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New York City man breaks neck jumping turnstile, dies: report<\/h3>\n

A man in Queens, New York, died Sunday after police say he tried to jump a turnstile and somehow hit his head on the floor, according to a report.<\/p>\n

The New York Post reported that the incident occurred at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue station at about 6:45 a.m. A police official told the paper that the 28-year-old man was trying to evade the fare and broke his neck.<\/p>\n

He was found unconscious by officers and pronounced dead at the scene, according to NBC New York.<\/p>\n

Authorities said a video showed the man attempting to jump the turnstile.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the penalty for jumping a turnstile is a civil citation, similar to a traffic ticket, the accused can either pay a $100 fine or fight the case in the Transit Adjudication Bureau. In 2017, of 33,000 turnstile jumpers in Manhattan, 25,000 got summonses and 8,000 were arrested.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n

Wife of man shot, killed by Canton police officer says husband was put in unsafe situation<\/h3>\n

The wife of a Canton man shot and killed by a police officer on New Years Day is demanding justice, saying her husband was the one placed in an unsafe situation by police.<\/p>\n

According to Canton police, officers went to the 2300 block of 10th Street SW on Saturday after getting a call about shots being fired.<\/p>\n

Police said an officer confronted a man on scene and that the man started shooting.<\/p>\n

Canton Police Chief Jack Angelo said the officer feared for his safety and shot the man.<\/p>\n

The man was taken to the hospital where he later died.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been identified by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation as 46-year-old James Williams.<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 wife Marquetta told 19 News that they were in their backyard ringing in the new year when the shooting happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband and I both went out there to shoot guns in the air, like everybody does to celebrate,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

She said James, known by friends and family as Roe, was behind a 6-foot high wooden privacy fence<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t see in. You can\u2019t see out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Marquetta said her husband wasn\u2019t firing at an officer, rather still shooting into the air and even more, didn\u2019t know police were on the other side of their fence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t know who it was when it happened because nobody said anything. They didn\u2019t say: \u2018Stop, freeze, police!\u2019 Nothing, they just shot him,\u201d she told 19 News.<\/p>\n

Williams said her husband was the one put in the unsafe situation, not the police officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis life was in danger, because you didn\u2019t announce yourself,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat\u2019s cold-blooded and I\u2019m not going to rest until he does get justice, period.\u201d<\/p>\n

She told 19 News plans for protests are in the works, along with a vigil for her husband.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Ohio BCI said no officers were injured in the shooting.<\/p>\n

The officer is on administrative leave, which Canton police said is a common procedure.<\/p>\n

Ohio BCI will investigate the shooting, and the spokesperson said their investigation is active and ongoing.<\/p>\n

A request for body camera footage has been made by 19 News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The body cam is now out there if you want to go looking for it. Dude was popping off rifle rounds at near automatic fire rate right in the middle of a residential area.<\/p>\n

Source; Cleveland 19<\/a><\/p>\n

Woman claims she was virtually \u2018groped\u2019 in Meta\u2019s VR metaverse<\/h3>\n

A beta tester has claimed she was virtually \u201cgroped\u201d in the metaverse VR platform Horizon Worlds from Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook.<\/p>\n

Meta revealed the incident on Dec. 1, saying it occurred on Nov. 26. The woman had reported the assault on the Horizon Worlds beta testing Facebook group.<\/p>\n

\u201cSexual harassment is no joke on the regular internet, but being in VR adds another layer that makes the event more intense,\u201d she wrote, according to the Verge. \u201cNot only was I groped last night, but there were other people there who supported this behavior, which made me feel isolated in the Plaza,\u201d the virtual environment\u2019s central gathering space.<\/p>\n

\u201cSevere\u201d encounters of online harassment \u2014 including physical threats, stalking and \u201crepeated\u201d harassment \u2014 are on the rise, according to a 2020 Pew Research poll, with the percentage of users reporting such incidents jumping from 15% in 2014 to 25% today. While much of it takes place on social media, VR is still nascent and already an apparent venue for harassment.<\/p>\n

Horizon Worlds, operated by VR company Oculus \u2014 which is also owned by Meta \u2014 is billed as a pleasant, productive digital escape, a place to \u201ccreate in extraordinary ways\u201d and \u201cfind experiences that matter\u201d with your avatar friends. The platform currently supports up to 20 people during one virtual session.<\/p>\n

In its statement about the incident, Meta pointed to its \u201cSafe Zone\u201d feature, which allows users to place a block against interaction with other users. However, the company admitted that it needs to work on making the feature \u201ctrivially easy and findable,\u201d said Vivek Sharma, the vice president of Horizon, in a statement to the Verge.<\/p>\n

Meta spokesperson Kristina Milian also told MIT Technology Review that users are required to complete training that covers safeguarding tools before joining Horizon Worlds, while reminders are also prompted during users\u2019 experiences.<\/p>\n

Sexual harassment in virtual reality is sexual harassment in real life, full stop, experts have said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, the nature of virtual-reality spaces is such that it is designed to trick the user into thinking they are physically in a certain space, that their every bodily action is occurring in a 3-D environment,\u201d Katherine Cross, a Ph.D. student researcher of online harassment at the University of Washington, told Technology Review.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s more at the source. God forbid anyone point out you can just take off the glasses when it’s getting uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Source; NY Post<\/a><\/p>\n

Man arrested after breaking into Knoxville officer\u2019s home, putting on uniform<\/h3>\n

A man was arrested after reportedly breaking into the home of a Knoxville Police Department officer, putting on their police uniform and using equipment, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News.<\/p>\n

At approximately 11:25 p.m. on Dec. 23, officers reportedly responded to the home of a KPD officer in Powell because an unknown man was operating an issued radio from the residence when no one was supposed to be home.<\/p>\n

Once on the scene and inside the home, 51-year-old Dewayne Miller was found wearing the officer\u2019s KPD uniform, tactical vest, law enforcement gear and was armed with a fully loaded pistol, officials said. He was also found with over $1,500 cash from the officer\u2019s wallet.<\/p>\n

Miller was taken into custody and told officers that he was also law enforcement and preparing to leave for work.<\/p>\n

Later, the man confessed and told officers that an Uber had dropped him off at the residence. Once on the property, he allegedly entered the KPD cruiser and took the police gear and a garage door opener to access the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was clear he had planned on leaving the house in possession of all the listed items, totaling an approximate value of $9,796,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n

The police report said that based on Miller\u2019s actions, it was likely that he would have taken all of the gear from the home and left the property in the cruiser. All items were recovered and accounted for.<\/p>\n

Miller was charged with aggravated burglary, burglary, criminal impersonation of law enforcement, possession of firearm intent to go armed and theft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; NBC 12<\/a><\/p>\n

Manhattan DA to stop seeking prison sentences in slew of criminal cases<\/h3>\n

Manhattan’s about to get a lot, lot worse. If only the residents could arm themselves for self-defense.<\/p>\n

Who needs soft-on-crime judges when the district attorney doesn\u2019t even want to lock up the bad guys?<\/p>\n

Manhattan\u2019s new DA has ordered his prosecutors to stop seeking prison sentences for hordes of criminals and to downgrade felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing, according to a set of progressive policies made public Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In his first memo to staff on Monday, Alvin Bragg said his office \u201cwill not seek a carceral sentence\u201d except with homicides and a handful of other cases, including domestic violence felonies, some sex crimes and public corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis rule may be excepted only in extraordinary circumstances based on a holistic
\nanalysis of the facts, criminal history, victim\u2019s input (particularly in cases of
\nviolence or trauma), and any other information available,\u201d the memo reads.<\/p>\n

Assistant district attorneys must also now keep in mind the \u201cimpacts of incarceration,\u201d including whether it really does increase public safety, potential future barriers to convicts involving housing and employment, the financial cost of prison and the racial disparities over who gets time, Bragg instructed.<\/p>\n

In cases where prosecutors do seek to put a convict behind bars, the request can be for no more than 20 years for a determinate sentence, meaning one that can\u2019t be reviewed or changed by a parole board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Office shall not seek a sentence of life without parole,\u201d the memo states.<\/p>\n

Under state law, that punishment is reserved for the most heinous of murderers, including terrorists, serial killers, cop killers and fiends who kill children younger than 14 during in connection with sex crimes or torture.<\/p>\n

Bragg\u2019s memo also detailed the following instructions for prosecutors to reduce charges filed by cops in various cases:<\/p>\n