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South Carolina Gamecocks
Prohibition of Interstate Movement of Live Birds for Animal Fighting
TOP OF DOC A particularly disturbing aspect of cockfighting is the increasingly common presence of young children at these spectacles. Children as young as 9 years old have been observed making wagers and acting as runners for bettors at cockfighting clubs. During the raid in Sutter County, two young children were abandoned at the side of the arena by the adults who had brought them to the cockfights. In another California case, a mother of a 6-year-old boy was assaulted by her husband when she refused to allow him to take their son to a cockfight. He was subsequently arrested for spousal abuse and possession of gamecocks for fighting purposes and illegal paraphernalia. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
Tournament MVP Carlos Powell made a running jump hook in the lane to put the Gamecocks on top 54-51 with 44 seconds remaining. Kinsey made a pair of free throws to extend the lead with 31 seconds left. The Hawks had been held to just two baskets over 16-plus minutes before Chet Stachitas nailed a 3-pointer with 20 seconds to go. After Rocky Trice made 1-of-2 free throws for the Gamecocks, Stachitas had a 3-pointer blocked out of bounds by Brandon Wallace with 15 seconds to go. But Pat Carroll tied it with a shot from outside the arc with 7.5 seconds left to play. South Carolina did not call timeout and Kinsey raced up court before making the game-winning shot from the right side. ... [Read More]
Andy Card hosts Ask the White House
Jessica --- My lips are sealed. (The President has a great sense of humor!) I'm a proud graduate of South Carolina --- Go Gamecocks! Andy Card ... [Read More]
Impact of Mentally Ill Offenders on the Criminal Justice System
I felt like my life was once again back on track. Then, I had the misfortune of encountering a psychiatrist upon relocating to Lakeland, Florida, who ignored my successful treatment history for the past eight years and decided that I was not suffering from manic-depressive illness after all. He discontinued my medication entirely, and I soon spiraled into a serious manic episode that led to my encounter with the criminal justice system from the other side—as a jail inmate. The episode coincided with a trip that I and my new wife took to South Carolina for a football game in Columbia. By the time we made it to the game, I was completely psychotic. And a problem with illnesses of my type is that the events I experienced were extremely vivid and real to me, as the area of the brain that controls my cognitive awareness had become impaired. I did not realize I was ill. I believed that I could literally control the players on the football field like chess pieces ... [Read More]
Prohibition of Interstate Movement of Live Birds for Animal Fighting
TOP OF DOC A particularly disturbing aspect of cockfighting is the increasingly common presence of young children at these spectacles. Children as young as 9 years old have been observed making wagers and acting as runners for bettors at cockfighting clubs. During the raid in Sutter County, two young children were abandoned at the side of the arena by the adults who had brought them to the cockfights. In another California case, a mother of a 6-year-old boy was assaulted by her husband when she refused to allow him to take their son to a cockfight. He was subsequently arrested for spousal abuse and possession of gamecocks for fighting purposes and illegal paraphernalia. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
Tournament MVP Carlos Powell made a running jump hook in the lane to put the Gamecocks on top 54-51 with 44 seconds remaining. Kinsey made a pair of free throws to extend the lead with 31 seconds left. The Hawks had been held to just two baskets over 16-plus minutes before Chet Stachitas nailed a 3-pointer with 20 seconds to go. After Rocky Trice made 1-of-2 free throws for the Gamecocks, Stachitas had a 3-pointer blocked out of bounds by Brandon Wallace with 15 seconds to go. But Pat Carroll tied it with a shot from outside the arc with 7.5 seconds left to play. South Carolina did not call timeout and Kinsey raced up court before making the game-winning shot from the right side. ... [Read More]
Andy Card hosts Ask the White House
Jessica --- My lips are sealed. (The President has a great sense of humor!) I'm a proud graduate of South Carolina --- Go Gamecocks! Andy Card ... [Read More]
Impact of Mentally Ill Offenders on the Criminal Justice System
I felt like my life was once again back on track. Then, I had the misfortune of encountering a psychiatrist upon relocating to Lakeland, Florida, who ignored my successful treatment history for the past eight years and decided that I was not suffering from manic-depressive illness after all. He discontinued my medication entirely, and I soon spiraled into a serious manic episode that led to my encounter with the criminal justice system from the other side—as a jail inmate. The episode coincided with a trip that I and my new wife took to South Carolina for a football game in Columbia. By the time we made it to the game, I was completely psychotic. And a problem with illnesses of my type is that the events I experienced were extremely vivid and real to me, as the area of the brain that controls my cognitive awareness had become impaired. I did not realize I was ill. I believed that I could literally control the players on the football field like chess pieces ... [Read More]
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