Airport worker 'abused scanner'

An airport worker allegedly caught ogling images of a female colleague in a full-body scanner faces the sack after being given a police warning for harassment. The Heathrow worker, named by The Sun newspaper as 25-year-old John Laker, allegedly made lewd remarks to colleague Jo Margetson, 29, after she entered an X-ray machine by mistake. She reported the matter to her bosses and to police. A spokeswoman for BAA, which runs Heathrow, said: "We treat any allegations of inappropriate behaviour or misuse of security equipment very seriously and these claims are investigated thoroughly. "If these claims are found to be substantiated, we will take appropriate action." The new full-body scanners are being rolled out across UK airports following the failed Christmas Day bomb plot to blow up a jet over Detroit in the US. Their introduction has been opposed by some groups who fear the revealing nature of the images the scanners provide could breach people's rights. The question of privacy was raised in a report on airport security by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. The committee said: "Having witnessed these full-body scanners working at first hand, we are confident that the privacy concerns that have been expressed in relation to these devices are overstated and that full body scanners are no more an invasion of privacy than manual 'pat-downs' or searches of bags." One of the bodies that has questioned the legality of scanners is the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Responding to the Home Affairs Committee report, the commission said: "We believe there is a risk that the way body scanning was introduced in UK airports breaches discrimination law, as well as breaching passengers' human right to privacy."(my view)-I told you this would happen first........then the kids

Teachers leave boy, 5, stranded in tree because of health and safety (then report passer-by who helped him down to police)

boy of five was left stranded in a tree at school because of a bizarre health and safety policy - which banned teachers from helping him down. The mischievous pupil climbed the 20ft tree at the end of morning break and refused to come down. But instead of helping him, staff followed guidelines and retreated inside the school building to ‘observe from a distance’ so the child would not get ‘distracted and fall’. The boy was only rescued when passer-by Kim Barrett, 38, noticed the child and helped him down herself.

Good Samaritan: Kim Barrett outside Manor School in Melksham, Wiltshire, where she rescued a pupil stranded in a tree after staff would not get him down

But instead of being thanked for her actions by the headteacher of the Manor School in Melksham, Wiltshire, she was reported to the police for trespassing. Miss Barrett, who lives in Melksham with her six-year-old daughter who attends a different school, said she is ‘surprised’ and ‘shocked’ by the school's policy. She said: ‘I stopped to ask him if he was OK, and it became clear that he'd been there since the end of playtime, which had been around half an hour earlier. ‘I was immediately concerned. I walked over to the school with the boy and was met by the associate head. ‘He didn't appear at all concerned, and was actually very patronising, patting me on the arm and asking me “what do you expect me to do, exactly, dear?” ‘When I said I thought it was a serious incident, he then said his only concern was me trespassing. ‘I was initially surprised that no one appeared to have missed this boy, no one could have known where he was because they could not have seen him from the school, and I was shocked at the way I was dealt with.’ The incident occurred on the morning of March 1 as Miss Barrett was walking home past the side entrance of 213-pupil The Manor Church of England Primary School. She claims that she walked around to the front of the school, onto the playing field and then helped the schoolboy down before taking him back to his class. But the school alleges that she ‘approached the school in an inappropriate way’ and asked her to leave the premises after she got into a row with staff over the boy's welfare. Later that evening a letter from headteacher Beverley Martin was posted through Miss Barrett’s door, explaining that the school had contacted police about the incident. The next morning she was visited by a PCSO who told her she had committed a trespassing offence by helping the young schoolboy down from the tree. Miss Barrett said: ‘I felt really angry because I felt I had saved the school and this boy from something that could have been far worse, and that instead of thanking me I was under investigation. ‘It was ridiculous. He was all on his own, there was no one near him and you couldn't see the school buildings from where he was. ‘Not only was he at least 6ft off the ground, but someone taller than me could easily have reached in from the pavement and plucked him off the branch.’ Headteacher Beverley Martin confirmed that the school's policy prevents staff going to the aid of children who have climbed trees. She said: ‘The safety of our pupils is our priority and we would like to make it clear that this child was being observed at all times during this very short incident. ‘Like other schools whose premises include wooded areas, our policy when a child climbs a tree, is for staff to observe the situation from a distance so the child does not get distracted and fall. ‘We would strongly urge members of the public not to climb over a padlocked gate to approach children as their motives are not clear to staff. ‘To protect children, we cannot assume that people who enter the school grounds without permission have innocent intentions and must act accordingly. ‘If people are concerned about a child's welfare then they should go to the reception and alert a member of staff, who will be happy to help. ‘I am sure these expectations are the same in every school and are centred on children's wellbeing.’ A letter sent to Miss Barrett by Wiltshire Council added: ‘You may well have acted initially out of concern for the safety of the child but any such concerns should have been raised with a member of staff. ‘You subsequently behaved in a verbally aggressive manner to a member of staff(my view)- With the nanny state watching and governmental rules,teachers ect are milking the rules so they do NOT have to do work or rescue a boy from a tree,if my kid was stuck up a tree and i was a teacher at said school and in the rules it said i can't help because of health and safety.....I'd say"FUCK YOU"i'm helping that kid because he could fall and die you moron

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Jerry's Just Resting As He's Watching TV

Soham killer 'in line for payout'

Soham murderer Ian Huntley could be awarded £20,000 compensation after his throat was allegedly slashed during an attack in prison, reports suggest. Huntley may sue the Prison Service for negligence, according to media reports after the attack by a fellow prisoner left him needing hospital treatment. The 36-year-old's throat was reportedly slashed during an assault in Frankland Prison, County Durham, where he is serving two life sentences for murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The Prison Service said Huntley's current state is not life-threatening. A spokesman said: "A prisoner at HMP Frankland was assaulted by another prisoner at about 3.25pm on Sunday March 21. The prisoner was taken to outside hospital for treatment but has now returned to prison." Prison officials launched an investigation into what happened. It was reported that Huntley's throat was slashed with a makeshift knife, and the child killer was found by prison staff lying in a pool of blood. He was convicted in December 2003 of murdering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who were both 10, after they vanished from their homes in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. The murder of the two girls sent shockwaves across the country. Huntley was given two life terms after being convicted of the girls' murders. Maxine Carr was jailed after being convicted of perverting the course of justice and has now been released from prison. Meanwhile, the stepson of the man reported to have slashed Hutley's throat said he "did it for Holly and Jessica". Damien Fowkes, 34, from Northampton, was reportedly jailed for life in 2001 after carrying out a knifepoint robbery so he could get money for drugs. Fowkes's stepson Lewis told The Sun: "He did it for Holly and Jessica and I'd like to pat him on the back. Most people will think Damien is a hero. I think he should be given a medal. The only pity is he didn't do a better job." Fowkes's mother Jayne, 51, said her son has a daughter near the age of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Ms Fowkes told the newspaper: "He loves his daughter so much and I'm wondering if that's what set him off."(my view)-PRISONERS HAVE NO RIGHT..they automatically gave any up as soon as they commit the crime-plus it was an attack ie:attacks are surprise GBH's or killings....meaning the officers had no prior information of the attack,plus prisoners have no rights to sue for attacks that are that...ATTACKS-they have no rights to sue....PERIOD!they have no rights what so ever

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Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigating a crash on Cudjoe Key determined the cause: as she drove, a 37-year-old woman was shaving her ...uh... "bikini area" while her ex-husband, in the passenger seat, was steering. After rear-ending another vehicle, they drove another half-mile, and her ex allegedly switched seats with her. As for the unusual distraction, "She said she was meeting her boyfriend in Key West and wanted to be ready for the visit," said Trooper Gary Dunick. "If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have believed it." The day before the crash, driver Megan Mariah Barnes was convicted of drunk driving (not her first offense), and driving with a suspended license. Her license was revoked for five years, and she was ordered to turn in her car for impound. After the crash, Barnes was arrested and charged with hit and run, reckless driving, driving without insurance, and driving with a revoked license. Her ex-husband was not charged. (Key West Citizen) ...Since once the trooper heard the story, he could understand why he wasn't watching the road. (my view)- Why the fuck was she in the drivers seat......if she was shaving...how stupid can humans be?

Thankyou Kim for this article