Teh Official NEWS section, Judge gets 4 years for exposing himself Options

[amysmojo]

**You gotta be kidding me! These people are idiots...**

Astrologist woman sues NASA over comet crash
--- A Russian astrologist who says NASA has altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft into a comet is suing the U.S. space agency for damages of $300 million, local media reported Monday.

Brilliant...just brilliant...
--- A German thief effectively signed his own arrest warrant after photographing himself at the scene of a crime and accidentally leaving the pictures for police to discover.

The things a guy will do for his sister...
--- - A young Russian man who dressed in women's clothes to take an exam for his sister was caught after his oversize bust gave him away, Interfax news agency reported Monday.

Teacher skips school for wrestling career
--- A New York City school teacher apologized and resigned on Friday after admitting he pursued a career as a professional wrestler when he had told his boss he was on leave to care for a sick relative.

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[ILuvMyCelica95]

DEADLY SPEED DEMON - THE NEW YORK POST

By JEANE MacINTOSH, ERIN CALABRESE and TODD VENEZIA
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July 29, 2005 -- The maniac camp counselor who drove five youths to their doom in the Catskills had her license suspended for speeding at 107 mph — and climbed behind the wheel even though a parent begged that she be banned from chauffeur duty.
Irina Mironova, 25, who also died in the crash, was racing so wildly with a carload of children from the Atlanta Dance Camp that two witnesses called 911 to report her driving out of control, going at least 80 mph and passing at high speeds on the shoulder.

Within minutes of the calls, she crossed the double yellow line on Route 17B in Sullivan County and rammed into an oncoming dump truck.

The 1994 Toyota Celica was crushed beneath the hulking hauler in an explosion of steel, blood and body parts.

"This is my 35th year in law enforcement, and I have never seen an accident of this magnitude," said Sgt. Don Prince of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department.

The mother of a 14-year-old girl who attended the Fallsburg camp — which has now been shut down for the summer — told The Post her daughter complained about Mironova's dangerous driving habits. She said she reported the girl's fears to camp owner Anna Kapitannikova on the eve of the horrific crash, in which Kapitannikova's own son died.

"My daughter . . . said she was afraid to get in the car with Irina because she drove too fast and my daughter didn't feel safe," the shaken mom said yesterday.



"On Tuesday, I called five or six times, trying to get Anna. I left messages. I was hysterical, frantic with worry. I couldn't sleep — I just had a very bad feeling."

Kapitannikova, a Brooklyn resident and former Russian ballerina, started the summer dance camp about six years ago. It charges about $1,800 a month per camper and caters mostly to the Russian-immigrant community.

She returned the worried mom's call on the eve of the tragedy.

"She told me, 'Why are you worrying?' " the mom said. " 'Don't worry, the kids are all OK. The counselors have been driving them for a long time. The children are safe.' "

But they were anything but safe. Mironova, who lived in Florida after emigrating from Russia, had lost her license after getting busted on May 7 in St. Lucie County, Fla., for driving 107 mph in a 70-mph zone, officials there said.

"This was murder," said one outraged camp father. "That counselor got in that car, drove recklessly and took five lives. And Anna allowed her to get behind the wheel."

In addition to Mironova — a former Russian volleyball player in her first year at the camp — the dead included:

* Illya Kapitannikova, 16, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. He was the son of the camp's owner and a promising dancer, who pals said had won more than 40 medals in competitions.

Illya "could have been like a Baryshnikov," said Alex Barinsky, the dad of a friend of the tragic teen.

* Igor Golovunin, 16, of Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, who was best pals with Illya.

* Gabrielle Soybelman, 12, of Ocean Court in Brooklyn.

"I love my daughter," said her devastated dad, Boris, as he choked back tears.


* Natoliy Cheremnykh, 14, of Owings Mills, Md. His mother and brother were dazed yesterday after identifying his body. "I just can't believe it," said his shaken mom.

* Masha Fishman, 14, of Edison, N.J. "She was a great girl. This is irresponsible, stupid behavior," said her devastated aunt, Regina Fishman.

Camp owner Kapitannikova, meanwhile, was put on suicide watch at a Catskills hospital where her other son, Max, who was in another car behind the one that crashed, was being treated for shock, a pal said.




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My .02


I understand people drive fast, if they want to endanger their own lives that is their problem, but GD why would you drive like that with other people in your car? Especially children , this is so sad.