Ok, so Felon looks pretty bad, but I posted it for two reasons

1) I’ve always been a sucker for Val Kilmer (his last scene in Heat makes me tear up everytime..)

2) It seems good opportunity to post some TakePart links about the prison problem and how you can help…..

• takepart to help the Ella Baker Center Campaign close youth prisons with their Books not Bars campaign.

• takepart to learn how you can prepare yourself to deal with police misconduct.

• takepart to help stop the largest prison expansion plan in history.

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Eight Florida teenagers, six of them girls will be tried as adults and could be sentenced to life in prison for their alleged roles in the videotaped beating of another teen, the state attorney’s office said Thursday. [CNN]

Okay first of all, gross, sad and gross. Second of all, why do people continue to tape themselves breaking the law?

The disgusting video (which I will not post here) shows a a 16-year-old being punched, kneed and slapped by other girls. Authorities say the eight teens said they attacked the victim after she posted insults against them on the Internet. Also, police say the teens planned to post the video on YouTube.

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