8 Year Old Interrogated!

Food - Are we drawn to food strictly by the color of it? I think we are; what else can be attributed to the "see food diet" that so many of us are on? Studies show that early civilations, such as the Romans, recogonized that people "eat with their eyes as well as their palettes." There are many people that will not eat any foods that are green. I personally don't like anything blue. And yet contrarily to my distaste for blue food, many marketing studies show that vibrant colors like: red, yellow, white, and blue are the best colors to use on food labels - go figuire.

What does blue have to do with food? And wanting to eat it? Maybe nothing more than, what the definition of blue tells us: that blue is calming. It can be strong and steadfast or light and friendly. Almost everyone likes some shade of the color blue. It is a natural color, from the blue of the sky, blue is a universal color. The cool, calming effect of blue makes time pass more quickly and it can help you sleep (hopefully not while your shopping). Blue is also a good color for bedrooms. However, too much blue could dampen spirits. So keep the blue to a minimum in the bedroom, we don't need to dampen any "spirits;" the demand for Viagra is already on the rise.

Dish - "8 year old boy methodically shot his father and another man shot each victim at least four times with a .22-caliber rifle, methodically stopping and reloading as he killed them, prosecutors said Monday."

Quite a few things about this story upset me, aside from the obvious reason that two people have been murdered, the most glaring of which: something is fishily wrong here! This 8 year old boy was not arrested, or taken into custody right away, rather he was said to have been a "witness."

Where did this all go awry? How did he now become a suspect? They say, "This 8 year old boy methodically killed the renter that lived with them and his father, shooting both of them up to 4 times each." While it is a known fact that the father had taught this 8 year old boy how to shoot a rifle for Pheasant hunting purposes. Well, he undeniably had a good teacher to have been able to shot 2 people, 4 times each - killing them both!

Which raises a few questions in my mind: first, isn't 8 years old a little young to be going hunting with a rifle? Secondly, how many shots were fired, did he miss at all or was he "the" perfect shooter? Thirdly, where was his Mother or Grandmother when this boy was being questioned? Some say the reason they did not need to have a lawyer or anyone present during the "questioning", if that's what you call it, was due to the fact that he was brought in as a "witness" not a suspect.One thing I know for sure is if this was my son, or relation of any kind, there would be no way in he** he would go anywhere, much less alone, with anyone after such an event as this took place!

Details released in the video of the 8 year old being questioned by the Police are rumored to have been done without: his rights being read to him, without parental accompaniment, and without the presence of a lawyer. And from where I sit, it appears as though this boy is being coached/forced into admitting something that he may not have done. As I watched the interrogation, I found myself feeling sorry for this young boy - my heart was breaking! We have all seen adults break and admit to crimes they didn't do, but now we are dealing with an 8 year old! I went from having a broken heart to a rage that began mounting with each questioned asked. And the thoughts: "shame on you! for taking advantage of a scared, defenseless little boy like this - you should know better!", echoed in my mind over and over with each question or beguilement.

Here is the scenario I have come up with: could it be that the father and the renter had entered into a dispute and a fight ensued, leaving the renter dead and the father severely injured and with all the might he could muster in his last dying breath, the father pleaded with his child to end his misery by shooting him? Without all the facts being known, it is any one's guess as to what really happened. But, something deep-down inside of me tells me that this boy didn't do what he is being accused of. ...Or maybe, just maybe, I cannot even fathom the fact that a child could commit such a heinous crime such as this, therefore, I am in denial. He is innocent until proven guilty; after all.

My gut feelings has served me well in the past, I hope that my gut is not on a diet now! You watch the video and be the "judge."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_re_us/child_charged

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/11child.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=8+year+old+boy+kills+his+father&st=nyt

Head Coach Mike Tice? At least that is what Mike Tice is hoping for in the future. In this article he reflects back on some of his memories, mistakes and hopes for the future.
How enticed are you to have Mike back in Minnesota?
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/34711839.html

Embellish - History doesn't belong to the best. It belongs to those who want it the worst.