I knew this guy was messed up, but had no idea he was that bad. He's the worst kind of man and if the past is any indication, looks like he'll be getting away with this shit for awhile.
...So basically, this guy raped 2 women, and then uses his money to pay off the police, then tries to get more money off a victim for accusing him...THE FUCKING SYSTEM SHOULDN'T WORK LIKE THAT!
ACCOMAC, Virginia (AP) -- A 16-year-old cancer patient's legal fight ended in victory Wednesday when his family's attorneys and social services officials reached an agreement that would allow him to forgo chemotherapy.
At the start of what was scheduled to be a two-day hearing, Circuit Judge Glen A. Tyler announced that both sides had reached a consent decree, which Tyler approved.
Under the decree, Starchild Abraham Cherrix, who is battling Hodgkin's disease, will be treated by an oncologist of his choice who is board-certified in radiation therapy and interested in alternative treatments.
The family must provide the court updates on Abraham's treatment and condition every three months until he's cured or turns 18.
"It's all over. It's everything we fought for, everything we wanted to ever have, we've won. We got our freedom back," Abraham said outside the courthouse after the hearing.
Tyler emphasized that the decree states that the parents weren't medically neglectful.
Abraham said that he saw the doctor last week, and the doctor assured him that his cancer is curable. The teen said he'll continue following an alternative herbal treatment called the Hoxsey method as well as his doctor's treatment plan. The regimen won't include chemotherapy, but radiation is a possibility, he said.
After the short hearing, the judge looked at Abraham and said, "God bless you, Mr. Cherrix."
Last summer, the teen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system considered very treatable in its early stages. He was so debilitated by three months of chemotherapy that he declined a second, more intensive round that doctors recommended early this year.
He since has been using the Hoxsey method, the sale of which was banned in the United States in 1960.
After Abraham chose to go on the sugar-free, organic diet and take liquid herbal supplements under the supervision of a Mexican clinic, a social worker asked a juvenile court judge to intervene to protect the teen's health. Last month, the judge found Abraham's parents neglectful and ordered Abraham to report to a hospital for treatment as doctors deem necessary.
Lawyers for the family appealed, and an Accomack County Circuit Court judge suspended that order and scheduled a new trial to settle the dispute. The judge scheduled the trial for two days but has indicated he would like to finish in one, said John Stepanovich, a lawyer for the parents.
Abraham is still on the Hoxsey method, but Stepanovich stressed that the family hasn't ruled out other possible treatments, such as immunotherapy or radiation treatment in small doses.
According to the American Cancer Society, there is no scientific evidence that Hoxsey is effective in treating cancer in people. The herbal treatment is illegal in the United States but can be obtained through clinics in Mexico, and some U.S. naturopathic practitioners use adapted versions of the formula.
He's going to cure cancer with... herbs...
Information about Hoxsey method is here if anyone's interested.
I'll admit that it's probably not the best alternative, but chemo therapy is no walk in the park and I can see why he'd want to avoid it if at all possible.
A MELBOURNE ambulance officer has quit after being accused of photographing a patient in a macabre joke minutes after he died.
The paramedic, who works with a private patient transport company, allegedly sent the image to friends.
The officer allegedly took the picture of the cancer patient on his mobile phone camera soon after his sudden death on a trip to a hospital for radiotherapy.
The employee, who has denied the claim, was then accused of transmitting it to others with an accompanying note bearing words to the effect: "Have a look at the day I'm having."
He was also alleged to have shown the image to colleagues from National Patient Transport.
It is believed the patient, aged about 40, became gravely ill near the Monash Freeway as he was being taken to Dandenong Hospital.
The Herald Sun believes a mobile intensive care ambulance crew was at the scene within minutes but nothing could be done to save him.
It is believed his family knows nothing of the claims.
The Herald Sun believes the employee, who denied the allegation, is now jobless.
He agreed to leave Mount Waverley-based NPT three weeks ago after a second investigation into the matter in March.
It is believed his hopes of a job with the Metropolitan Ambulance Service were scuttled when it became aware of the claims. The matter was not referred to police.
Sources have told the Herald Sun there are no phone records available to prove whether the picture was taken or transmitted.
NPT chief executive officer Ian Maytom said there was never any "substantial proof" of the claim, but that it was a factor in the officer leaving the company.
"Under the process of investigating it, the individual concerned resigned. If what has been alleged happened, as an organisation we are appalled," Mr Maytom said.
Victoria's Health Services Commissioner, Beth Wilson, said her office would investigate if a complaint was received.
She said such behaviour could be in breach of the Health Records Act and could lead to charges.
Ms Wilson said such an allegation, if true, was appalling.
"Privacy doesn't die with the person in Victoria," she said.
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is "a lie" and God and the nation's founding fathers did not intend the country be "a nation of secular laws."
The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate also said that if Christians are not elected, politicians will "legislate sin," including abortion and gay marriage.
Harris made the comments -- which she clarified Saturday -- in the Florida Baptist Witness, the weekly journal of the Florida Baptist State Convention, which interviewed political candidates and asked them about religion and their positions on issues.
Separation of church and state is "a lie we have been told," Harris said in the interview, published Thursday, saying separating religion and politics is "wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers."
Electing non-Christians allows 'legislating sin'
"If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin," Harris said.
Her comments drew criticism, including some from fellow Republicans, who called them offensive and not representative of the party.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, who is Jewish, told the Orlando Sentinel that she was "disgusted" by the comments.
Harris' campaign released a statement Saturday saying she had been "speaking to a Christian audience, addressing a common misperception that people of faith should not be actively involved in government."
The comments reflected "her deep grounding in Judeo-Christian values," the statement said, adding that Harris had previously supported pro-Israel legislation and legislation recognizing the Holocaust.
Harris' opponents in the GOP primary also gave interviews to the Florida Baptist Witness but made more general statements on their faith.
Harris, 49, faced widespread criticism for her role overseeing the 2000 presidential recount as Florida's secretary of state.
State GOP leaders -- including Gov. Jeb Bush -- don't think she can win against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in November. Fundraising has lagged, frustrated campaign workers have defected in droves and the issues have been overshadowed by news of her dealings with a corrupt defense contractor who gave her $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions.
"the nation's founding fathers did not intend the country be "a nation of secular laws.""
Yeah, just read a little letter by Locke called "A letter Concerning Tolerance" from which Jefferson got most of his ideas when writing about individual rights and how laws should affect them. I think when the founding fathers wrote the constitution by just paraphrasing people who did believe in secular laws without religious preference, it can be assumed that they were of a very similar mind.
There is so much bullshit in that second article that I don't even want to go into it, all I can say in response is, "good job trying elected to get elected now, Biatch!"
But she speaking directly to a group of Christians. She really only got caught be two-faced and trying to tell people what they wanted to hear. She was just unlucky enough to have her statements known cross-forum.
But it's not like it was a small, private group, she was talking to a religious journal, she should have known her words were going to published and get her caught.
Conservationists in Australia believe fans of late CROCODILE HUNTER STEVE IRWIN have embarked on a revenge campaign against the stingray which killed him last week (04SEP06). The crusading naturalist died after being stung in the chest by a stingray while diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and at least 10 of the animals have been found dead with their barbed tails cut off. MICHAEL HORNBY, executive director of Irwin's conservation charity Wildlife Warriors, says, "Killing stingrays is not what Steve was about. "It may be some sort of retribution, or it may be fear, or it may be yet another callous act towards wildlife." Irwin was only the second recorded Australian to have been killed by a stingray.
John Doe must reveal who he is -- and that he was convicted 12 years ago of incest -- or face arrest for not submitting that information to Virginia's sex-offender registry, a Prince William County judge ruled yesterday.
Circuit Court Judge Frank A. Hoss Jr. dismissed a lawsuit that Doe, an aquatics coach in the Washington area, filed against the county and the state. "It seems to me that the statute is clear: He must register,'' Hoss said.
Doe is trying to block public disclosure of his longtime sexual relationship with his sister, which prosecutors said began when she was in first grade. Doe pleaded guilty at age 18 to misdemeanor incest, when his sister was 14. Authorities said yesterday that Doe, now 31, admitted to 25 sexual encounters with his sister; she says it was 50 to 100, although she has told the court she supports her brother's quest for anonymity.
After the judge's decision, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Sandra R. Sylvester told reporters in a courthouse hallway that an arrest warrant would be issued for Doe within 72 hours if he didn't register with the state. That would mean his name, photo and profession would be posted on the Internet amid the rapists and child molesters there. Virginia's registry has expanded to include nonviolent offenders such as Doe, which led to his lawsuit.
"Is that how you're going to proceed?'' Doe's attorney, Melinda VanLowe, asked Sylvester.
"Your client is in jeopardy at this point,'' Sylvester responded.
The legal defeat means that Doe's identity could be disclosed within hours. All that is publicly known about him so far is that he received degrees in philosophy and psychology from the University of Mary Washington and is an aquatics coach.
Although Hoss allowed Doe to remain anonymous pending a possible appeal, his arrest would place his name in court records. If he registers, his identity will also become known. Doe has 30 days to appeal yesterday's decision to the Virginia Supreme Court. It was unclear whether he would seek an expedited review or an order that blocks his arrest pending an appeal.
VanLowe declined to comment after the hearing.
According to court records, Doe's sister told police that she and her brother had engaged in a variety of sexual acts, including intercourse, for seven years. Doe was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with all of it suspended if he stayed out of trouble and got counseling. In March 1995, Doe fulfilled his obligations and was released from probation.
Although the Virginia registry requirements changed in 2003 to include incest, it wasn't until this year that the information was to be made public online. In July, after receiving a letter saying he must register or face arrest, Doe filed suit.
Before yesterday's decision, county and state officials had predicted that many more nonviolent offenders would challenge the stricter regulation. Since July, Virginia State Police have added the names of about 2,800 nonviolent sex offenders to the online database.
Doe is required to join them, Sylvester told the judge yesterday, and the public has a right to know about his history. "What he wants to do is to have access to children and not have anyone know about his past,'' Sylvester said. "The law is clear. He has to register. He doesn't want to do that. He doesn't even want us to know who he is.''
But VanLowe painted a picture of a changed man who has committed no further crimes. "This was a 1994 conviction,'' she said. "He has had no recidivist activity for 12 years.'' Forcing Doe to register now, she said, would violate his right to privacy and his ability "to maintain employment and his standing in the community.''
"You have to wonder,'' VanLowe added, "what the legitimate government interest is in requiring this plaintiff to register.''
Sylvester said the interest is in protecting the community. "We don't know that he hasn't committed another offense in the last 12 years,'' she said. "We just know that he hasn't been caught.''
A quote from my school Newspaper's "Flicker" section (peopel IM "Flicker and get their quick little remarks in teh paper): "I say we should hunt all stingrays to the point of extinction, as an act of revenge." I thought it was a (very bad) joke, but I guess some idiots really feel that way.
Incest is wrong for a number of reasons, none being moral or religious; those don't count. But I hardly think this qualifies him as a danger to his community. Is he going to have sex with another one of his sisters? Are there other family members in his community who don't know what he's done?
'Sylvester said the interest is in protecting the community. "We don't know that he hasn't committed another offense in the last 12 years,'' she said. "We just know that he hasn't been caught.'''
Wow. Since when did it become a judge's job to punish people because she thinks he might be guilty of a crime that hasn't even been reported. Maybe if there were several unsolved cases within 50 miles of his home or something... This lady shouldn't be a judge if she can't think objectively.
I was thinking the same thing, Adam, until I read the article again. She was 14 and he was 18 when the offenses occurred -- that adds a new shade of questionable-ness to it, I think. Although probably not enough to be paranoid like the judge, as you mentioned.
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Seriously, its fucked up....
He's going to cure cancer with... herbs...
Information about Hoxsey method is here if anyone's interested.
"Last summer, the teen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system considered very treatable in its early stages."
che, treating cancer in the early stages is for pussies. He's gonna wait until the cancer has a fighting chance, like a real man.
It may suck, but its the best thing right now.
Rep. Harris: Church-state separation 'a lie'
Yeah, just read a little letter by Locke called "A letter Concerning Tolerance" from which Jefferson got most of his ideas when writing about individual rights and how laws should affect them. I think when the founding fathers wrote the constitution by just paraphrasing people who did believe in secular laws without religious preference, it can be assumed that they were of a very similar mind.
Has she heard of King George?
http://www.optonline.net/News/Article/Feeds?CID=type%3Dxml%26channel%3D32%26article%3D19533744
"here, Jhonny, now that you learned all that math you can forget it!"
Man Loses Suit to Keep Identity off Sex Offender Registry
Incest is wrong for a number of reasons, none being moral or religious; those don't count. But I hardly think this qualifies him as a danger to his community. Is he going to have sex with another one of his sisters? Are there other family members in his community who don't know what he's done?
'Sylvester said the interest is in protecting the community. "We don't know that he hasn't committed another offense in the last 12 years,'' she said. "We just know that he hasn't been caught.'''
Wow. Since when did it become a judge's job to punish people because she thinks he might be guilty of a crime that hasn't even been reported. Maybe if there were several unsolved cases within 50 miles of his home or something... This lady shouldn't be a judge if she can't think objectively.