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Stopping the violence
27 Oct 2009
South African club rugby continues to be plagued by violent incidents involving players, coaches and spectators. One man, though, believes his relaunched initiative will effectively tackle the problem.
Dave van der Walt has a lot on his plate. At his age, most colleagues would be sitting back, feet up, waiting for the proverbial end-of-school bell to signal the start of their retirement. But in Van der Walt's busy office at Oudtshoorn High School, there's no sign of any career clock-watching going on.
'My wife just phoned and I told her I don't know whether I'm coming or going,' says the 58-year-old head of department with a laugh. 'I've been teaching since '74, so just two more years and then I go down [retire].'
In 1985, Van der Walt arrived in the Karoo town as a young teacher who dreamt of coaching his own rugby team one day. Twenty-four years later, he's still there, the once wide-eyed onnie having since become part of the furniture.
'I still teach business studies full-time and I'm also superintendent of the school hostel,' he says. 'I'm also in charge of the old scholars' relations and we've just hosted a touch rugby tournament which I hope will become a national event next year.'
What Van der Walt fails to mention is that, in between teaching for eight hours a day, as well as organising reunions and making sure his school boarders are happy, he has also decided there's time to solve the slightly bigger problem of club rugby violence in South Africa.
As secretary of the South Western Districts Sport Council, Van der Walt has seen his fair share of problems on sports fields across the southern Cape. But none compare to the after-match scenes at Mossel Bay Rugby Club on 1 August when players and supporters from the visiting Heidelberg team lost their heads after their team lost an SWD Premier League match to a disputed penalty in the dying seconds.
The incident was caught on camera and has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube. Armed with the seven minutes of video evidence, the SWDRFU handed Heidelberg an unprecedented 15-year ban, which effectively ended the playing careers of every one of its members.
The Heidelberg affair was just the latest in a long list of incidents of countrywide rugby violence which, in some areas, has been endemic for decades. Crucially, however, the ban signalled a turning point in the attitude of rugby administrators after years of paying lip service to the problem.
SWD's decision was designed to send out a strong message and yet it wasn't universally welcomed. Politicians and community leaders urged the rugby authorities to reconsider, saying the entire Heidelberg community shouldn't have been punished for the actions of a few.
SWD responded by saying it would reconsider the ban if Heidelberg named the guilty parties – a sacrifice which, at the time of writing, the club was unwilling to make. 'Heidelberg has a history of misconduct and there is a reluctance on their side to name the culprits,' says SWD CEO Willie Small.
Enter Dave van der Walt.
On the evening of 28 August – just days before a judicial appeal committee was due to hear a presentation from Heidelberg's lawyer – Van der Walt, dressed in his favourite suit, arrived at a beachfront hotel in Wilderness to help relaunch the Riaan Loots Campaign Against Violence In Sport – an initiative he hopes will tackle the problem once and for all.
The Riaan Loots Campaign is a joint venture between the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, which is financing the project, and the SWD Sport Council. It was first mooted two years ago by the previous MEC for sport, Whitey Jacobs, but has only recently been revived by the incoming provincial administration. And as if he didn't have enough to worry about, Van der Walt has volunteered to become its project leader. 'I do it for the love of it,' he says.
The campaign has the full backing of Saru and the Western Cape Government, whose MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Sakkie Jenner, attended the launch and again pledged his department's financial support.
In a country where sporting violence is commonplace – be it club rugby brawls or soccer fans ripping out stadium seats at Newlands – Riaan Loots is undoubtedly its most famous rugby victim. Loots was a promising 24-year-old flyhalf for Boland Premier League team Rawsonville when he was kicked in the head three years ago in a match in Ceres against local team Delicious. Loots's death made headlines around the world and, in May this year, former player Ben Zimri was jailed for five years for culpable homicide.
Zimri has appealed the sentence, and there's talk that an original charge of murder may be relooked when the matter returns to court – all of which does nothing to close the painful chapter for Loots's father, Willie, who accepted an invitation from his old friend Van der Walt to attend the launch of the campaign named after his son.
'I want to be involved so that something good comes from what happened to Riaan,' says Loots. 'If it helps to make the game safer for other young players and everyone who takes part in sport, that will be my biggest consolation.
'I said in my speech at the launch that you can't go forward if you are looking over your shoulder all the time, because the smallest obstacle can delay your progress. I got the impression that all the people there know what the problem is and they don't try to hide behind racism. They are very willing to face the facts.'
Van der Walt's involvement is deeply personal: he taught and coached Riaan at Oudtshoorn before his family relocated to the Strand, where they still live.
'When Riaan was in U14 and U15 we didn't lose a game and even beat Paarl Gym and Paul Roos,' says Van der Walt. 'He was very close to me because he was one of my players. That extra emotion is what got me involved.'
Van der Walt has already begun drawing up practical plans to be implemented at problem clubs. These include crowd-control courses and off-beat ideas such as asking clubs to play music at matches to calm aggressive crowds.
'There will always be aggression, and it's not necessarily a bad thing,' he says. 'It must just be channelled in the right way. Most of the aggression stems from factors like problems at home and poverty, and on Saturdays there's nothing to do in small towns except go to the rugby. The game is a platform to get rid of frustration and aggression, and suddenly these people find themselves next to a field with no fences.'
The Loots campaign was also recently launched in the Western Cape and Van der Walt plans a national roll-out in the coming months.
'Rugby is our main focus, but we want people to say no to violence in all sports. We are going to ask WP Cricket and WP Rugby to do a seminar about crowd control,' he says. 'It's no use going to the clubs with manuals. They're not interested! They want the practical stuff. They want to know, "If this happens, what do we do?" This has to be proactive.'
As a teacher, Van der Walt believes breaking down barriers through education is a better long-term solution to rugby violence than suggestions from some quarters to erect fences at problem clubs.
'You can't put up fencing when there's not even enough money for facilities,' he says. 'For what it costs to fence off most of these fields, you could have developed three or more sporting facilities and playing fields for the people who really need it. If you play music at a rugby game in Heidelberg, it will certainly help to alleviate the pressure because the people start to sing. It's all a question of attitude. The main problems are facilities and alcohol. Attitude you can change, but if you can't get rid of the alcohol, and if you don't try to improve facilities and safety at clubs, you're going to have problems.'
After the campaign's launch in Wilderness, the second phase took place the following day in nearby George, to coincide with the province's end-of-season club finals day at SWD's Outeniqua Park headquarters.
'It was even better than the Friday night,' says Van der Walt. 'The rugby started at 8am and only finished at 8pm. We had 8 000 fans who came from all over and a local radio station even broadcasted live from the stadium. We put up posters in the change rooms and there was not a single violent incident in all the games on the day, which says a helluva lot.'
An official ceremony was held where the chairpersons and presidents of all the clubs involved in the finals were each given a symbolic T-shirt and poster by Thabo Tutu, the Western Cape's director of sport.
'Even the ball boys had T-shirts with the poster on. I think we made a great impact,' says Van der Walt. 'The MEC [Jenner] was so impressed that he said they're going to set this as a benchmark for the other regions. I think we've done something right here.'
Jenner agrees, saying the campaign could 'not have come at a better time' in SWD, given the Heidelberg incident.
'What makes the Riaan Loots Campaign even more significant is the fact that Riaan attended a local primary and high school before his parents relocated,' he says. 'My department, together with the SWD Sport Council, hopes that this small step will make a difference in the fight against violence in sport.'
Small says his SWD union is also fully behind the campaign.
'We want to uphold and protect the values that are supposed to be attached to the beautiful game of rugby,' he says. 'The IRB, Saru and SWDRFU are the custodians of rugby, we own the right to regulate rugby, and that's why we must make sure we get rid of those elements that don't belong within the parameters of the sport. With Dave's help, we will make sure there is more awareness and information about the campaign, so that people know about the seriousness of violence at sports events. Hopefully this will prevent them from making themselves guilty.'
Van der Walt is aware of the mountain he must climb, but he believes the best way to change mindsets is to begin at the place he knows best.
'If you take into account that there are about 45 000 rugby players who play every Saturday in SWD, you must realise there is a certain percentage of people who you are going to have to cater for,' he says. 'But one such incident is too many, and this is why we are going to start with our schools.
'There's no quick solution to it because we've gone too far already. But if we concentrate on schools, I think the results will spill over to the senior clubs. Our next step after the crowd-control courses is to identify hot spots where violence occurs and have regular talks with the communities there. We've made a good start, and it's just a case of getting this programme running, not only in SWD and the Western Cape, but in the whole of the country.'
Willie Loots has written a book about his son and says he wants to use the proceeds to spread the campaign's message.
'The book is not so I can make money,' he says. 'My wife and I have a dream that fits in with this campaign. We want to identify a kid who reminds us of Riaan, and send him to a rugby institute to get the best training, so that if one day he achieves something in rugby we can have the pleasure of knowing we helped.
'But the condition is that when he is finished he must become a role model in his community, like Riaan was. He doesn't have to reach the top, as long as he reaches his goals. That's what we have prayed for.'
By Duane Heath
– This article first appeared in the October issue of SA Rugby magazine
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27 Oct 2009, 09:39 amSimple, ban alcohol use at games where consumption is only allowed in the club house, where it can be monitered.
27 Oct 2009, 09:59 amDave has undertaken a monumentous task and he deserves our admiration and support.
I fear it's not as simple as pissant believes, though. You cannot simply blame it on alcohol. There are the further issues of poverty, social set-up, broken families, gangsterism, drugs, bravado, victimisation and the like. Dave has identified some of these and I'mm sure he'll do a great job. He has already worked wonders with the "struisies". -
27 Oct 2009, 10:06 am#2 Xavier:
From personal experience, well over 50% of kak is thanks to alcohol fuelled rage and taunts from the crowds.
I fail to see how Bach's 7th symphony is going to calm crowds in platteland rugby clubs.
That said, the complete social undertaking is massive and I wish this guy all the best, but let's be frank about the issues and address them head-on.
More importantly, let's name, shame and punish the guys that does not play by the rules.
It is a crying bloody shame the club that was suspended does not want to name the culprits…
Speaks volumes for their committment…
Uphold the ban if that is the case, the community will soon get sick of the transgressors that denies them a very basic right in the sense of rugby participation and enjoyment but they have to take responsibility first.
27 Oct 2009, 10:20 amGood luck Dave. Its a massive task, I wouldnt know where to start. If you do root out the violence that infests club rugby I will hail you a greater hero than Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfiled and Morne Steyn combined.
27 Oct 2009, 16:31 pmLet's face it:
According to the article and reading in between the lines, it shows that 95% of the violence in South African rugby is restricted to less than 5% of rugby's priphery and unions which are totally insignificant. -
27 Oct 2009, 19:24 pm#5 Hondo:
And that is why rugby is seen as a white elitest sport in this country.
27 Oct 2009, 22:03 pmFantastic initiative.I regularly attend club rugby games in the SWD region and I for one is glad that some people are prepared to stop talking the talk and actually walk the walk.Club rugby in SWD is a way of life and some people live for Saturdays when they can head down to the stadium and support their fav.team.As for Heidelberg,15 years is very harsh and I do feel for the players who did not even participate in the fight but now have to suffer the same fate as the hooligans.However,Heidelberg had been skating on thin ice all season long,so wie nie wil **** nie….
28 Oct 2009, 05:12 amYep it all boils down to social class and upbringing. Alcohol mixed with drugs just fuels the situation and rugby is merely an exscuse to vent their already aggressive temprament.
There are some places in South Africa where this problem will never go away. I genuinely feel sorry for these people but the only alternative is to build a rugby club away from those areas to circumvent the rot that these people attract.
30 Oct 2009, 12:24 pmBan all coloured sides. That'll stop the fighting.
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TrkB (TrkB tyrosine kinase, Trk-B) (pTyr816) antibody
Antigen | TrkB (TrkB tyrosine kinase, Trk-B) |
Binding Site |
pTyr816 |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
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Rabbit |
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Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Western Blotting (WB)
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Catalog no. | ABIN351083 |
Quantity | 100 µl |
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UniProt | Q16620 |
Immunogen | A synthetic peptide from the region around (and including) phospho Y816 site of human TrkB (BDNF/NT-3 growth factors receptor, TrkB tyrosine kinase, Trk-B) conjugated to an immunogenic carrier protein was used as the immunogen. The antigen is homologous in rat and mouse. |
Format | Lyophilized |
Description | FUNCTION: Receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 and neurotrophin-4/5 but not nerve growth factor (NGF). Involved in the development and/or maintenance of the nervous system. This is a tyrosine-protein kinase receptor. Known substrates for the TRK receptors are SHC1, PI-3 kinase, and PLC-gamma-1. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: ATP + a [protein]-L-tyrosine = ADP + a [protein]-L-tyrosine phosphate. SUBUNIT: Exists in a dynamic equilibrium between monomeric (low affinity) and dimeric (high affinity) structures. Binds SH2B2. Interacts with SQSTM1 and ARMS. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Also known as: Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2, TrkB tyrosine kinase, GP145-TrkB/GP95-TrkB, Trk-B, BDNF/NT-3 growth factors receptor. |
Specificity | Appears to be specific for TrkB. |
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Application Notes | IHC, WB. A dilution of 1 : 300 to 1 : 2000 is recommended. The optimal dilution should be determined by the end user. This antibody is also likely to recognise the unphosphorylated form. |
Purity | whole serum |
Storage | Maintain the lyophilised/reconstituted antibodies frozen at -20°C for long term storage and refrigerated at 2-8°C for a shorter term. When reconstituting, glycerol (1:1) may be added for an additional stability. Avoid freeze and thaw cycles. |
Restrictions | For Research Use only |
Soppet, Escandon, Maragos et al.: "The neurotrophic factors brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 are ligands for the trkB tyrosine kinase receptor." in: Cell, Vol. 65, Issue 5, pp. 895-903, 1991 (PubMed).
Klein, Conway, Parada et al.: "The trkB tyrosine protein kinase gene codes for a second neurogenic receptor that lacks the catalytic kinase domain." in: Cell, Vol. 61, Issue 4, pp. 647-56, 1990 (PubMed). Klein, Parada, Coulier et al.: "trkB, a novel tyrosine protein kinase receptor expressed during mouse neural development." in: The EMBO journal, Vol. 8, Issue 12, pp. 3701-9, 1990 (PubMed). Ninkina, Grashchuck, Buchman et al.: "TrkB variants with deletions in the leucine-rich motifs of the extracellular domain." in: The Journal of biological chemistry, Vol. 272, Issue 20, pp. 13019-25, 1997 (PubMed). Carninci, Kasukawa, Katayama et al.: "The transcriptional landscape of the mammalian genome." in: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 309, Issue 5740, pp. 1559-63, 2005 (PubMed). Ballif, Carey, Sunyaev et al.: "Large-scale identification and evolution indexing of tyrosine phosphorylation sites from murine brain." in: Journal of proteome research, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 311-8, 2008 (PubMed). |


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Two Lethbridge men have been charged following a child-prostitution investigation involving a 13 year-old girl.
Police say the girl was working as a prostitute and allegedly giving the proceeds to a 32-yearold man.
On Feb. 13, police say she was with a 61-year-old client in the downtown core.
Both men have since been arrested and charged.
"It's always alarming when you have someone as young as that involved in the sex trade," said Insp. Bill Kaye.
Memphis Mathew Gros Ventre Boy, 32, is charged with procuring prostitution - aiding, abetting and compelling - and invitation to sexual touching.
Robert John Gerard, 61, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, procuring a youth for sex and invitation to sexual touching.
The 13-year-old girl will not be charged and police say social agencies have been brought in to work with her.
"Our intent is to provide her with the help she needs to get out of the lifestyle," Kaye said.
By court order, Gros Ventre Boy is prohibited from going downtown and cannot contact the 13-year-old. He will be in court Feb. 27.
Gerard appears in court on March 1.
He is now prohibited from being in contact with anyone under 16 unless accompanied by an adult and can't be within 100 metres of any place where children may be present.


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When sheriff's deputies attempted to serve a warrant on a Radcliff man earlier this week, they also uncovered approximately 4 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
Local narcotics investigators have spotted an increase in the use of crystal meth as opposed to meth cooked in home labs since a bill increasing the regulation of allergy and cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine went into effect.
Ron Eckart, director of the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force, said the agency busted 54 one-step meth labs in 2012 as opposed to 90 the previous year.
"They can't get as much (pseudoephedrine) as they used to," Eckart said.
Gov. Steve Beshear signed Senate Bill 3 into law in April. According to the law, consumers may not purchase more than 7.2 grams per month of allergy or cold medicines containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine without a prescription.
It also sets an annual cap at 24 grams per year.
Previously, state law allowed a monthly limit at 9 grams but did not assign an annual cap, Eckart said, meaning consumers could purchase up to 108 grams per year.
In a news release, the task force said crystal methamphetamine often is referred to as "ice" or "glass" and resembles broken shards of glass.
In contrast to powder methamphetamine manufactured in home labs, the crystal product typically originates in "super labs" in Mexico or western states, Eckart said.
It also costs about $125 to $150 for 1 gram as opposed to $100 for a gram of the powder, he said.
"Meth is meth, really," Eckart said. "It's just a different method of producing it."
On Monday, deputies from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office were attempting to serve an arrest warrant for fourth-degree assault on David R. Simpson Jr., 35, of Radcliff, when they found crystal methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in Simpson's Homestead Avenue residence, according to a news release.
Investigators ultimately found 4 grams of crystal meth packaged in bags, police said. Each bag was marked with a weight.
Numerous used and new syringes, scales and pipes also were located, according to the release.
Simpson and Michael T. Carman, 35, of Radcliff, who also was found in the residence, were arrested and charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In addition to those charges, police also served Carman with six bench warrants for five pending cases in Hardin district and circuit courts.
According to the sheriff's office, Carman has failed to appear at hearings for felony charges of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief as well as alleged misdemeanor probation violations.
Carman and Simpson are lodged at Hardin County Detention Center in lieu of $75,000 cash bonds.
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I'm sure you've noticed that some news post are missing and I want you to know I don't know why but I've told Gwen about it so hopefully she can fix it or tell me if there's something I can do to fix it. If I remember right the news posts about pictures I added to the gallery and the interview Elizabeth did are the only posts missing and the post Gwen made about getting a new co-web to help me on the site. If it turns out there's no way for me to add the news back to the site I'll end up re-posting it all so don't worry I'll do my best to make sure all the posts missing will be back on the site! |
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The official The Art of Getting By website is up so go take a look! All the website has now is a trailer, 3 pictures, synopsis, and the cast so hopefully more will be added closer to June! |
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I can't believe I am even typing this because today I have been working on ERF for two years!!! So far this year seems to be going by so fast for me so it now being two years of me working here is just crazy! I want to thank Gwen for having me be a co-webmiss here and trusting me to keep news as up to date as I can! I don't know how long I'll be updating this fansite but I hope to be here as long as I can. I also want to thank Elizabeth because without her I wouldn't even be typing this! I hope all of you Elizabeth fans have enjoyed my posts over the last two years and me being a fan of Elizabeth since I saw her more and more in Grey's Anatomy has made this so much fun and I love keeping other Elizabeth fans like you up to date! |


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I'm just wondering - since "manhood" seems to be defined: 1) by the approval of one's peers, and 2) in the negative, as "nothing that women do"... and, since men abandoned skirts as "feminine" because women wore them too... how long will it be before men start saying "Since '85, too many women are getting tattoos - tattoos are now feminine, and it's not OK for men to get tattoos".
The skirts in question except for the leather ones are called KILTS.
A Kilt is a knee-length, skirtlike garment worn by men as partof the traditional national garb, or Highland dress, of Scotland. It ismade of permanently pleated wool and wrapped around the wearer's waistso that the pleats are in the back and the flat ends overlap in front.It is usually worn with the plaid, a rectangular length of cloth drapedover the left shoulder. Both kilt and plaid are woven with a tartanpattern. The ensemble, which developed in the 17th century, is worn forordinary purposes as well as for special occasions. Highland dress isthe uniform of Scottish regiments in the British army; kilts were worninto battle as recently as World War II.
Scottish and Irish men wear them with pride of where their ancestors came from.
You forgot the Egyptians of Cleopatra's time... the Greeks, Romans, Trojans and Mongols... the Vikings, Celts, and modern Scots. Skirts have been unisex for over 8000 years - it's a historically recent, Western idea that "men can't wear skirts.." (sexist against men) ".. because skirts are feminine.." (false, see above) ".. and feminine is bad!" (sexist against women).
Some are pointing to Kanye's skirt as evidence that women, or media, or society, or some vast shadowy conspiracy, are "emasculating" men. First, this argument depends on the false idea that skirts are feminine- and second, it depends on the equally false idea that a man's masculinity is defined by other people's opinions of his clothing. A man can only be "emasculated" if he submits his masculinity to the subjective opinions of his peers - if he makes his manhood DEPENDENT on their approval. But dependence and submission aren't "manly". Cowering timidly in the safety of the herd, mimicking their attitudes, prejudices, and fashions, in order to "earn" manhood by their approval, is less manly than bold, independent, confident defiance of a ridiculous societal prejudice. Any man who feels threatened with "emasculation", has already given up his OWN masculinity.
I salute Kanye.
I find Kanye skirt no more offensive or stylish than his usual pants down to his knees look. To each his own.


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Three Schaumburg Police Department officers were arrested by U.S. Drug Enforcement agents on Wednesday.
Three Schaumburg cops have been arrested for robbing drug dealers following an investigation that lead authorities to one of the officers' homes, which is in Algonquin, Wednesday night, according to media reports.
U.S. Drug Enforcement agents arrested John Cichy, Matthew Hudak and Terrance O'Brien on Wednesday and the three Schaumburg police officers had a court appearance this morning in DuPage County, according to the Chicago Tribune.
WBBM Radio reported that bond was set at $750,000 for each officer in the case.
The officers are accused of selling marijuana and cocaine in DuPage County after they took the drugs from police seizures "and used a former informant to unload the product," according to the Daily Herald.
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10:20 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
three more thugs with badges. I hope they rot in prison. thats the above the law mentality of half of the cops these days. to protect and serve is a joke.
jim terwiliger
10:23 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wow and to think the government wants us to give our guns up when this is who they send out to protect us.
Maybe we need to make gun ownership mandatory so we don't have to trust in the ever violent and corrupted police in the US
Darren Rivchin
11:00 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I know one is surprised over this. The facts are most folks with authority have major issues. Anyone take a look at our president and his record lately? America is going down so fast Boxorocks will see to it!!! Cops are just trying to survive and 6 out of ten are probably good husbands and wives and fathers and mothers.
11:15 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
So Selling cocaine a deadly drug to possible children is acceptable?
11:18 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Three bad cops here and we will accuse/try/convict all??? I am not a cop, but I try to show a respect to everyone first before indicting "all of them"... just a thought...
Darren Rivchin
11:20 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Who would ever agree to such a thing? My comment was saying no one is Surprised over this. Many policeman sell drugs and no it is not acceptable. As I said 6 out of ten are good... It is the 4 out of ten cops that are like 40% percent of Americans... Entitled, Fat, Lazy, no religion, no morals, all in it for themselves...
11:38 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
again...if you want respect show respect! generalizations and accusations are just shrill attempts to incite the ignorant...
11:45 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Amazing especially since Schaumburg requires all landlords to take a course on how to spot if their tenant is dealing drugs. It is taught by the police department. Perhaps they should look in their own backyard.
12:35 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Darren, read the news! The President was reelected because a majority of the American people voted for him. He inherited a recessed economy, a failed real estate market, and bank systems that were near collapse. When Clinton left office, there was a surplus of funds, and no debt. Eight years of Bush left us with trillions of dollars of debt caused primarily by two (ongoing) wars. We basically financed these wars with a credit card. Don't believe me. Google: costofwar.com. What do you have against our President? Can you at least list one valid criticism? Also, you should learn a little respect.
Dan Arenov
12:59 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Gloria, please don't hijack this thread and turn it into a "wishing Jimmy Carter was back in office" story.
This article is not about Obama or his incompetence.
Ed Sapeta
3:38 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Great points Gloria, but believe me, you are wasting your time talking to the ignorant and uninformed.
6:07 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Absolutely Gloria! 100 percent correct. But unfortunately, you can't reason with the low-information right.
Yvonne P
1:16 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I'm so sick and tired of all this politicizing ! In our democratic society our president is elected by the majority of it's citizens. Will all Americans show some unity and get behind him. A house divided cannot stand. Gee ! Enough !
10:04 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
I will stand behind him 150% if that is what it takes to get him out of office.
2:10 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
What is wrong with this? They don't make enough money for the work they do and the stress of having to deal with idiot people on a daily basis Theses dealers know the game well and use the courts and prisons as a pawn. Do yourself a favor and do a ride-along sometime with an officer and see first hand the amount of patience they must show dealing with too many people that have watched too many Law and Order episodes. So what if they take money from drug dealers. They are risking their lives for some dirt bag that probably has zero remorse or respect for human life
Dan Arenov
2:23 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
"So what if they take money from drug dealers."
Tim, we know how bad the economy and the jobs situation is because of the current administration's incompetence, but having the police do 'sidejobs' and take money from drug dealers probably isn't the best answer for those guys trying to make a few more bucks.
3:01 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Say Dan,
What happened to: "Gloria, please don't hijack this thread and turn it into a "wishing Jimmy Carter was back in office" story. This article is not about Obama or his incompetence."
Guess it's just ok to comment on the current administration if your insutling it like you are!?!?
Dan Arenov
3:28 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
LLOMIS, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Regarding these police and regarding our worthless propagandist of a president.
Kristi B.
3:03 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Dan, if by the "current administration's incompetence" you mean the current Republican and Tea Party representatives that block or screw up the President's true and honest intentions then you're right and you should continue your rant.
Dan Arenov
3:26 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Kristi B, or can i just call you 'B'?
So what do you think about these drug dealing cops? I believe they have more integrity than our president, but maybe have a little bit more class.
9:20 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Dan, you are ridiculous and completely out of line with your "B" reference to Kristi. Are you 12??
6:56 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
I never cease to be amazed at how readers twist the Patch news stories into something that illustrates their political opinions about unrelated issues! Highly entertaining and reliable source for a healthy laugh! Thankyou! Laughter is the best medicine!
Dan Arenov
8:41 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
sharon, you're right.. that was my objective. i saw somebody take this article and somehow make it about something totally unrelated and ran with it.
some of these threads get ridiculous (any thread involving guns) and the banter ends up being about libtards and conservatards.
Tracy Galason
10:07 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
Just because 3 officers were arrested for these charges does not mean that all police officers are bad and corrupt. I agree with one of the statements Tim made...go on a ride-a-long with a police officer. I bet you wouldn't last the night. These men and women put their lives on the line every day, deal with people who MF them, spit on them, fight them, and lie to them every day. Tell me...do you need to wear a bullet proof vest to work every day? I doubt it. My husband has been an officer for almost 18 years, has had to not only deal with the scum of the earth, but also had to go on calls where people were injured, or worst of all, killed. He's been to numerous autopsies and held dead babies and had to tell those parents that their child or loved one didn't make it. So don't use this as a platform for your politics and don't be so quick to generalize and lump all peace officers into the same category. Yes, this is a profession he chose, but he is great at it and I hate when people jump on these stories and start ripping on those who actually take pride in their work.
10:09 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
I agree Tracy, my fiance is a police officer and he too puts his life on the line everytime he walks out the door. Its amazing to me how many people slam police officers , but when they need help, who do they call? Sure as hell not their friends, they call the police. Imagine if we didn't have police officers, what would this world be like. I don't even want to think about it. Not all police officers are on the take or dirty cops. Yes there are some out there, but don't catigorize all of them.
Thank you Tracy, I stand beside you.
Nucky Thompson
11:46 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
If any of us committed an armed robbery we would get 10-15 years minimum when these guys get bailed out they will never see the inside of a jail again when in fact they should get double what a civilian would get. Not all cops are bad I grew up in the city maybe 6 out of ten where crooked in my neighborhood but some of the corruption I have seen from LE would make these three look like angels. If they would pay them more there would definitely be less bad cops that's for sure.
8:11 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
These guys are garbage. Let's hope they get whats coming to them.
richie Vaia
8:36 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
innocent till proven guilty I believe at least one them will get off . In my mine he had no choice because of his bad partners and you know who you are.... Goos luck BRO. I will be praying for you...
12:21 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
If the cops feel they are not making enough money in their jobs why did they choose this profession? They knew what they were getting into. What do they expect? They only need a high school education then only a 12 wk training course to become a cop and carry a gun. Why do they feel they should make a lot of money if they have very limited education?? So many people go to college for years and don't even make what a 12wk trained cop does!
What's wrong with this picture?
richie Vaia
10:55 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Well Marie its not about the education they need its the balls to put up with all the BS . did you ever think about what they have to deal with .. Gangs ,,Drunks Thief's, Domestic violence, child molesters, murder,and the list goes on would you do IT?
11:00 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The majority of American voters didn't even vote. So no President Obama was not relected by the majority of Americans.
Darren Rivchin
11:03 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Careful with the truth... Most people can not handle it... Very good points.
11:06 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Marie how to you explain the salaries of Superintendents of schools..Some of them make more money the cancer research doctors and scientists..People who go into education are in the bottom 20% of graduation grade point average and look at these salaries. Take a look at the county salaries on Mchenry county blog..Blows your mind.. I agree the public employee sector is out of control along witht he union benefits.
Darren Rivchin
11:18 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Cynthia , you are correct. The ones that did vote for Obama all get some nice concessions. Once America sees the next four year results it will be to late. 911 will look like a picnic with friends at the lake house when he is done . Like a scary movie actually...... Wait for next weeks headlines..... The Movie has a part 2
jay jay
11:59 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Schaumburgs finest!!! Handcuffs- one size fits all.


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So really, because the EPA's Clean Air Act has required power plants to remove SO2 from their smokestacks over the last 18 years, the EPA has caused the global warming seen today! That's government, if it ain't broke, fix it until it is!
The affect of sulfur dioxide has been known for many years for its cooling effect on global temperatures. Many scientists speculate that CO2 emissions are root cause of our current warming cycle. They are wrong and not one scientist has made a compelling, science-based argument for this "belief." On the other side, CO2 during the late Ordovician ice age period reached 12 times current levels at 4400 ppm. There is much to counter CO2 as causal here.
So that's good, right? Volcanic activity has a cooling effect so if there are concerns about warming the volcanic activity can mitigate it. Of course the global warming industry might not look at it that way. They will have to come up with some other way of scamming the public.
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The Bachelor scandal was a reality television event that occurred in January of 2010, concerning many of the show's prominent members (both cast and production). The Bachelor is television dating...