1. Robert Pickton, on trial for killing dozens of women, and feeding them to his animals, told police that he was planning one final murder, this to bring his tally to an "even 50", his prosecutor said yesterday.
2. If you think of the most crime-ridden place on Earth then what comes to mind: Sao Paulo, Brazil? Lagos, Nigeria? The Bronx, New York? Try the Vatican. The small nation-city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other part of the world, the German magazine Spiegel reports.
And 3. Austrian firefighters rescued an 81-year-old retiree, who spent four days stuck in her tub, after she got in for a warm bath and couldn't find enough strength to get out. This is a very clean, old lady.
Those were the headlines for today. Some newspapers and magazines are known to exaggerate facts. Magnifying statistics gives a wrong impression. This is what has happened in Der Spiegel's report on which city/country is the crime ridden place in the world. The Vatican has only 400 plus citizens, and those 400 plus citizens, are not committing many crimes. It is the visitors from outside the Vatican who are committing all kind of crimes like fraud, stealing handbags etc. Yearly around 18 million people will visit the Vatican, and as such bad things will happen. My guess is, that although Der Spiegel says differently, that the Vatican is one of the safest places on earth to be. Blessed by a higher power.
This 81 year old lady in Austria who spend 4 days in a tub was probably trying to set a world record. At least, it has to be an achievement which should be published in the Guiness book of World Records. This is clearly a case which illustrates the importance of people helping each other, and keeping an eye on each other. I hope that this old lady will get all the help she needs to live either on her own, or in an old folks home.
But, as usual, I really don't care whatever you do, for whatever reason, as long as you don't forget... Love a soldier. And, say YES to Hillary for president. The U.S.A. needs a woman's tuch. Love, Jenifer Bloom. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk
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