Joey Buttafuco Released

Famous for a love affair that turned violent on Long Island a decade ago, Joey Buttafuco, was recently released from jail after serving three months for illegal possession of ammunition. He was on probation for felony insurance fraud. Buttafuoco was running a body shop in 1992 when his 17-year-old lover, Amy Fisher, shot his wife. Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita," served seven years in prison. Buttafuoco served four months. His wife, Mary Jo, recovered and the couple remained together for several years until their divorce.

Update; 5--23-07 Have Joey and Amy been reunited on Larry King?

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So Much for Miss America Being a Hero

Miss America Goes Undercover in Sting

By SEAN MURPHY

AP OKLAHOMA CITY (April 25) - Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting predators. Officers created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager. "I got to chat online with the predators and made phone calls, too," "The Suffolk County Police Department was there the whole time."
The operation was filmed for a segment of "America's Most Wanted." Nelson, 20, posed as a young teen in chat rooms, where she said men would begin sending her instant messages.

UPDATE: Updated:2007-05-01 11:44:29
The undercover sex sting that used Miss America as bait may be in trouble after the beauty queen told prosecutors that she does not plan to testify against the men she helped arrest.

Lauren Nelson, 20, of Lawton, Okla., posed as a teenager and lured men into chatting online and meeting her at a home, where police and crews were waiting. Eleven men were arrested in the sting. But one or all of the cases could be in jeopardy after Nelson told prosecutors she did not plan on returning to Long Island to testify, said Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota.

Prison is Not a Holiday Inn

Riot Breaks Out at Indiana PrisonBy TOM MURPHY
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP)

Indiana officials suspended plans to accept hundreds more inmates from Arizona after rioting broke out in a state prison run by a private company. Authorities were investigating whether Tuesday's two-hour fracas, involving about 500 inmates, started because some newly arrived prisoners from Arizona were upset about their treatment at the medium-security men's prison. Two staff members and seven prisoners suffered minor injuries at New Castle Correctional Facility, officials said. ... "They were wrapped up in masks, with sticks, knives, shanks," Savage said of the inmates. "They were just flexing their muscles and they wanted to show that they could take the prison over at any time, and that's what they did."

Inmates set fire to mattresses and paper in the courtyard and destroyed furniture and windows before the prison was secured, officials said. The disturbance came six weeks after the first of some 600 Arizona inmates began joining 1,050 Indiana prisoners at the facility, about 45 miles east of Indianapolis. Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner J. David Donahue said he has delayed the transfer of 600 more inmates from Arizona until authorities can reassess the condition of the prison. Donahue said the riot began after a group of inmates from Arizona disobeyed orders and took off their shirts in the prison's recreation area to show staff they wouldn't comply with orders. "This system is different than what they are accustomed to," he said. Some of the newly arrived inmates had complained about a lack of recreation and other programs, said Trina Randall, a spokeswoman for GEO Group Inc.

Inmates had complained about being moved, which was prompted by the state's shortage of prison space. The injured staff members suffered cuts and scrapes, while the injuries to inmates involved tear gas exposure and minor cuts. All seven inmates were treated at the prison, Randall said.

Alec Baldwin Now Provides A Public Service

Pig or Public Servant? If a child is acting disrespectful, maybe Alec Baldwin can straighten the child out.

On Monday, Basinger's representative denied that Kim leaked the voice mail in which Baldwin threatened to straighten his daughter out. (Hmm who else would have had access to the voice mail.)
Basinger also called her ex-husband to "finally address his unstable and irrational behavior." (Once again an example of PAS by publically pointing out his flaws.)
"Everybody is always asking why this custody battle has been going on for so many years and now they have the answer," says Basinger. "The issue is ... about his ongoing aggressive behavior. Kim's sincerest wish is for him to finally address his unstable and irrational behavior." "Until then, Kim will continue to protect and safeguard her child's well-being as any parent would." (Kim's spokesperson needs to study PAS. By publically blaming Baldwin, she again provides evidence of her true intent to portray Baldwin as the bad guy.)

The big loser in this one is the poor innocent daughter!

Alec Baldwin Angry Dad

The news covered Alec Baldwin's anger concerning his daughter's less then regular visitation. While his anger was improperly displaced and directed toward his daughter, Baldwin is the classic victim of Parental Alienation Syndrom courtesy of his ex wife.

PAS is child abuse. When a custodial parent tries to turn her child against a father who wants to be part of his daughters life, it is wrong on so many levels. It is all about controll. The true victim is the child who often does not realize the damage until she is an adult and wonders why she is not close with her natural dad.

Campus Massacre

What has happened to our society?

Gunman Kills 32 People at Virginia Tech- Deadliest in U.S. History
BLACKSBURG, Va. (April 16) - A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 32 people in the deadliest campus shooting rampage in U.S. history. The gunman was killed, bringing to death toll to 33.

4-17 Shooter has been identified as Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old English major from Korea. but a permanent resident of this country.

4-19 In his video Cho attacks Christianity. Some consider the murders as classic "terrorism."

4-24 BOSTON (April 24) - A professor at Emmanuel College was fired after leading a classroom discussion about the Virginia Tech shootings in which he pointed a marker and said "pow." The discussion included topics of gun control, whether to respond to violence with violence, and the public's "celebration of victimhood," said Professor Nicholas Winset. During the demonstration, Winset pretended to shoot some students and one student pretended to shoot Winset to illustrate that the gunman might have been stopped had another student or faculty member been armed. " Administrators who had asked the faculty to engage students on the issue fired him on Friday.