3rd person in history survives Niagara Falls drop

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/21/man-goes-over-niagara-falls-survives_n_1534049.html?ref=canada

The third person successfully has survived the 50 meter drop of Niagara Falls without a safety device of any kind. The man in his mid 40s was amazingly able to swim to shore and walk away. Although he made it alive he suffered several injuries and was air transported to Hamilton General Hospital. In the past the attempt of going over the falls has been a stunt but this time officials have reported that this was a suicide attempt.

How people continue to survive this is mind blowing. How you could get lucky enough to avoid all the jagged rocks and currents that are waiting for you at the landing is amazing but has been done. The sad part about this story is that this man wasn't some circus freak that is doing this as a publicity stunt but as a suicide attempt. Hopefully him surviving was the best thing that could happen and he is now able to get the help he needs.

Shooting after NBA playoff game

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/oklahoma-city-shooting-thunder-lakers-game-report_n_1535000.html

Following the Game 5 between the OKC Thunder and the LA Lakers shots were fired outside of Chesapeake Energy Arena. A total of 8 people were shot in the incident and the police have arrested two suspects. The incident occurred when some fights broke out within the celebrating fans in the Bricktown district, a popular nightlife area in OKC. One of the people shot are in critical condition and the rest walked away with minor wounds.

Incidents like this one occur way too often after sports games specifically elimination playoff games. This is a result of people generally acting stupidly and when you have the combination of stupid people and guns in the same place nothing good can happen. People have to be able to control themselves better than they have or the police and organizations like the NBA will take action in preventing this in the future.

God sent alien hunter beheads man

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/22/greyhound-killer-believed-schizophrenia-alien-vince-li_n_1536004.html?ref=canada

Vince Li believes that he has been sent from god to save the world from an alien attack. In this effort Vince beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba. After Li identified passenger Tim McLean as an alien he stabbed him multiple times removing his head then ate a bit of the body. Vince has since been found mentally insane and has been sent  to Selkirk Mental Hospital to work out his problems. Since being sentenced to the hospital Vince has become more in touch with reality and has gained certain privileges such as going on supervised trips to nearby towns.

It may sound a little strange but I feel sorry for Vince. Obviously this guy has struggled throughout his entire life with living in an alternate reality and its sad that he was not able to get help before he did something this dramatic. I don't know what causes these kinds of mental malfunctions but whatever it is I hope someone out there is doing something to prevent it.

BC prepares for zombie attacks

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/15/bc-zombie-website-emergency_n_1516963.html?ref=canada-politics
To prepare for the possibility of a zombie apocalypse the province of British Columbia has prepared a website on how to survive. The goal behind the creation of this website is to generate interest in people's safety in case of a real emergency. The website promotes a fiction character that is a survivor of the zombie attacks and uses British Columbia's emergency twitter and Facebook pages to get survival  information directly from the provinces emergency departments.

Although this approach is unique and strange on paper it seems to be very effective. Taking advantage of peoples love of zombies the BC government has efficiently informed the province in ways to react in case of a devastating emergency. This model should be taken into consideration by other provinces and countries in a way to ensure the safety of their citizens.
http://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/zombie-preparedness-week-are-you-ready.html

Teachers abuse mentally disabled children

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/stuart-chaifetz-father-wire-son-records-teacher-abuse_n_1447330.html?ref=mostpopular

Stuart Chaifetz, a New Jersey dad whose son suffers from a mental disability was shocked to hear some of the things that the teachers of the school that his son was attending were saying in front of the children. When the teachers at Stuarts son Akian school were saying that Akian was having violent outbursts at school Stuart knew something was not right so he sent Akian to school wearing a wire to record what was going on inside the classroom. After one day of recording Stuart discovered that the two teachers that were in charge of the special needs class at the school were verbally abusing the students throughout the day. Discussion between the two teachers included conversations about their alcohol abuse and sex lives. The teachers were able to get away with this because they knew none of the students in the class had the capability of going home and telling their parents what was going on in class. After posting the audio to YouTube Stuarts actions brought this to the attention of the school board and the two teachers were obviously fired from their positions.

What these two teachers have done is pretty disgraceful. Taking advantage of disabled children should result in bigger punishment than them simply losing their job. Stuarts actions should be rewarded as he has started the reinvention of some special needs programs in order to give the children the care and schooling they deserve.

The 30th anniversary took place on this past Tuesday. A fundraising event held in Toronto was attended by Liberals who oversaw the charter's creation. The charter was created during the time Prime Minister Trudeau was in office with a lot of support from all parties. The purpose of the charter was to ensure that every citizen had their rights protected.  The charter is recognized around the world as a model for human rights. The charter has been celebrated by Canadians politicians that were involved in the charters conception annually. 


http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/politics/story/2012/04/17/charter-30-anniversary.html