Trayvon Martin was angry about losing a fight in the hours before he was shot dead by George Zimmerman, claim defence attorneys

Attorneys for alleged murderer George Zimmerman are now arguing that text messages sent by 17-year-old victim Trayvon Martin - in which he describes being ‘angry’ following a fight with another teen - the night he was fatally shot by Zimmerman should be heard by a potential jury because it’s ‘relevant to [Martin’s] emotional state,’ and would strengthen the defense’s claim that Martin was the aggressor in the struggle that ultimately took his life.

so we really are going to down that path, huh?

Zen Groups Distressed by Accusations Against Teacher

In the council’s report on Jan. 11, the three members wrote of “Sasaki asking women to show him their breasts, as part of ‘answering’ a koan” — a Zen riddle — “or to demonstrate ‘non-attachment.’ ”

When the report was posted to SweepingZen, Mr. Sasaki’s senior priests wrote in a post that their group “has struggled with our teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi’s sexual misconduct for a significant portion of his career in the United States” — theirfirst such admission.

Among those who spoke to the council and for this article was Nikki Stubbs, who now lives in Vancouver, and who studied and worked atMount Baldy, Mr. Sasaki’s Zen center 50 miles east of Los Angeles, from 2003 to 2006. During that time, she said, Mr. Sasaki would fondle her breasts during sanzen, or private meeting; he also asked her to massage his penis. She would wonder, she said, “Was this teaching?”

One monk, whom Ms. Stubbs said she told about the touching, was unsympathetic. “He believed in Roshi’s style, that sexualizing was teaching for particular women,” Ms. Stubbs said. The monk’s theory, common in Mr. Sasaki’s circle, was that such physicality could check a woman’s overly strong ego.

A former student of Mr. Sasaki’s now living in the San Francisco area, who asked that her name be withheld to protect her privacy, said that at Mount Baldy in the late 1990s, “the monks confronted Roshi and said, ‘This behavior is unacceptable and has to stop.’ ” However, she said, “nothing changed.” After a time, Mr. Sasaki used Zen teaching to justify touching her, too.

Dang they always find ways to justify misogyny.

Miss Alabama Katherine Webb joins celebrity diving show as her QB boyfriend relents and gives his blessing to her fame

Let’s talk about how fucked up it is that she, a woman, needed to get her boyfriend’s permission first about her career. And how all the “gold-digger” comments and concerns are meant to keep her relative to her boyfriend and keep her from fulfilling self-realization and agency.

Why Are Criminals Stealing Tide Detergent and Using It for Money?

Retailers have spent years pushing states and Congress for legislation targeting ORC syndicates, including laws that would make it easier to bring felony prosecutions against their members and lay stiffer penalties on criminals who are convicted. They’ve have had more luck on the local level than on Capitol Hill. However, the FBI is known to get involved in particularly large cases, particularly if they involve goods that get transported over state lines.  

I’m a little skeptical of this article. I mean, Jesus Christ, they have people shoplifting for pot. Not to mention the whole “gotta act in the interest of those big-ass corporations and capitalism” vibe of the piece. 

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