Category: WTF
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Complaints over ‘racist’ swimming safety poster
The American Red Cross has apologised after a poster it produced featuring safety advice for public swimming pools drew complaints that it was racist. The poster, headed “Be Cool, Follow the Rules,” depicts several children playing around a pool, with labels identifying their behaviour as “cool†or “not cool.†The poster became the subject of…
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Who Fired the Mango Missile? – Mystery Baffles Calgary Family
A fast moving mango, weighing 454 grams, fell into a Calgary family’s backyard on Tuesday afternoon. It narrowly missed Lisa Egan while she was rolling up the cover on the family’s pool. “All of a sudden, out of nowhere, something hits the top of the blanket – approximately in the centre – (it was) extremely…
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Underwater video captures lucky escape as swordfish spears diver
This is the moment a diver narrowly misses being impaled by a swordfish in the deep sea off the coast of Brazil. Frightening underwater footage shows the menacing fish charging at the scuba diver before piercing through his equipment, and narrowly missing his body. The video shows the 1.5 metre fish thrashing about in attempt…
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AC Milan star M’Baye Niang under fire over reckless jump from balcony into a swimming pool
M’Baye Niang has only recently regained full fitness after a prolonged spell out of the game due to injury. So when the AC Milan forward posted footage of his balcony antics on social media it didn’t go down too well. Read Daily Star https://youtu.be/X-oxpDn4xfk
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All-Girl Indie Rock Band Under Fire After Drummer Defends Stanford Swim Team Rapist
An all-girl rock band has been dropped from performing at a New York event after remarks defending convicted Stanford University rapist Brock Turner came to light. Good English was disinvited from Brooklyn’s Northside Music Festival this weekend after drummer Leslie Rasmussen wrote a letter defending convicted rapist Brock Turner. She helped convince the judge to…
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Arlington Mom: Swim Instructor’s Man Boobs Should Be Covered Around My Daughter
A local mom is making waves within the Arlington Dept. of Parks and Recreation’s aquatics program. The mother, who goes by “Lynn†but didn’t want her last name used, to protect her daughter’s privacy, says a male swim instructor is showing too much skin — specifically, his chest — in the pool. She wants the…
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Light sentence for Stanford rapist sparks national outrage
Last week, 20-year-old Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Turner was facing up to 20 years, and the lenient sentence has drawn criticism from observers — including the victim, who had pushed in court for a harsh punishment. Judy Woodruff talks to Michelle Anderson…
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Did judge let ex-Stanford swimmer off easy with sex assault sentence?
A northern California judge faces outrage over a former college swimmer’s six-month sentence in a sexual assault case at Stanford University. The attack was stopped by two grad students who happened to ride by on bicycles. John Blackstone reports on how they found Brock Turner and the victim and what they told the authorities. https://youtu.be/I9MN5crqADU…