Puzzleworth

Puzzleworth t1_j8urcr1 wrote

The game was between a Modern Orthodox Jewish school, Scheck Hillel Community School, and a Roman Catholic one, Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School. The Archbishop Coleman Carroll team won the championship and chose to rub their win in Scheck Hillel's athletes' faces...along with kicking one kid's face.

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Puzzleworth t1_j59hxmp wrote

The worst part is that it's still going on. There was a lot that was hinky about the "official" story, and many members of the community think it was basically a coverup for abuse by the victims' family members. The nighttime attacks continued after the men were jailed. Anesthetics also don't work the way the prosecution claimed. Canadian Mennonite's coverage goes into way more detail.

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Puzzleworth t1_izstkbc wrote

>The US announced charges against Abu Agila Masud two years ago, alleging that he played a key role in the bombing on 21 December, 1988.

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>A US Justice Department spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that Masud would make an initial appearance in a federal court in Washington.

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>A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said: "[...]Scottish prosecutors and police, working with UK government and US colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with Al Megrahi to justice."

The plane crashed in Scotland, but it was an American flight. There are probably some legal implications there.

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