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Heard on the internet that pop star/actress, Miley Cyrus, died in a car accident. Is this true? I keep getting really mixed, wishy-washy answers. Does anyone know for sure?
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no:Contrary to fast-spreading rumors planted by pranksters on Digg.com and Wikipedia, 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, pop singer and star of the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana TV series, did not die in a car crash on Friday, September 5.
As of Saturday morning, no such accident had been reported in any legitimate news source. The story is a hoax -- and a poorly spelled one, at that.
One version, attributed to "Rueters" [sic], reads as follows:
Actress Miley Cyrus Died in Terrible Car Accident
Teen star of the hit Disney television series "Hannah Montana" Miley Cyrus appears to have died in a tragic car accident in the early hours of Friday morning. The young starlet was on her way to the filiming [sic] of the upcoming "Hannah Montanna" [sic] Series when her vehicle was reportedly hit by a large truck. Witnesses estimate that the colliding vehicle was travelling [sic] at "At least 55mph" and had "Run a stop sign." Although rushed in a [sic] critical condition to Pacific Alliance Medical Centre [sic], the news broke quickly amongst reporters that the teen had succumbed to her injuries during surgery.
A very-much-alive Cyrus performed Friday night at the Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
should the guy that crashed in lose his voying rights? do you think he is a democrat or a republican?
Porn DVD Screams Prompt Sword 'Rescue'
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:53 PM EST
The Associated Press
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (AP) â A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching.
"Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case. "This really is nothing, nothing but a mistake."
http://adelphia.net/news/read.php?id=13473726&ps=931&lang=en
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I definitely do not think that he should have been charged with a crime. My goodness what if a real rape had been occuring and the police came only after the entire act had occured and the perp had left? This should fall under the "good samaritan" ideal. James Van Iveren is a person who thought something terrible was going on, acted to stop it and should not be punished in "any way, shape, or form." I am also sure that James is the type of person who would pay for any damages he caused since he did try to "do the right thing" in the first place. I also think that he should not be embarrassed or feel stupid, because of this. If I could, I would give him a hug and tell him thanks for caring enough and for willing to put himself in harm's way for a stranger. As far as the police being called, even if he did have a phone, I would like to know, how many people would have wanted him to dial 911 and then just sit around thinking that he had done all he could? What if it had been REAL? What if it had been YOUR REAL Mother, wife, sister, girlfriend, female friend or your daughter? Thanks James!!!!! You are a HERO!!!!!
(As for the guy watching his porn too loud--yeah, I definitely agree with what he said in his interview that he would lower the volume or get some headphones. This should serve as a reminder to those "Loud Music/TV watchers" to knock the volume down a bit. I think that all people should be more respectful than to play their tvs, radios or whatever so loud that everyone around them can hear it----this goes for ANY loud music or tv, in cars, homes, anywhere really and especially when you are sharing walls or airspace with other people.
IN CNN TODAY: A case where neighbors heard and called 911, but did not act. Instead they relied on waiting for the police.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An internal affairs report detailing an Jacksonville Sheriff's
Office deputy's slow response to a 911 call for help in a child abuse case calls for the
officer's suspension, Channel 4 learned. Police were called to an Arlington apartment
complex on Dec. 4. However, 24 minutes passed after the first call for help from a
concerned neighbor -- who said it sounded as if the parents were trying to kill the child --
before the first police officer arrived. The child's mother, 21-year-old Brittane Stanard,
and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Kahlil Mabuyi, were arrested after the incident. Both were
sailors on the USS John F. Kennedy and are facing an aggravated child abuse charge.
Investigators said the couple beat the 5-year-old girl for 30 minutes -- most of that time
after the first call was placed to 911. According to dispatchers, the first call came into the
911 center at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 4:
Caller: "They are, like, trying to kill the child."
Operator: "Are they outside or inside the apartment?"
Caller: "No, they're inside but you can hear it through the door."
Operator: "OK, we'll get officers out there."
Fourteen minutes later, another neighbor called 911:
Caller: "I'd like to report a child being abused. Someone else called it in about 20
minutes ago, and police haven't gotten here yet."
A third call was placed four minutes later:
Caller: "The people upstairs are about to kill their daughter. They are beating her
and beating her and she is screaming. They won't stop. This has been going on."
Operator: "How old is the child?"
Caller: "She's like 4 or 5. They're throwing her around. I need to go up there."
Operator: "Ma'am, no, no, do not."
Caller: "It's been 25 minutes."
Operator: "Let the police handle that. You do not need to go up there and get shot
or hurt."
Caller: "OK. No, but she's going to die. If they keep hitting her like this, she's
going to die."
Operator: "Ma'am, the officers are on the way and in the area. Do not go up
there."
About 24 minutes after the first call for help, an officer arrived.
Police reports officers "observed welts and considerable swelling on both of the victim's
legs, both of her arms, both of her shoulders, her back, her stomach and her chest." The
lax response time to the call prompted an internal investigation. Two months later, the
investigation concluded that it took police too long to respond to the scene of the alleged
child abuse. The report states the officer G.E. Dobkin was less than 3 miles from the call
and did not follow the rules. It states that he was writing tickets instead of going to help
the girl, and that the officer was worried about getting in trouble for not finishing the
tickets. It said Dobkins changed the battery in progress call's priority 1 status --
emergency/life-threatening -- to an investigation call prior to arriving at the scene of the
incident.
The report also said the officer did not use his lights and siren while en route to the
Arlington apartment complex because he thought the call was routine and did not want to
put drivers in danger along University Boulevard during rush hour.
Finally, the report recommended the charges of failure to conform to work standards,
failure to take prompt action and incompetence against Dobkins be classified as sustained.
Fortunately, in this case this poor child did not die. But, I am sure that the child would have greately appreciated someone coming to her rescue even if it had "just been a neighbor" and not a police officer. Child, woman, man, no one should be left in danger because the "proper authorities" should be the ones to come to the person's rescue, because someone already did their part and called "911" or because someone is afraid of getting charges placed against them. Sometimes, non-police officers are the only ones who can make a difference. To James Van Iveren and to the child who saved my life when I was a toddler, "Thank-you with all my heart."
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