Monday, February 23, 2015

Rams Head Tavern videotaping

Last Thursday, Kyle Muehlhauser, owner of Rams Head Tavern, was arrested on six counts of visual surveillance with prurient intent. This investigation began in May of 2014. While the lady who reported it was using the bathroom, the camera fell onto the floor.
Reading this article gives me an un-easy feeling. How many other restrooms have I been into that may have camera hidden? Women do a lot of things in the bathroom that isn't for everyone to see. Such as, going to the bathroom, changing clothes, getting sick, crying, etc. It disturbs me to even hear about this.
My quick questions are:
-How long has this camera been there?
-Has he taken it down each night, put everything on his computer and then deleted it off the camera and put it back?
-Why did he feel the need to have a camera in the women's bathroom?
He is an owner. Why would he think it is okay for him to place a video camera there? I can only imagine what is going to happen to his business knowing what type of owner he is. Is it really worth it?
Rams Head Tavern-Savage Mills (Photo credit: Ramsheadgroup.com)

Sunday, February 15, 2015

ISIS has recently released a five-minute video showing hostages in orange jumpsuit being marched along a beach, each accompanied by a masked militant. The men are made to kneel before they are simultaneously beheaded. They were 21 Egyptian Christians, most were from a poor village in Egypt, who were recently beheaded. The video is called "A Message signed with blood to the nation of the cross" and was released by the group's Al-Hayat Media Center, according to flashpoint intelligence, a global security firm and NBC News Consultant.
President Sisi, who is the current president of Egypt has stated that "Egypt and the whole world are in a fierce battle with extremist groups carrying extremist ideology and sharing the same goals," 

Monday, February 9, 2015

Is PTSD an excuse?

If you have not seen American Sniper, this post will spoil the ending. But if you have heard of Chris Kyle and know is story than you already know.
Chris Kyle is a United States Navy SEAL and was the most lethal sniper in the United States military history with 160 confirmed kills. While Kyle served 4 tours in Iraq he was awarded many awards for his heroism.
Kyle reached out to veterans who had Post-taumatic Stress Disorder and would try to help them. In 2013, Kyle and friend were shot and killed at a shooting range.
This week, the trial of Eddie Ray Routh opens. Eddie Ray Routh, who has PTSD, is accused of killing Chris Kyle.
Now the question everyone has is. "Will Post-traumatic Stress become the legal defense for ordering a man who helped other veterans battle the same affliction?"
PTSD is a very serious and dangerous disorder. But is this an excuse to why he killed Kyle and his friend? I don't believe that it is. I am very aware that it a serious condition but you don't just get an urge to pick up a gun and kill someone. If Routh wanted to shoot something, they were at a shooting range. Why did he decide to shoot people? In this article it states form Dr. Harry Croft, "The core symptoms of PTSD include irritability, agitation and anger. But the get angry at other stuff, usually, if there is any physical part of that anger, its with family memebers. But rarely is it ever a murder."
Chris Kyle Trial

Monday, February 2, 2015

Super Bowl 2015

Our question every Monday after the Super Bowl, what was the best commercials? Well Vox News gave us their opinion on what their "11 best 2015 Super Bowl commercials" were! (Click the name of the article to see how they rated the commercials.)
The commercials they selected are the ones that stuck out as I watched the Super Bowl. I wouldn't have necessarily put them in that exact order, because the Budweiser Puppy to me should have been number one. How could you not love it?