She Could Have Been Wustoff, I Suppose
Here's another one I meant to get to earlier, but I'm glad I put it off until this great write up from the Boston Globe came out - lots of good material here. Of course, it begs the obvious question - how long before the enlightened people of Cambridge vote themselves out of the right to own kitchen knives?
I'd hate to have been on this guy's list of crappy teachers.
Well, asshole, if all goes well (not holding my breath), you've just extended your visa by 20 to 30 years. Welcome to the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
Also noteworthy, the neighbor who interceded and saved this woman's life is a U.S. Army reservist - you know, one of those violent killers that the good people of Cambridge don't want anywhere near their fair city.
OK, onto the obligatory "nice kid" commentary from the scumbag's friends and family. I do love this part so.
Yep, right up to the point where the knife entered her neck, he was a real peach.
Ahhhh, so he simply misunderstood the laws in this country against jamming a kitchen knife into someone's neck. Well, that clears it up. You are free to go now, Mr. Dahr.
I tend to agree with Mr. Sharma here. Though, it depends on your definition of "taking care of", I suppose.
And with 2005 coming to a close in just two days, I'm happy to say that this line from his attorney will, in fact, be eligible for the Quote of the Year Award:
Yeah, it's not like he just showed up on her doorstep out of thin air and started attacking her. He stalked her first, so let's cut him some slack. It's the "progressive" thing to do.
CAMBRIDGE-- A 22-year-old student from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell accused of attacking a "favorite" teacher with a kitchen knife last week...
I'd hate to have been on this guy's list of crappy teachers.
...in a dispute over a failing grade might have been concerned about being deported to his native India, officials said.
Well, asshole, if all goes well (not holding my breath), you've just extended your visa by 20 to 30 years. Welcome to the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
Prosecutors said Dhar followed Hooker home from the school Thursday afternoon, waiting while she stopped for coffee, and then attacked her in front of her house, slashing her neck repeatedly before a neighbor chased him away.
Also noteworthy, the neighbor who interceded and saved this woman's life is a U.S. Army reservist - you know, one of those violent killers that the good people of Cambridge don't want anywhere near their fair city.
OK, onto the obligatory "nice kid" commentary from the scumbag's friends and family. I do love this part so.
Friends and family said Dhar, who moved from Calcutta to Lowell in 2002 on a student visa, spoke highly of Hooker and was not a violent person.
Yep, right up to the point where the knife entered her neck, he was a real peach.
Friends and relatives of Dhar said yesterday they believe the attack was a misunderstanding.
Ahhhh, so he simply misunderstood the laws in this country against jamming a kitchen knife into someone's neck. Well, that clears it up. You are free to go now, Mr. Dahr.
Ganga Sharma, a close friend of Dhar's, said Dhar was a ''great guy" who always took care of others.
I tend to agree with Mr. Sharma here. Though, it depends on your definition of "taking care of", I suppose.
And with 2005 coming to a close in just two days, I'm happy to say that this line from his attorney will, in fact, be eligible for the Quote of the Year Award:
"That was his favorite professor," said Stephen Hrones, Dhar's lawyer. "I guess the fear of flunking out and disappointing his family and losing his visa was just building pressure on him. The fact that he went to visit her showed his concern."
Yeah, it's not like he just showed up on her doorstep out of thin air and started attacking her. He stalked her first, so let's cut him some slack. It's the "progressive" thing to do.
