“Are you saying at a higher RATE”

“or more white people simply DIED?”

“And please link if you can to some stats you're using.”

[Pascal Bensimon] told the Aspen Daily News that someone put drugs into his drink at the wedding, and that he never stole Costner’s $1,500 Apple Powerbook or a digital camera.

But Police Chief Heather Fong said an investigation was continuing and officers could still face discipline. "This does not signify the conclusion of this matter,'' Fong said. The officers were suspended last week after portions of the 28-minute video were released. Scenes included a white officer running over a black homeless woman and a traffic cop pulling over a woman to ogle her. Mayor Gavin Newsom and Fong quickly condemned the clips, calling them racist, sexist and homophobic. Sixteen of the officers were allowed to return to work in the field, while eight were assigned to administrative duties that don't involve public contact, said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens. Among those assigned to administrative duty was the video's creator, Officer Andrew Cohen. He later apologized for its negative impact and vowed to work toward improving relations between police officers and the community. Cohen has defended the video as satirical, saying it was a spoof for an office holiday party as a send-off for a retiring captain.

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

Brazil city proposes ban on death The bill states that "offenders will be held responsible for their acts" Municipal regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones. But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim, 70km (45 miles) east of Sao Paulo, have gone far beyond that. They plan to prohibit residents from dying because the local cemetery has reached full capacity. Biritiba Mirim, a town of 28,000 inhabitants, not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away. The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death. Of course the bill is laughable, unconstitutional, and will never be approved Gilson Soares de Campos, aide to the mayor "I haven't got a job, nor am I healthy. And now they say I can't die. That's ridiculous," Amarildo do Prado, an unemployed resident, told local media.