December 20, 2008 by Walter Schneider.

Ottawa Citizen

2008 12 19

Let the children play

By David Warren

….A girl was witnessed sneaking up on a boy and trying to shove a dead crab down his trousers. The author’s rather insulated daughter asked him why the girl had done that. “Because she likes him,” was his knowing adult reply. I would comment that we have adults today, teaching in our schools, who are just as insulated as Mr. Keltner’s daughter, and perhaps even more puzzled about the behaviour of their charges. I know this because I have met a number, both male and female — the products of grim feminist indoctrination….(Full Story)
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F4L: David Warren’s article contains a comment that I found especially interesting:

“On the main theme, there is a book by Johan Huizinga, entitled Homo Ludens (1938; literally, “man the player,” but really untranslatable from Latin), greater I think even than his acknowledged masterpiece, The Waning of the Middle Ages.

In this book, the magnificent Dutch historian and linguist shows that play is not merely an element in human societies, but essential to them; that human cultures are themselves largely products of many forms of play. “Civilization is, in its earliest phases, played. It does not come from play like a babe detaching itself from the womb: it arises in and as play, and never leaves it.”

From our observations in raising sheep (the source of income and goal of our farming operation for many years), play is even important for sheep (and of course for many other animals as well).

During the springtime, when lambing came to an end, and when the lambs and their mothers had been put together with our whole flock of sheep, it was a very enjoyable sight to see all of the lambs playing in the evening, around sunset.  They would run and surge like a river from end of the yard to the other, oblivious to anyone like me standing in the yard, while their mothers were happily munching the feed we had just laid out for them.

We learned quite a bit about the similarities of sheep and humans over the years, and not just about the similarities of their playful behaviour.  I summarized some of what we learned in Of Sheep and People — and of my e-mail address.

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December 20, 2008 by Walter Schneider.

WAFB, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2008 12 18

Police say an alleged affair led to murder-suicide

By Greg Meriwether

ADDIS, LA (WAFB) - Police are investigating the case of a mother killing her seven-year-old son and then took her own life Thursday.

Addis police now say the woman was upset about an alleged affair her husband had with another woman.

West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputies say 34-year-old Lavinia Banks was upset with her husband and fed up with her marriage. She allegedly shot her seven-year old son, Darieyonne, dragged the little boy to the bathroom, and shot him again….(Full Story)

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December 20, 2008 by Walter Schneider.

MSNBC - USA

2008 12 19

Miami-Dade Police Officer Shot While Serving Drug Warrant Recovering

Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker said Hernandez was serving a narcotics search warrant Thursday when he was shot while entering the residence at Northwest 17the Ave. and 44th St.

Officer Gustavo Hernandez was recovering Friday at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Police said the bullet blew off part of his lower jaw, including several teeth.

Hernandez returned fire, critically wounding a 31-year-old woman who was inside the home. Authorities believe she shot Hernandez and was wounded in the exchange….(Full Story)

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December 20, 2008 by Walter Schneider.

KRDO - Colorado Springs, CO, USA

2008 12 20

Affidavit Sheds Light On Murder

by Heather Skold

EL PASO COUNTY - A tale of last words is revealed in an affidavit of probable cause in the shooting death of Victor San Miguel, who died late Thursday night from a gunshot.

28-year-old Denise Presson faces charges of first degree murder, menacing with a deadly weapon, and possession of weapons by previous offenders.  Presson is accused of shooting and killing her sister’s boyfriend, Victor San Miguel….(Full Story)

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F4L:  The article explains that Denise Presson, the sister of Victor San Miguel’s girlfriend, shot Victor San Miguel in the chest - in the presence of what is apparently his 12-year-old son - because she saw in Victor San Miguel eyes that he was going to abuse his son, even though Victor San Miguel’s last words to his son were: “I love you.”

Although the article asserts that Denise Presson’s “Affidavit Sheds Light On Murder,” the affidavit is only a statement of the category “She said,” with the remaining portion of such an exchange, “He said,” no longer coming forth.  The accused victim cannot speak up in his own defence as he is quite dead.

Update 2008 12 31:

KRDO - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Woman Charged With Murder

“She walked into that mud room and put the gun close to his chest and (told
him); ‘I have one last thing to say to you and she shot him,’” says
Holley….(Full Story)
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F4L: Let’s hope that she will spend at least enough time in prison to give her a chance to get cured of her obviously severe crystal-meth addiction.  Whether that will be enough to keep her from being a danger to society remains to be seen and depends on how long she will remain locked up.

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December 20, 2008 by Walter Schneider.

San Diego 6 (XETV-TV), Cal., US
Bay City Television

2008 12 18

Girl To Stand Trial For Murdering Mother After Scary Message Found on Cellphone

14-year-old to be tried as adult in the death of her mother Rebecca D’Aoust.
SAN DIEGO - A teenage girl accused of killing her adoptive mother by striking her at least 15 times with a claw hammer in their Scripps Ranch home was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on a murder charge….(Full Story)

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