The Daily Populous

Saturday August 3rd, 2024 night edition

image for La. becomes the first to legalize surgical castration for child rapists

The law already allowed judges to issue an order of chemical castration.

The law also includes the crime of pornography involving juveniles as an underlying offense and it’s also not just limited to male offenders.

“Unfortunately, females are molesting children as well and that’s a very sad thing to see and to hear.

Okay, well how come we don’t do that in the United States, well because it’s cruel and unusual punishment,” said Craft.

I understand what they were trying to accomplish, it’s just this is not the way,” Craft continued.

Sen. Barrow says she ultimately hopes at the very least this new law will work as a deterrent for potential child rapists.

And according to Craft, aside from Louisiana, the only other places on the globe that allow surgical castration are Madagascar, the Czech Republic, and one state in Nigeria. »

China ‘angel’ stops 469 suicidal people jumping off bridge over 21 years

Authored by scmp.com
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Chen Si, 56, patrols the Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu province in eastern China.

A suicide prevention volunteer who has stopped 469 people from jumping off a bridge in China over the past 21 years has been dubbed the “Angel of Nanjing”.

Chen said it was the first time he had considered someone would commit suicide by jumping off the bridge. »

UK Urges Iran and Israel to Avoid ‘Miscalculation’ After Hamas Killing; Advises Citizens to Leave Lebanon

Authored by topnews.co.ke

The UK advises its citizens to leave Lebanon due to escalating border clashes.

David Lammy has urged Iran and Israel to “avoid miscalculation” as tensions rise following the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

The UK Foreign Office has advised all British citizens to leave Lebanon, warning they risk “becoming trapped in a warzone” due to mounting border clashes. »

Tourists rush to save ice cream van washed out to sea in Cornwall

Authored by theguardian.com

Seawater flooded the Kelly Whip ice-cream van parked on Harlyn Bay beach, near Padstow, on Sunday and dragged it into the sea.

Crowds of people waded into the sea to try to stop the vehicle from getting washed away but they were unsuccessful.

A rescue vehicle was called to the scene in an attempt to retrieve the van. »