Sociology -The media

Just found this Hilarious Article written by Charlie Brooker on The Murdochs :) Enjoy!


http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/sep/05/charlie-brooker-on-james-murdoch

Lesbian teacher in affair with student

Helen Goddard (26) was teaching music at a £13,000-a-year school when she started a lesbian relationship with a 15 year old student. The student claims to have initiated the first kiss, and within weeks they fallen in love and begun a sexual relationship. Goddard has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after admitting to 6 counts of sexual activity with a minor.

The couple say they are still in love and intend to continue their relationship after Goddard has completed her sentence.

In june Goddard had accompanied the student on a visit to her relatives in Paris, booking them both into a hotel room. During the weekend, the couple went to a gay pride march together.

Plot to blow up school?

On 20th April 2009, Matthew Swift and Ross McKnight were accused of plotting to blow up their school due to allegedly beoming obsessed with Columbine killers Harris and Klebold. However on Wednesday 16th September, after spending 6 months in prison, the boys were found not guilty of trying to blow up the school. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) based much of the case on journals and diaries kept by the pair, which were full of rants against society. However none of their writing was no more then a fantasy and I think that the prosecution was dealt in the wrong way considering the evidence and I think that it was judgemental and it stereotypes teenages as very negative!

Serial rapist is tracked to boat on Norfolk Broads

A child rapist responsible for a series of “despicable and heinous” crimes was tracked to a cruiser on the Norfolk Broads after going on the run from police.Michael Love, 51, was lock up today after being jailed for 19-and-a-half years - among the longest terms possible for crimes of this type. The sentence was described as a “victory” for his young victims. Neighbours of his recently expressed surprise when told of the extent of his crimes. Det Con Dharm Chatha, from Humberside police, said: “The police made extensive inquiries - and if we had not got him, he would still have been on the run.

The 9/11

The 9/11 was when the twin towers in America were struck by two hi-jacked planes, atleast 2,985 people died including the hi-jackers in that horrific attack by nineteen terrorists.They also directed a third plane into the pentagon in arlington, it caused some damage which was rennovated within a year.




A forth plane was aimed toward Washington DC, but the brave passengers over powered the terrorists diverting the plane into an empty field, killing all that were on board.




In the end the twin towers eventually crumbled to the ground with in a few hours, leaving everyone around in a state of shock.


Many brave fire fighters died trying to save any survivers.

Manure Dumped at Clarkson's Home!

Six women dressed as suffragettes protested outside Jeremy Clarksons house, with a sign saying 'This is what you're landing us in' with an arrow pointed to a pile of horse manure. The women from an action group called Climate Rush don't approve of all the emissions cars off Top Gear let out. The six women, three camera crews and people from the press were gathered outside in the grounds of his Oxforshire home.
Deborah Grayson, one of the protesters said "Just as he's ever so blase about his C02 and how much he's contributing to climate change emissions,we're a little bit blase about our horse manure."
The police were called to Clarksons house but by the time they had got there, everyone had left so nobody was arrested. Clarkson didn't make a comment about this and it is not certain if he was even in his house at the time.

Schools buy hair straightners to boost girls PE

Hair straightners have recently been introduced to three schools in West Dunbartonshire in hope to encourage more girls to take part in PE; after teenage girls worried about having bad hair after taking part in sporting lessons.
Nine sets of straightners have been installed into these schools at a cost of around £800.
The council said: "The move was part of wider efforts to improve PE facilities.", and another spokeswomen said: "The council considers the views of pupils to be critical in ensuring that the school environment is as positive and inclusive as possible and pupils were widely consulted during the design phase."
Hopefully this idea will be carried out to other areas!