nearby mosque went to the Christian man's home on Friday night, said Khan. Police registered a blasphemy case against the man after the crowd gathered and demanded action, the officer said.
Fearing for their safety, hundreds of Christian families fled the area overnight.

Khan said the mob returned on Saturday and began ransacking Christian homes and setting them ablaze. He said no one in the Christian community was hurt, but several policemen were injured when they were hit with stones as they tried to keep the crowd from storming the area.

Tucson Az ( 2 men arrested for ' Laser Strike ' on commerical airliner )

Two arrests after laser strike on commerical airliner

Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:58 PM by Lupita Murillo
Updated: Mar 8, 2013 6:34 PM

 
 

TUCSON- Two men were arrested and charged with endangerment after deputies say they pointed lasers at a commercial airline on March 5th.
Pima County Sheriff's deputies say 23-year-old Jack Downey and 22-year-old Daniel Pribula could face prison time and hefty fines.
The Sheriff's Air Unit was in the air at the same time the commercial airliner was. The air unit's pilot was also hit multiple times with the laser.
Sheriff's Deputy and pilot Chris James says, the longer the strike the more dangerous it can be for the pilot. "The beam increases as it gains in altitude so when it strikes the cockpit it blooms and it refracts in the cockpit and it illuminates pretty much the entire cockpit."
After the commercial pilot reported the laser strikes to the tower, air unit deputies located Downey and Pribula.
Pilots are asking people to think twice about pointing lasers at the aircrafts. They say it's not a game and the outcome could be disastrous.
Tucson is among the top airports in the country for laser strikes.

India ( Violent clashes at University- Over free laptops- bombs hurled ) Smh ?

Violent clashes between students at Allahabad University, crude bombs hurled

Press Trust of India | Updated: March 09, 2013 19:43 IST

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Allahabad: Violence broke out today at the Allahabad University campus with two groups of students hurling crude bombs at each other and indulging in heavy stone-pelting during distribution of forms for a Uttar Pradesh government's scheme for free laptops.

The students fought pitched battles with personnel belonging to police and Rapid Action Force who rushed to the scene and used batons to quell the mob, police said adding that nearly 20 students and six security personnel received injuries in the incident.

Trouble began around noon when a large number of students, most of them in their first year at the varsity, thronged the counters to obtain forms for availing the scheme introduced by the Samajwadi Party government wherein free laptops are to be distributed among those who have passed their Intermediate
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A quarrel erupted between inmates of two hostels, apparently over a minor issue, and they came to blows even as the varsity officials tried to pacify the agitated students.

However, violence escalated with some of the students indulging in heavy stone-pelting and a few crude bombs were also lobbed by both sides.

Security personnel have been deployed in strength at the sprawling University premises though no arrests have been made so far.

Mexico- Coahuila ( Five bodies found - 3 were hanging from the bridge ) Cartel wars

Hanging off Bridge

Friday, March 8, 2013 | Borderland Beat ReporterChivis

Borderland Beat as posted by "DD" of BB Forum

Five bodies found in Coahuila, three were hung from a bridge with a narcomensaje and two lying on the floor, the five bodies were wrapped in white sheets, are male. They did not carry any identification.

The bodies were found at 06:00 this morning in the peripheral Luis Echeverria Alvarez, off Golden Valley Bridge. According to local press arrived to place elements of policing, Creditable, Municipal and Research and PGJE staff to start with the pertinent investigations

There was a message left at the scene, unknown contents.

The message that was hung was removed by municipal police in Saltillo

The five bodies were blindfolded and presented as mummies and all were covered only by wrappings that were placed throughout their body.

Police and the army cordoned off the place where the gruesome discovery was made this morning in the capital of Coahuila.

At least two of the three bodies had their faces covered with duct tape and the other two were completely wrapped from head to toe.

Japan ( Owner of dog that killed 90 yr old woman - Gets 14 months in jail ) Tosa Breed

Owner of dog that mauled 90-year-old woman to death jailed for 14 months

CrimeMar. 08, 2013 - 07:00AM JST( 53 )

YAMANASHI —

The Yamanashi District Court on Thursday sentenced a man to 14 months in prison for not properly controlling his dog that mauled a 90-year-old woman to death in Fuefuki on May 1, 2012.
The court heard that the woman, Masaru Kobayashi, was talking with a friend on the sidewalk at about 2:30 p.m. when the 2-year-old Tosa dog, which was being walked by its owner, Shiro Nakazawa, slipped out of its collar, NTV reported.
Prosecutors said that the dog had not been properly attached to its leash at the time of the attack. A witness said the dog jumped at Kobayashi’s neck before its owner could restrain it. Kobayashi was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The court heard that police had received complaints in the past about the dog from local residents, NTV reported. The dog is one of three kept by Nakazawa.

Japan ( 3 adult siblings arrested - Living with moms skeletal remains ) Said mother had become a God

3 adult siblings arrested for living with mother's skeletal remains

CrimeMar. 08, 2013 - 12:39PM JST( 32 )

OITA —

Three siblings lived for up to three years with what is thought to be the skeleton of their mother, police in Japan said Thursday, with a report adding they believed she had not died but become a god.
The three—two women aged 59 and 52 and their 65 year-old brother—have denied that they conspired to abandon a body, a crime under Japanese law, because they say their 88-year-old mother is still alive.
“Our mother has become a god. She is not dead but is in the process of being elevated into a higher being,” they told officers in Usa, Oita Prefecture, according to Jiji Press.
A police spokesman told AFP they were awaiting final confirmation but believed the skeleton was that of a woman who would be 88 if she were still alive.
“We discovered today from an autopsy that the skeletonised body is that of a female who died two or three years ago, but we have to wait for the results if a DNA test to confirm her identity,” the spokesman said.

Texas ( Mother charged with using a stun gun to discipline her 14-yr old son )

A Texas mother has been charged with using a stun gun to discipline her 14-year-old son.

Kimira Hysaw, 32, "tased" her son at least four times, shocking him on the head, back, arms and legs while disciplining him for not obeying her instructions, according to witness reports and court documents obtained by Austin Fox News affiliate KTBC.

The incident was brought to the attention of local authorities by a teacher who contacted Child Protective Services after the victim's 4-year-old sister told the teacher about the  abuse.

 

When interviewed by Pflugerville Police, the little girl said her brother was punished for playing basketball without permission. According to the sister, the boy was held down by his father while the mother "tased" the child using a small pink stun gun she carried in her purse.

Police said they questioned a brother of the victim who them his brother would often receive similar punishments when he failed to return home on time.

When police located the boy they noted injuries on his upper right arm and upper right back consistent with those made by a stun gun, reported KTBC.

When questioned by police, Hysaw claimed she had only "threatened" her son with her stun gun.

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services refused to comment on the case, but a spokesman told KTBC that a child in a similar case would be temporarily relocated to another family member or family friend.

The whereabouts of the 14-year-old boy was not reported could not be determined.

Stun guns are legal in Texas law.

"It's a terrible thing that someone would actually use that to discipline their child," said local gun store owner Michael Cargill who sells similar stun guns for self-defense