"Minn. man charged with aiding suicides by Internet" by Chris Williams, Associated Press | April 24, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minnesota nurse who told police he went on the Internet and encouraged dozens of depressed people to kill themselves for the “thrill of the chase’’ was charged yesterday with helping a Canadian woman and a British man commit suicide, authorities said.
I have another thrill for you:
Wow, what a RUSH!
After nearly two years of investigation, William Melchert-Dinkel, 47, was charged with two felony counts of aiding suicide under a rarely used decades-old state law that legal experts say could be difficult to prosecute on freedom-of-speech grounds.
Melchert-Dinkel is accused of encouraging the suicides of Mark Drybrough, 32, who hanged himself at his home in Coventry, England, in 2005; and Nadia Kajouji, 18, of Brampton, Ontario, who drowned in 2008 in a river in Ottawa, where she was studying at Carleton University.
Then he is a BULLY, isn't he?
Charge him with that then!
Prosecutors say Melchert-Dinkel posed as a female nurse — using the online names “Cami,’’ “falcongirl,’’ “li dao’’ and others — then feigned compassion for those he met in suicide chat rooms, while offering step-by-step instructions on how to take their lives.
Yeah, I did not like the hyphenated name and never do with either sex.
Means SOMETHING IS WRONG in the BRAIN BOX!
The criminal complaint filed in the case said he told investigators he encouraged “dozens’’ of people to commit suicide and “characterized it as the thrill of the chase.’’ He also estimated that he had actually assisted five or fewer people to kill themselves.
You know what kind of reply he is getting from me, right, readers?
I'll spare your eyes.
Kajouji’s mother, Deborah Chevalier, said she was overwhelmed when she heard the news. “My insides were shaking, I was crying and laughing at the same time,’’ she wrote in an e-mail, adding that the charges were long overdue.
Reached at his home in Faribault yesterday, Melchert-Dinkel said he had no comment. His attorney, Terry Watkins, also declined to discuss the case in detail, saying he hadn’t received all the evidence yet.
Melchert-Dinkel, whose first court appearance is scheduled for May 25, told police in January 2009 that he stopped the Internet chats shortly after Christmas 2008 for moral and legal reasons. He said he “felt terrible’’ about the advice to commit suicide he provided to others.
Don't try to squirm out of it now you sick s***!
You know, you would be better of just.... oh, never mind.
I don't want to waste the time on slime.
An e-mail found on Drybrough’s computer from Melchert-Dinkel showed him giving technical advice on how to hang oneself from a door.
As bad as a how-to-guide to making a bomb on the Internet, ain't it?
The investigation tied Melchert-Dinkel to Kajouji through searches of their computers.
That is where they really want to get, isn't it? Any charge will do.
Canadian authorities determined she had online discussions with someone named Cami and entered into a suicide pact with her. A search of his computer revealed a photograph of Kajouji and correspondence between him and other suicidal people.
Rice County Attorney Paul Beaumaster declined to comment on the case yesterday.
Some analysts say prosecuting the state law, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine, could be difficult because Melchert-Dinkel didn’t physically help kill them.
Not good enough, (slice).
The state law does not specifically address situations involving the Internet or suicides that occur out of state.
Okay then, (pull)!
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CAMBRIDGE, Minn. — Alcohol may have been a factor in a Minnesota car crash that killed six people, including three teenagers, the State Patrol said yesterday.
I keep telling you, NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM ALCOHOL!
And WE ARE AWASH in it here!
Lieutenant Eric Roeske said police investigating the crash smelled alcohol in a car that collided with a sport utility vehicle early yesterday on Highway 95 west of Cambridge, about 40 miles north of Minneapolis. The State Patrol said the car was driven by a 16-year-old who got her license less than three weeks ago. She was hospitalized in serious condition....
Oh, man, this makes you want to cry.
And WHY IS IT the DRUNK DRIVERS always survive?
It is almost a COSMIC JUSTICE, isn't it?
You must LIVE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!!!!!!!
Officials said roads were wet at the time of the 2:40 a.m. crash. No charges have been brought, but the crash remains under investigation....
Minnesota law prohibits drivers as young as 16 from being behind the wheel between midnight and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 25 years old.
Including yesterday’s crash, 11 people have been killed in Minnesota since Monday in crashes involving teenage drivers. Three girls were killed Friday in a crash in Winona county, and a 16-year-old female driver died in a crash Saturday in Mille Lacs County.Take it easy getting your feet wet on the roads, young people!
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And for those who think I hate police, there is this:
"Police officer killed; one suspect dead
ST. PAUL — Police shot and killed one man yesterday after a suburban police officer was killed while sitting in his patrol car.
WHY? That is SO SENSELESS!!!
A second suspect surrendered in St. Paul and was in police custody. The Maplewood police officer was shot while responding to an early morning carjacking that turned into an ambush. The officer, who died at a hospital, and the suspects were not immediately identified (AP)."
Another slice job, f*** it!
