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Amazing that this could even happen.

Marine was charged in the slaying after authorities found Amanda’s body in a creek behind Marine’s house in Smyrna, Del. Amanda, a fourth grader whom prosecutors said Marine had been seen playing with the day of the slaying, also lived in Smyrna.

Marine may be the youngest person to stand trial for first-degree murder in Delaware, according to state Justice Department officials. In April, that distinction will go to LaToya Thompson, 14, of Wilmington, who at age 13 was arrested in the strangulation and suffocation death of her pregnant mother.

Marine allegedly beat and strangled Amanda on Nov. 20, 1987, during an argument over which of them had the right to play in the area near the creek, according to testimony from a psychologist during a July pretrial hearing.

No guns used, and it was just a child who did the murdering. Hey, but only “Gun Deaths” count!

H/T Mike W

Well this is quite the story:

A 23-year-old New Jersey man was beaten to death Saturday during a massive brawl that erupted in a Piscataway bowling alley.

Jamont Atkins, of Newark, has died after someone threw a bowling bowl at his head in the melee inside Stelton Lanes, which hosted the College Bowling Bash party.

At around 1.30am, police responded to reports of fistfights inside the venue packed with some 257 party-goers….So far, no arrests have been made in connection to Atkins’ death, but Newark police detective Todd Ritter told the Star-Ledger that investigators are looking to talk to ‘people of interest,’

The “Common Sense” solution for this is to ban bowling alleys and any non-nerf balls!

h/T Bob

This is an interesting one:

A Mineral Wells woman who had taken methamphetamine and other drugs likely crawled into the chest freezer in her garage where she died, according to a medical examiner’s report released Thursday by police.

Shannon Herrin Huddleston, 38, apparently grabbed a coat before getting into the freezer on the morning of Aug. 8, authorities said.

Hours later, her 19-year-old son found her body, face up, when he opened the freezer to get some food, according to a search warrant affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram in August.

Of course the take-away thing to note is that those that talk of “Gun Death” seem to claim that a few more laws will stop the bad things that happen. Are they proposing making guns as illegal as street drugs?

h/t Bob

Remember we trust police with guns!

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was charged with assault for kicking a handcuffed woman seven times in the groin, abdomen and upper thigh before the woman lost consciousness and died, prosecutors said Thursday.

While it’s unclear whether the actions by Officer Mary O’Callaghan led to the death of Alesia Thomas, prosecutors believe she used unnecessary force and brought a charge of felony assault under color of authority.

Hey, at least he didn’t shoot her with his sidearm! That would be a “Gun Death”. Kicking a handcuffed woman to death is no big deal!