Bob Paxman being the special forces soldier refused to let PTSD beat him. This is poem I also wrote about getting the police to kill you titled `Death By Cop` I've found the solution to this disease in my mind Its at the end of a phone call its all gunna stop Gunna order me up some death by cop Like a pizza delivery here comes the boys in blue Them boys are locked and loaded They know just what to do Sorry kids sorry mama sorry papa its got to stop Here comes the sirens and lights with my death by cop Those 5.56 will rip my spleen its so obscene Oh yippee do its whop whop whop The armed police by air with my death by cop  Put me down like a dog Put me down like a hog Please make it stop motherfuckers Its my death by cop. PS. I don't recommend this...

We have featured quite a few Geeky cakes here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one will appeal to all the Star Wars fans out there, the Star Wars Death Star Birthday Cake. This fun Star Wars Death Star Birthday Cake was created by Lisa Smiley for her sons birthday, and as you can see from the photo, this is one of the coolest Star Wars cakes we have featured. You can check out more photos of this cool Star Wars Death Star Birthday Cake over at Lisa’s Flickr Page. Walyou via Like......

A draft revision of the criminal code in China reduces the penalty for thirteen offences from death to life imprisonment, according to the Guardian.The affected crimes include tax dodging, credit note fraud, teaching criminal methods and smuggling endangered animals.However, even if the revision is accepted, 55 crimes will still be punishable by death by lethal injection, including drug smuggling.It is also proposed to increase the maximum life sentence from 20 to 25 years.Catherine Baber, Amnesty International's deputy programme director for Asia, told the Guardian: "We welcome any genuine attempt to reduce the death penalty in China, but it is unclear whether this is legislative housekeeping that will have little effect on the overall number of executions."China could certainly make...

Not so long ago I saw a chilling TV drama where a detective was drugged and his wrists slashed with a knife to make it appear he had committed suicide.Sometimes fact and fiction are uncannily alike. I am, of course, referring to the apparent suicide of Dr David Kelly, the government’s weapons’ inspector whose body was discovered in a wood seven years ago  An inquiry led by Lord Hutton concluded that he had killed himself by cutting his left wrist with a blunt garden knife. Several prominent figures remain dissatisfied with this outcome, including five eminent medics who have explained why they believe his decision is flawed, and have urged a full inquest to investigate the full medical information. This is their letter published in today’s Times: Among the...

Tawkon is an app that can be used to measure radiation on a cell phone. When gripping a mobile phone with a so called "death grip", the amount of power needed by the call increases to keep the signal active. In turn, radiation levels rise.A video has been posted by Tawkon that shows three popular smartphones being tested with a death grip see if they each suffer with death grip problems.The death grip is normally associated with signal loss. This test shows the radiation increase which is caused because of the signal dropping.The purpose of Tawkon’s app is to provide the user with an indication—or “prediction” as they call it—of the radiation level being emitted by the iPhone. This level changes based on environmental conditions, distance from cell towers, and even the manner...

Exclusive: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani accuses authorities in Tehran of lying about charges in attempt to execute her in secretIn an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the woman whose sentence of death by stoning triggered an international outcry has accused the Iranian authorities of lying about the charges against her to pave the way to execute her in secret.Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery but it was commuted to hanging after an international outcry. Her initial sentence was for "having an illicit relationship outside marriage" but Iranian officials have claimed that she was also found guilty of murdering her husband and should still face death by stoning.In the interview, which took place through an intermediary who cannot be named for...

Death rates in England and Wales are at their lowest-ever recorded levels, official figures show. Despite health concerns surrounding rising levels of obesity and alcohol use, death rates for both men and women fell by about 5% in 2009 from 2008. There were under half a million deaths registered - the last time the figure fell this low was in the mid-1950s, when the population was 10m smaller. Deaths from heart disease and cancer have fallen sharply in the last decade. Between 1999 and 2009, death rates fell by more than a quarter for men and over a fifth for women, according to the figures from the Office of National Statistics, which said they were now at their lowest since records began in 1841. Circulatory conditions like heart disease remain the most common cause of death,...

60 deaths in 2 days over the last weekend. These are striking, depressing and troubling statistics, even by Guatemala's standards of an average of 19 murders a day. This year's murder statistics are already well on the way to surpassing last year's figures. But this, of course, isn't a competition that Guatemala wants to win. Most of those killed over the weekend were shot or stabbed, but we have also seen grenades and remote detonated explosives used to attack buses - a worrying trend that we have reflected in our travel advice for UK residents and visitors here. This spike in violence has seen a return to calls for the application of the death penalty in Guatemala. While people's anger, concern and fear about the high levels of violence and impunity are extremely understandable, for...

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be stoned, the regime has said, but family fear she will be hanged insteadIran has imposed a media blackout over the case of a 43-year-old mother of two who was sentenced to be stoned to death and whose fate is still unclear despite an apparent "reprieve".Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is still facing execution by hanging after being convicted of adultery, her son told the Guardian today.Newspapers, agencies and TV channels in Iran have been banned from reporting Mohammadi Ashtiani's death sentence, despite an international campaign launched by her children, which has been joined by politicians and celebrities from all over the world.The campaign, first highlighted by the Guardian last week, has failed to stop the Iranian authorities from pressing...

The Death Star may have been a dark and evil thing back in its time, but now it’s just so pretty.  Instead of blowing up planets, this Death Star makes the stars shine brightly even while you’re still in your house.  You don’t even need to go outside anymore, you can just sit inside with this Star Wars Death Star Planetarium and stare up at the stars. This planetarium would also work as a night light for little kids who need comforted in the dark by something bright and shiny.  Of course this isn’t advised for kids under 3 years of age due to choking hazards.  To keep it powered it requires 3 AA batteries, that are obviously not included.  Once this comes out in August you’ll be able to purchase one of these for $29.99.  Of course if you’re...

New Xbox 360 Slim has been out for some time and already we’re seeing first results when it comes to hardware failures. As you know, the new Xbox 360 Slim won’t have infamous Red Ring of Death but instead it has red dot or red eye as some people call it. Red eye doesn’t have to mean that hardware failure has occurred but it means that something is wrong. Back in the old days Red Ring of Death was something that you didn’t won’t to see on your Xbox 360. Red Ring of Death would take your power button and your Xbox 360 would become almost unusable. Only solution for Red Ring of Death was to purchase a new Xbox 360, or fix it on your own or by taking it to the repair shop. Now as you surely know, Microsoft announced that it won’t be any Red Rings of Death on the...

Last week we mentioned that the new Xbox 360 slim from Microsoft [MSFT] had done away with the red ring of death and replaced it with a red dot of death.We now learn that this isn't quite the case. The red dot represents the Xbox shutting down to prevent it from overheating, which makes it instead, just a warning rather than a death.It's good that Microsoft can now detect the problem and do something about it before the Xbox dies. It's just a shame that they can't get enough ventilation through the device to prevent that message from ever appearing.The information comes from the guys at NeoGAF. Via: EngadgetXbox 360 Slim Red Dot of Death Just a Warning...

As a living Lady fills the scumbag junta of Burma with terror so in death does Neda Agha Soltan to the vermin in charge of Iran . It does not matter that her death was one of many during the protests that followed Iran’s fraudulent election last year (and those to come of course – those to be executed after show trials), in death, Neda is the icon of Iran's struggle for democracy.That Neda terrifies Ahmadinejad and his minions is clear. If not then they would not have jammed satellite broadcasts of “For Neda”. According to today’s Independent the regime has released its own film about her death,. – which blames the resistance movement outside Iran for Neda's death. This will come as no surprise as the regime has tried to blame just about everyone but the Baseej for her murder,...

When a regular Xbox 360 breaks down the Red Ring of Death appears. This happened a lot of times since the Xbox was first introduced. Now that Microsoft [MSFT] has released the new Xbox 360 slim, we now hear that it wont have the RRoD. That's not to say it wont get hardware failures mind you and instead we hear that a red dot will appears on the power indicator making it the Red Dot of Death.Deciding to take the opportunity for a clean break, Microsoft has not included any red lights in the console's "ring of light", only green ones, so if something goes wrong this time around, you'll get a ...green ring of death. Which is surely more calming! red dot of death (see below).Obviously it isn't clear if the number of Red Dot of Deaths will match the number or % of Red Ring of Deaths. Lets...

Xbox 360 is a great console that has achieved huge success on the market, but there is only one thing that Xbox 360 users fear and that’s the infamous Red Ring Of Death. Red Ring Of Death appears on your power button and it will prevent your Xbox 360 from working. Red Ring Of Death is a common problem with Xbox 360 and  it is caused by hardware failure, similar to the Blue Screen Of Death on PC. In most cases Red Ring Of Death appears due to the overheating issues and the only way to fix it is to take your Xbox 360 to the repair shop or fix it on your own if you’re skillful enough. Taking your Xbox 360 to the repair shop might be the best solution but it’s a long process that could take weeks therefore it’s no wonder that Xbox 360 users are fearing the Red Ring...

What attracts a woman to a man on Death Row? Why would a woman marry a man awaiting execution, knowing the marriage is not going be be consummated ? Do some women like a man to be a bit of a rogue and the ultimate rogue is one who has committed a crime for which he has been sentenced to death? Are these women incapable of forming a relationship with a man on the outside and marrying a man on Death Row is a safe alternative? They get the kudos of being a married woman but don’t have to endure (?) the physical side of being married ? Do they seek to marry a man on Death Row rather than any other prisoners because they don’t need to worry that the former will ever get released and seek to join them? These musings were sparked by reading this article – click here...

Yes I pinched your image but I am promoting your mag Well it was only a matter of time before some genius thought of combining two of the main obsessions of adolescent boys, girls and corpses, into a magazine. It’s been going for some time from what I can gather, though I do note that some commentators on various blogs claim it is a hoax. Well if it is then, it is a very elaborate and expensive one as these are impressive cover shoots. If only it were not so life-like I don’t believe it is a fake – sex and death are primary interests to many humans – why else are you here and if you want to guarantee site traffic to your posting then abbreviations such as ‘WTF’ and ‘NSFW’ signal that it is likely to be sex and death that is covered. Some of...

Previously secret report concludes that Blair Peach 'almost certainly' died after blow from member of special patrol groupA former police inspector tonight denied involvement in the notorious killing of the anti-racist protester Blair Peach, after a report released earlier in the day suggested he may have been the officer who struck the "fatal blow".Alan Murray, who is now a university lecturer but was a 29-year-old Metropolitan police inspector in 1979, said he was the victim of a bungled investigation into Peach's death. "I did not kill Blair Peach. Of that I am certain," he said.Murray was speaking after the release of more than 3,000 previously secret documents that shed new light on the death of Peach, a 33-year-old teacher from New Zealand whose skull was crushed by a single blow to...

Metropolitan police report released after 30 years says Blair Peach was most likely killed by elite riot squad officerThe anti-fascist protester Blair Peach was almost certainly killed by police at a demonstration in 1979, according to a secret report released today.Documents published on the Metropolitan police's website shed new light on the death of Peach, a 33-year-old teacher from New Zealand, whose death marked one of the most controversial events in modern policing history.A campaigner against the far right, Peach died from a blow to the head during a demonstration against the National Front in Southall, west London.A crucial report into the death, which Peach's family have campaigned to see for more than 30 years, was finally released today. It said it could "reasonably be...

A video of the reaction of chimps to the death of an elderly group mate challenges procedures for dealing with terminally ill animals in captivityIn the final hour, they huddled around, studied her face and shook her gently as if to revive her. And when the others had drifted away, one stayed behind to hold her hand.As death scenes go, it has all the poignancy of human loss, but this was no everyday tragedy. The last breath was drawn before scientists' cameras and represents one of the most extraordinary displays of chimpanzee behaviour ever recorded.Video footage of the death of Pansy, who at fifty-something was the oldest chimpanzee in the UK, was released by scientists today. The film captures for the first time the complex reactions of our nearest evolutionary cousins to the death of...

(Paul Cassell) Over at Crime and Consequences, Kent Scheidegger has a couple of interesting posts on former death row inmate Timothy Hennis.  He was found guilty yesterday of premeditated murder by a military jury, even though he has long been listed on the “innocence list” maintained by the Death Penalty Information Center.  Of course, it is possible to make a mistake in assembling a list of innocents.  By the Death Penalty Information Center, quoted in the New York Times (as recounted on the blog) has this curious defense of including Hennis on the list: Richard C. Dieter, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said in an interview that Mr. Hennis’s name would be removed from the innocence list. But Mr. Dieter defended the list and its name.  Being...

Recently Belarus carried out the death penalty on two of its citizens. This cruel action was made worse for the families concerned because they were not told the date of the execution and did not have the bodies of their relatives returned to them.We are sadly all too familiar with reports of executions taking place in countries like China and Iran. But when we hear of the death penalty being used on the doorstep of the EU, it seems particularly shocking.  An essential pillar of any progressive society is in how it upholds universal human rights.  I am very proud of the stance the EU takes in opposing the death penalty - in all circumstances, irrespective of the crimes committed.  The death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment. Any miscarriage of justice is...

A bizarre job has appeared among the wanted ads for carpet fitters and sales assistants on the Job Centre Plus website -- Wall of DEATH rider.Would-be workers will need to be willing to ride a motorcycle at death-defying speeds around the inside of a 30ft diameter wooden cylinder… vertically.Employers say candidates should have a clean driving licence, not be afraid to take risks and certainly not suffer motion sickness.Wall of death performers start by circling the bottom of a wooden cylinder, slowly increasing speed until they build up enough centrifugal force to drive up the 20ft walls of the cylinder.The advert says the salary is negotiable… but they couldn't pay me enough. The centrifugal force demands that the bikes in a wall of death travel at speeds of no less than...

Oral contraceptives won’t increase a woman’s risk of death — in fact, birth control pill users may live longer, researchers said. In a population-based study of women in the U.K., death from any cause was 12% lower among oral contraceptive users than among those who never took birth control pills, Philip C. Hannaford, MD, of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and colleagues reported online in BMJ. “This is very reassuring and enables us to say with confidence to women that if they chose to use the pill as their contraceptive, they are highly unlikely to do long-term damage to themselves,” Hannaford said in an e-mail to MedPage Today. Previous studies have shown no increased risk of mortality with oral contraceptive use, but the researchers said...

Several hundred people in the UK have died from swine flu since May 2009. As a historical note, this text from 1942 puts our modern health problems in some perspective. In the England of 1840 the average age of death was twenty-nine, today [1942] it is fifty-eight. …the babies of 1840 suffered an appalling mortality. To-day one child in seventeen dies before it is a year old, but in 1840 the figure was about one in six, and about a third of the children born died before the age of five….Infants died of convulsions, diarroea, and atrophy, the latter being a polite term for starvation. The fact that in 1937 some twenty-six thousand English people died of tuberculosis will no doubt seem appalling to our descendants [yes, it does], but only a small minority of the people of...

Proof, if any were needed, that the obesity crisis is a grave health issue.Here we see the consequences of being overweight. Not only are you vulnerable to psychopaths levering massive rocks down at you, but you don't even get a decent death scene.The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conchexploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy,saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the airsideways from the rock, turning over as he went. The rock boundedtwice and was lost in the forest. Piggy fell forty feet and landed on hisback across the square red rock in the sea. His head opened and stuffcame out and turned red. Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit, like apig’s after it has been killed. Then the sea breathed again in a...

The American Law Institute has decided to pull its model death penalty statute, as recounted in this New York Times article.  As Kent Scheidegger points out in this detailed post, the action was not  intended to be a statement by the ALI that the death penalty should be abolished.  Nonetheless, that appears to be the spin being put on the action by death penalty opponents.  I found particularly interesting Berkeley Law Professor Franklin Zimring’s statement in the New York Times article that they ALI “were the only intellectually respectable support for the death penalty system in the United States.”  Apparently now if you support the death penalty in this country (as most Americans do), then you are not “intectually respectable.”  Professor Doug Berman has an...

A few weeks ago I introduced you to The Group Of Death via a video showing a special package from ESPN that was delivered to my doorstep. But now, in homage to Spinal Tap and for a little bit of fun on a Friday, we have a video of The Group Of Death rock band playing the first song off their EP entitled “Welcome To The Group Of Death” (see above). Who said ESPN doesn’t like to have a laugh and isn’t excited about marketing World Cup 2010? If you enjoy this video, be sure to watch the other Group Of Death videos from their December 4th concert at Nevada Smiths on our sister site World Cup Buzz. Related posts:ESPN Promotes World Cup Draw And Group Of Death1990-91 English First Division Season Review: VideoESPN360 Coming To Comcast: Soccer Fans Rejoice...

Ethnic Uighurs found guilty of murder and other crimes during unrest in JulyA Chinese court sentenced five people to death today for killing a police officer, kicking bystanders to death and other crimes during ethnic riots in the western region of Xinjiang in July. Two others were sentenced to life in prison by the intermediate people's court of Urumqi, the Xinhua news agency reported. The five sentenced to death had names indicating they were Uighurs. Many Uighurs resent Beijing's rule in Xinjiang, their traditional homeland. Hundreds were arrested when Uighurs attacked Han people, who make up China's ethnic majority, in violence that left nearly 200 people dead.Of the five sentenced to death, Memeteli Islam was accused of killing a police officer by smashing him in the back of the...

We’re all familiar with the Blue Screen of Death (or BSoD) giving you a friendly notice that your computer has encountered a critical system error, which makes Microsoft’s latest Black Screen of Death just that bit more exciting. An unlucky lucky number of Windows 7 users this week have faced said black screen … [visit site to read more] Windows 7 Black Screen of Death Caused by Malware: Safety Tips is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com...