It had been so long since I checked in with a "mainstream" news site, I decided to visit cnn.com this morning for fun.
An article that caught my eye was (All bold print in this post will be my added emphasis):
"Minnesota man charged with stabbing 29 pigs" (5-5-2010)
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/05/innesota-man-charged-with-stabbing-29-pigs/?hpt=T2
A drunk man stabbed 29 pigs in Minnesota, hurting them so badly they had to be slaughtered, according to charges filed against the man by police.
Curtis Adams, 23, said he did not remember stabbing the pigs, but did not deny having done it, Detective Matt Owens said in court papers. (continues)
***
It turns out the man was drunk, but something struck me as odd. I decided to search via Google News to see what other stabbing events, if any, had occurred recently.
It turns out that a lot of people get stabbed every day. So I narrowed my search to the l ast 24 hrs, and discarded any "run of the mill stabbings" (as in, late night bar fights, domestic disputes, drug deals gone wrong, etc.). After closing those dozen stories (I mean, I guess that many people get stabbed in the daily course of life?), I was still left with some notable articles. I'll share them here, make of it what you will. To me, it sounds a little like program activations, but could be just coincidence I suppose.
"Fresno mom stabs toddler son up to 20 times" (5-5-2010)
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15022208?nclick_check=1
FRESNO — Police say a Fresno mother plunged a knife into her 3-year-old son up to 20 times, then pushed him down apartment complex stairs.
(...)
Dyer says the woman told officers she stabbed her son, but she didn't explain why.
***
"Knife-wielding woman arrested after allegedly stabbing four at store in West Hollywood, California" (5-5-2010)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0504-target-stabbing-20100504,0,2691568.story?track=rss
http://www.laindependent.com/news/92816644.html (with photos of woman)
"You could see where the knife was going into his back,'' McNamara said. "The knife had ridges and a tag on it. She was going as fast and strong as she could. Four to six inches were covered in blood. She looked like she was going to stab everyone there.''
(...)
"Drop your knife" [the policeman] ordered again.
She turned, her expression blank and confused, clutching the knives.
***
"Police: Sing Sing model inmate stabs fellow prisoner to death" (5-5-2010)
http://www.lohud.com/article/20105050331
He slammed Carrasquillo in the head with a metal V-shaped bar that is part of a weightlifting machine, then took out a homemade metal knife — a "shank" in prison parlance — and stabbed him several times in the chest, back and neck, Manza said.
He then walked upstairs to a guard and confessed, police said.
***
"Violent School Stabbing Downplayed for Shanghai Expo" (5-5-2010)
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-05-05/441132886842.html
The mass protest was prompted by a school stabbing at a local kindergarten the day before. Parents say local authorities intentionally kept them in the dark about the stabbing—and that the media have been downplaying the incident.
Thirty-two people, including 29 young children, were injured after an unemployed man attacked them with a knife.
(...)
The Taixing school stabbing was one of three that have occurred between last Wednesday and Friday.
***
Apparently that last one happened a few days earlier, on 4-29-10. Curious to learn more about that attack, I googled "Taixing City" and saw that this was actually a somewhat well reported story. Oddly though, my trail ended where it began as I saw an interesting link back to cnn.com, and I clicked on the following story describing a disturbing trend of multiple stabbings all throughout China, blamed on the "copycat phenomenon":
"Schools in China prepare for copycat attacks" (4-29-10)
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/china.school.attack/?hpt=T2
China's kindergartens and preschools increased security after another violent attack on children and teachers Friday.
The execution of a former doctor who stabbed eight children to death and wounded five others at an elementary school in eastern China last month failed to deter what police say are copycat attacks, state media reported.
"Chinese society has generated enormous pressure on individuals and some of those individuals have perhaps had emotional and psychological problems," sociologist Ding Xueliang said. edit: notice how this is worded to suggest that such individuals could possibly not have emotional and psychological problems, the subtle implication that this behavior could actually be normal.
(...)
The latest attack came Friday, when a man armed with a hammer injured five preschool children in east China before setting himself on fire in a classroom suicide
(...)
On Thursday, at least 28 children were injured when a man with a knife attacked a kindergarten in east China
(...)
A day earlier, a man attacked 18 students and a teacher with a knife at a primary school in southern China's Guangdong province
(...)
This week's attacks came despite the execution of Zheng Minsheng, 42, a former community doctor (...) told investigators he carried out the attack because he was frustrated by "failures in his romantic life and in society," (continues)
***
A quick search of SOTT shows a few interesting articles about the Chinese attacks, as well as other recent odd (and possibly related, note the other "random shopper attacker" stabbings:
Chinese city goes on defense after school attack http://www.sott.net/articles/show/207826-Chinese-city-goes-on-defense-after-school-attack
8 school children stabbed to death by doctor in China http://www.sott.net/articles/show/205356-8-school-children-stabbed-to-death-by-doctor-in-China
Another man stabs more children at another Chinese nursery school http://www.sott.net/articles/show/207683-Another-man-stabs-more-children-at-another-Chinese-nursery-school
US: Wisconsin, girl, 13, charged in fatal stabbing over milk http://www.sott.net/articles/show/191098-US-Wisconsin-girl-13-charged-in-fatal-stabbing-over-milk
Mom, Dad, Son Accused of Trying to Stab Officers http://www.sott.net/articles/show/174783-Mom-Dad-Son-Accused-of-Trying-to-Stab-Officers
UK Woman fights for life after 'random' stabbing in supermarket http://www.sott.net/articles/show/165935-UK-Woman-fights-for-life-after-random-stabbing-in-supermarket
Los Angeles Madness: two women stab cabbie; are then killed in crash http://www.sott.net/articles/show/153038-Los-Angeles-Madness-two-women-stab-cabbie-are-then-killed-in-crash
Police say man told toddler: Stab Mommy http://www.sott.net/articles/show/128117-Police-say-man-told-toddler-Stab-Mommy
But what does it all mean? I'm not entirely sure, but this SOTT posted article makes a little more sense now:
"Another stab death as police call for more search powers"
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/162447-Another-stab-death-as-police-call-for-more-search-powers
London's increasing reputation as the stabbing capital of Europe was reinforced yesterday after a partygoer was murdered less than a mile from where 16-year-old Ben Kinsella died three weeks ago.
(...)
The death came as the chief of the body representing rank-and-file officers warned that police were struggling to win the war on knife crime because an increasing number of them do not have stop-and-search powers, while those who do are too afraid to use them
(...)
McKeever warned that because the vast majority of the 16,000 police community support officers performing routine street patrols lacked the power to stop and search, young people suspected of carrying weapons were no longer worried about being caught.
(...)
A poll for today's News of the World reveals that two-thirds of young people believe anyone caught carrying a knife in public should be jailed for two years. The ICM poll found 75 per cent think current punishments are too soft. The poll also found that 93 per cent think police should have the power to stop and search people they think have a knife.
***
Anyhow, I was just fooling around and I'm not entirely sure what to make of it all, but I thought I would share in case anyone else found it interesting, or had something to add. Enjoy!
Jason in California
An article that caught my eye was (All bold print in this post will be my added emphasis):
"Minnesota man charged with stabbing 29 pigs" (5-5-2010)
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/05/innesota-man-charged-with-stabbing-29-pigs/?hpt=T2
A drunk man stabbed 29 pigs in Minnesota, hurting them so badly they had to be slaughtered, according to charges filed against the man by police.
Curtis Adams, 23, said he did not remember stabbing the pigs, but did not deny having done it, Detective Matt Owens said in court papers. (continues)
***
It turns out the man was drunk, but something struck me as odd. I decided to search via Google News to see what other stabbing events, if any, had occurred recently.
It turns out that a lot of people get stabbed every day. So I narrowed my search to the l ast 24 hrs, and discarded any "run of the mill stabbings" (as in, late night bar fights, domestic disputes, drug deals gone wrong, etc.). After closing those dozen stories (I mean, I guess that many people get stabbed in the daily course of life?), I was still left with some notable articles. I'll share them here, make of it what you will. To me, it sounds a little like program activations, but could be just coincidence I suppose.
"Fresno mom stabs toddler son up to 20 times" (5-5-2010)
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15022208?nclick_check=1
FRESNO — Police say a Fresno mother plunged a knife into her 3-year-old son up to 20 times, then pushed him down apartment complex stairs.
(...)
Dyer says the woman told officers she stabbed her son, but she didn't explain why.
***
"Knife-wielding woman arrested after allegedly stabbing four at store in West Hollywood, California" (5-5-2010)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0504-target-stabbing-20100504,0,2691568.story?track=rss
http://www.laindependent.com/news/92816644.html (with photos of woman)
"You could see where the knife was going into his back,'' McNamara said. "The knife had ridges and a tag on it. She was going as fast and strong as she could. Four to six inches were covered in blood. She looked like she was going to stab everyone there.''
(...)
"Drop your knife" [the policeman] ordered again.
She turned, her expression blank and confused, clutching the knives.
***
"Police: Sing Sing model inmate stabs fellow prisoner to death" (5-5-2010)
http://www.lohud.com/article/20105050331
He slammed Carrasquillo in the head with a metal V-shaped bar that is part of a weightlifting machine, then took out a homemade metal knife — a "shank" in prison parlance — and stabbed him several times in the chest, back and neck, Manza said.
He then walked upstairs to a guard and confessed, police said.
***
"Violent School Stabbing Downplayed for Shanghai Expo" (5-5-2010)
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-05-05/441132886842.html
The mass protest was prompted by a school stabbing at a local kindergarten the day before. Parents say local authorities intentionally kept them in the dark about the stabbing—and that the media have been downplaying the incident.
Thirty-two people, including 29 young children, were injured after an unemployed man attacked them with a knife.
(...)
The Taixing school stabbing was one of three that have occurred between last Wednesday and Friday.
***
Apparently that last one happened a few days earlier, on 4-29-10. Curious to learn more about that attack, I googled "Taixing City" and saw that this was actually a somewhat well reported story. Oddly though, my trail ended where it began as I saw an interesting link back to cnn.com, and I clicked on the following story describing a disturbing trend of multiple stabbings all throughout China, blamed on the "copycat phenomenon":
"Schools in China prepare for copycat attacks" (4-29-10)
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/china.school.attack/?hpt=T2
China's kindergartens and preschools increased security after another violent attack on children and teachers Friday.
The execution of a former doctor who stabbed eight children to death and wounded five others at an elementary school in eastern China last month failed to deter what police say are copycat attacks, state media reported.
"Chinese society has generated enormous pressure on individuals and some of those individuals have perhaps had emotional and psychological problems," sociologist Ding Xueliang said. edit: notice how this is worded to suggest that such individuals could possibly not have emotional and psychological problems, the subtle implication that this behavior could actually be normal.
(...)
The latest attack came Friday, when a man armed with a hammer injured five preschool children in east China before setting himself on fire in a classroom suicide
(...)
On Thursday, at least 28 children were injured when a man with a knife attacked a kindergarten in east China
(...)
A day earlier, a man attacked 18 students and a teacher with a knife at a primary school in southern China's Guangdong province
(...)
This week's attacks came despite the execution of Zheng Minsheng, 42, a former community doctor (...) told investigators he carried out the attack because he was frustrated by "failures in his romantic life and in society," (continues)
***
A quick search of SOTT shows a few interesting articles about the Chinese attacks, as well as other recent odd (and possibly related, note the other "random shopper attacker" stabbings:
Chinese city goes on defense after school attack http://www.sott.net/articles/show/207826-Chinese-city-goes-on-defense-after-school-attack
8 school children stabbed to death by doctor in China http://www.sott.net/articles/show/205356-8-school-children-stabbed-to-death-by-doctor-in-China
Another man stabs more children at another Chinese nursery school http://www.sott.net/articles/show/207683-Another-man-stabs-more-children-at-another-Chinese-nursery-school
US: Wisconsin, girl, 13, charged in fatal stabbing over milk http://www.sott.net/articles/show/191098-US-Wisconsin-girl-13-charged-in-fatal-stabbing-over-milk
Mom, Dad, Son Accused of Trying to Stab Officers http://www.sott.net/articles/show/174783-Mom-Dad-Son-Accused-of-Trying-to-Stab-Officers
UK Woman fights for life after 'random' stabbing in supermarket http://www.sott.net/articles/show/165935-UK-Woman-fights-for-life-after-random-stabbing-in-supermarket
Los Angeles Madness: two women stab cabbie; are then killed in crash http://www.sott.net/articles/show/153038-Los-Angeles-Madness-two-women-stab-cabbie-are-then-killed-in-crash
Police say man told toddler: Stab Mommy http://www.sott.net/articles/show/128117-Police-say-man-told-toddler-Stab-Mommy
But what does it all mean? I'm not entirely sure, but this SOTT posted article makes a little more sense now:
"Another stab death as police call for more search powers"
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/162447-Another-stab-death-as-police-call-for-more-search-powers
London's increasing reputation as the stabbing capital of Europe was reinforced yesterday after a partygoer was murdered less than a mile from where 16-year-old Ben Kinsella died three weeks ago.
(...)
The death came as the chief of the body representing rank-and-file officers warned that police were struggling to win the war on knife crime because an increasing number of them do not have stop-and-search powers, while those who do are too afraid to use them
(...)
McKeever warned that because the vast majority of the 16,000 police community support officers performing routine street patrols lacked the power to stop and search, young people suspected of carrying weapons were no longer worried about being caught.
(...)
A poll for today's News of the World reveals that two-thirds of young people believe anyone caught carrying a knife in public should be jailed for two years. The ICM poll found 75 per cent think current punishments are too soft. The poll also found that 93 per cent think police should have the power to stop and search people they think have a knife.
***
Anyhow, I was just fooling around and I'm not entirely sure what to make of it all, but I thought I would share in case anyone else found it interesting, or had something to add. Enjoy!
Jason in California
Wow, this is crazy! Stabbing is such a personal and up-close way of killing or hurting somebody. I can't imagine anybody with a shred of conscience could pull off such an act. Given the amnesia-like state of some of these perpetrators, it seems likely that some form of mind control is behind this. One wonders if this is some "test" or "warm-up" for something bigger?
