Daily Rotten Archives February 15, 2004 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Catholic nuns bust orphan genital trade wide open BBC | Submitted by: B. A. von Kirk "Four Catholic nuns say they have received death threats after exposing an organ trafficking network allegedly operating in northern Mozambique. The traffickers are said to target the sex organs of children, which are sold to make magic charms... 'Several countries are involved in this iniquitous game and the victims are the poor, those who have no voice or defence, or the strength to defend themselves, we are convinced that Nampula is part of an international ring,' said Sister Juliana. She said there have been several attempts to abduct children from the orphanage they run in Nampula... The organs are reportedly smuggled into neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa." Read article... Brick manufacturing process includes human sacrifice Calcutta Telegraph | Submitted by: Abhijit P Basu "A five-year-old boy was kidnapped and sacrificed at a brick kiln at Dhuranbigaha village in Bihar’s Aurangabad district. Vikas Kumar, the son of a labourer, was allegedly thrown into a fire after his eyes were pierced, tongue and ears cut off and throat slit. Two kiln workers, one of them a tantrik, had gone around the village saying they were looking for a healthy male goat to sacrifice to keep the kiln fire burning." [Goat, boy... whatever's handy.] Read article... Moscow roof collapses on swimmers London Observer | Submitted by: wingnut "At least 11 people were killed and 100 injured when the glass roof covering a Moscow swimming complex collapsed under the weight of snow last night, showering those below with shards. Hundreds of bathers, including many families, were in the giant water park in south-west Moscow when the accident happened. Panicking swimmers, some in bathing suits, rushed into freezing temperatures after the roof caved in... About 420 people were in the area where the roof collapsed, and a total of 1,300 were in the complex... The complex was built two years ago. It has three pools and an artificial river and can take up to 2,000 people." Read article... Prisoner bleeds to death while guards watch Super Bowl Kansas City Star | Submitted by: BoobTube "The discovery of an inmate who may have bled to death at Corcoran state prison in central California while guards watched Sunday's Super Bowl has prompted an inquiry by the local district attorney's office, officials said on Thursday. Kings County chief deputy prosecutor Patrick Hart said his office was investigating the death of Ronald Herrera, whose body was found in his cell early Monday morning... Authorities declined to detail how Herrera died but the Los Angeles Times reported that his cell was soaked with blood. The newspaper quoted unidentified prison officials as saying he had been heard howling and kicking at his cell door several times on Sunday afternoon during the Super Bowl game." Read article... and This article... Prison nurse on trial for sucking, fucking inmate Rocky Mountain News | Submitted by: Reid Fleming "A 30-year-old nurse has admitted having sex with an inmate in a treatment room at a federal detention center in Florence, according to court documents. Rebecca Ann Miller, of Pueblo, resigned from the federal prison system after confessing. Prosecutors charged her Wednesday with one misdemeanor count of having oral sex with an inmate and one misdemeanor count of having intercourse with him. Each charge is punishable by up to a year in prison." Read article... Ireland hops on electronic voting bandwagon EU Business | Submitted by: Reid Fleming "Minister for the Environment Martin Cullen, whose remit also takes in elections, has insisted that the so-called 'e-voting system,' being introduced at a cost of around $45 million, will improve democracy... Opponents are far from convinced. The opposition Fine Gael party, which favoured the new scheme when it was first launched, now charges that the government has let it down by not satisfactorily answering questions about the system's reliability. A group of information technology experts had put 41 questions to the government about security doubts and received no answer, Fine Gael said. Opponents have called for electronic votes to be backed up by a printed copy so as to avoid electronic fraud, an idea the government has rejected as expensive and unnecessary... A specialist lobby group has even been formed, 'Irish Citizens for Trustworthy E-voting,' which is demanding that the system be backed up by hard copies of votes to be checked in case of dispute." Read article... Antebellum California surprisingly pro-slavery Eugene Register-Guard | Submitted by: Reid Fleming "Though it was admitted to the Union as a 'free state,' slavery still existed in 1850s California, and Moore is leading a project to shed light on its contradictory history. His proof is in print: in an 1852 ad announcing the public auction of a black man valued at $300; newspaper accounts of fugitive slaves who were arrested; and, county records certifying slaves bought their freedom from their owners... Officials were unwilling to challenge slaveholders who brought slaves into the state. And other laws, such as one allowing people to bring slaves into the state if they stayed only temporarily, undermined the constitution." Read article... Republican congressman alleged horndog Enid News & Eagle | Submitted by: wingnut "According to the police narrative of the Tuesday incident, a man [Rep. Mike O'Neal] entered the hotel lounge... The man then told one of the women in the group to get into some boxer shorts and a T-shirt and meet him in the whirlpool, according to the report. The woman declined and left. He then sat on a sofa and began a conversation about marriage with the female victim, according to the report. The suspect, who reportedly was intoxicated, allegedly leaned over and asked the female victim an obscene question, according to the report. Telling police later she 'was in such a shock' that she got up and was attempting to gather some friends to join her in leaving when the suspect allegedly grabbed her left buttock and squeezed it tightly, according to the report. The victim told police she was scared and left the lounge area, running with another friend to the elevator. As the elevator was closing with the victim and friend inside, according to the report, the suspect reportedly stuck his arms through the opening and spread the doors apart... O'Neal is author of 'Defense of Marriage Act,' legislation that proposes a referendum on a constitutional amendment that would define a marriage as a union between one man and one woman. He also introduced a bill in January 2003 limiting the use of incompatibility as a reason for divorce." Read article... Rugby player suspended for nonconsensual assplay Sportal | Submitted by: Drew Tyer "Controversial Wests Tigers winger John Hopoate has been suspended for 12 weeks after being found guilty by the NRL Judiciary of poking his fingers up the anuses of three North Queensland players. Accused of one of the most bizarre charges in the history of rugby league, or sport in general for that matter of fact, Hopoate was officially found guilty of 'unsportsmanlike interference.' ... Hopoate, 27, was found guilty on three separate counts of deliberately sticking his fingers up the anuses of Peter Jones, Paul Bowman and Glenn Morrison in Saturday night's match at Dairy Farmers Stadium." Read article...