• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

Headlines You Don't See Every Day (outside of Florida)

Vanderbilt student calls 911 to report denial of 'right to change tampon' during occupation of chancellor's office: WATCH (1st video in X, below)​

Several students at Vanderbilt University were arrested and placed under suspension after occupying the chancellor’s office building to protest the cancelation of a boycott, divest, and sanction campus-wide vote.

According to The Tennessean, around 30 students began to occupy Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier’s office on Tuesday to protest the cancellation of a vote to change the student government constitution. University administration canceled a campus vote on a proposed change to the student government constitution, which would have prevented student government funds from going to businesses that work with Israel.
.
.
.
Video posted to Instagram by VandyGenAction, a group that also participated in the sit-in, shows a student calling 911 to report her friend being denied the “right to change her tampon.”

”There is currently a female student who is denied the right to change her tampon that has been in multiple hours, which leads to an increased risk of toxic shock syndrome,” the student says.

”Ma’am, do you have an emergency?” the 911 operator responds, while trying to determine if the student is requesting an ambulance.



A separate video posted by the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition shows a protester on the verge of tears arguing with police over whether the student in question would be arrested if she left to change tampons.

In an Instagram post, the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition said that protesters were “peeing in bottles” and “using banners for privacy.”
 
Upvote 0

A ringleader in a global monkey torture network exposed by the BBC has been charged by US federal prosecutors.

Michael Macartney, 50, who went by the alias "Torture King", was charged in Virginia with conspiracy to create and distribute animal-crushing videos.

Mr Macartney was one of three key distributors identified by the BBC Eye team during a year-long investigation into sadistic monkey torture groups.

Two women have also been charged in the UK following the investigation.

Mr Macartney, a former motorcycle gang member who previously spent time in prison, ran several chat groups for monkey torture enthusiasts from around the world on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.

The groups were used to share ideas for custom-made torture videos, such as setting live monkeys on fire, injuring them with tools and even putting one in a blender.

The ideas were then sent, along with payments, to video-makers in Indonesia who carried them out, sometimes killing the baby long-tailed macaque monkeys in the process.

According to charging documents, Mr Macartney, who lives in the US state of Virginia, is accused by prosecutors of collecting funds from his chat groups and distributing videos depicting the "torture, murder, and sexually sadistic mutilation of animals, specifically juvenile and adult monkeys".

Mr Macartney has cooperated with investigators from the Department of Homeland Security and agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges. He will formally make a plea later this month and is facing up to five years in prison.

Speaking to the BBC Eye investigations team last year, Mr Macartney confessed to his role in the torture network, describing himself as the "king of this demented world".

"I was the man," he said. "You want to see monkeys get messed up? I could bring it to you."

Mr Macartney also described the moment he joined his first Telegram monkey group.

"They had a poll set up," he said. "Do you want a hammer involved? Do you want pliers involved? Do you want a screwdriver?"

The resulting videos were "the most grotesque thing I have ever seen", Mr Macartney said, and yet he went on to become a key player in the monkey torture groups.

The BBC understands that more charges are expected to follow soon for other key players in the monkey torture network. At least 20 people were placed under investigation last year globally, following the BBC's investigation.

Three participants have already been charged in the US, including Mr Macartney. Two torturers were arrested and jailed in Indonesia, and three women have been arrested in the UK, two of whom have been charged.

Holly LeGresley, 37, of Kidderminster and Adriana Orme, 55, of Upton-upon Severn were charged last month with publishing an obscene article and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

Ms LeGresley and Ms Orme were high-profile members of the online torture groups. Ms LeGresley, who went by the screen name "The Immolator", was a moderator in a group run by Mr Macartney and was involved in commissioning some of the most extreme videos.

In the US, two others have been charged with the same counts as Mr Macartney.

David Christopher Noble, 48, a former US Air Force officer who was previously court-martialed and dismissed from the military, and Nicole Devilbiss, 35. They are both facing up to five years in prison.
 
Upvote 0
BATON ROUGE - City police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman with a blowtorch and threatening to kill her, according to police records.

Jacob Jarmal Woods, 27, is wanted on charges of third-degree rape, second-degree sexual battery and aggravated battery, among others.

The attack occurred Sunday at Woods' home. He is accused of choking the woman until she lost consciousness and then sexually assaulting her with the blowtorch. He also put the lit blowtorch into her mouth, burning her face, Woods' arrest warrant said.

Woods is also accused of forcing her head into an unflushed toilet and trying to yank out her teeth with pliers, the warrant said. He then ran a butcher knife along her skin and threatened to kill her.
 
Upvote 0

Wildlife Photographer Wakes Up From A Nap Under A Tree With… A Sleeping Cheetah Against Him​

Wildlife-Photographer__-1024x683.jpeg


Imagine dozing off under the shade of a tree after a taxing day out in the sun, only to wake up to the gentle nudge of a wild cheetah snuggling against you. This isn’t the start of a fable or a campfire story. It’s what happened to Dolph Volker, a wildlife photographer and animal enthusiast, during one of his volunteering stints at Cheetah Experience, a sanctuary for endangered species in South Africa.

Wildlife-Photographer___-1024x683.jpeg


With his camera by his side, Dolph didn’t miss the opportunity to document this extraordinary event. The photos and videos he captured show Eden displaying an unexpected gentleness, nuzzling against him, playfully biting, and even licking him. These tender interactions have not only strengthened his bond with the cheetahs he works to protect but have also made him a beacon of hope for animal conservationists worldwide.
 
Upvote 0

Wildlife Photographer Wakes Up From A Nap Under A Tree With… A Sleeping Cheetah Against Him​

Wildlife-Photographer__-1024x683.jpeg


Imagine dozing off under the shade of a tree after a taxing day out in the sun, only to wake up to the gentle nudge of a wild cheetah snuggling against you. This isn’t the start of a fable or a campfire story. It’s what happened to Dolph Volker, a wildlife photographer and animal enthusiast, during one of his volunteering stints at Cheetah Experience, a sanctuary for endangered species in South Africa.

With his camera by his side, Dolph didn’t miss the opportunity to document this extraordinary event. The photos and videos he captured show Eden displaying an unexpected gentleness, nuzzling against him, playfully biting, and even licking him. These tender interactions have not only strengthened his bond with the cheetahs he works to protect but have also made him a beacon of hope for animal conservationists worldwide.

Coming soon: Gabriel the cheetah enjoys Dolph and protein-rich fava beans in a healthy sunset meal. :no:
 
Upvote 0
Back
Top