{"id":149839,"date":"2023-11-18T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149839"},"modified":"2023-11-17T22:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T03:05:58","slug":"stupid-people-of-the-week-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=149839","title":{"rendered":"Stupid people of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eco-activist mauled by a bear after disturbing its den \u2018trying to prove it was forced to move out by loggers\u2019<\/h3>\n

A BEAR emerged from its lair and mauled an eco-activist who ironically was trying to prove the beast had been forced out of its den.<\/p>\n

The German protester was convinced the burrow in Poland’s Carpathian Mountains had been abandoned because of logging.<\/p>\n

But as he and another campaigner from Wild Carpathians Initiative checked out the wooded area, they unwittingly disturbed a resting bear.<\/p>\n

Images caught on camera set up to monitor the lair show the large brown bear poking its head out of the den before climbing out.<\/p>\n

The activists – who expected the dugout to be empty – frantically tried to flee but the furry beast chased after them.<\/p>\n

As they were pursued, the German activist tripped and was brutally savaged by the bear.<\/p>\n

He was airlifted to hospital in a serious but stable condition.<\/p>\n

The images were shared on social media by Michael Gzowski, from Poland’s State Forests, who described the attack as “irony of fate”.<\/p>\n

He said: “A camera trap captured a bear attacking an ecoactivist. He wanted to prove that the lair was empty because foresters had destroyed his habitat.<\/p>\n

“Quite an irony of fate – pseudo-ecologists were attacking foresters, GOPR and policemen, and now these people are saving their lives.”<\/p>\n

The Wild Carpathians Initiative has admitted its activists should not have disturbed the bear, which was preparing to hibernate.<\/p>\n

It comes after two workers were savagely ripped apart by a bear in Siberia.<\/p>\n

One of the men was left with an exposed skull after wrestling with the wild beast in a horror attack caught on camera.<\/p>\n

Video shows the brown bear scale a fence and run through the snow to converted shipping container cabins where a group of people were gathered at a gas facility.<\/p>\n

A man behind the camera shouted a warning to the workers: “Everybody run away!”<\/p>\n

In a chilling moment, the witness later said: “[The bear] ate him.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; The Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

Plane forced to return to JFK Airport after horse on board gets loose<\/h3>\n

A 747 cargo plane heading to Belgium from New York was forced to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport after a horse escaped from its stall, according to the air traffic control audio.<\/p>\n

According to the audio clip, which was obtained by You Can See ATC via Live ATC, the horse got loose within 30 minutes of takeoff.<\/p>\n

The Boeing 747 was barely at 31,000 feet when a pilot told air traffic control that a horse had escaped from its stall and that they needed to return to JFK on Thursday, according to FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n

In the air traffic control audio, a pilot is heard saying, “We are a cargo plane with a live animal, a horse, on board. The horse managed to escape its stall. There’s no issue with flying, but we need to go back to New York as we can’t resecure the horse.”<\/p>\n

The flight was forced to make a U-turn off the coast of Boston and dump about 20 tons of fuel over the Atlantic, “10 miles west of Martha’s Vinyard,” due to the flight’s weight, according to the audio.<\/p>\n

Amid the fuel dump, the pilot requested a veterinarian to be present at JFK when the plane arrived.<\/p>\n

Once landed, when ATC asked if the flight required assistance, “On the ground, negative. On the ramp, yes, we have a horse in problem.”<\/p>\n

It remains unclear how the horse managed to escape but it remained unrestrained until the plane landed at JFK, according to the audio.<\/p>\n

The flight was able to take off a short time later and successfully arrive at Liege Airport on Friday morning, according to FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n

Air Atlanta Icelandic, the charter airline operating the flight, did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

San Francisco Sheriff Oversight Board Member Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault<\/h3>\n

A member of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Oversight Board was arrested this week on suspicion of sexual assault and other crimes, according to jail records.<\/p>\n

William Monroe Palmer II, 53, was booked into San Francisco jail on Thursday on suspicion of sodomy by use of force, false imprisonment, assault, sexual battery by restraint and parole violation among other allegations, according to records.<\/p>\n

The jail is run by the Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n

Palmer has not been formally charged.<\/p>\n

The arrest stems from a report of a sexual assault on Aug. 30, according to the San Francisco Police Department, which identified the suspect as Palmer.<\/p>\n

From that report, SFPD investigators say they developed probable cause to arrest Palmer. Police ultimately took Palmer into custody more than two months later, at 9 a.m. Thursday on Scott Street, and booked him into jail hours later.<\/p>\n

Palmer was appointed to the oversight board by the Board of Supervisors in 2021. In May, his term was extended to 2027. Palmer was also appointed by the Board of Supervisors to San Francisco\u2019s Sentencing Commission.<\/p>\n

Palmer could not be reached for comment by publication time. Jail records indicated he remained in custody.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Palmer was released from prison after serving 31 years for a failed robbery-turned-kidnapping. The California Supreme Court ruled that 23 of those years amounted to \u201cexcessive punishment,\u201d according to his biography on the Sheriff Oversight Board\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Palmer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison at 17. He tried to rob an off-duty police officer by taking him at gunpoint to an ATM. The off-duty cop then shot at Palmer numerous times, hitting him in the knee. Palmer was later arrested. Palmer\u2019s gun was found to be unloaded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty-two years ago, William Palmer broke the law,\u201d his lawyers wrote in their filings arguing for his release. \u201cHe was reckless and impulsive and created a dangerous situation. He was also 17. Thankfully, no one was physically injured by his ill-advised actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palmer has been the subject of news coverage, including a Washington Post piece that focused on issues with state parole and Palmer\u2019s run-ins with the system since his release. That story detailed Palmer\u2019s attempts to reintegrate with society, noting, for example, that he had developed an original one-man play with the Returned Citizens Theatre Troupe, a collective of former prisoners-turned-actors. It also explained how Palmer wound up back in jail after a fender-bender in 2020.<\/p>\n

Palmer\u2019s biography on the oversight board\u2019s website says that since his release from prison, he has advocated for social reforms, mentored youth and advocated for parole reform.<\/p>\n

In addition, the bio says that he has had challenges reentering society.<\/p>\n

The seat held by Palmer on the board is designated for someone who has been through the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n

In his application for the position, he wrote that it is \u201cimperative that voices of those that were formerly incarcerated\u201d be on the oversight board.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bring an essential perspective,\u201d he continued, \u201cas an individual (who) was formerly incarcerated and as an individual who personally navigated the struggles of reintegration and works daily to assist others in their transition from the criminal justice system into society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palmer noted in that application that he had been endorsed for the position by the San Francisco Jail Justice Coalition, which includes nine organizations. Among them are Glide, Community Housing Partnership and the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.<\/p>\n

Palmer was one of four candidates Supervisor Shamann Walton put forward to the Rules Committee, which voted unanimously to send the applicants to the board.<\/p>\n

Walton declined to comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; The SF Standard<\/a><\/p>\n

Cop Pulled Gun on Fellow Officer Who Threatened to Spoil \u2018Top Gun: Maverick\u2019; Jury Gives Him 100 Hours of Community Service and More<\/h3>\n

A police officer in Sydney, Australia has pleaded guilty to \u201ccarrying a firearm with disregard\u201d for a colleague\u2019s safety after he threatened to shoot another police officer who said he would reveal spoilers from Tom Cruise\u2019s blockbuster sequel \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d the Australian Broadcasting Company reports. According to court documents, 30-year-old cop Dominic Gaynor took out his gun and pointed it \u201cin the vicinity\u201d of fellow officer Morgan Royston after Royston threatened to spoil the film. Royston had seen \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d the day prior.<\/p>\n

The court documents reveal that Royston told Gaynor, \u201cI\u2019ll spoil it for you.\u201d Gaynor responded by telling Royston, \u201cDon\u2019t spoil the movie\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll shoot you.\u201d He proceeded to take his glock out of his holster and \u201cheld it stationary for five seconds\u201d while pointing it at Royston. Gaynor was allegedly laughing during the incident and his \u201cfinger was on the receiver and not the trigger.\u201d His lawyer described the incident as \u201ca case where the skylarking and tomfoolery in an employment context has gone awry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Australian Broadcasting Company reports that Royston revealed in court on Nov. 9 that he fell into a depression following the incident. He said that while it was common for police officers to \u201cshare jokes and tease each other,\u201d this incident was on a different level and left him with an \u201coverwhelming shock and fear\u201d feeling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have completely lost the trust I had and my admiration for the NSW Police Force,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I see a police officer now, I feel compelled to watch them and check their hand is not on their firearm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaynor\u2019s lawyer said his client made an awful mistake and that a conviction would \u201cdefinitely see him removed from the police force.\u201d The lawyer added, \u201cThis is going to cost him dearly.\u201d Gaynor was given a community correction order for two years, 100 hours of community service and a recorded conviction.<\/p>\n

\u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d sequel to the 1986 movie \u201cTop Gun,\u201d opened in theaters in May 2022 and became a box office powerhouse with $1.4 billion in worldwide ticket sales. The movie ranks as the 11th highest-grossing movie in box office history (unadjusted for inflation). It earned six Academy Award nominations, including best picture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source; Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

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