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Submission + - Teenage League of Legends player jailed for months for Facebook joke

Submitted by Kohath on Thursday June 27, 2013 @09:19PM

Kohath writes: Eighteen-year-old Justin Carter of Austin, Texas was arguing with a friend on Facebook about League of Legends back in February. After being called "insane", he responded with "Oh yeah, I'm real messed up in the head, I'm going to go shoot up a school full of kids and eat their still, beating hearts". Below that, he wrote "lol" and "jk". He was arrested March 27, 2013 and has been in jail since that time. A hearing to review his case is scheduled for July 1, 2013. His parents have launched a change.org petition to convince the authorities to release their son.

Submission + - Say "Water Prevents Dehydration" in the EU, Go to (telegraph.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Kohath on Saturday November 19, 2011 @04:01PM

Kohath writes: Bottled water producers applied to the EU for the right to claim that “regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of development of dehydration”. The health claim was reviewed by a panel of 21 scientists on behalf of the European Food Standards Authority. The application was denied, and now producers of bottled water are forbidden by law from making the claim. They will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the EU edict.

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