Reddit on October 17, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Saturday, Oct. 17th 2009

News on 10/17/09

Children in Africa are being accused of witchcraft and are getting tortured and killed in Africa by Evangelical Christians.
r/worldnews · Wraith12 · 796 pts
US embassy found involved in importing weapons to Pakistan
r/worldnews · igeldard · 356 pts
A study proving Jewish and Islamic methods of slaughtering animals are painful has led to renewed calls for a ban in Britain
r/worldnews · aenea · 236 pts
As the secret Anti-Counterfeiting (actually anti-piracy) Trade Agreement rolls forward, it's clear that some kind of Internet "enforcement" will end up in the text; but what kind? Thirty-eight corporate lawyers and 4 public interest lawyers are the only ones with a say.
r/worldnews · uriel · 173 pts
Somali rebels give AK-47 to best young koran reciter, he also got two hand grenades, a computer and an anti-tank mine as prizes
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 169 pts
China sentences Guo Quan to 10 years in prison for advocating multi-party democracy
r/worldnews · antifacist · 104 pts
Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
r/news · JKJ99 · 97 pts
Woman tasers state trooper
r/news · rhoadesb2 · 93 pts

Politics on 10/17/09

Sports on 10/17/09

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Pre-existing condition,LOL. (pic)

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Found camera in Maui: Let's try to get it back to this nice looking family, reddit! Anybody know them? [Pic]

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This is what a well preserved 40,000 year old woolly mammoth baby looks like [pic]

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So Jim, I need this tree in my front yard cut down..

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My dogs are retarded (PIC)

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Cocaine is a helluva drug.

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CSI: Traits of killer

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O.O

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Reddit on October 17, 2009

Saturday, Oct. 17th 2009

News on 10/17/09

Children in Africa are being accused of witchcraft and are getting tortured and killed in Africa by Evangelical Christians.

US embassy found involved in importing weapons to Pakistan

A study proving Jewish and Islamic methods of slaughtering animals are painful has led to renewed calls for a ban in Britain

As the secret Anti-Counterfeiting (actually anti-piracy) Trade Agreement rolls forward, it's clear that some kind of Internet "enforcement" will end up in the text; but what kind? Thirty-eight corporate lawyers and 4 public interest lawyers are the only ones with a say.

Somali rebels give AK-47 to best young koran reciter, he also got two hand grenades, a computer and an anti-tank mine as prizes

China sentences Guo Quan to 10 years in prison for advocating multi-party democracy

Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Woman tasers state trooper

Politics on 10/17/09

You know that lady who claimed that TSA agents took away her son? Like most other things, it was a lie.

A NY Times reporter was held hostage by the Taliban. He was not waterboarded. "They vowed to follow the tenets of Islam that mandate the good treatment of prisoners. In my case, they unquestionably did. They gave me bottled water, let me walk in a small yard each day and never beat me."

"Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment" -- Upon hearing the amendment passed, Jamie Leigh Jones told the Minnesota Post: "It means the world to me...It means that every tear shed to go public and repeat my story over and over again to make a difference for other women was worth it."

There's A Rep For That: Fake Apple Commercial Mocks Republicans In Congress (VIDEO)

Fox News isn't just bad. It's un-American.

Sports on 10/17/09

Listening to the USC band play "Fight On" 90 times per game is quite possibly the most annoying aspect of watching college football. They just played it to celebrate a favorable outcome after a review.

The most embarrassing moment in Ottawa sports history.

Hey Reddit: Got a vague sports event I need help nailing down. Who was the football player (college or pro, don't know otherwise) that played an entire game on LSD/acid/some sort of hard drug and had a great game? I remember the story in passing, but can't find it.

The Official NBA Video Rule Book: Impressively wide array of text/slow-mo video explanations. (Now I'll have things to say to those idiots who yell at the TV on every whistle..)

Yankees fail to sell out playoff game. Their souls have already been bought and resold many times over.

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