Cruel Girl Steals iPod From Sweet Baby Sitting in a Stroller

vrijdag 13 september 2013

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by Nicole Fabian-Weber 3 hours ago

According to reports, a 2-year-old boy was happily sitting in his stroller, playing with his mother's iPod, when a girl, who was about 12 or 13, walked up to him and cruelly snatched it away. Nice, right? Police are currently on the hunt for the girl who ran off with the device, and a smiling photo of the tween girl has been posted online in case anyone has seen her.

Parents, babysitters, aunts, and uncles: We need to stop giving our kids our iPhones, iPods, and iWhatevers. They're expensive products, and let's get real here: Babies just aren't very responsible. (Hey, I'm guilty of this, too, sometimes!)

The girl who allegedly stole the iPod was wrong. Totally wrong. But here are 5 ways your kid will ruin your iDevice.

1. They'll drop it. If you're going to let your toddler play with your iPhone, you best get one of those cases intended for deep sea divers. Because toddlers wreck shit. Constantly.

2. They drool and slobber all over it. Here, let me just give this teething baby an iPhone to gnaw on. What? Bad idea? But she likes it more than that wooden teething ring I bought her! No.

3. They spill liquids everywhere. All the time. One of my daughter's most favoritest activities is holding her sippy cup upside down and watching the water or milk drip onto the floor. She loves it. Can't get enough. And that's one of the reasons Sippy Cups or Bottles + iPhones = No bueno.

4. They'll lose them. Babies have an uncanny knack for losing things in record time, and small electronics are no exception. If your baby really wants an iPhone, buy them one of those plastic toys that look like iPhones. They make noises and all.

5. Someone will steal it from them. See above. And see the man who was caught on camera stealing an iPhone from a baby.

Do you let your baby play with your phone?

Image via tanakawho/Flickr

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Military Ban on Pit Bulls and Big Dogs: Best for Families or Completely Cruel?

vrijdag 23 augustus 2013

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by Maressa Brown 3 hours ago

Angel the pit bull makes a plea to the POTUSThis week, President Obama introduced the world to Sunny, the First Family's new dog and Bo's new playmate. But he's also making headlines for news related to a whole bunch of other dogs! The White House has come out against breed-specific legislation, or any regulations and laws that restrict ownership of dogs by breed. Pit bulls are usually the most common target. And ironically, one of the highest profile organizations to enact these sorts of bans is none other than the U.S. military ...

The Marine Corps bans "large dog breeds with a predisposition toward aggressive or dangerous behavior," including pit bulls, from on-base housing, and many Air Force, Army, and Navy installations have followed suit. (DogsBite.org has a list of bases and municipalities that have banned certain dog breeds.)

As if that wasn't enough, in Prince George's County, Maryland, pit bulls are banned altogether. According to the Maryland Dog Federation, those found within the county are usually either put down or donated to families in other areas. Ugh, horrible! No wonder the White House felt it necessary to speak out on this.

Families -- military or otherwise -- should be able to have whatever dog they want. The issue is not so much about the breed as it is about dog owners being responsible and informed. As the White House notes in their full statement, "The simple fact is that dogs of any breed can become dangerous when they're intentionally or unintentionally raised to be aggressive." Sad, but true! In fact, the White house notes that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found it "virtually impossible to calculate bite rates for specific breeds." Hello, that's definitely a case to keep the military and any other community from targeting specific breeds!

The solution, then, to guard against dog bites should be as the CDC suggests -- a "community-based approach," which would help "build stronger communities of pets and pet owners." Sounds like a win-win plan for every person -- and every dog.

What are your thoughts on the White House's statement and bans on specific dog breeds?

Image via Rebecca Corry/StandUpforPits.us

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has enjoyed reporting and writing for a variety of entertainment and women's magazines and websites. More often than not, you'll find her blogging, hitting the gym, reading, researching something on her iPhone, laughing, chatting at an above-"normal" volume, or getting her caffeine fix.

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Sentencia de cárcel de 5-Navidad de mujer no sólo es extraño... Es Cruel!

woensdag 24 juli 2013

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por Abril Daniels Hussar hace 49 minutos

No estoy seguro de que pertenece a la lista de niños traviesos aquí más! Un juez de Ohio ha ordenado que una mujer llamada Betina Young, que fue declarado culpable de estafa de licencia de conducir que involucra a los inmigrantes ilegales, pasar las Navidades próximas cinco en la cárcel. Es cierto, sólo los tres días o así que rodean el 25 de diciembre, para los próximos cinco años. El resto del tiempo, ella es libre. ¿Qué dice? ¿Eso es legal?

Ahora, sé lo que estás pensando...

Esto prácticamente ruega una broma Scrooge! Pero honestamente no puedo pensar en algo gracioso que decir sobre esto. Es simplemente cruel y unusual--y no incluso como si el castigo ajusta al crimen. Puedo ver una frase así si, digamos, Young había sido declarado culpable de robar dinero de juguetes para niños o algo así, pero su crimen (a la que declaró culpable) no tuvo nada que ver con las vacaciones de diciembre. Young fue acusado de aceptar sobornos para falsificar expedientes DMV para que extranjeros ilegales (Odio ese término, "extraterrestre"!) pudieran obtener identificaciones y licencias de conducir.

Um, OK, entonces, esto es incorrecto e ilegal, pero ¿qué tiene que ver con la Navidad? Realmente parece que juez Michael Holbrook está tratando de enviar algún tipo de mensaje con su castigo raro, pero no puedo entender qué es la conexión. Me pregunto si de alguna manera es personal... ¿una inmigrante ilegal destruir Navidad del juez como un niño, o qué?

Cuando jóvenes no faltan la cena de Navidad en la cárcel, ella estará en libertad condicional, y si ella pierde su tiempo en la cárcel o que viole la libertad condicional, enfrenta a 15 años de cárcel. Claro, preferiría pasar la cárcel cinco de Navidades que 15 años enteros, pero es una frase muy horrible, y no puedo creer que es legal que este juez podría hacer algo así.

¿Qué te parece? ¿Encaja el castigo del crimen aquí?

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Sobre el autorApril Daniels Hussar

es una chica de California transplantada a la selva de los suburbio de Nueva Jersey y es un escritor amante de zapato, obsesionada con el libro y mamá.

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