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uppityperson's JournalToddler dies as measles outbreak hits German capital
http://news.yahoo.com/toddler-dies-measles-germany-says-health-official-002917361.htmlThe 18-month-old boy died on February 18, the first known fatality among more than 570 recorded measles cases since October in the German capital, a Berlin health department official told AFP.
The resurgence of the preventable disease in Germany, as well as in parts of the United States, coincides with a movement among some parents to refuse to vaccinate their children.
Health Minister Hermann Groehe said "the irrational fear-mongering of some vaccination-foes is irresponsible"....(more)
Toddler dies as measles outbreak hits German capital
Source: yahoo
The 18-month-old boy died on February 18, the first known fatality among more than 570 recorded measles cases since October in the German capital, a Berlin health department official told AFP
The resurgence of the preventable disease in Germany, as well as in parts of the United States, coincides with a movement among some parents to refuse to vaccinate their children.
Health Minister Hermann Groehe said "the irrational fear-mongering of some vaccination-foes is irresponsible"....(more)
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/toddler-dies-measles-germany-says-health-official-002917361.html
Judge: WA florist who refused gay wedding broke law (beliefs protected, actions not necessarily)
Excellent, bolding is mine but the important part.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025728983_judgewashingtonfloristwhorefusedgayweddingbrokelaw1888xml.html
Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom rejected arguments from the owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland that her actions were protected by her freedoms of speech and religion. While religious beliefs are protected by the First Amendment, actions based on those beliefs aren’t necessarily protected, he said.
“For over 135 years, the Supreme Court has held that laws may prohibit religiously motivated action, as opposed to belief,” Ekstrom wrote. “The Courts have confirmed the power of the Legislative Branch to prohibit conduct it deems discriminatory, even where the motivation for that conduct is grounded in religious belief.”
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"The law is clear: If you choose to provide a service to couples of the opposite sex, you must provide the same service to same-sex couples,” Ferguson said....
Family files $25M claim in police killing of Pasco man (no gun or knife)
There are videos and many witnesses. He should not have been throwing rocks, but the cops shot him when he turned as he was running away. Not a threat when they shot him. Witnesses say at least 13 shots.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025696234_pascocopshootingxml.html
The claim alleges that 35-year-old orchard worker Antonio Zambrano-Montes “posed no danger” to the three officers who followed him across a busy downtown intersection during rush-hour and shot him to death on a sidewalk as he moved away. Prosecutors and police on Friday confirmed Zambrano-Montes was not carrying a firearm or a knife when he was killed.
The officers had responded to a 911 report of a man throwing rocks at cars and Zambrano-Montes struggled with one officer before two others arrived. Police say two officers were struck by rocks and said the man’s behavior was erratic and threatening.
His was the fourth fatal police shooting in this community of 68,000 since last summer and has sparked national outrage and local protests, due in large part to graphic cellphone video posted by one witness on YouTube that has been viewed more than 925,000 times....
"Fleeing from police and not following an officer’s command should not be sufficient for..."
"Fleeing from police and not following an officer’s command should not be sufficient for a person to get shot."
Pasco, WA
What gets me is not that they needed to stop him, but they shot him when he was stopped, facing them, hands up, no threat. He ran, stopped, faced them with hands up, and they shot him. Why the hell couldn't they have, I don't know, grabbed him?
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025678977_pascoshootingxml.html
At least one witness posted a graphic cellphone video on YouTube showing Zambrano-Montes being pursued across a street by the officers and then collapsing to the sidewalk under a hail of police gunfire. Witnesses said Zambrano-Montes was carrying a rock and was walking away when the officers fired as many as 13 rounds.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington called the shooting “very disturbing,” and at least one eyewitness questioned the use of deadly force on a crowded street.
“I could not believe they were shooting guns. There were cars and people everywhere,” said Pasco resident Benjamin Patrick....
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/02/11/3405116/man-shot-by-pasco-police-identified.html
Police gave him orders to surrender and unsuccessfully tried using a Taser. The officers chased him across the intersection of 10th Avenue and Lewis Street and eventually shot him in front of a business on Lewis Street.
The shooting was captured on video by bystanders and caused outrage and protests in the city Wednesday. Several graphic videos have been posted to YouTube and viewed thousands of times.
The Zambrano family told the Herald police were out of line when they shot him and should have used less-lethal force to get him under control....
Beware, video shows him getting shot, across the street from the filming person.
Vaccine exemption rates for WA schools
I just checked the schools my child attended and am amazed at the high exemption rate. Public schools seem to hover lower than private ones and alternative programs but 20-30% for grade schools is appalling.
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2015/02/04/explore-this-vaccine-exemption-rates-for-every-washington-school/
Why do I need to vaccinate my puppy?
In the old days, we let our dogs run around outside in the dirt and threw real sticks rather than sterilized Kongs like people do nowdays. Our dogs developed immunities gradually as they were exposed, not all in one like they do now with vaccinations. My dogs all survived.
I would rather buy her healthy food and stimulate her immune system to act properly if he ever comes across a disease than inject her with those chemicals which "they" say are safe, but we all know "they" lie and want only to make money.
Now they want me to bring my young puppy in to inject multiple diseases into him at the same time every couple months. I am worried about overwhelming her sensitive immune system and don't really see the need for these vaccines anyway. I don't take him around sick dogs and if the vaccines were any good, they'd last forever.
I don't know of any dog who has had rabies, it isn't where I live so why should I risk my sweet fluffy puppy and expose her to all those nasty chemicals?
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Leke Worth 5-year-old girl rescued by family pit bull after vicious dog attack
Poor little girl and good dog! I hope they get donations to help repay the family for their child's needed plastic surgery.
Bit by a retriever mix, saved by a pit bull.
Video shows the little girl's stitches on her facial injuries.
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