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By  Joshua Rhett Miller Published November 01, 2011 FoxNews.com    Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright, above, made the suggestion at a news conference on Monday while detailing an attempted rape on Sunday at Milliken Park in Spartanburg. A South Carolina sheriff is making the extraordinary suggestion that local women arm themselves following the attempted rape of a woman at a local park, saying, "you need to protect yourself." Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright, the county's top law enforcement officer since 2005, suggested local women apply for a permit to carry a concealed weapon during a news conference Monday about the attack on Sunday at Milliken Park in Spartanburg. "It just struck me wrong that we keep telling everyone 'trust us, trust us, trust us,' but in reality, you need to protect yourself," Wright told FoxNews.com. "If you are not a convicted felon or someone who causes trouble or don't have any mental issues, ...

Justices question prosecutor’s conduct in trial of Clemson student’s killer By JEFFREY COLLINS  -  The Associated Press State Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal suggested Wednesday that the appeal of a man on death row for raping and strangling a Clemson University student could be used as a warning to South Carolina prosecutors who ignore fairness and take what she called a “win at all costs” approach. Jerry Buck Inman is appealing his conviction and sentence, saying the man who prosecuted his case should have been removed because he intentionally intimidated a witness testifying on his behalf. The 40-year-old convicted sex offender confessed to killing 20-year-old Tiffany Souers in 2006 and pleaded guilty to murder. A judge then heard evidence about whether Inman should get a life sentence or the death penalty. You can read the rest of the article here at THE STATE . Sensei Chris Feldt Samurai Karate Studio Columbia, SC 29229 803-462-9425 samuraikaratestudio@gmail.com...

By The Associated Press   Dale Richardson(Credit: CBS/WLTX) LADSON, S.C. (AP) Dale Richardson was saved during a tent revival 32 years ago, was called to preach a Lords word in 2006 and, for a past year, had served as pastor during Freedom Free Will Baptist Church, a modest red brick structure on a South Carolina side road running along a railroad track. Now hes in jail, charged with abduction as well as raping three women during gunpoint dual of them in a trailer behind a church as well as abduction a fourth who was not sexually assaulted. According to an incident report, about noon on a Saturday last month, Richardson picked up a woman as well as gave her a ride. When a 20-year-old tried to get out of a car, Richardson allegedly pulled a gun, bound her hands, covered her head as well as took her to a gray-blue trailer home behind a church. You can find the rest of the article HERE . Sensei Chris Feldt Samurai Karate Studio Columbia, SC 29229 803-462-9425 ...

Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics (From Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization, 2009, National Crime Victimization Survey: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2217) In 2009, there were 125,910 reports of rape and/or sexual assault. More than half of rape and sexual assault crimes take place between 6pm and 6am. Females are more likely to be victims of rape or sexual assault than males. Most victims of rape or sexual assault are females younger than 24 years of age. Most rapes committed against women are committed by an intimate partner (spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend) or someone else they know (friend, family member, acquaintance). Sensei Chris Feldt Samurai Karate Studio Columbia, SC 29229 803-462-9425

By Gayle Crabtree Could someone please tell me what an alleged reporter was thinking when he wrote the piece called Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town . In this article, the NY Times reporter James C. McKinley, JR writes about how the rape of an 11 year old is reverberating through a town. What he doesn’t write about is how the rape is reverberating through the child’s life and the life of her family. Beginning with the title, the article takes the fast track downhill. You bet the town is shaken. It should be. The reported gang rape of an 11 year old should shake any town to the core! Rape should never be condoned. Further, there is no excuse for an article to even suggest that a child (or adult) is to blame. The problem is that the tone of this article seems to side with the alleged perpetrators. (I say alleged because everyone is innocent until proven guilty under the law.) I’d like to know who told the reporter that it’s ok to quote comments about the way a child dresses. In the ar...