Farmer found guilty of sabotaging brother
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Suit: 9-foot tapeworm came from salmon
A lawsuit against a Chicago restaurant claims a man became
violently ill after eating a salmon salad at the
establishment and later passing a 9-foot tapeworm. Anthony
Franz claims in his suit against Shaw’s Crab House and its
parent company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, that
staff at the restaurant negligently served him undercooked
fish in August 2006 that led to him becoming seriously ill
for several days after his meal, the Chicago Sun-Times
reported Tuesday. The suit says the illness culminated in
Shaw passing a 9-foot tapeworm that his pathologist said
could only have come from “undercooked fish, such as salmon.”
Franz’s suit is seeking $100,000 for his pain, suffering,
lost wages and “lost enjoyment of life.” However, Carrol
Symank, vice president of food safety for Lettuce Entertain
You Enterprises, said the company has conducted an inquiry
that concluded the restaurant was not to blame for Franz’s
condition. “We have done a thorough investigation and we’re
confident the restaurant is not the source,” he said.
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Farmer found guilty of sabotaging brother
A rural Stoke Wake, England, farmer has been found guilty
of causing $14,000 worth of damage to his brother’s property
during a six-year intimidation campaign. Jonathon Griffin,
42, was given a 15-month suspended jail sentence by Dorset
County Judge Christopher Makey and ordered to complete 280
hours community service and pay a $3,000 fine after he was
convicted of donning camouflage gear, face paint and
night-vision goggles on several occasions to sneak onto
land owned by his older brother David, 52, and damage
property, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. The court heard
Griffin slashed the tires of seven tractors and damaged
radiators and fuel pipes during his six year crusade against
his brother. Prosecutors and authorities said Griffin
began committing the crimes after his father left the
family farm to the elder son. “There was a longstanding
feud between the two brothers which stemmed from their
late father’s will,” said Dorset Police Constable Peter
Moore, who investigated the case. “David Griffin inherited
a part of the farm and that led to jealousy issues on
Jonathon’s part which culminated in this vendetta of criminal
damage.”
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Man alleged to have at least 3 wives
A man accused of bigamy in Florida now is alleged to have
been at least a trigamist who was trying to find a fourth
wife, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Three women got in
touch with the newspaper after reading a story Saturday
about the arrest of Leonard Hare to say that he had dated
them. Janet Quartermous said that she met Hare online the
same month that he married Penny Marie Milman. “I can’t
help but wonder how many other women like me are going to
come crawling out of the woodwork,” she told the Sentinel.
Tammy Hare, who lives in Colorado, said she learned of her
husband’s alleged new wife when she found photos on the Web
site of the Chapel of Love in Eustis, Fla., the report said.
Stephanie Mahaney, the assistant state’s attorney in charge
of the investigation, said she has discovered that Tammy
was the second wife. Candy Winks of New York told Mahaney
that she tried to divorce her husband but he refused to
sign the papers. Hare, now held without bail in Orange
County, reportedly told Tammy he was in prison to explain
his absence. He is also reported to have claimed to be an
undercover drug agent.
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What are your thoughts on the current drinking age of 21?
“Back when I was in High School in NY, the drinking age
was 18… and the binge drinkers were 17, 16, and 15, with
occassional younger kids sneaking into the parties. Lowering
the drinking age is not the answer.”
“When I was 18, it was legal to drink, but I didn’t turn
to binge drinking. In fact, very few people did. Binge
drinking is not something taking place because drinking is
not legal - it is taking place because young adults (and
a few older ones) have come to believe that the fun is in
the drinking as well as because it is currently vogue to
take anything to the extreme (extreme sports, extreme
reality shows, etc.) I seriously doubt that reducing the
drinking age will resolve the issue. I’d be interested in
seeing the statistics on the ages of those who are victims
of alcohol poisoning - I wouldn’t be surprised to find a
fair number of 21+s in the bunch. That said, I also don’t
see a major problem with lowering the drinking age. Is it
right to ask people to die while denying them a drink with
their meal? Is it fair to allow them to initiate lung
damage with cigarettes while denying them a cocktail? The
problem isn’t the age of the drinker, but the culture behind
the drinking. Change that and much of the problem is
resolved.”
Wendy, SNJ
“I really do not think it was justified to move the drinking
age back up to 21 in the first place. Reckless
irresponsibility occurs at all ages and shoud be equally
punished regardless of age or social standing. If the public
cannot stomach the idea of lowering the drinking age,
perhaps the voting age and especially the military enlistment
age should all be raised to 21.”
DeeJay
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