Justin Bieber Defends Himself Against Shirt-Pulling Attacker at Night Club

maandag 2 september 2013

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by Cynthia Dermody Yesterday at 2:12 PM

 Another day, another report of someone trying to attack Justin Bieber. The 19-year-old Bieber was charged by a partier at a Toronto nightclub where he was performing Friday night. The attack happened as Bieber stepped off stage to get closer to some of the regular people.

The attacker rushed at the singer and started pulling on his shirt. Bieber was seen trying to defend himself, kicking at the attacker, before security pulled the attacker away and tackled the attacker to the floor.

Can we please pause a minute to talk about this "attacker" thing?

Technically that's exactly what this guy did and not to downplay violence or the potential that someone could have gotten really hurt here, but is "attack" really the best word? Or is it just a way to make Bieber sound more badass? "Justin Bieber defends himself against shirt-puller" just doesn't have the same punch. Anyway ...

No one was injured and no charged were filed against anyone (so the "attack" couldn't have been that bad) -- the attacker was simply kicked out of the club.

I'm sure someone has some iPhone footage of the melee that's yet to surface, but as of right now we are left only to our imaginations the visions of what Bieber looked like kicking at his attacker, and this narrated video compilation of some photos going around.

What do you make of this latest Bieber attack? Should he just stay away from the audience from now on?

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'Killer' Nanny Yoselyn Ortega’s Phone Calls to Her Son Could Be Held Against Her

dinsdag 13 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley 10 hours ago

The country was horrified and shocked when two little children were allegedly killed by the person who should have been protecting them: their nanny. Yoselyn Ortega has been in jail since that mind-numbingly awful event, and her lawyers are arguing that she is mentally unfit to stand trial. That she "heard voices" talking about killing people on the day she allegedly stabbed little Lucia and Leo Krim to death in their own bathtub.

Yet reportedly jailhouse phone calls catch her sounding lucid and chatty with relatives. Still, it's hard to fathom that a woman would suddenly stab to death her two young charges -- little children who did nothing to her and with whom she'd always had a good relationship -- without being mentally deranged.

Reportedly, Ortega has been having long conversations with her family from the jailhouse phone -- and, of course, those are recorded. They can also be used against you.

In the calls, Ortega shows that she's concerned about the money the calls cost. She also asks her son about mundane things such as going to Motor Vehicles, and about some home renovations, asking, "Did they already put [in] the tiles?" When her 17-year-old son says they're going to paint first, then put in the tiles, she responds: "Yes, because then the tiles get dirty while painting."

On the other hand, talking about tiles when you're in jail for murdering two little kids is pretty cray.

While I have strong doubts about Ortega's claims of "hearing voices," periods of lucidity and linear thinking don't necessarily negate the possibility of mental illness. A defense witness who was called to one of the hearings that will determine whether Ortega can stand trial explained, "Somebody can function in a day-to-day sense on some level but still not be competent to stand trial because of the specific nature of what [the law] demands."

It was also said that Ortega received brain damage when she slit her own throat after the children's murder -- but a doctor said it shouldn't impede her competency to stand trial.

But it's even more difficult to prove that someone didn't know right from wrong when committing a crime. My guess is if Ortega goes to trial, that will be the next tack her defense team will take. Here's my question: If Ortega was insane at the time of the crime, wouldn't anyone have noticed she was insane? The Krims don't look like people who wouldn't have a clue about this.

Whether Ortega heard voices or not, my guess is we will never know the true reason behind why she allegedly did what she did.

Do you think she is insane?

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