CA: Naked
Man Takes a Dump From Perch on Cross In Seven Hour Drama: Charged With
Defacing Church [03/03/09
] "From 8 a.m. to around 3:15
p.m. yesterday, an unidentified nude twenty-something man, reported to be
suicidal, sat 50 feet in the air atop the cross at West Bethel Presbyterian
Church on La Brea Ave. between Wilshire and Olympic ... He finally came down
after a seven hour confrontation with the fire and police departments ... A
witness told KTLA that the man told her he was "protesting against
Christianity." He apparently climbed up clothed, but stripped and threw
is clothes down. His only request during the standoff was a towel to wipe his
hands clean after wiping his waste on the cross. An officer told the TV
station that one of the crimes he would be arrested for was defacing a church,
which is a felony ... Last September in New York City, a naked man on a fire escape died after police tasered him. He fell 10 feet to the ground with nothing to catch him below. After it was announced that the taser use broke department rules, the officer who ordered the tasering killed himself and the officer who executed the action was
promoted ..." Includes Video clip.
Family
claims Denver-area charity did nothing to prevent suicide so that it could
hold onto $100,000 donation
[03/03/09
] "A family claims a
Denver-area charity did nothing to prevent a suicide so that it could hold
onto a $100,000 donation. The claim is contained in a lawsuit against Laradon
Hall, a mental health facility for developmentally disabled children and
adults."
