WHO@ Newsletter - May 26, 2009
Hope you all had a good Memorial Day weekend!
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .All I can say is "Wow."
Man pushes would-be suicide off bridge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/od_
A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported on Saturday.
Retired soldier Lian Jiansheng, 66, broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao before shoving him off the bridge.
"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests," Lai was quoted as saying by the China Daily newspaper.
"They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."
Chen, 2 million yuan ($293,200) in debt because of a failed building project, fell 8 metres (yards) onto a partially inflated emergency air cushion and was hospitalized with wrist and back injuries. Lai was detained by police.
Chen was at least the twelfth person since early April to threaten suicide at the same spot, the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou. But none jumped and -- until Lian gave Chen a helping hand -- none was pushed.
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Battle Between Craigslist, State AGs Gets Nuttier - 05/26/09
http://www.pcworld.com/article/165476/b
don't know about you, but I'm finding the whole showdown between Craigslist and the state attorneys general over online "adult" ads endlessly entertaining. In case you've been paying attention to actual news and somehow missed it, here's the story so far.
YouTube star who witnessed shooting comes clean - 05/25/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090
An Australia woman's account of a late night shooting in Sydney has turned her into an Internet sensation with T-shirts, mugs and a dance remix made in her honor but there's just one problem -- she made it up.
Family weary of lack of action in cyberstalking case - 05/24/09
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/loca
Barb Zimmerman is tired of Tacoma police saying her family’s wounds are self-inflicted.
Her husband, David, a plumber who doesn’t fear much, has been threatened with a baseball bat. Her daughter Kayleen, 18, is afraid to sleep alone, fearing that promises to behead her will come true.
Cyberbullying case brings big changes - 05/24/09
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/121
The July sentencing of a Missouri mom convicted for her part in an Internet hoax that led to a teenager’s suicide may disappoint those looking for justice.
Web a weapon of lovers’ revenge - 05/24/09
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdit
The Internet is increasingly being used to cause hurt to former partners after love goes sour and the malice lasts forever.
I typing your name into Google only to find, among the search results, naked pictures of yourself and a website billing you as an amorous seductress.
$10m fugitive drinking beer, enjoying heat - 05/24/09
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic
One of the fugitives sought over Westpac's missing millions has told friends she is drinking Chinese beer, enjoying the heat of Asia - and planning on returning to New Zealand.
Sequim man arrested in Internet harassment case - 05/22/09
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/northwe
Police say a former Connecticut CVS pharmacist, now living in Washington state, has turned himself in on charges of harassing a woman on the Internet.
Former Nicholls State Football Player Indicted On Federal Charges - 05/22/09
http://www.wdsu.com/news/19543491/detai
A former Nicholls State University student-athlete was charged Friday in connection with online threats to terrorize the school.
Conficker Still Attacking 50K PCs Each Day - 05/21/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/2009
Did you think the Conficker hysteria was over? Think again.
The little virus that could is still infecting about 50,000 new PCs every day, according to Guy Bunker, a computer security expert at Symantec.
Australian woman pleads guilty to cyber-stalking American Idol star - 05/21/09
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s
AN Australian woman has pleaded guilty to charges she used the internet to stalk a female contestant on talent show American Idol and the star's family and friends.
Pornographic videos flood YouTube - 05/21/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8061
Video-sharing website YouTube has removed hundreds of pornographic videos which were uploaded in what is believed to be a planned attack. The material was uploaded under names of famous teenage celebrities such as Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers.
Websites 'keeping deleted photos' - 05/21/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8060
User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites even after people have deleted them, Cambridge University researchers have said.
MEDIA MORSEL: Slinger cyber-stalks like a girl - 05/21/09
http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2
Posting even the most mundane personal information online could lead to a surprise visit, Fox 28’s Gabe Spiegel said in a lead-in to Tuesday night’s story.
But reporter Adam Slinger gave his story a more disturbing news angle: “The virtual world allows us to post everything about us,” he said. “And consequently, everything a lunatic needs to find us.”
Technology and dating - 05/21/09
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifemat
The other week I had dinner with a married friend in her late 30s. As is so often the case, conversation turned to the tragic state of my love life.
Woman accused of forging soldier's checks - 05/21/09
http://www.newswatch50.com/news/local/s
Watertown police believe a city woman helped herself to over $5000 from a Fort Drum soldier’s bank account over the course of several weeks early this year.
Officers arrested Chryssaundra L. Shipman, 33, of 241 Winslow Street, apt 2C on one count of Grand Larceny 3rd Degree and nine counts of Forgery 3rd Degree when she arrived at the PSB Wednesday morning in response to a call from investigators.
Online threats on MySpace lands Chilton County teen in juvenile detention - 05/20/09
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-al--tee
A sixteen-year-old Chilton County boy has been arrested on state charges for making terrorist threats against fellow students on the social web site MySpace.
Man surfs web map to suicide - 05/20/09
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
A DESPERATE man chose a location for his suicide on Google Earth - then drove 200 miles to kill himself there.
Online harassment complaint against Washington Twp. politician dismissed - 05/19/09
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/2009
Municipal Court judge Philip Maenza referred the complaint brought by Long Valley resident Thomas Lotito against former Washington Township Committeeman Kevin Nedd to a mediator.
Craig's List Internet Harassment Victim Wants Justice - 05/19/09
http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-c
It wasn't rape. But a South St. Louis County woman facing internet harassment says that's what it felt like. The victim discovered someone was impersonating her and giving away her personal contact information to individuals looking for one night stands on Craig's List. At least ten people called her on April 24th to respond to a message they thought she had sent.
Guilty Plea from Penna. Man in Ebay ''Autographed'' Books Scam - 05/19/09
http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/4426647.ph
A Reading, Pa. man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Philadelphia to a book fraud -- forging famous authors' signatures and selling the books on Ebay as signed originals.
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .All I can say is "Wow."
Man pushes would-be suicide off bridge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/od_
A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported on Saturday.
Retired soldier Lian Jiansheng, 66, broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao before shoving him off the bridge.
"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests," Lai was quoted as saying by the China Daily newspaper.
"They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."
Chen, 2 million yuan ($293,200) in debt because of a failed building project, fell 8 metres (yards) onto a partially inflated emergency air cushion and was hospitalized with wrist and back injuries. Lai was detained by police.
Chen was at least the twelfth person since early April to threaten suicide at the same spot, the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou. But none jumped and -- until Lian gave Chen a helping hand -- none was pushed.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Battle Between Craigslist, State AGs Gets Nuttier - 05/26/09
http://www.pcworld.com/article/165476/b
don't know about you, but I'm finding the whole showdown between Craigslist and the state attorneys general over online "adult" ads endlessly entertaining. In case you've been paying attention to actual news and somehow missed it, here's the story so far.
YouTube star who witnessed shooting comes clean - 05/25/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090
An Australia woman's account of a late night shooting in Sydney has turned her into an Internet sensation with T-shirts, mugs and a dance remix made in her honor but there's just one problem -- she made it up.
Family weary of lack of action in cyberstalking case - 05/24/09
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/loca
Barb Zimmerman is tired of Tacoma police saying her family’s wounds are self-inflicted.
Her husband, David, a plumber who doesn’t fear much, has been threatened with a baseball bat. Her daughter Kayleen, 18, is afraid to sleep alone, fearing that promises to behead her will come true.
Cyberbullying case brings big changes - 05/24/09
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/121
The July sentencing of a Missouri mom convicted for her part in an Internet hoax that led to a teenager’s suicide may disappoint those looking for justice.
Web a weapon of lovers’ revenge - 05/24/09
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdit
The Internet is increasingly being used to cause hurt to former partners after love goes sour and the malice lasts forever.
I typing your name into Google only to find, among the search results, naked pictures of yourself and a website billing you as an amorous seductress.
$10m fugitive drinking beer, enjoying heat - 05/24/09
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic
One of the fugitives sought over Westpac's missing millions has told friends she is drinking Chinese beer, enjoying the heat of Asia - and planning on returning to New Zealand.
Sequim man arrested in Internet harassment case - 05/22/09
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/northwe
Police say a former Connecticut CVS pharmacist, now living in Washington state, has turned himself in on charges of harassing a woman on the Internet.
Former Nicholls State Football Player Indicted On Federal Charges - 05/22/09
http://www.wdsu.com/news/19543491/detai
A former Nicholls State University student-athlete was charged Friday in connection with online threats to terrorize the school.
Conficker Still Attacking 50K PCs Each Day - 05/21/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/2009
Did you think the Conficker hysteria was over? Think again.
The little virus that could is still infecting about 50,000 new PCs every day, according to Guy Bunker, a computer security expert at Symantec.
Australian woman pleads guilty to cyber-stalking American Idol star - 05/21/09
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s
AN Australian woman has pleaded guilty to charges she used the internet to stalk a female contestant on talent show American Idol and the star's family and friends.
Pornographic videos flood YouTube - 05/21/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8061
Video-sharing website YouTube has removed hundreds of pornographic videos which were uploaded in what is believed to be a planned attack. The material was uploaded under names of famous teenage celebrities such as Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers.
Websites 'keeping deleted photos' - 05/21/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8060
User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites even after people have deleted them, Cambridge University researchers have said.
MEDIA MORSEL: Slinger cyber-stalks like a girl - 05/21/09
http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2
Posting even the most mundane personal information online could lead to a surprise visit, Fox 28’s Gabe Spiegel said in a lead-in to Tuesday night’s story.
But reporter Adam Slinger gave his story a more disturbing news angle: “The virtual world allows us to post everything about us,” he said. “And consequently, everything a lunatic needs to find us.”
Technology and dating - 05/21/09
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifemat
The other week I had dinner with a married friend in her late 30s. As is so often the case, conversation turned to the tragic state of my love life.
Woman accused of forging soldier's checks - 05/21/09
http://www.newswatch50.com/news/local/s
Watertown police believe a city woman helped herself to over $5000 from a Fort Drum soldier’s bank account over the course of several weeks early this year.
Officers arrested Chryssaundra L. Shipman, 33, of 241 Winslow Street, apt 2C on one count of Grand Larceny 3rd Degree and nine counts of Forgery 3rd Degree when she arrived at the PSB Wednesday morning in response to a call from investigators.
Online threats on MySpace lands Chilton County teen in juvenile detention - 05/20/09
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-al--tee
A sixteen-year-old Chilton County boy has been arrested on state charges for making terrorist threats against fellow students on the social web site MySpace.
Man surfs web map to suicide - 05/20/09
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
A DESPERATE man chose a location for his suicide on Google Earth - then drove 200 miles to kill himself there.
Online harassment complaint against Washington Twp. politician dismissed - 05/19/09
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/2009
Municipal Court judge Philip Maenza referred the complaint brought by Long Valley resident Thomas Lotito against former Washington Township Committeeman Kevin Nedd to a mediator.
Craig's List Internet Harassment Victim Wants Justice - 05/19/09
http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-c
It wasn't rape. But a South St. Louis County woman facing internet harassment says that's what it felt like. The victim discovered someone was impersonating her and giving away her personal contact information to individuals looking for one night stands on Craig's List. At least ten people called her on April 24th to respond to a message they thought she had sent.
Guilty Plea from Penna. Man in Ebay ''Autographed'' Books Scam - 05/19/09
http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/4426647.ph
A Reading, Pa. man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Philadelphia to a book fraud -- forging famous authors' signatures and selling the books on Ebay as signed originals.
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