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Outrage: Ariel Castro Claims Sex Was Consensual, As Victim ...
As Ariel Castro was sentenced to 1000 years plus life behind bars without the possibility of parole on Thursday, his victim Michelle Knight bravely addressed the court and told the man who tortured her that he is going to “face ...
MUSIC REVIEW | LA PASIóN SEGúN SAN MARCOS; A Work Unbounded By Musical Categories
Lincoln Center seems to be taking a proactive approach to adding new works to the repertory, using Osvaldo Golijovs Pasión Según San Marcos (2000) as its test case. This polystylistic Passion setting was the centerpiece of a Golijov festival here only last year. Now Mr. Golijov is back as the first (living) composer in residence at the - Allan Kozinn reviews performance of Osvaldo Golijovs Pasion Segun San Marcos, conducted by Robert Spano, part of Mostly Mozart Festival; photo (M) - By ALLAN KOZINN
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Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro: 'I would like to apologize to the ...
8 hours ago ... Handcuffed and in an orange prison jumpsuit, a bearded Ariel Castro appeared to smile as he entered the courtroom where he could come ...
Asylum Papers In, Its Back to Work for Cuban Dancers
Barely an hour after tendering their applications for political asylum in the United States, two dozen Cuban dancers were back on stage here on Monday in sweatpants and leotards, stretching and warming their muscles, rehearsing for their big opening night. Its best to go right back to work, Nicole Durr, the artistic director of the Havana - Cuban dancers are back on stage at Las Vegas hotel after filing applications for political asylum; in all, 43 members of troupe defect, victims, they say, of harsh policy in Cuba that had declared illegal their decision to perform in US; several members of ensemble will return to Cuba after engagement, while six others had applied for asylum earlier; members of troupe comment; photos (M) - By NICK MADIGAN
Why are the flags different in photos of the Cleveland House of Horrors?
How come in about half of the photos and videos I see of the Cleveland House of Horrors, where the 3 women were help captive for 10 years by Ariel Castro, there is a USA flag on the house, and in about half of the photos and videos the flag is a Puerto Rican flag?
http://news.yahoo.com/cleveland-women-held-captive-suffer-long-term-damage-022724049.html
look at the last 2 pix in the gallery at this link and you will see the 2 different flags.
Answer: Photoshop. Things like this can now be easily manipulated digitally by media who like to promote the idea that such horrible people couldn't possibly be "real" Americans and therefore they will change the USA flag to a Puerto Rican flag. Hey presto, they instantly become nasty "non- American Hispanics" who are easy to dislike.
Don't believe everything you see these days.
Category: Current Events
Ariel Castro sentenced to life without parole, plus 1,000 years | WGN ...
CLEVELAND (CNN) -- "There is no place in this city, there is no place in this country, there is no place in this world for those who enslave others," Judge Michael Russo told kidnapper Ariel Castro. The court in Cuyahoga ...
Ariel Castro sentenced to life without parole - USA Today
4 hours ago ... Ariel Castro, who pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and abuse of three young women that went on for more than a decade, was sentenced ...
Are Democrats glad to have the IRS scandal distract from their other scandals?
I think the story of Democrat, Ariel Castro, keeping women as slaves was really bad. Also, Benghazi was a big failure. Do democrats welcome the new scandal to distract from their other scandals?
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Answer: You need to understand, there only scandals if republicans are doing wrong. Otherwise it's a political witch hunt.
Category: Politics
How is the kidnapper of the three Cleveland women being charged with 177 counts of kidnapping?
The news media is reporting that Ariel Castro, the kidnapper of the three women in Cleveland, is being charged with 177 counts of kidnapping and 139 counts of rape. I understand how one person can be charged with multiple counts of rape against the same victim, but, how do you kidnap 3 women 177 times?
http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-man-missing-women-case-faces-329-charges-064131522.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container
@OneDrop.. It looks like the reference you gave would pretty much sets the limit on the charges to about 3 counts per victim per year (and that said it pertained mostly to sexual offenses). That is still a long way from 177. I just dont get it. It seems like a great chance for the defense to muddy the waters for their client.
Answer: I don't know the answer but the court of public opinion has already decided and the victims are already being compensated.
A letter, released by their attorneys, said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are happy and safe. A charity fund to help the women has raised more than $650,000 from more than 6,800 donors
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/650000+raised+Ohio+kidnap+victims/8423307/story.html#ixzz2VfcRAcJM
The family of Gina DeJesus has new hopes of moving forward after receiving a particular donation, a 6-foot-tall privacy fence on their property.
The fence being donated has an estimated at around $4,000.
Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/Cleveland-kidnapping-victim-Gina-DeJesus-and-family-get-new-privacy-fence-donated#ixzz2VfcaHi4X
State Rep. John Barnes Jr. introduced the Survivors of Abduction Act this week, and if passed, would give $25,000 in reparations for each year that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were held captive. The bill would also give the women free rides to any state university and a lifetime of government medical assistance.
The same benefits would be given to anyone else restrained or held in “involuntary servitude” for at least eight years.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/bill-give-money-aid-ohio-kidnapping-victims-article-1.1364676#ixzz2VfdUgKkV
Category: Media & Journalism
Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro: 'I Am Not A Monster' - ABC News
4 hours ago ... Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro appeared in court today for his sentencing with his hands and feet shackled, as detectives told how Castro ...
Ariel Castro pleads guilty over Ohio abductions to avoid death ...
Ohio man – charged with 997 counts including kidnap and rape – agrees deal with prosecuctors that will spare him death penalty.
Poll: If Ariel Castro is sentenced to life in prison, do you think he will get killed by the inmates?
right now, Ariel Castro is the #1 target in the cleveland prison he is in. once he is charged with his crime and sentenced, he will be celled with some of the baddest guys in the state of ohio.
in my opinion, i dont think he is going to make it more than a couple of months before the inmates set up something to kill him. EVERYONE in the cleveland prison has said that they want castro.
do you think he will get killed in prison?
Answer: Depends on how corrupt the Ohiop Prison system is, and how much they think they are above the courts.
The "three C's" of prison guards is Care, Custody, and Control. If he is sentenced to Life, and gets Killed, it is because the guards allowed it.
Category: Politics
How to make the best of this situation?
I worked alone on 3rd shift. I am a woman and I often have to deal with these creepy men who stay at my job. (I work for a hotel.) They have this fixation with touching and they find stupid reasons or no reason at all to try and touch my hands. Same with the other females who run into them. I thought If i ignored it or got over it i would be able to not care but this one guy is really getting on my nerves. All of these men are hispanic. They barely speak english and they act really creepy towards women. I swear they would gangrape someone if they could.. they circle women like pray. I sat in the car with my husband last night before i went into my job and the one guy who follows me and trys to touch my hand started peering through my window of my car at us at an uncomfortably close distance... I really want to fix this but i know if i speak to my boss they will tell me to get over it. i told this guy im married and hes seen my husband who stays at the hotel for hours during my shift. he stays here because hes scared for me. He wants to make sure im not alone with these guys because they make him feel uncomfortable too.. The guy is like 50 years old. Talk about ariel castro #2. they stay here weekly though because they do construction work. I wish i had some good advice for this.
Category: Other - Social Science
Why is Ariel Castro going to get death penalty?
Ariel Castro currently is charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape for what he did to Amanda Berry, Gina DeJESUS, and Michelle Knight. I dont understand why he is eligible to get death penalty.
If it was because of miscarriages that he caused, it should not be death penalty because it is legal to have abortions in the United States. In other words, abortion is murder in my opinion, but the United States government doesnt view fetus as murder.
Now, the punishment ranges from 10 years to life according to sources. I personally think he should get life with no possibility of parole because he cost Amanda Berry, Gina DeJESUS, and Michelle Knight ten years of their lives.
Second question to this, I still dont understand how he was charged four counts of kidnapping if he only kidnapped Amanda Berry, Gina DeJESUS, and Michelle Knight. If it was about Amandas daughter, she wasnt kidnapped, but was born due to rape. Can anyone explain on how her daughter can be "counted" as kidnapping.
Thanks for taking your time to read this. I just want to be clear on this, so I can explain that to my friends.
Answer: I think it's a mistake for the prosecutor to try for a death-penalty sentence. Can't get the death penalty without proving murder, and with no human remains found (at least, that is what's been reported), it will be damn difficult to stick a murder charge.
The prosecutor may have let his emotions get the better of him when he spoke of pursuing the death penalty, and 'promising' to bring hundreds, maybe thousands, more charges. More charges means more work for the prosecutors, more evidence needing to be presented, more re-traumatizing of the victims, and more likelihood that an error could be made, resulting in the whole case being tossed out. He may also have been responding to a bloodthirsty public outcry for this lowlife to be put to death.
All 3 women were abducted and held against their will. The child was born into a situation of captivity. All of that fits the legal definition of KIDNAPPING, and those charges WILL stick. All 3 women were forced, against their will, to have sex with this creep. That's easily RAPE. Those charges will also stick.
That's 7 first-degree felony charges. If convicted, way more than enough to send him away forever. Lots of other charges could be brought, but those are unnecessary. Better to prosecute the charges that will gain the desired result ... that Castro will never EVER hurt another woman ... than to muck the whole thing up with additional charges simply for the sake of making a point.
Category: Current Events
Ariel Castro: 'I'm not a monster -- I'm sick' - CNN.com
4 hours ago ... Ariel Castro, the Cleveland, Ohio, man accused of imprisoning three women in his home for a decade, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday.
Ariel Castro Sentencing Memorandum - Business Insider
The confessed kidnapper is reportedly remorseless.
Why was the Cleveland kidnapper okay with one victim having his child but not the other?
According to the authorities, Ariel Castro has a 6 year old daughter by one of his kidnap victims, Amanda Berry. However, they also say that he brutally induced miscarriages onto another of his victims, Michelle Knight. Why would he let Amanda have his child but not Michelle?
@Jim...I hadnt read any of that. So two of the girls could be "challenged" in some way ( that might explain why they never tried to escape) and the "normal" one might not be who she says she is? Wow. This case is getting even sicker. Thanks for the info. I also hope Ariel gets a death sentence but, sadly, he is more likely to get life in a hospital type prison because they will decide that he is mentally deranged. Since they say you cant cure that sort of thing, why not just a bullet to the back of the head?
Answer: Don't know if its tied to reports Michelle is 'developmentally disabled'. Berry was taken after her. All I know is Sylvia Browne must doubt Miss Berry's true identity. Edit: also Gina has been reported as a 'special ed' student. Coincidence? Hope Ariel gets the needle.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gGKjj-7OFFYcJaDH0sf154avuIdg?docId=CNG.ededc7b37edaf19e35bbbe5d93487a88.511
Edit hope this link works. The info on dejesus can be found at cleveland.com
Category: Current Events
Kidnappings of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight ...
Ariel Castro was arrested on the day the women were freed and was charged two .... DeJesus and her friend, Ariel Castro's daughter Arlene, had called Castro's ...
Diaries reveal horrific details of three women held in Ariel Castro's ...
20 hours ago ... Court documents filed Wednesday detail the horrifying conditions in which a.
Diaries reveal horrific details of three women held in Ariel Castro's ...
Court documents filed Wednesday detail the horrifying conditions in which a.
Why were Ariel Castros other two brothers ever arrested?
If there was NO evidence connecting them to the crimes?
Also... WHY does Ariel Castro have a bond even available to him? Isnt this a public safety concern? I thought only people who did small crimes can get a bond. I realize his bond is 8 million, but the idea of even offering him is crazy!
Answer: Apparently it had something to do with an "open container" ?? I'm not sure what that means exactly, but both his brothers were in court for that, whilst Ariel was in court for the kidnapping of the 3 girls. The other 2 brothers were released as there was no evidence linking them to the crime, but it's possible it could materialise eventually. A neighbour did say she saw 3 young girls naked in Ariel's backyard, crawling around with dog leashes and being controlled by THREE men, so it must surely have been them? We'll have to wait and see as this all unfolds
Category: Current Events
How do you serve a life plus 1,000 years sentence? As a ghost?
Ariel Castro agreed to serve life + 1,000 years in order to avoid death sentence. How in the eff is he going to serve this draconian sentence, as a Hindu??
Answer: People against the death penalty point out that we're killing people to show that killing people is wrong;
and yet here we're locking someone up against their will to show that locking people up against their will is wrong.
Category: Polls & Surveys
What good is religion if the religious didnt know slavery and kidnapping three women is wrong?
ARIEL CASTRO, KIDNAPPER OF 3 WOMEN FOR 10 YEARS:
"His Facebook page reveals a passion for motorcycles and bass guitars and an upbeat attitude, with his last post on May 2 reading: “Miracles really do happen, God is good.”"
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/07/who-is-ariel-castro/
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Religious people owning slaves, saying God condoned slavery (see the creation of Southern Baptist Chuch), flying airplanes into buildings, killing people in the name of God. Religion doesnt seem to do anything for morals. People do what they want to do and then rationalize their behavior.
Answer: People believe whatever they want. Look at all the gays that think God approves of their lifestyle.
Category: Politics
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For a few moments at least, the American Dance Festival was almost as dramatic offstage as on. Midway through the opening night performance on Monday of Mendiolaza, a new work by the Argentine company Grupo Krapp, the houselights went up, and a stagehand came out to announce that the theater had to be evacuated because of a possible fire. No - Jennifer Dunning reviews performance by Grupo Krapp at American Dance Festival in Durham, NC; photo (M) - By JENNIFER DUNNING
Photos Show Inside Of Ariel Castro's Home - Business Insider
A first look at the conditions the women were kept in.
How did Castros victims remain unheard for so long?
I am very confused. Ariel Castro kidnapped three different girls and according to what I have read, kept them locked up in UPSTAIRS rooms. Not even in the basement.
They were found because a neighbor heard screaming coming from the house.
Is there any information on how no one heard them scream for a decade? It doesnt make any sense. Surely they would have attempted yelling for help often. Any ideas on why this is?
Answer: They may have been too scared to yell
Category: Current Events
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How do criminals hide kidnapped victims for decades without neighbors Knowing?
Jaycee Dugard for 18 years
Ariel Castros three victims for 10 years
kidnappers have to sleep, why no effort to escape?
Answer: Because there are no indications that they are hiding anyone locked up in a room. And the victims are young when taken, so it's easy to use threats (even if false threats) on them to make them comply.
And the fact that the police even went there a couple times means nothing. There was no indication that the girls were there, so there was no probably cause to search the home.
Category: Law & Ethics
JOHN PAUL II: GLOBAL REACTION; In Many Lands and Tongues, Remembering Pope as Minister of Peace
Bells tolled solemnly across the continents, prayers and hymns filled great cathedrals and modest churches, and around the world mourning multitudes remembered Pope John Paul II yesterday as the torchbearer of peace and human dignity, a tireless traveler whose journey had finally ended. In Roman Catholic strongholds of Europe, Africa and South - Around the world mourning multitudes, both Catholic and not, remember Pope John Paul II as torchbearer of peace and human dignity, tireless traveler whose journey has finally ended; photo (M) - By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Why do some TV news reporters speak names with an accent?
Ive noticed during coverage of the Ohio kidnapping case, that some news reporters and anchors are pronouncing the name of the suspect (Ariel Castro) with an accent--sort of rolling the Rs, would be the best way I can think to describe it. It sounds like theyre trying to highlight the fact that its a Hispanic name and trying to pronounce it in Spanish or something. The prosecutor did the same thing when announcing the charges against the man.
My question would be, why are they doing this? Does it reflect the fact that the speaker is Hispanic also? But if so, why would they feel the need to highlight the fact that theyre Hispanic? And you never hear German, Polish, French, etc. names pronounced with an accent that way.
I have a few theories on possible reasons why they do this with the Hispanic names, but Im not sure any of them is right:
1. Theyre trying to be politically correct and show that they respect the Hispanic community.
2. Theyre trying to make themselves sound cool because they know how a Hispanic name should be pronounced.
3. Theyre trying to highlight the fact that the suspect is Hispanic, to engender emotions AGAINST him by racists who might end up on the jury.
4. They are stupid and think that if a name is Hispanic you cant pronounce it in English (TV news reporters arent known for being your brightest lights).
Anyway, it bothers me. Its kind of like the way they always find a middle name to give a serial killer, so that the reports will feature three names for the killer, like theyre trying to make this depraved individual sound more interesting or something. I would prefer his name to be spoken in the plainest, fastest way possible, so that it doesnt seem like hes becoming a "star" of news reports, or like the prosecutor in the case is making sure to "respect" him while announcing the charges against him.
On the other hand.............I could totally be missing something on this. Are there any Hispanic people out there who might have an insight into this to help me?
Thanks!
Answer: Yes, very good point made. They are simply trying to pronounce the name the way it's originally to be pronounced. Therefore #1 would sound like the most correct answer, simple as that.
Category: Media & Journalism
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to be sentenced on Friday - U.S. ...
Ariel Castro could come face to face again with the three women he has admitted imprisoning for a decade in his Cleveland home, as prosecutors stood ready to use a model of the man's house of horrors and diary entries ...
Michelle Knight to Ariel Castro: "You will face hell for eternity" - CBS ...
2 hours ago ... Michelle Knight faces off in court with Cleveland kidnapper, who tells judge "I'm not a monster" during sentencing hearing.
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Convicted Kidnapper Ariel Castro Sentenced to Life Without Parole ...
CLEVELAND -- "A person can only die in prison once," Judge Michael Russo told Ariel Castro Thursday in handing down a sentence of life in prison plus 1000 years.
Do you agree with the prosecuters seeking the death penalty for Ariel Castro ?
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/death-penalty-ariel-castro-official-cites-captives-miscarriages-235933971.html
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Answer: Absolutely.
He has destroyed many lives, not just the babies he killed.
Those poor girls missed out on all the early years of adulthood, which should be some of the best times of their lives. The families have lived in torture for 10 years, not knowing what happened to them.
Child molesters are the scum of the world. I wish they could get the death penalty for that alone.
Category: Current Events
Should the police be allowed to have periodic random private home searches?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320564/Ariel-Castro-pictured-Suspect-Amanda-Berry-Gina-DeJesus-Michelle-Knight-kidnap-arrested--BROTHERS.html
Sometimes there are strange things going on in our own neighborhoods. Maybe if the police can conduct random surprise searches, then we wouldnt have this problem. I have nothing to hide, they can search my place.
Could random searches help free some kidnap victims?
Answer: Correction: You THINK you have nothing to hide.
A determined police officer WILL find something or destroy your home trying to find something illegal.
For example, that family heirloom coin that has been passed down through generations might be illegal because the coin is a token from a racist hate group.
Or the world war one trench knife that originally belonged to a great, great uncle is illegal because it has brass knuckles built into the handle.
Laws change. Just because something was legal to own in the 1890's may make you a criminal for owning it now.
Category: Politics
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'I'm not a monster,' Ariel Castro says, but victim tells him 'your hell is ...
5 hours ago ... Michelle Knight appeared in a Cleveland court Thursday to face the man who held her and two other women captive in dungeon-like conditions ...
What is wrong in the conservative utopia of Cleveland?
First we learned that Ariel Castro kidnapped three women and held them hostage for years.
Now were learning that another Cleveland resident murdered at least three black women and kept their decomposing bodies in his house.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/21/us/ohio-bodies-found/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Why is the conservative utopia of Cleveland such a sick and violent place?
BQ: How many conservatives will blame all the bad stuff on minorities?
Answer: Because it's conservative.
Category: Politics
Members of Cuban Troupe Say They Will Seek Asylum
In what appears to be the largest mass defection of Cuban performers to date, 44 dancers, singers and musicians, here to stage a revue, plan to seek political asylum in the United States, troupe members said on Sunday. Most of the artists intend to deliver their applications for asylum personally on Monday morning at the Federal Building here, the - Group of 44 dancers, singers and musicians, in Las Vegas to stage revue, plan to seek political asylum in United States, in what appears to be largest mass defection of Cuban performers to date; troupe members say they defied Cuban orders not to seek United States entry visas, but that when visas were granted they were allowed to leave Cuba because Castro governmet did not want to be seen as impeding flow of culture; say they decided to stay in US after Cuban authorities told them they could be jailed or at least not allowed to continue as professionalartists in Cuba if they persisted in their plans to work in Las Vegas; photo (M) - By NICK MADIGAN