News: Winter Solstice 2K7

[delph998]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me)

Kudos SKEEphistAKAte!

[RedefinedDiva]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me)

Congratulations again, Soror Twin!!!

[Steeltrap]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me)

Congratulations. I suppose I'll now see you in the news as "Attorney SKEE."

[Steeltrap]

Originally Posted by ladylike

After all these "outside children" come forth, will there even be a family fortune?


What a load of bull. That lazy eye of Shaq's wasn't the only only body part of his wandering around.

Although Karinne Steffans implied that Shaq's "diesel" was not stereotypically massive, there obviously was no shortage of femmes willing to get some.

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me)

kudos, SKEE .... now get over to Jena, Louisiana and put yo skillz to much needed use.

[Sugar08]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me)

Congrats Soror! That's awesome! (BTW, did you see that our Soror was elected to head the National Bar Assoc?)

[RedefinedDiva]

Originally Posted by Sugar08

Congrats Soror! That's awesome! (BTW, did you see that our Soror was elected to head the National Bar Assoc?)

Really? I wish I would have known. She spoke at our school yesterday for the Jena Six rally. She was dynamic. Loved it!

[Velocity_14]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...logansix1.html

Six Held In West Virginia Torture Horror

Cops: Black woman raped, beaten, abused during week-long captivity

SEPTEMBER 11--A black West Virginia woman was sexually assaulted, stabbed, and tortured while being held captive by her white abductors, one of whom told her, "That's what we do to niggers around here." The 23-year-old victim was freed Saturday after cops responded to the home of Frankie Brewster for a "welfare check on a female that was reportedly being held against her will." When cops arrived, Brewster claimed she was the only one home, but then the victim limped to the door and said, "Help me." According to six harrowing criminal complaints, the woman, who apparently had been held for more than a week, had four stab wounds in her left leg, bruised eyes, and had been repeatedly sexually assaulted and humiliated. The woman told police that she was forced to lick Brewster's "toes, vagina, and anal cavity." Brewster's son Bobby forced the woman to eat dog and rat feces, according to one complaint filed in Logan County Magistrate Court. The victim, who is now hospitalized, was raped at knifepoint, choked with a cable cord, and had her hair pulled and cut during the ordeal. Police, who have arrested six defendants for their roles in the abduction and attack, are looking for other suspects who may have lured the victim to Brewster's home. The arrestees are seen in the below mug shots. Pictured clockwise from the upper left are Frankie Brewster, 49; Bobby Brewster, 24; Danny Combs, 20; George Messer, 27; Alisha Burton, 22; and Karen Burton, 46. (11 pages)
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[Velocity_14]

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local...0,387788.story

Defendants in West Virginia torture case ready for first court appearances

By TOM BREEN Associated Press Writer September 16, 2007 CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Six white people accused of holding a black woman captive while they tortured and sexually assaulted her are scheduled to make their initial court appearances this week.

But the proceedings may be delayed because public defenders representing two of the defendants have recused themselves, Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said.

The six defendants are charged with assaulting Megan Williams, 20, for more than a week at a ramshackle trailer in Big Creek. Police say she was tortured, sexually assaulted, forced to eat animal droppings and taunted with a racial slur.




Bobby Brewster, George Messer, Alisha Burton and Karen Burton are scheduled to appear Monday in Logan County Magistrate Court. Frankie Brewster and Danny Combs are scheduled for to appear on Tuesday.

Public defenders representing Bobby Brewster and Messer have recused themselves because they had represented some of the defendants in the past.

A public defender can't represent a defendant in this case if they have represented any of the other defendants in past cases, Logan County Magistrate Court Clerk Deeanna Briggs said.

Since 1991, police have filed 108 criminal charges against the six.
Jack Rogers, executive director of the state's public defender services, said other lawyers could be hired on short-term contracts, or attorneys could be brought in from neighboring counties.

Frankie Brewster, 49, and her son, Bobby Brewster, 24, are both charged with kidnapping and sexual assault, among other counts.

Combs, 20, of Harts, is charged with sexual assault and malicious wounding; Karen Burton, 46, of Chapmanville, is charged with malicious wounding, battery and assault during the commission of a felony; and Burton's daughter, Alisha Burton, 23, and Messer, 27, both of Chapmanville, are charged with assault during the commission of a felony and battery.

All six remain in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail each.

Betty Gregory, lawyer for Karen Burton, said Friday she intends to ask for a bond reduction for her client because the $100,000 cash bond is "grossly inappropriate." <<<<<(really)

The other lawyers representing the defendants did not immediately return telephone calls Sunday.

Because Williams is black and the defendants are white, some _ including church groups close to the Williams family--want hate crimes charges filed, either at the state or federal level.

U.S. Attorney Charles T. Miller has said he doesn't currently plan to file civil rights charges, while Abraham said he may file new or amended charges in the days to come.

More articles Copyright © 2007, Newport News, Va., Daily Press

[nikki1920]

if hate crime charges carry a longer sentence, then file them. If not, let them rot in jail.

[Velocity_14]

Its just amazing that I had not heard of this case until my friend called me last night and asked me about it. *shaking my head* a darn shame...

[BlessedOne04]

Lets see what kind of bail they are granted!

[FeeFee]

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Police are investigating an incident in which students and faculty at a High Point, N.C., high school said four nooses were hung from a tree at the school, reports WXII-TV.
The finding occurred Friday morning at Andrews High School.

We want to impress upon you that this inappropriate act is not a representation of Andrews' administration, students or staff," Principal Monique Wallace said in a letter to parents. (Read The Entire Letter) Andrews and GCS will not tolerate behavior that is discriminatory or that disrupts the safe learning environment of our students.
"Should your child observe inappropriate behavior or have any information regarding this incident, please ask him/her to immediately notify a teacher, staff member or our school's resource officer," the letter said.
Counselors were at the school to talk with students.

Classes took place as scheduled Friday. - OH NOW WTF????

http://www.wyff4.com/news/14180032/detail.html

[kiml122]

Originally Posted by SKEEphistAKAte

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me)

This is fantasic news...congrats!!

[lovelyivy84]

This article made me think of a LOT of the ladies here.

With rising incomes, young women discover the pitfalls of “dating down.”

Good clip:

A lot of young women “are of two minds,” said Stephanie Coontz, director of research at the Council on Contemporary Families, a research organization. “On one hand, they’re proud of their achievements, and they think they want a man who shares house chores and child care. But on the other hand they’re scared by their own achievement, and they’re a little nervous having a man who won’t be the main breadwinner. These are old tapes running in their head: ‘This is how you get a man.’ ”