http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/victim/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:27:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418053/posts Turn on the television, switch on the radio, or open a magazine, and you are likely to hear a discussion on the continual victimization of one group or another based on race, religion, or gender at the very least. Centered within this narrative are the power-wielders with their thirst for absolute control, and the helpless victims that must continually gasp for air under the boot of domination. The Ibbetson WrightRoad Victimization Index offers an easy-to-understand guide to what happens when one group interacts with another, as well as a no-nonsense evaluation of how victimization works in the modern society. Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418053/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:27:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415041/posts Hundreds of mourners gathered in Jerusalem on Friday morning to bury Rabbi Meir Hai, a father of seven who was shot dead by Palestinians near his home in the West Bank a day before. In eulogizing his father, Hai's 16-year-old son Eliyahu urged mourners not to consider seeking revenge for the attack. "The difference between us and them is that we are people, Jews, holy," he said. HaAretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415041/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:30:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407185/posts man who attempted to rob a Marrero couple at gunpoint Saturday night died after one of the robbery victims, who was armed, shot him, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The man was reported shot in the chest at 34 Azalea Court around 8 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, said Col. John Fortunato, JPSO spokesman. Investigators learned that the man was one of three male suspects who tried to rob the couple as they were walking from their driveway to their home. But the male robbery victim was also... nola.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407185/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401455/posts Today, Mr. Watanabe and Harrah's are fighting over another issue: whether the casino company bears some of the responsibility for his losses. In a civil suit filed in Clark County District Court last month, Mr. Watanabe, 52 years old, says casino staff routinely plied him with liquor and pain medication as part of a systematic plan to keep him gambling. Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401455/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:45:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381149/posts "This guy was a religious extremist, pure and simple. I'm not attacking the religion of Islam or saying that this man's actions define its people as a whole, but to say this was anything other than an act of religious fanaticism and terrorism is ridiculous. This guy let his religious convictions drive him to the cold-blooded, calculating murder of innocent victims. He had a fundamental disagreement with the implementation of wars in the middle east. Great, lots of people do. In America, we institute change through peaceful means--we VOTE. This guy carried out an act of terrorism [according to... The National http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381149/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:36:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376569/posts Must see conservative music video of the year. A true classic. Transsylvania Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376569/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:00:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2367534/posts An armed robber in America turned to God mid-robbery in what investigators are calling the strangest case they have ever seen.Gregory Smith, 23, walked into a store in an Indianapolis shopping centre brandishing a gun. But instead of raiding the place, he started hugging his tearful victim, Angela Montez, telling her he hated what he was doing but had no choice. The pair began discussing God and before long Smith was on his knees in tears, praying and being hugged by her. Shy News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2367534/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361874/posts DIYALA — U.S. Soldiers recently assisted in the rescue of a local Iraqi man who became trapped in his truck following an auto accident here. While conducting a convoy, the Soldiers of 18th Engineer Company, Task Force 296, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, noticed multiple Iraqi Police vehicles near a truck that looked to be damaged. A medic in the convoy was dispatched to the victim to provide a medical assessment and aid. It was then determined that the victim was pinned into the vehicle at the waist by the cab of the truck. Using a Stryker... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361874/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:52:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350430/posts This is a link to a picture of Jaycee Dugard http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/USA3/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/Jaycee-Dugard-b.jpg MCW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350430/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:36:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270768/posts WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009 – U.S. and Afghan forces detained four suspected insurgents and rescued a kidnapping victim in recent operations in Afghanistan, military officials reported. The suspects were detained today in Khost province. U.S. and Afghan troops were targeting a man they believed was connected to the Haqqani terrorist network. The joint force detained him, along with the others, without confrontation. An assault rifle and belts and vests of ammunition were confiscated, officials said. In Helmand province’s Washer district June 10, coalition forces found a man tied and gagged inside a truck as they were establishing security for a... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270768/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:51:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268360/posts WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 – A soldier wounded last week during an attack at a recruiting office in Little Rock, Ark., that claimed a fellow soldier’s life expressed no bitterness today at his attacker, and said the incident has done nothing to dampen his desire to serve in the Army. Army Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, spoke publicly about the incident for the first time since he was gunned down outside an Army recruiting office June 1. He is recovering from gunshot wounds to his neck, back and buttocks. Army Pvt. William Long, 23, was killed in the attack. He was... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268360/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222247/posts Attorneys: Rahm Emanuel was alleged extortion victimBy Mike Robinson Associated Press CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was the congressman targeted by an alleged extortion plan described in the indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to attorneys familiar with the case. At the time, in 2006, Emanuel was the congressman from the 5th District on Chicago’s North Side. The attorneys spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the congressman isn’t named and the information is secret grand jury material. The indictment says the congressman sought a $2 million grant for a school. But Blagojevich allegedly... Pantagraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222247/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:49:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206891/posts Most of Madoff's victims were also his accomplices By Joe Nocera Friday, March 13, 2009 NEW YORK: Standing in the security line Thursday morning, waiting to get into the federal courthouse in Manhattan, I started chatting with the man behind me. He looked to be in his early 60s, and though he was well dressed, he looked a little haggard. I asked him if he was a victim of Bernard Madoff, who would soon be pleading guilty to masterminding the greatest Ponzi scheme in history. He said he was. Did he want to talk about it? He wasn't sure, he... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206891/posts#comment Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:24:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203067/posts FBI in search for Stanford ‘victims’ By Stacy-Marie Ishmael and Joanna Chung in New York Published: March 9 2009 23:14 | Last updated: March 9 2009 23:14 The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday it was seeking to identify potential “victims” who invested in a slew of companies associated with Sir Allen Stanford as part of an ongoing investigation. The agency is seeking information from anyone who invested in either Stanford Financial Group or its affiliated companies – Stanford Capital Management, the Stanford Group Company, the Stanford International Bank, the Stanford Trust Company, and the Bank of Antigua. “If... FT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203067/posts#comment Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:57:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191433/posts OAKLAND -- A 23-year-old visitor from the East Coast had just gotten money from an ATM when he told his friend on a cell phone that he had a bad feeling about two men approaching him at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland. His worst fears were realized when one suspect, Victor Veliz, 18, held a folding knife with a 5-inch blade to his neck and the other, Christopher Gonzalez, 18, threatened to shoot him Thursday night, authorities said. S.F. Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191433/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:25:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178816/posts The ex-husband of a woman shot dead in a Christmas Eve massacre has been asked to pay her rent. Her landlord claims Alicia Ortiz broke her lease and gave 'insufficient notice to vacate' before she was killed. ... Her landlord, Broadcrest Foothill Apartment Homes, told Ortiz's former husband, Carlos, that he owes $2,821 in rent and penalties. London Daily Mail Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178816/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 12:26:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166207/posts EIB Conversation: Ann Coulter January 16, 2009 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: As you know ladies and gentlemen we very infrequently have guests here. We do make occasions now and then. Today is one of those occasions. Ann Coulter is here, and for those of you watching on the Dittocam, we've got a new camera placement so that you see Ann and a view of me that seldom is ever seen, my rear. (laughing) But Ann Coulter's new book -- and I'm sure a number of you have seen her pilloried and abused on cable television for the past week. I... www.rushlimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166207/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159951/posts THE family of Private Greg Sher, the latest Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan, have described him as a quiet acheiver who always got the job done. Private Greg Sher's family has paid tribute to his committed determination. The Defence Department last night named 30-year-old Private Sher, whose name was initially withheld at the request of his family, after he was killed by Taliban insurgents during a rocket attack on a forward base in Oruzgan province in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday. The Jewish soldier was a member of the Sydney-based 1st Commando Regiment and at the time of the attack was... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159951/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:32:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154108/posts List Of Entities Announcing Exposure To Madoff Investments December 24, 2008: 03:45 PM ET The following entities have announced exposure to Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the New York-based business that allegedly lost $50 billion in a giant pyramid scheme. Entity: Access International Advisors Exposure: $1.5 billion Date of disclosure: Dec. 24 /snip Entity: International Olympic Committee Exposure: $4.8 million Date of disclosure: Dec. 19 Notes: The IOC's exposure represents about 1% of its total investment portfolio. Organizing committee confirmed they will be able to meet their obligations. /snip CNNMoney http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154108/posts#comment Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:08:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153208/posts Monday, 22 December 2008 1:04PM Man Shoots Armed Robber In Oak Park (OAK PARK, Ill.) Police are searching for a man who shot an armed robber after the man refused to give up his leather coat Sunday night at an Oak Park gas station. The shooting happened about 11 p.m. at a gas station at North and Hayes avenues, in the northeast corner of Oak Park, according to Village of Oak Park Communications Director David Powers. A man was putting gas in his car when he was approached by two other men who demanded his leather coat. The man in... WBBM AM 780 Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153208/posts#comment Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:44:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2141354/posts Perhaps it's the crippling effect of the "Great Society Initiatives," or the systemic levels of cerebral toxification induced by a never-ending inculcation of victimization, or maybe it's undetected concentrations of amobarbitol in their drinking water – but whatever the primary causal factors, there remains a resistance against a truly inclusive cultural modernity that exists among far too many blacks. Said resistance refuses to be assuaged or put to death – and having a black man elected president has, if anything, only strengthened their resolve. The depth of this animus continues in ways that can only be described as irrational and... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2141354/posts#comment Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:44:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085475/posts Congress gave final approval yesterday to legislation that will bring more Americans under the umbrella of “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). President Bush said he’d sign the bill (S. 3406). The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 reverses several court rulings from recent years that had limited the scope of ADA protections. It directs U.S. courts to apply a broader definition when deciding what truly qualifies as an ADA-covered disability. The biggest change: The bill makes clear that courts (and employers) should not take into consideration any “mitigating measures” that reduce the impact of an impairment—such as medication,... http://www.thehrspecialist.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085475/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:50:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085456/posts While the indigenous Christian Europeans don't reproduce, in 2-3 generations Europe will be majority muslim. The same is true for Russia much to my regret. He actually says "I am the victim." Have a view. www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085456/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:30:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068237/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will kick off the Democratic National Convention by making one thing clear: The Democratic Party is united behind Sen. Barack Obama... When asked whether she expected a large demonstration by Sen. Hillary Clinton's delegates Tuesday, Pelosi said, "I'm all for it." "This is not unusual in a campaign," she said. "It's healthy. It's important that people who have worked really hard during a campaign are able to express themselves at the convention on behalf of the candidate they worked for. They have to respect the results.... Pelosi had tough words today for reporters who referred to... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068237/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:15:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060952/posts Finally some justice, now our two border agents need to be released. Smuggler shot by agents gets 9½ years in prison Mexican national sentenced for part in later incidents By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press Aug. 6, 2008, 11:55PM Complete coverage of immigration issues EL PASO — An admitted drug smuggler shot by a pair of former U.S. Border Patrol agents was sentenced to nearly a decade in federal prison Wednesday. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060952/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:20:17 GMT