Uniform speed limits during stated times are outdated and put children at risk of becoming pedestrian accident victims. In theory, a law that has people slowing down for children in school zones during high-traffic portions of the day makes sense, but in reality, children are coming and going from school at a variety of different […]
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L.A. School District Blames Teen For Being a Victim of Sexual Abuse
In a recent article from the Daily Post, we learned that a 14-year-old girl was victim-blamed for sexual abuse committed by one of her teachers. In a desperate move to avoid accountability, the Los Angeles school district tried to argue that she was somehow responsible for her own victimization. The girl rightfully accused the school […]
One Dead and Five Injured After Car Crashes Into Gym
On Tuesday morning, one person was killed and five others were injured after a car crashed into a gym in Livermore. According to KRON Channel Four News, an 80-year-old driver was trying to park her Mercedes SUV when she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. Her SUV went through the front of […]
Medical Device Associated With 27 Deaths
NBC News recently reported on a medical device with a fatal flaw. The Recovery filter is supposed to protect at-risk patients from having blood clots travel to their heart or lungs. Unfortunately, this medical device, manufactured by C.R. Bard, has been linked with 27 deaths and approximately 300 additional non-fatal issues. Approximately 250,000 of these […]
Injury Crash on I-680 in San Jose
Early Tuesday morning, there was an injury crash on Interstate 680 in San Jose. According to ABC Channel Seven News, the collision happened sometime before 2:48 a.m., just north of North Capitol Avenue. There were three vehicles involved in this crash, and a Sig-alert was issued at 3:04 a.m. There is no word on who […]