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A British soldier reportedly tried to get high off shoe polish. He started a barracks fire instead<\/h3>\n

The United Kingdom is home to the latest edition of barracks shenanigans.<\/p>\n

A British Army soldier was booted from the military after he got stoned on boot polish and accidentally set fire to his barracks, multiple British news outlets have reported. Lance Cpl. David Thomas was in a common room at the Tidworth Camp, a military base in Wiltshire, England, when the incident happened in January 2020, according to Forces.net, a British military news site.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe lit it inside the tin and became disorientated, and the shoe polish fell to the floor,\u201d prosecutor Maj. John Griffiths told a British military court, according to Forces.net. \u201cLance Cpl. Thomas then went upstairs and didn\u2019t report the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

The burning shoe polish eventually set fire to a sofa and caused roughly $2,200 in damage before being put out by several of Thomas\u2019 squadmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttention was drawn to Lance Cpl. Thomas as some reported him as acting suspiciously and having got rid of his shoe polish,\u201d said Griffiths, adding that, \u201cDuring interview, he explained he had tried to get high and should have checked on what had happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Judge Alistair McGrigor noted that Thomas must have been in a \u201ctroubled state of mind\u201d when he decided to huff shoe polish fumes.<\/p>\n

Aside from being dismissed from the Army, Thomas was ordered to pay back the cost of the sofa and serve 18 months of probation. That\u2019s a steep price to pay for one lance corporal, especially one whose defense attorney described as having little more than \u00a310 \u2013 that\u2019s $13.55 \u2013 to his name.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Fortunately, in this case, the only casualties were Thomas\u2019 military career and the sofa, which was described by McGrigor as looking \u201cextremely tired.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Task and Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n

Man tries to evade arrest with stolen identity, which also had active warrants<\/h3>\n

This guy needs to find some better friends.<\/p>\n

According to police reports, a Berea [Kentucky] man with active warrants tried to evade arrest on Monday by giving deputies a different social security number.<\/p>\n

Turns out, that person also had warrants and the man was arrested anyway.<\/p>\n

Adam Castle, Berea, was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with giving an officer false identifying information, failing to appear in court, second-degree escape, tampering with a prisoner monitoring device, and theft of another’s identity without consent.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 31, a deputy with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle slowly pull around the back of the Richmond Athletic Club. An arrest citation claims the vehicle began to speed up when the deputy attempted to catch up with it. The vehicle parked in front of the Speedway on the Eastern Bypass and two males got out of the car and went into the Speedway. One of whom, was allegedly the man later identified as Adam Castle.<\/p>\n

The deputy was able to get both men back to the vehicle, and asked Castle for his identity. Castle allegedly provided the social security number of someone with the last name Perkins, though text in the citation said Castle told deputies his name was Steven Clemmons.<\/p>\n

It turned out a subject named Steven Clemmons also had a warrant out for his arrest, which Castle was then arrested for.<\/p>\n

According to the arrest citation, Castle took a deep breath and told the arresting deputy that “he was going to shoot him straight” on the way to the Madison County Detention Center. Castle allegedly stated he had given the wrong social security number in order to get out of an arrest and advised that his name was not Clemmons, but Adam Castle \u2014 and that he had warrants for escape and failing to appear in court.<\/p>\n

Dispatch verified this information and Castle’s identity was checked.<\/p>\n

Castle had active warrants stemming from an incident in June 2021 on charges of first-degree trafficking of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and being a persistent felony offender.<\/p>\n

Castle was charged and lodged at the Madison County Detention Center.<\/p>\n

The Register collects and publishes police reports as a public service to its readers. The reports often contain allegations against individuals and do not mean the individuals committed a crime. All people named in connection with a crime are presumed innocent until guilty in a court of law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Yahoo!<\/a><\/p>\n

Free Tampons in Lake Forest Middle School Boys\u2019 Bathrooms<\/h3>\n

With the easily foreseen results arising.<\/p>\n

If you need evidence that Illinois lawmakers have plumbed the depth of idiocy and that public schools are no longer fit places for boys or girls, look no further than Deerpath Middle School in the North Shore\u2019s tony suburb of Lake Forest where the boys\u2019 bathrooms are now equipped with free feminine hygiene products. And folks, you paid for them.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s worse, leftist lawmakers concocted the bill that Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law that requires every boys\u2019 bathroom in every Illinois public school that serves grades 4 on up to provide free feminine hygiene products\u2014at taxpayer expense. This insult to decency, science, common sense, and stewardship of public money is an expensive sop to the \u201ctrans\u201d cult before whom the left grovels.<\/p>\n

Because leftists have no fixed moral compass and, therefore, no timeless principles to which they remain tethered, feelings, nothing more than feelings are their polestar. But not everyone\u2019s feelings matter. Only the feelings of those whose sexual identity and sexual drive are disordered, anarchical, and subversive matter.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why hardworking Illinoisans now pay to provide free tampons and sanitary pads in all boys\u2019 bathrooms in all elementary, middle, and high schools in Illinois.<\/p>\n

Boys who attend Deerpath Middle School, which serves children in fifth through eighth grade, recently reacted as anyone over the age of eight would expect them to respond to such idiocy. They \u201cused\u201d sanitary pads and tampons in the only way young boys can, sticking pads hither and thither, and performing science experiments on the absorption capacity of tampons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Illinois Family Institute<\/a><\/p>\n

Jury Convicts Michael Avenatti of Fraud in Stormy Daniels Case<\/h3>\n

California litigator Michael Avenatti, who in 2018 earned stardom as President Donald Trump\u2019s legal foil, was convicted on Friday of stealing funds from adult film actress Stormy Daniels, the client who made him famous.<\/p>\n

A Manhattan federal jury found Avenatti guilty of single counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to his pocketing nearly $300,000 of Daniels\u2019 advance for her memoir, Full Disclosure. He now faces up to 22 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Jurors began deliberating Wednesday afternoon and announced they had a verdict just before 3 p.m. on Friday. The decision arrived hours after the jury sent a note to the judge saying one of the 12 panelists was \u201crefusing to look at evidence\u201d and \u201cacting on a feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avenatti\u2019s sentencing is scheduled for May 24. On Monday, he must surrender to the U.S. Marshals in the Central District of California, where he faces a retrial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from several clients.<\/p>\n

Outside the courthouse, the embattled lawyer said he was \u201cvery disappointed\u201d with the verdict. \u201cI look forward to a full adjudication of all of the issues on appeal,\u201d Avenatti told reporters huddled in the rain.<\/p>\n

Avenatti\u2019s trial began Jan. 24 and included theatrical testimony about Daniels\u2019 supposed paranormal experiences and ability to speak to dead people, Avenatti\u2019s desperate plea for a loan from celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos, and an inside look at text messages between Daniels and Avenatti that revealed how their tight-knit bond turned sour.<\/p>\n

On the second day of trial, Avenatti ditched his public defenders and decided to represent himself. He told reporters outside the courthouse that afternoon that he was innocent and going \u201cpro se\u201d would give him \u201cthe best chance at winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The courtroom circus also included a visit from Avenatti\u2019s erstwhile foe Michael Cohen, Trump\u2019s former attorney and fixer who arranged the NDA that silenced Daniels about her alleged romp with the president just before the 2016 election.<\/p>\n

The two-week proceeding was Avenatti\u2019s third criminal trial since 2020. ast year, federal prosecutors in California and New York charged the 50-year-old counselor with an array of offenses relating to his alleged theft of client funds and extortion of shoe corporation Nike. His West Coast case ended in a mistrial last summer.<\/p>\n

In Manhattan, prosecutors say Avenatti was deeply in debt and \u201cdesperate for money\u201d when he swindled Daniels and used her funds to make monthly payments on a Ferrari and pay his ex-wife, his girlfriend, and employees of his law firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant was a lawyer who stole from his own client,\u201d assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Sobelman told jurors in closing arguments on Wednesday. \u201cShe thought he was her advocate but he betrayed her, and he told lies to cover it all up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was pretending to fight for Ms. Daniels when he was the one scamming her,\u201d Sobelman added.<\/p>\n

In April 2018, Daniels secured an $800,000 book contract to be paid in four installments. After the first payment, Avenatti forged Daniels\u2019 signature on a letter to her literary agent that directed all future payments to be wired to a bank account he controlled.<\/p>\n

For his part, Avenatti is adamant he was owed proceeds from Daniels\u2019 book because of the \u201cmillions\u201d in legal work he did for her throughout 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Daniels was about to embark on a fight against the president of the United States, the most powerful person on the planet,\u201d Avenatti said during summations. \u201cI agreed to take on that fight\u2026 but I didn\u2019t agree to do it for free.\u201d<\/p>\n

While their attorney-client fee agreement stated Avenatti would receive a \u201creasonable percentage\u201d of proceeds from any book or media project\u2014an amount to be \u201cagreed upon\u201d later\u2014prosecutors say he and Daniels never discussed what that percentage would be. Daniels testified that Avenatti promised to \u201cnever take a penny\u201d from her book.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government presented no evidence of what a reasonable percentage would be,\u201d Avenatti said. \u201cThey want you to determine a reasonable percentage is zero.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avenatti closed with his trademark dramatics, comparing the government\u2019s case to a bug-infested meal at a restaurant. \u201cLadies and gentlemen, the case that the government is attempting to feed you has a giant cockroach in the middle of the plate,\u201d the brash lawyer told jurors. \u201cWould you eat that dish or would you send it back?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you deliberate\u2026 I ask that you send it back and find me not guilty because, ladies and gentlemen, that is exactly what I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say Avenatti snatched Daniels\u2019 second payment of almost $150,000 and spent it on expenses for himself and his firm before repaying her in part with the $250,000 loan from Geragos. Avenatti used a cashier\u2019s check to pay Daniels and claim the funds came from the publisher, St. Martin\u2019s Press, which he claimed mailed the check to his office.<\/p>\n

But Daniels\u2019 third $150,000 payment never arrived. From the fall of 2018 to February 2019, the porn star repeatedly asked Avenatti for help in getting the publisher to pony up the funds, unaware that Avenatti had already received and spent them.<\/p>\n

Avenatti led Daniels on for months with alternating excuses: the proceeds would arrive soon, he would threaten the publisher with a legal letter, and the publishing house didn\u2019t want to pay because Daniels didn\u2019t do enough publicity for the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of stuff I bet they don\u2019t know about,\u201d Daniels texted Avenatti in November 2018, referring to a list she was making of all her publicity for the book. Avenatti replied, \u201cAgreed. They should feel like assholes. It\u2019s bullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n

In February 2019, however, Daniels\u2019 literary agent sent her copies of the wire transfer, revealing Avenatti had received her money and spent months deceiving her. Text messages show that when Daniels confronted Avenatti, he pretended to be unaware of the payouts.<\/p>\n

On the stand, Daniels testified that she was \u201cshocked,\u201d \u201churt,\u201d and \u201cfelt very betrayed and stupid\u201d when she discovered Avenatti had been lying to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt violated,\u201d Daniels said last week. \u201cHe lied to me and betrayed my trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last July, Avenatti cried as he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars for trying to extort Nike for around $20 million. \u201cI\u2019ve learned that all the fame and notoriety in the world is meaningless,\u201d Avenatti told the court back then. \u201cTV and Twitter mean nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to working hard to become the person I once was and will be if given the chance,\u201d Avenatti added. \u201cBut I know I will never have the privilege of practicing law again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Daily Beast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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