Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal

Yahoo! Finance/AP Photo/Larry Crowe – Lamb Kebabs are seen in this Tuesday, June 17, 2008 photo. Lamb is a popular dish in the western China region of Xinjiang, which is predominantly Muslim. Spices like cumin, …more not common in other areas of China, are featured in these kebabs. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe) less
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country’s latest food safety scandal.
The Ministry of Public Security released results of a three-month crackdown on food safety violators, saying in a statement that authorities investigated more than 380 cases and arrested 904 suspects.
Among those arrested were 63 people who allegedly ran an operation in Shanghai and the coastal city of Wuxi that bought fox, mink, rat and other meat that had not been tested for quality and safety, processed it with additives like gelatin and passed it off as lamb.
The meat was sold to farmers’ markets in Jiangsu province and Shanghai, it said.
Despite years of food scandals — from milk contaminated with an industrial chemical to the use of industrial dyes in eggs — China has been unable to clean up its food supply chain.
The announcement came as China’s top court on Friday issued guidelines calling for harsher punishment for making and selling unsafe food products in the latest response to tainted food scandals that have angered the public.
The Supreme People’s Court said the guidelines will list as crimes specific acts such as the sale of food excessively laced with chemicals or made from animals that have died from disease or unknown causes.
China’s penal code, which forbids unsafe and poisonous food, does not specify what acts are considered in violation of the law.
Adulterating baby food so that it severely lacks nutrition is also punishable as a crime under the guidelines. Negligent government food inspectors are also targeted for criminal punishment.
The supreme court said 2,088 people have been prosecuted in 2010-2012 in 1,533 food safety cases. It said the number of such cases has grown exponentially in the past several years. For example, Chinese courts prosecuted 861 cases of poisonous food in 2012, compared to 80 cases in 2010.
“The situation is really grave and has indeed caused great harm to the people,” Pei Xianding, a supreme court judge, told a news conference.
“We cannot tolerate it any longer. We must punish the criminals severely, or we cannot answer to our people,” Pei said.

Everyone take a deep sigh before reading. We thought this was just the trickery of a few hackers, but since Antoine Dodson has not come out to say so, apparently, this dude is serious.

Check out why your fave internet foolywang sensation says he’s no longer gay, has found Jesus, and now wants a wife….

It reads like a “Pray The Gay Way” afterschool special, or a cult. Antoine Dodson wants YOU to know he has renounced the “homosexual lifestyle” and is “no longer in it.” And it’s all thanks to his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.

The “Hide Ya Kids, Hide Ya Wife” star took to his Facebook page to spew some interesting words about why he has “reformed” and said he learned that being gay is not in congruence (he didn’t say that word) with the Holy Bible. So, just like that, he snapped his fingers while pressing out his locks, and is no longer gay. So he says.

His Facebook post last night reads:

I have to renounce myself, I’m no longer into homosexuality I want a wife and family, I want to multiply and raise and love my family that I create. I could care less about the fame and fortune, I’ve giving all that up to know the true history of the bible. For I am the True Chosen Hebrew Israelite descendant of Judah. And as True Israel I know that there are certain things we just can’t do. And I totally understand that now. I don’t need a Mercedes Benz, I don’t need a big house in Beverly Hills all I need is the Most High and my family (Israel). I have been awaken by the great and so should you. Let’s be delivered from the wickedness of the world and live the way we should. The Most High bless all and have a beautiful evening. Israel wake up and take full power of who you are. I’m ready are you?

He continued just a few minutes ago about the critics:
I don’t preach hate, and everything I speak comes directly from the bible, I was raised to follow the bible, so now I actually sat down and devoted time to understand the bible, its a problem? Some one is confused and lying and the truth is not in them. But since all nations are against me, I know I’m on the right path, Shalom and praise to the Most High and Messiah. This is the Rise of the Chosen, I feel it in the spirit. All you demons and devils please get behind me, my peace is spoken.

Oh, but there’s more.

Israel will be hated by all nations, the flamboyant pictures of me are all over a year old, because you talk ish about or try to destroy my character, its not going to work. Like I said, that lifestyle is foolish and I don’t want or have time for it. For my blacks and Hispanics and the rest of the 12 true Israel. We got this because now we have their attention. Also Gentiles who want to accept the Most High and his son, you also can be brought into the fold. Rise of the Chosen.

Oh? Antoine also said all those “flamboyant” pics of him on the net are a year old and he no longer is that person. SO he changed his profile pic just minutes ago to this:

Guess this was supposed to make everyone a believer. But as of now, 360,000 have “Liked” the statement. Read into that as you please.

We’re proponents of just being you, whether that’s the devil reincarnated (we’ll just carry our Bible and crosses at all times) or Jesus’ bestie. But let’s keep it 100, Antoine sounds like he’s drumming up publicity for the reality show he’s been working on. So him saying he’s done with the Hollywood and fame lifestyle is some B.S.

Boy, stop.

Witter Concerned About Mortar Use In Tivoli

Published: Friday May 3, 2013 | 12:44 pm1 Comment

Public Defender, Earl Witter – File
Monique Grange, Assistant News Editor – Radio

The Public Defender, Earl Witter, believes the use of mortar rounds during the Tivoli Gardens operation requires close judicial evaluation.

In his Interim report into the joint police/military operation, Witter pointed out that the use of mortar rounds and or heavy explosive devices in such a densely populated residential area, should be investigated.

A mortar is described as an indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as (mortar) bombs at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories.

The Public Defender says the JDF’s explanation that the use of mortars was justifiable may be challenged on the basis of irrefutable evidence of the deleterious effect of what was described by Tivoli residents as bombs.

According to the Public Defender, autopsy findings confirmed at least one death as being directly attributable to the discharge of an explosive device.

He noted that no evidence of gunshot trauma was reported by the pathologists in relation to that killing.

Witter disclosed that autopsy reports also indicate injuries which may have been inflicted to the bodies of three other related victims by exploding rounds.

He also stated in his report that a number of dwelling houses were completely destroyed by fire sparked by mortar rounds.

SEE TIVOLI REPORT HERE

The JDF, which had previously said it was unaware of the use of such force, confirmed in June last year that its members used mortars as part of the May 2010 operation aimed at capturing Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

That admission came after the publication of US cable reports which indicated that the JDF had in fact used mortars during the operation.

In its explanation, the army said the mortar rounds that were fired were well targeted and directed and their use not only accurate and effective, but justified and necessary in order to achieve the operational objectives.

However, the public defender’s report raises questions about the veracity of the JDF’s assertion.