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Posts Tagged ‘wheelchair

San Francisco Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In Wheelchair In The Groin Area!?!?…Is This A Case Of Excessive Force,Or Not?

January 5, 2011

Does shooting a man in a wheelchair who is holding a knife constitute the use of excessive force?(CBS News) The AP is reporting that San Francisco police say a knife-wielding man in a wheelchair stabbed an officer before the attacker was shot. The suspect and wounded officer are in the hospital with non life-threatening wounds,which is […]

500-Pound Obese Illinois Teen Dies In Fire Because Firemen Say She Was Too Fat To Get Out Of The House…2 Firemen Injured Trying To Carry Her Out The Burning House.

September 15, 2010

Teen obesity has grown to epidemic proportions in the United States and according to a report by the US Department of Health and Human Services , 14% of adolescents in the United States are overweight.(SOURCE) [picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=house+fire&iid=9511005″ src=”http://view3.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9511005/forest-fire-damages-houses/forest-fire-damages-houses.jpg?size=500&imageId=9511005″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /] This figure has nearly tripled in the last 20 years.(Source) This leaves these obese […]