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Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to a Wednesday federal court filing.

Madoff, 81, has terminal kidney failure and a life expectancy of less than 18 months. When the court sentenced him, “it was clear that Madoff’s 150-year prison sentence was symbolic for three reasons: retribution, deterrence, and for the victims,” the court filing states. “This Court must now consider whether keeping Madoff incarcerated … is truly in furtherance of statutory sentencing goals and our society’s value and understanding of compassion.”

Madoff said in the request for compassionate release that he “does not dispute the severity of his crimes.”

Bernie Madoff says he's dying and wants out of prison - KRDO

Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to a Wednesday federal court filing. Madoff, 81, has terminal kidney failure and a life expectancy of less...

krdo.com

IMO- stay in jail

 

[GrandmaBear]

Lock me up. I have a plant.

You kill plants, even cactuses?

 

[Mel70]

Well that explains the omissions and it is about where it led me. I figured it was the parents or someone who was at the home with the child. They still don't know the relationship but I am going to guess in the group there is at least one relative and perhaps they were babysitting. The video said the mother lives outside the area so we either have dad or relatives and/or a babysitting relative most likely. Jmo. Sad.

I guess we only have the group's assertion it was an accident as well. And they tried to elude police upon return. In the People article it also said gunshots (plural)...

These idiots that fire guns into the air in celebration. Bullets have to fall. It's called "Gravity". Complete morons!!!

 

[Mel70]

Head-on crash kills 7 children, 2 adults in California​

The children were members of two related families traveling in a truck that was struck around 8 p.m. by a Dodge SUV.
FRESNO, Calif. — Investigators are asking for the public’s help to determine what led up to a head-on crash that killed seven children and two adults in central California on New Year’s Day.

The California Highway Patrol says everyone who reported Friday’s fiery crash on rural State Route 33 came upon the scene after the collision. The CHP hopes to talk to witnesses who saw what happened in the seconds before the SUV and the truck collided between Avenal and Coalinga. <snip>

Head-on crash kills 7 children, 2 adults in California

The children were members of two related families traveling in a truck that was struck around 8 p.m. by a Dodge SUV.

www.nbcnews.com

This is tragic no matter what happened. I am guessing it was distracted driving. Not trying to blame. But I know how it is with a car full of kids.

 

[GrandmaBear]

These idiots that fire guns into the air in celebration. Bullets have to fall. It's called "Gravity". Complete morons!!!

I know. They are not a toy people!

 

[Cousin Dupree]

I know. They are not a toy people!

I forget what state this happened in, but on the fourth of July a child was killed by a bullet someone had shot into the air. Last I knew they never solved who had shot it.

 

[Mel70]

I forget what state this happened in, but on the fourth of July a child was killed by a bullet someone had shot into the air. Last I knew they never solved who had shot it.

Yes. It's happened several times.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

2 explosions under investigation in Pittsburgh

Two explosions occurred in two different neighborhoods in Pittsburgh Sunday night. Police are looking for a white pickup truck that may have been involved in at least one of the incidents.

www.pennlive.com

 

[Cousin Dupree]

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-04/urging-calm-dc-mayor-calls-in-national-guard-for-protests

 

[GrandmaBear]

Army Drill Sergeant, Mom, Fatally Shot in Car on Tx. Road 3 Years After Her Brother Was Killed

Just hours into the new year, Army drill sergeant Jessica Mitchell was killed in her car, which was stopped on a busy Texas highway

people.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

Third Suspect Accused in Fatal Shooting of Mich. Singer Whose Hands Were Bound with Christmas Lights

The arrests come more than three years after the alleged murder of 27-year-old Egypt Covington

people.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

Country Star Tyler Rich Details Finding a Dead Man's Body on New Year's Eve Run

"My heart breaks for this poor young man. This will be an image and moment of my life I'll never forget," the country singer wrote

people.com

 

[Guess Who]

You kill plants, even cactuses?

she didn't say it was a live plant

 

[Guess Who]

I forget what state this happened in, but on the fourth of July a child was killed by a bullet someone had shot into the air. Last I knew they never solved who had shot it.

There was one here about 5 years ago.

Metro mom who lost 11-year-old daughter fights for law on celebratory gunfire

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — As much as she’d like to, Michele Shanahan DeMoss can’t forget the tragic chain of events that upended her life on July 4, 2011. The metro mom was enjoying the fireworks a…

fox4kc.com

 

[Mel70]

Woman holding baby jumps from interstate overpass in Madison County, investigators say

A 24-year-old woman and a child are dead after falling from an interstate overpass in Madison County early Monday morning.

www.wkrn.com

 

[Mel70]

There was one here about 5 years ago.

Metro mom who lost 11-year-old daughter fights for law on celebratory gunfire

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — As much as she’d like to, Michele Shanahan DeMoss can’t forget the tragic chain of events that upended her life on July 4, 2011. The metro mom was enjoying the fireworks a…

fox4kc.com

I'm glad they caught the idiot.

 

[Mel70]

I'll never forget this one. I was at my Parents and read it in the paper. My Mom and I were just shocked and outraged.

Falling Bullet Kills 4-Year-Old Boy In DeKalb

A 4-year-old boy was killed by a falling bullet from celebratory gunfire while attending a New Year's Eve church service in Decatur.

www.wsbtv.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

There was one here about 5 years ago.

Metro mom who lost 11-year-old daughter fights for law on celebratory gunfire

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — As much as she’d like to, Michele Shanahan DeMoss can’t forget the tragic chain of events that upended her life on July 4, 2011. The metro mom was enjoying the fireworks a…

fox4kc.com

I have to say it never even dawned on me that people shoot guns in celebration, just not something I ever witnessed nor thought of. Add in likely drinking or drugs in some cases and it is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Mel70]

It happens alot.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Woman holding baby jumps from interstate overpass in Madison County, investigators say

A 24-year-old woman and a child are dead after falling from an interstate overpass in Madison County early Monday morning.

www.wkrn.com

What in the heck? How sad.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'll never forget this one. I was at my Parents and read it in the paper. My Mom and I were just shocked and outraged.

Falling Bullet Kills 4-Year-Old Boy In DeKalb

A 4-year-old boy was killed by a falling bullet from celebratory gunfire while attending a New Year's Eve church service in Decatur.

www.wsbtv.com

Imagine being at church and having that happen. Tragic. I wonder if they ever found the person who fired it.