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Judge forces 'bully' to wear sign
An Ohio man faced public humiliation Sunday for terrorizing his neighbour for the last 15 years. Edmond Aviv, 62, who pleaded no contest to a fourth-degree misdemeanour charge of disorderly conduct, was ordered to stand at an intersection in his hometown of South Euclid until 2 p.m. with a sign that says: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in."According to Cleveland.com, Aviv walked up to the intersection about 8:57 a.m. on Sunday with his sign, written in black marker on the side of a cardboard box.Aviv was handed the unique penalty by Judge Gayle Williams-Byers on Friday.
Woman sues Walmart over shampoo that caused hair to get so tangled she cut it
PORTLAND, Ore., April 16 (UPI) -- An Oregon woman whose hair used to reach her backside has filed a $10,000 lawsuit against Walmart for selling a shampoo that allegedly caused her hair to get so tangled she was forced to cut most of it. According to Jennifer Fahey's suit, the bottle of “Equate Everyday Clean Dandruff Shampoo” she bought at a Portland Walmart caused her hair to become impossibly entangled in seconds. “She was not able to remove the knots and as a result she had to cut a large portion of her hair from the top and back of her head,” the suit states. According to Fahey’s attorney, William Ball, the 30-year-old woman had to cut off a few feet of hair, leaving her with about four inches, a loss he called “devastating.” The suit, which was filed Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, also names shampoo maker Vi-Jon as a defendant. Fahey’s is seeking the $10,000 for "past, present and future physical and emotional pain and suffering, anxiety, humiliation and embarrassment, expenses for replacement hair, along with diminished and lost wages” as well as the “loss of life’s pleasures and activities.”
Bridge stolen in small Illinois Township
Someone has stolen a bridge in Kane Township, Illinois. The 20-foot-long, 10-foot-wide wood and Iron Bridge was likely removed as one piece, police told the Journal Courier newspaper.It wasn't noticed immediately because it is used infrequently by farmers to gain access to their properties. "We've had street signs and stop signs stolen," Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen told the newspaper. "But to go to the extent of taking a bridge from a road "¦ you don't see that happen." Someone noticed the bridge was missing and reported it to police. McMillen said he believes the bridge was stolen in March. An officer who answered the phone at the sheriff's office confirmed the story is true, but was unable to provide further details. Stealing a bridge is a felony because the bridge is government-owned. Kane Township is 90 km north of St. Louis, Mo.
US Airways apologizes for tweeting pornographic image
US Airways was -- eventually -- embarrassed and apologetic after tweeting a pornographic photo of a woman lying on a bed with a plane inserted into her vagina. The image link was sent to a Twitter user with the message: "We welcome feedback, Elle. If your travel is complete, you can detail it here for review and follow-up." And it stayed on the airline's account for an hour before it was noticed and an apology was sent out, with the assurance the company is "investigating. “On April 14, US Airways customer Elle Rafter tweeted her dissatisfaction with a recent flight should took with the airline.
APRIL 16--An Arkansas gynecologist is facing video voyeurism charges after he allegedly used his cell phone to take nude photos of patients during office exams. Police began investigating Paul Becton, Jr. earlier this month after a patient told cops that she was concerned that the 68-year-old doctor “produced his cellular telephone and took photographs of her pubic region and buttocks” during an office visit, according to an arrest affidavit. Becton is seen in the adjacent photo from his web site, which notes that he has practiced for over 30 years and is “very knowledgeable in the latest surgical techniques and women's health issues.”Armed with a search warrant, Arkansas State Police investigators seized Becton’s phone during an April 10 visit to his office in Paragould, a city about 20 miles northeast of Jonesboro.
A subsequent analysis of Becton’s phone revealed “numerous images of nude females that appear to have been taken in a medical office during medical examinations.” The photos were found “in the deleted images within the hard-drive” of the phone.Investigators also noted that, “Also recovered during the examination were what appear to be photographs of the victim who reported this incident” to Paragould cops. The woman subsequently identified five “nude photographs that were taken without her knowledge or consent.”Becton, who maintains a private OB/GYN practice at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, has been charged with five felony voyeurism counts related to the naked images of the woman who contacted police.
