SALEM, Mass A woman has been charged with withholding cancer medication from her 8-year-old autistic son, who prosecutors say likely will die because the cancer has returned.

Kristen Anne LaBrie, 36, of Beverly, was released on personal recognizance Monday after pleading not guilty in Salem District Court to a charge of reckless child endangerment.

And the mother’s reason for doing so?

Her son, Jeremy Fraser, had been in remission from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

He had a good prognosis when first diagnosed, with chances of recovery put at 85 percent to 90 percent, according to a police report. But his chances have dropped to 10 percent since being deprived of medication, authorities said.

Prosecutor Kate MacDougall said “in all likelihood, Jeremy Fraser will not see his ninth birthday.”
According to a police report, Fraser was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006 and underwent a five-phase regimen of chemotherapy, including drugs that were supposed to be given to him at his house by his mother.

Police said LaBrie canceled at least a dozen appointments for chemotherapy treatments. MacDougall also said LaBrie did not fill at least half of the prescriptions her son was given.

In March, Dr. Alison Friedmann, the child’s oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, filed a report of suspected neglect with the Department of Social Services after discovering Fraser’s cancer had returned, something that should not have happened if he was on his medications

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Although, withholding treatment is not uncommon, usually it’s done under the guise of religious beliefs and is completely legal. I could also accept the decision not to treat if it was made by a person of legal age, but very often a lot of decisions are made by parents on behalf of their children. To me, this mother’s actions state that she believes her child is not worthy of living.
This mother is responsible for killing her son

I hope Mz. LaBrie will suffer some serious eternal chap-ass for the crime she’s accused of committing. It’s absolutely nauseating and inexcusable.

From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That’s how many days the Senate was actually in session and working.

After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief, Leader of the Free World, and fill the shoes of Abraham Lincoln, FDR, JFK and Ronald Reagan.

143 days—I keep leftovers in my refrigerator longer than that.

Hah!  I know guys who have spent more time on the toilet than Obama has in qualifying job experience.

A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman’s hat advertising a Scottish police force’s new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims. 

Tayside Police’s new non-emergency phone number has prompted complaints from members of the Islamic community.

The choice of image on the Tayside Police cards - a black dog sitting in a police officer’s hat - has now been raised with Chief Constable John Vine.

The advert has upset Muslims because dogs are considered ritually unclean and has sparked such anger that some shopkeepers in Dundee have refused to display the advert.

Dundee councillor Mohammed Asif said: ‘My concern was that it’s not welcomed by all communities, with the dog on the cards.

‘It was probably a waste of resources going to these communities.

‘They (the police) should have understood. Since then, the police have explained that it was an oversight on their part, and that if they’d seen it was going to cause upset they wouldn’t have done it.’
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“They (the police) should have understood”
Uh yeah ‘scuse me peeps… it ain’t possible or necessary to please foreigners wanting to live outside their own country.
It’s a given rule that you adapt to the country you make your new home. For centuries, many foreigners have relocated to new countries and adapted contently and very happy to be accepted… AND without whining of any sorts or expectations of having things changed on their behalf.
Although, there is a quick and quiet way to solve this continuous problem. If you don’t like the culture of the country you immigrated invaded with your cultural racism ... then perhaps moving back to your own country is best for everyone. Adapt or leave, please

SCOOBY-Doo has become one of Queensland’s most wanted after giving police the slip during a reckless track invasion at the Ipswich Cup race day.

Not only did the memorably-dressed prankster evade arrest, he also failed to return the eye-catching outfit to the store from which he hired it.

Michelle Johnstone from Hidden Identity Costumes at Cleveland in Redland City said the driver’s licence the man used in the transaction turned out to be stolen.

“It was obviously a pre-meditated crime. He put a bit of planning into it,” Ms Johnstone said, pointing out he had “definitely lost his $40 bond”.

Ipswich police are also keen to hunt down Scooby-Doo following the “reckless” behaviour of the wearer.

“We’re still making enquiries into where Scooby-Doo is,” said Senior Sergeant Roger Wilson.

“We’d ask that anyone who recognises him to contact Ipswich police.”

Edith lived in the same house on NW 46th St. for the last 56 years. She made national news in 2006 when she refused to sell her home for $1 million to developers. Construction crews then proceeded to build the development around her. “I went through World War II, the noise doesn’t bother me,” Macefield told the Seattle P-I. “I liked the old Ballard. The new one—you can have it.”

Edith Macefield passed away on Sunday of natural causes, according to the medical examiner’s office. She was 86 years old.

The story reminds me of the children’s book, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. It’s about progress and a sweet little house being nearly swallowed up by the city that encroaches it.

The beginning construction of the five-story building around her house

Here’s the side view. You can’t even see Macefield’s house. Her blue car is parked in between the Honey Buckets and orange cones. And right across the street is a land use sign that says a four-story office building will be under construction soon.

Macefield has no known surviving family, so we’ll have to wait and see what will happen next with her property and house.
Meanwhile, Ledcor Construction said it designed the structure to absorb the property if it became available. “Spots have been left so steel beams could be inserted into the concrete to complete the upper floor, assuming Edith’s home is sold and torn down,” said a Ledcor construction manager

Update: The local media is now on the story. Seattle PI and Seattle Times

Kind of sad, but with time… there is always change.
RIP ~ Miss Edith

Ithaca, NY (AP) - While attempting to create the world’s largest peace sign, festival-goers in Ithaca, NY, created the world’s largest Mercedes sign by mistake.
5814 participants gathered to form the familiar symbol of pacifist activism, but - through either oversight or stupidity - only formed three of the four radii required to create a traditional peace sign. Since the missing radius was the lower center line, the symbol they formed was actually the trademark hood ornament of the Mercedes-Benz automobile - a quality German luxury car since 1926 - rather than the anti-war symbol created by a British nuclear disarmament protestor in 1958.

Bwahahaha err.. I mean, gosh darn that’s a shame

“Dude, this totally sucks!” observed participant Summer Sunshine Rainbow Rabinowitz. “We were, like, trying to tell Bush McChimpyhitler that his war totally blows, but somehow he managed to get his Haliburton oil buddies in here to screw us over with some sort of totally covert inside job. Just like 9/11!”

Other participants, such as Moonglow Moonbeam Johnson suspected less conspiratorial causes. “‘Twas the weed, my man. The Acapulco Fire-Bud has a way of rendering one incapable of creating complex geometric figures. Heck, we’re lucky we didn’t end up with a swastika, or - even worse - the Windows logo.”

Summer Sunshine Rainbow and Moonglow Moonbeam?
Whoa… like totally cool earthly sad-ass hippy names

Ithaca High School sophomore Trevor Dougherty, the organizer of the attempt, claimed they were still successful. “Maybe it’s wasn’t a peace sign, but Mercedes isn’t all gas-guzzling & global warming. After all, the high priestess of high people, Janis Joplin, used it as an icon of war resistance in her song, ‘Oh Lord, Won’t You Run Over George Bush With a Mercedes Benz’, which I once saw on YouTube or maybe somebody’s MySpace page.”

“Anyway,” Dougherty concluded, “we all got super-mega-stoned, and that’s what REALLY matters.”

Yes… yes, as long as the real motive of getting super-mega-stone was accomplished, that’s all that really matters
Far out dude.. that’s totally awesome

H/T SondraK

Dr. Ahmad Al-Mub’i, a Saudi Marriage Officiant: It Is Allowed to Marry a Girl at the Age of One, If Sex Is postponed. The Prophet Muhammad, Whose Model We Follow, Married ‘Aisha When She Was Six and Had Sex with Her When She Was Nine

If Sex Is postponed.
IF?  If it’s postponed? And just who supervises the marital bed crib?
I mean ... WTH?

Soooo… the almighty, Muhammad was decent enough to wait for his 6 year old bride to turn 9 before he had sex with RAPED her!!!!!!  Very commendable of him .... very.
Sick SOB’s… unequivocally a deranged religion!

Police say 49-year-old Carlos Lupercio got into an argument with his 25-year-old neighbor about the breed of the man’s dog Saturday evening. The owner said the dog was a pit bull, but Lupercio said it was a lab.

After the argument, police say Lupercio went into his apartment and returned with a black crossbow pistol, Flood said.

The neighbor tried to extend his hand out for an apology. That’s when Carlos shot the crossbow, missing the man and hitting a tree. The man was only two or three feet away when Lupercio allegedly fired, Flood said.

Yep, don’t agree with your neighbor? Just shoot ‘em… or in this case, try to shoot ‘em