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Lesser murder conviction upsets widow - Vancouver, BC - The widow and friends of Ben Banky - a well-loved business owner shot dead by a fired employee at a company Christmas party - say they're disappointed his killer was convicted only of second-degree murder.
A B. C. Supreme Court jury returned the verdict on Sunday, deciding it was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Eric Kirkpatrick, 63, deliberately planned to kill his ex-boss when he brought a gun to Tall-Grass Distribution's Christmas party in 2008, the day after he was fired.
Outside court, Banky's widow Linda Rae struggled to contain her emotions, saying she was "a bit disappointed" that the jury opted for less than a first-degree murder conviction.
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Nine people die in workplace shooting - MANCHESTER, Conn. — Nine people were killed August 3, 2010 in a workplace shooting rampage at a family-owned beer and wine wholesaler, police said.
Friends, family and co-workers of shooting victims gather at a high school near the shooting scene after an employee of familyowned beer wholesaler Hartford Distributors opened fire on his co-workers, killing eight before killing himself.
The shooter was identified as Omar S. Thornton, 34, a driver for the company, Hartford Distributors, and was described by a Teamsters Union official as a recent hire and a “disciplinary problem.”
“The union was bringing him in to meet with the company to remedy the problem,” said John Hollis, a Teamsters official. “ He started shooting.” (©2010 Vancouver Sun)
Southern Poverty Law Center - Originally a civil rights law office formed in 1971 in Montgomery, Alabama, the Southern Poverty Law Center now focuses on "tracking and exposing the activities of hate groups". There is much important and interesting information on the SPL website, but here's a link specifically to their Hate Map, which details different kinds of hate groups in the United States active in 2009, by location.
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Guns in the workplace - The Indiana General Assembly appears poised to pass a law allowing employees to bring guns onto work property, even if the employer objects.
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Workplace violence
Police searching for answers in UPS shooting | Read more |
Gunman believed dead after killing three at St. Louis workplace | Read more |
Nine lives lost in two weeks - "18 to 27 Oregonians are killed each year as a result of domestic violence; one in 10 Oregon women has been physically or sexually assaulted in the last five years; more than one third of domestic violence assaults are witnessed by children; and one in six Oregon women has survived forcible rape in her lifetime..."
About Tameka, Teresa and Varsha and their children...
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