Barry Bonds was sentenced Two Years

Barry Bonds was sentenced today to 2 years

Barry Bonds was sentenced today to 2 years probation with 30 days of location monitoring and 250 hours of community service. Oh, and he was hit with a $4,000 fine. (And an extra $100 for something.) Judge Susan Illston said that precedence was 15-21 months in jail, but went along with the probation officer’s recommended sentence. In the end, Bonds’ charity work and philanthropy helped lighten the sentence. Bonds still has an opportunity to appeal the sentence and his defense team said they will. Why not? Let’s make this an even decade.

Eight years of being investigated for steroid allegations ended for home run king Barry Bonds on Friday with a 30-day sentence to be served at home. No more - and maybe less.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston immediately delayed imposing the sentence while Bonds appeals his obstruction of justice conviction. The former baseball star was found guilty in April not of using steroids, but of misleading grand jurors.

Even without prison time, the case has left its mark on the seven-time National League MVP. His 762 career home runs, and 73 homers in 2001, may forever be seen as tainted records, and his ticket to baseball's Hall of Fame is in doubt.

Bonds declined to speak in court. Well-wishers hugged the 47-year-old in the hallway courtroom after the hearing was over, and a smattering of fans cheered him as he left the courthouse. It was a marked departure from his initial court appearance four years ago, when guards had to clear a path for Bonds to get through dozens of onlookers to his SUV.

"Whatever he did or didn't do, we all lie," said Esther Picazo, a fan outside the courthouse. "We all make mistakes. But I don't think he should've gotten any kind of punishment at all."

Bonds was sentenced to two years of probation, 250 hours of community service, a $4,000 fine and 30 days of home confinement. It will take time to determine whether he serves any of it; his appellate specialist, Dennis Riordan, estimated it would take nearly a year and a half for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule.

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella called the sentence a "slap on the wrist" and the fine "almost laughable" for a superstar athlete who made more than $192 million for playing baseball.

Rapper Slim Dunkin Shot & Killed At Music Studio (RIP)

Hip Hop has lost another artist due to gun violence, as Slim Dunkin, a member of Waka Flocka’s Brick Squad has passed away earlier today.
Just moments ago, Brick Squad affiliate Bo Deal took to his Facebook page and made the announcement of Slim Dunkin’s untimely passing.
Atlanta police say the rapper Slim Dunkin was gunned down Friday evening inside a city music studio as he was preparing to record a video.

Police Maj. Keith Meadows stated the rapper, whose actual title is Mario Hamilton, was fatally shot within the chest following obtaining into an argument with an additional person.

He was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital exactly where he was pronounced dead.

Meadows told The Related Press late Friday that police haven't been in a position to determine the shooter. He stated investigators happen to be interviewing those that had been within the studio. He stated as numerous as 20 individuals had been within the little office-type creating in the time with the shooting, which took location about five:30 p.m., however they had been in various locations.

Police haven't recovered the handgun that was utilized. Investigators remained in the scene late Friday evening.

“Right now we’re just attempting to....determine who might have observed what, truly just attempting to place the pieces with the puzzle collectively,” Meadows stated. “It appears everyone witnessed some thing extremely various. We’re just attempting to go back and make sense of every thing.”

Slim Dunkin had appeared on numerous songs using the rapper Waka Flocka Flame. The web site Mtv.com reported that the Brick Squad Monopoly rapper was on a solo track and had lately released a 20-track mix tape that featured Gucci Mane, Roscoe Dash and Pastor Troy.

“It seems the victim was scheduled to complete a photo shoot,” Meadows stated of Friday’s occasions. “Before the video shoot took location, it seems the victim and suspect got involved with a verbal altercation. We do not know what that altercation was about.”

“The suspect created a weapon, discharged that handgun 1 time, striking the victim within the chest,” Meadows stated.

Meadows stated the victim was in his early 20s and resided within the Atlanta region.

Two people Shoot at Virginia Tech

Two people, including the officer , were dead after having a shooting on Thursday night afternoon on the grounds of Virginia Tech, the scene of an 2007 massacre in which 33 people were killed, college officials said.

The shooting took place around noon, after a university police officer made the thing that was described as a routine traffic stop in a parking lot near McComas Area, a gym and sports building, mentioned Mark Owczarski, director associated with news and information.

During the stop, a gunman walked up to the officer along with shot and slain him, officials mentioned during a news convention on Thursday. Your gunman was not the person mixed up in traffic stop.

For a lot of tense hours, law enforcement officials searched for the gunman. The actual university announced with regards to 4:30 g.m. that there has been “no longer an active threat” upon campus.

Earlier inside day, witnesses reported experiencing the gunman running towards a different parking lot, referred to as Cage, near Goose Pond Drive. At this parking lot, a man was found, also dead of an gunshot wound. Officials wouldn't normally comment on whether the 2nd person found deceased was the man whom shot the police policeman.

Police did not discover the officer nevertheless said he would have been a four-year veteran of the The state of virginia Tech police division. State police remained as investigating whether he had been specifically targeted.


Two people, including a police officer, have been dead after a taking pictures on Thursday afternoon on the campus of Virginia Tech, the particular scene of a 07 massacre in which 33 people were killed, university authorities said.

The shooting took place around noon, after a campus cop made what was identified as a routine visitors stop in a parking lot near McComas Hall, the gym and sports activities building, said Tag Owczarski, director of news and information. During the stop, a gunman walked up to the officer and shot and killed him or her, officials said within a news conference on Thursday. The gunman has not been the person involved in the site visitors stop.For several anxious hours, police earched to the gunman. The university released about 4:Thirty p.m. that there was “no longer an engaged threat” on campus.
Previously in the day, witnesses reported seeing the gunman operating toward a different car park, called the Cage, close to Duck Pond Push. At that parking lot, a male was found, also dead of a gunshot wound. Officials would not comment on if the second person discovered dead was the guy who shot police officers officer. Police did not identify the police officer but said this individual was a four-year veteran from the Virginia Tech law enforcement department. State law enforcement officials were still investigating regardless of whether he had been specially targeted.

Virginia Tech’s College Newspaper publish by twitter about the virginia tech Shooting

Earlier in the day, people reported about the gunman running toward a different parking lot, called the Cage, near Duck Pond Drive. At that parking lot, a body was found, also dead man of a gunshot wound. Officials would not comment on whether the second person found dead was the man who shot the police officer.

The virginia tech Shooting began yesterday 
Two people, including a police officer, Shoot afternoon on the campus of Virginia Tech, the scene of a 2007 massacre in which 33 people were killed, During the stop, a gunman walked up to the officer and shot and killed him, officials said during a news conference on Thursday. The gunman was not the person involved in the traffic stop.
university officials said.
The shooting took place around noon, after a campus police officer made what was described as a routine traffic stop in a parking lot near McComas Hall, a gym and sports building, said Mark Owczarski, director of news and information.


This is The Virginia Tech’s College Newspaper Tweets

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A VT Alert was just sent, stating that gun shots were heard near Coliseum parking lot.

Thu Dec 8 17:44:18 via Collegiate Times

¶Reporters quickly followed with their own updates, asking their followers to share what information they had.

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Has anyone heard or seen anything regarding the gunshots? Tweet us @CollegiateTimes.

Thu Dec 8 17:47:32 via Collegiate Times

¶Information began coming to them and they shared it, including the official updates from @VTnews.

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BREAKING: It appears one person is dead in the Coliseum parking lot. Washington Street and area are closed. #virginiatech

Thu Dec 8 18:05:38 via Collegiate Times

¶They shared posts on Twitter with photos captured by students and a reporter from The Roanoke Times.

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RT @CTSportsTalk: Crime scene at Cassell Coliseum lot RT @LeroneNRV: Parking lot taped off. Body covered #vatech http://t.co/gNPGA5y3

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Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years

Rod Blagojevich  proved to be worse than anything that came before him. Blagojevich misused the power of his office "from the very moment he became governor." He was initially elected in 2002 on a platform of cleaning up Illinois politics in the midst of federal investigations that led to the prosecution and conviction of Ryan.
US District Judge James Zagel  that Blagojevich receive between 15 and 20 years behind bars. They say their analysis of federal sentencing guidelines shows that he deserves 30 years to life,

According TMZ, Blagojevich was trying to use the company of Illinois Finance Authority (IFA),
During 2008, Blagojevich proposed removing $16 billion in new bonds for the state to meet pension fund requirements. Blagojevich once told a gathering of black ministers on Chicago's  South Side  that he was "on the side of our Lord" with his budget proposals.

During October 2005, Blagojevich attempt to legally require itself to provide universal affordable and comprehensive healthcare for children