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A man shooting ..arrows?
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This is a pretty crazy story. For "kids" ranging from 12 to 15 years old steal a car, drive to a local gun shop after hours, shoot out the front window (so they already had guns on them), and use hatchets and hammers to smash open cases inside, stealing 55 guns. Two are in custody, and 10 guns have been recovered.

We had some "bad" kids in my middle school back in the day, but I don't recall any of them committing an armed burglary on a gun shop after stealing a car.

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Did you hear about the 14 year old that tried to steal a puck from an elderly couple?
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I've had more Penguin related videos recommended to me by ye algorithm related to that than I have for actual hockey in like 18 months.
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😭 Poor puppers

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This whole story makes me sick to my stomach. But I'm glad they actually caught someone.
A Nigerian man was charged Monday with sexually exploiting a legislator’s child over social media, causing the 17-year-old to kill himself.

Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, a 24-year-old from Nigeria, is suspected of posing as a young woman on Instagram in 2022 in order to coerce Gavin Guffey, as well as several other people, into sending him explicit photos. Lawal then threatened to leak those photos unless Guffey continued to send him money, prosecutors said in a federal arraignment hearing Monday.

Guffey died by suicide July 27, 2022, because of those threats.

“It’s a special day to know that we’re going to get some type of justice, that we’re beginning that fight,” said his father, Rep. Brandon Guffey, R-Rock Hill, who was first elected to the House months later.

After Gavin Guffey’s death, Lawal kept demanding money from his cousin, brother and father in exchange for not releasing Gavin Guffey’s nude photos. Lawal threatened to ruin Brandon Guffey’s political career and embarrass the family, prosecutors said Monday.

Instead, Guffey made it his mission to prevent other children from becoming victims. The Legislature passed Gavin’s Law, named after Guffey’s son, in 2023, which bans sexual extortion, or “sextortion.” Guffey still wears a button on his lapel that shows the last text his son sent: <3. (Two characters that form a sideways heart.)

Lawal faces federal charges of child exploitation resulting in death; child pornography distribution; coercion and enticement of a minor; cyberstalking resulting in death; and interstate threats with the intent to extort. If convicted, Lawal could face up to life in prison.

Investigators found texts on Lawal’s phone that was sent to the Guffeys and at least nine other people, six of whom were minors, prosecutors said.
https://scdailygazette.com/2025/01/27/n ... eid=588267
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What the eff.

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How was the pilot lower than the plane? Or was that an illusion
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I think the pilot is lower. And the gear is down? Something is seriously screwy.
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On the bright side, at least this F-35 didn't fly off into the wilderness for 20 minutes after the pilot stepped out. So they don't have to go looking for the jet.

(And I must say it would be useful if pilots could command that kind of roll rate)
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Bluesky now over 30 million users.
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A significant emergency response is underway, and a mass casualty has been declared after an American Airlines jet collided with a D.C. Police helicopter in a possible midair collision.

Currently, a significant emergency response is underway in Washington, D.C., as a mass casualty incident has been declared following reports that an American Airlines jet collided with a helicopter in a possible midair collision while landing at Reagan National Airport. Reports indicate that there were 60 people on board the commercial jet that struck the helicopter. One body has been recovered from a rescue boat, though the victims' identities remain unclear. The type of aircraft and the exact number of people on board have not yet been confirmed. Authorities have issued a ground stop for Reagan National Airport, and air traffic is being impacted by the crash in the Potomac River. Emergency teams are on the scene, working to secure the area and recover additional victims
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Rescue Crews have found four survivors from the Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines plane that collided near Reagan National airport. Searchers are also looking for survivors in the Potomac river. Source: NBC 4 DC
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man that sucks. Seems like the black hawk pilot **** up massively


I can’t imagine how small the odds are that they were even at the same altitude at that moment
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Ugh, so chilling

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Yikes.

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This season, on The Pitt... :shock:
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Sounds like an opportunity GET YA TOP DOLLA with help from TOP DOG LAW
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Shyster lawyers is not the same thing as lawyer Shyster. Thankfully. ;)
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We really have some good ones today.

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nocera wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 4:12 pm

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