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cheershalo · 3 years

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By request, here are some of my favorite angsty fics in order longest to shortest. Some of these are angstier than others but I wanted to give a good range!

*note: make sure to read the tags because some of these deal with heavier topics! take care of yourself!

*also: most of these are b!L because that’s what i like to read! smut or no-smut is marked as well as the basic tags!

Remember to leave kudos and comment on all these lovely fics if you decide to read!!

💔 pray for some sweet simplicity by @eeveelou | E | 237k | abo | b!L - (motorcycles, racer louis, journalist harry, slow burn, a classic)

An AU where motorcycle racing is the biggest sport in a heavily divided world, Louis is trying to take control of his own destiny, and Harry is in for more than he bargained for.

💔 Collision by @tequiladimples | E | 225k | b!L - (mythology/fantasy, fairy louis, dark harry, enemies to lovers, slow burn, love love love)

Mythology/Fairytale!AU in which Louis is a dainty fairy with a temper who wants to be intimidating and Harry hurts people. Naturally, they hate each other.

💔 And I Wait for Paradise by You_Just_Mightx3 | NR | 209k | abo | b!L - (addiction, ptsd, pining, best friends to lovers, eventual mpreg, so heartbreaking and heart-wrenchingly beautiful)

The one where it’s not the Harry who touched Louis’ heart that comes home, but an addict thought to be hopeless. A paradise above addiction when Louis wins so does Harry.

💔 Don’t Let It (Me) Break by @falsegoodnight | E | 169k | b!L - (exes to lovers, slow burn, grief, panic attacks, healing/therapy, sad louis, def read tags, a fav of all time)

The one where Harry is oblivious, Louis is broken, Zayn and Liam are in love, Gemma and Lottie are lovely, and Niall is just waiting for everyone to get their shit together.

Oh, and it's all Malcolm's fault.

💔 Saving Symphony Hall by @helloamhere | E | 125k | abo | b!L - (touch depri, businessman louis, hurt/comfort, a fav)

“I think I have an idea,” Louis said. Slowly, and reluctantly, but with a growing sense of the inevitable. “God damnit, I think I have a really good idea.”

“Oh christ, that's the problem-solving face,” Babs said. “Last time we saw that face, he sold a company.”

“Wait, what?” Zayn asked.

“Right place, right time,” Louis said. “Also, fuck my life,”

“What?” Zayn repeated. Niall patted his hand.

“I usually just roll with whatever Louis is about to do,” he said. “It’s better for us all.”

“That’s the attitude,” said Louis, “I’ll tell you tomorrow. Tonight, I need to do some research. Zayn, give me your number. I’m gonna save our symphony.”

💔 The Dead of July by whimsicule | M | 117k | b!L - (avengers au, captain america harry, louis as bucky, ptsd, so fucking good)

Harry is Captain America, and Louis’ been dead for 70 years.

💔 Untangle Me by suicxne | E | 103k | np smut - (canon compliant, friends to lovers, first kiss, cute <3)

The one where Harry and Louis finally get it right.

💔 nothing worsens, nothing grows by @soldouthaz | E | 103k | b!L - (roadtrip au, college au, enemies to lovers, friends with benefits, ot5, a fav of all time)

Another roadtrip AU featuring Harry as the misunderstood hipster, Louis as the bitter psych major, Liam as the one with the secret boyfriend, and Niall as the one who just wants everyone to be happy.

💔 Here in the Afterglow by @harrybridgers | NR | 89k | b!L - (high school au, historical, 70s au, small town, slow burn, strangers to friends to lovers, soft soft soft)

1970’s AU. In a tiny town in Idaho, Louis’ life is changed forever by the arrival of a curious stranger.

💔 And down the long and silent street by whimsicule | M | 86k | b!L - (historical au, regency au, poverty, wealth difference, hurt/comfort, a masterpiece <3)

Wherein Louis and Harry are on the opposite ends of the social ladder, but their paths still cross on the filthy streets Louis calls his home. The odds are staked against them from the beginning, and even more when Louis' past finally catches up with him.

💔 Consequences by @allwaswell16 | E | 79k | b!L - (amnesia au, exes to lovers, hurt/comfort, secrets, amazing amazing)

Two years ago Harry let his powerful family come between him and the love of his life, something he deeply regrets. Louis has tried to move on from their devastating break up. Sometimes, he even thinks he has. It only takes one moment to freeze them back in time.

💔 We’ll Cast Some Light (You’ll Be Alright) by @harrybridgers | NR | 74k | b!L - (enemies to lovers, sort of exes to lovers, demons, demon hunters, INCREDIBLE)

There’s a standard procedure for this. Scan, track, kill. But with a solar eclipse and a Greater Demon with unfinished business looming, the path to keeping England safe from harm becomes complicated and shadowed by mystery and secrets. For Harry and his team, times have never been harder, especially when a few old friends turned foes show up. Harry is left with just over forty days to overcome the hurdle of tension between them and reconcile their past, and figure out just what Louis is hiding from him before it’s too late.

💔 Latibule by @quelquesetoiles | E | 54k | b!L - (spirited away au - ish, mythology, fantasy, god harry, human louis, sad louis, jealousy, amazing)

A Spirited Away AU of sorts where Louis just wants to heal and be left alone, only for all his plans to be destroyed by the hands of an infuriating British God.

💔 7 Up by @cherrystreet | E | 52k | b!L - (friends to lovers, growing up together, will make you cry like a baby, a classic)

Very loosely based on the British TV show "The Up Series" and somewhat inspired by the song “Something I Need” by Onerepublic, we follow the lives of Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson in an interview setting every seven years. They fall apart and come together, their lives and emotions recorded. Harry calls it a time capsule. Louis calls it a pain in the arse.

💔 Strangers in Love by @darlou | E | 42k | b!L - (amnesia au, car accidents, light d/s, growing up together, enemies to lovers, a fav)

Louis wakes up to find himself in a marriage with the last man he thought he'd ever end up with.

💔 Ever Fixed by @eeveelou | E | 42k | b!L - (strangers to lovers, divorce, depression, child death, the plot twist GOT ME SO GOOD - i read this yesterday with ris and h o l y s h i t)

Three years ago, Harry was happily married, successfully heading the largest technology company in the world, and raising his young daughter. After he loses nearly everything in the aftermath of his daughter’s lost battle with a rare brain tumor, it may take three strange and yet very familiar visitors – and a man from the therapy group Harry keeps refusing to go to – to get him back on track.

💔 before we knew by @falsegoodnight | E | 40k | b!L - (soulmate au, lawyer harry, editor louis, stubborn harry, pining louis, literally one of the best fics ever written)

Louis has been skeptical of soulmates for years so it seems like fate when he finally bumps into the owner of the obnoxiously large signature printed into his skin since age sixteen: Harry Styles, a human rights attorney who is firmly against soulmates.

💔 where the lights are beautiful by twoshipsdrifting | M | 31k | abo | b!L - (THE accidental bonding fic, mentions of mpreg, have reread many times and it still hurts so good)

Harry wasn’t wrong about that, not in a general sense. Lots of omegas did seek out rich alphas and betas, hoping or planning to go into heat at the right time. Plenty of omegas saw this as their duty, especially if their families weren’t well off. Worse, Louis couldn’t honestly say he’d never thought about it.

If that had been his life, his goal, Louis would feel pretty good about himself now.

As it is…Louis feels like shit.

💔 autumn leaves by @suspendrs | NR | 28k | b!L - (war au, soldier harry, waiter louis, french louis, friends to lovers, so so good)

Harry is an American soldier in France during World War II, and Louis is a French waiter that doesn't mean to fall in love with him.

💔 Cherry by littlebluetui | M | 25k | b!L - (exes to lovers, famous harry, non-famous louis, comfort sex, light d/s, really good & really underrated!)

Harry and Louis were soulmates, no one doubted that.

Sometimes one soulmates leaves the other to go on a world tour though.

Sometimes not having them at all is better than only a little.

💔 like a bastard on the burning sea by vashtaneradas | NR | 22k | implied b!L - (cheating/infidelity - i don’t read cheating fics as a principle but this one just... hurts so good, haven’t reread and i don’t think i ever will but i think about it often)

Harry breaks Louis, Louis breaks everything.

💔 all this delusion in our heads by buttfucklarry | E | 15k | b!L - (exes to lovers, sad louis, sad harry, mentions of mpreg, another underrated beaut <3)

After Harry and Louis break up, they cope with it in very different ways. What will happen when Harry keeps calling his ex over when things go wrong in his life, but Louis just can't take it anymore?

💔 a grocery list pinned in blue by dangerbears | NR | 20k | b!L - (exes to lovers, divorce, a masterpiece truly)

After eight years, Louis finally has everything he's wanted. Except for Harry.

💔 Cupid’s Chokehold by bluelemur | E | 35k | b!L - (soulmate au, cupid louis, human harry, virgin louis, feel good but also a bit angsty)

Louis is a Cupid who tries to match up Niall and Harry. It doesn't work out as planned.

💔 Love is like this; not a heartbeat, but a moan by @loveletterharry | E | 13k | abo | b!L - (enemies to lovers, ex-childhood best friends, pining harry, beach house, lovely)

In which Harry loves Louis, but Louis has been cold to him ever since he presented as an omega at age fifteen.

Eight years later, Louis approaches Harry with a request, and who is Harry to deny him?

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faytally-artistic · 3 years

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davidslepkow · 3 years

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While riding a motorcycle can be one of the most exciting things a person can do, it can also be one of the most dangerous. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 4,600 motorcyclists were killed in crashes in 2014, with most being the result of crashes with automobiles, cars, trucks and vans. While this was a decrease of 2.3 percent from 2013, it's nevertheless dangerous for motorcyclists to share the road with other motor vehicles, semi trucks and pickup trucks. While many motorcycle accidents involve other vehicles, there are various types of motorcycle accidents. If you need legal representation contact a Rhode Island motorcycle accident lawyer.

Rhode Island motorcycle accident lawyer

If there is one thing a motorcyclist does not want to see around a tight corner, it's a patch of gravel waiting for them in the lane ahead. In these cases, if the cycle's front tire hits the gravel, the result is a bad wreck that results in numerous injuries. In some of these instances, the gravel may be in the road due to a nearby construction project or road improvement project, which could possibly show negligence on the parties involved. In these cases, cyclists who have been injured often seek the services of a personal injury attorney to evaluate their case to determine if further legal action may be required.

A Car Changing Lanes

While many motorcycle accidents involve the cycle and car hitting one another, many times a car changing lanes suddenly can force a motorcycle off the road and result in serious injuries. Because most drivers are usually looking only for other vehicles when attempting to change lanes, they often fail to spot motorcycles until it's too late. In many cases, the driver of the car may be distracted from texting while driving, eating, spilling a drink, changing the radio station, or other act that takes their eyes off the road for a split second. Unfortunately, it is in this brief time that a motorcyclist can get seriously injured or killed.

Personal injury attorney

In these or other situations where a motorcyclist is injured or killed due to the negligence of others, a personal injury attorney may be of great help. With their ability to be objective about the situation and offer sound advice based on years of experience, riders or their families can make an informed decision as to how they will proceed. If you were injured in a motorcycle accident in Rhode Island contact Providence motorcycle accident lawyer, David Slepkow. A RI motorcycle accident lawyer will help you get the compensation you are entitled to.

There are several causes of motorcycle accidents on the roads. The rising concern at the increasing cases of motorcycle accidents lead to a comprehensive survey made in 2009. This survey compiled a list of possible causes for motorcycle accidents on the road. By identifying the causes behind serious motorcycle crashes, it is easier to minimize their occurrence and make the road a safer place. Understanding the causes helps in taking preventative measures to stop motorbike accidents.

Careless maneuvering by other drivers on the road: Four-wheeled vehicles tend to cause more motorcycle accidents than others. Most drivers are unable to detect motorcyclists or do not pay enough attention to them. They tend to make abrupt swerves that invariably results in a fall or collision. Motorcyclists are either forced off their bikes or make hard hitting physical contact resulting in severe injuries to the arm, neck and face areas.

Loss of control of bike: Many motorcyclists have been victims of accidents because they were unable to control their motorcycles and took a skid or fall. In a motorcycle crash of this nature, the rider’s arms or legs often tend to get caught beneath his machine resulting in serious lacerations or even fractures. Control is defined as the ability to stop the bike at will in a safe manner.

Sudden stops trigger accidents: Speeding was not a contributing factor for bike accidents. More clearly indicated was the occurrence of sudden stops as a cause for accidents. In fact, statistics indicated that as much as 70% of motorcycle accidents occurred when the motorcyclist was cruising at speeds less than 30 miles per hour. The solution is that motorcyclists are advised to slow down instead of clamping down the brake. The sudden switch in momentum makes the rider fly over the bike and sustain serious injuries.

Age: The age factor has shown contradictory results in Europe and the US. In Europe, more young riders had had accidents while in the US, statistics favored middle-aged riders as more prone to accidents. But the DOT suggests that age perhaps is a redundant factor when it comes to accidents and the cause is more related to rashness while riding.

Concealed objects: Another reason was cited as hidden objects that riders failed to detect until the last moment. Many times, the blinding glare of sunlight or low visibility during rains or snow can render solid objects nearly invisible until the rider was too close for comfort. Conversely, statistics indicated that motorcyclists who wore dark clothes were more likely to be missed than those who wore bright clothes.

The main issue that the study was able to highlight effectively was the importance of protective gear in preventing accidents. Since the study was based in Europe, helmets did not figure as a cause helmets are compulsory for motorcycle riding. The low results of motorcycle accidents were a clear proof of the fact that helmets made all the difference to bike riding. Perhaps it is time for the US to enforce all present regulations that require helmets to reduce the significance of catastrophic injuries sustained by motorcyclists in accidents of all types.

After a sudden death, a family can be emotionally and financially devastated, but even innocent victims are still required to prove their case. Families of those who died in a RI motorcycle accident as a result of the negligence of others deserve justice and fair compensation. If your family member died as a result of a motorcycle accident, you can contact us for a free consultation and case evaluation. Learn how we might be able to help you. We're experienced, compassionate, aggressive and successful lawyers. Families of those who died as a result of the negligence of others deserve justice and fair compensation.

Motorcycle accident RI

The most recent ascertainable statistics from the National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA) are from 2013. In that year, 4,668 people on motorcycles lost their lives. About 88,000 were injured. Of the fatalities, 1,296 were related to alcohol consumption. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the number of deaths in motorcycle accidents in 2013 was 26 times that of fatalities in cars. As reported by the NHTSA, half of all fatal motorcycle accidents involve another vehicle. Vehicles turning left in front of a motorcycle accounted for 42 percent of the two vehicle accident motorcyclist fatalities.

You're completely vulnerable to fatal injuries if you're in a motorcycle accident in Rhode Island. There's no steel body and frame around you. There aren't any bumpers, air bags or seat belts either. That's why most motorcycle accidents in RI result in severe injuries or fatalities. Sadly, a RI motorcycle accident can result in death or serious injury.

Common causes of motorcycle accidents

Most motorcycle accidents in Providence, Pawtucket, Bristol or Cumberland RI aren't caused by motorcyclists. Experienced Smart bikers in Rhode Island take precautions to attempt to avoid accident situations. Reasonable precautions can reduce the probability of a RI motorcycle accident The most common causes of fatal motorcycle accidents are:

Vehicles turning left in front of motorcyclists

Rear-end collisions

Other vehicles changing lanes

Vehicles failing to yield the right-of-way when entering a roadway or intersection

Head-on collisions

The Wrongful Death Act

When a fatality occurs as the result of the negligence of somebody else, the decedent's family might bring a case under the Rhode Island Wrongful Death Act called the "Death By Wrongful Act" statute. "§ 10-7-1 Liability for damages for causing death. – Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of another, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, the person who, or the corporation which, would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to a felony." TITLE 10 Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions CHAPTER 10-7, Death By Wrongful Act,

The RI wrongful death statute details which family members are permitted to bring the action and the damages like medical bills, lost earnings and funeral expenses that the family can seek.

Contacting a RI motorcycle accident lawyer

If you were injured in a RI motorcycle accident, contact Rhode Island motorcycle accident attorney, David Slepkow. David Slepkow will help you get the compensation that you are entitled to.

Since motorcycles present smaller and lower profiles on the road, they're less visible than passenger cars in traffic. Drivers and passengers of motorcycles have no enclosure around them to protect them. They don't have seat belts or air bags either. Anybody on a motorcycle is vulnerable to serious injuries even with a light impact. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the number of deaths per mile traveled by motorcycle was 26 times the number of deaths traveled in passenger cars. In 2013, there were 4,668 motorcycle accident fatalities. There was a significant drop in 2014, when 4,586 people were killed, but there was also a significant rise in motorcycle accident injuries from 2013 when about 88,000 people were injured and 2014 when about 92,000 were injured.

It's quite common for fatally injured motorcyclists to die from head injuries. Only 19 states and the District of Columbia have helmet laws though. As per the IIHS, helmet use prevents about 37 percent of all deaths and about 67 percent of all traumatic brain injuries.

Common causes of motorcycle accidents

The failure of other drivers to see motorcyclists in traffic is the largest cause of bike accidents. Either the motorcycle was never seen, or it was too late to avoid a collision after the other driver saw it. This is particularly true in head on collisions and when other vehicles are making left turns. Other common motorcycle accident scenarios involve:

Lane splitting

Dangerous driving like excessive speed, distracted or fatigued driving

Drunk or drugged driving

Driving too fast for traffic or weather conditions

Common motorcycle accident injuries

Bike crashes in East providence are quick and violent occurrences. The overwhelming majority of them result in injuries or deaths. Upon impact, most motorcyclists are thrown from their bikes. It's not unusual for them to strike stationary objects before coming to rest on the ground. Aside from head and neck injuries that predominate, other common motorcycle crash injuries include but aren't limited to:

Traumatic spinal cord injuries

Hip and leg fractures

Spinal fractures and disc herniations

Shoulder, arm and hand fractures and dislocations

Severe cuts, scrapes and bruises

Yes, some motorcycle accidents in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations are attributable to the negligence of motorcyclists, but most of the time, other people using the roadway just don't see them. Awareness is warranted by both motorcyclists and drivers of other vehicles on the road. If you were injured in a RI motorcycle accident then contact a Rhode island motorcycle accident attorney.

Riding a motorcycle on any street or off-road area can be extremely dangerous to the health of the biker and passenger. Even though motorcycle accidents are less likely to occur than other types of vehicle collisions, they tend to produce more catastrophic injuries and deaths. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a motorcycle rider has a 35 times greater chance of dying in a collision that had they been a passenger or driver in a vehicle accident.

Riding a motorcycle in Rhode island and Providence Plantations is inherently dangerous because of the inattentive and sometimes illegal driving practices of other motorists sharing the roadway. This is true even for bike riders who take a proactive approach at driving defensively at all times. By understanding the most common types of motorcycle accidents in Rhode Island, bikers can remain alert to prevent the accident from occurring while riding. These RI accidents include:

Motorcycle-Car crash

A major misconception by many motorists on the road is that motorcycle accidents are caused by a biker’s aggressive behavior. In fact, many serious accidents are the result of inattentive drivers who had no idea a motorcycle was in the area. Many motorcycle-car collisions in Warwick, Cranston and Pawtucket are caused because of the “blind spot” where a motorist sharing the roadway could not see the biker due to nighttime conditions or adverse weather. Many of these Barrington, Bristol and Warren accidents could be avoided if drivers take that extra moment to check blind spots and remain alert at intersections or whenever entering a merging area on the roadway.

Sudden Stop Collision

While many rear end collisions cause serious damage to vehicles, when a motorcycle is involved the results can be catastrophic. A sudden stop into the back of a motorcycle can cause serious injuries or fatalities to the biker and/or passenger. In addition, if the motorcycle rear ends into a stopped or slow-moving vehicle, the biker can easily be thrown over the handlebars causing extensive injury or death. These types of collisions can be avoided when the motorcyclist chooses to follow a safe distance behind others and remains alert to provide adequate time to come to a complete stop safely.

Single- motorcycle Accident

The small frame and two wheels of a motorcycle makes it highly susceptible to toppling over, sliding or skidding under all conditions. Many of these accidents occur because of adverse weather conditions, curving roads and slick surfaces. Motorcycle riders can be seriously injured or killed in a single bike accident if roadway conditions are hazardous including streets under road construction, road surfaces built with grooves or from the pitfalls of traveling over a railroad crossing.

Open-Door motorcycle accident

“Dooring” accidents tend to occur in busy urban areas where a motorist enters or exits a parked vehicle along the side of the street. In many situations, vehicle drivers fail to look in the mirror to see any approaching traffic and opens the door into the direct path of the motorcyclist. These types of Rhode Island accidents often produce catastrophic results, especially if the biker is thrown over the handlebars or into the vehicle. These accidents can be easily avoided if drivers sharing the roadway follow rules of the road. Additionally, bikers must follow posted speed limits and operate their motorcycle at a safe distance away from the parked vehicles along the road.

Precautionary Measures to prevent motorcycle accident

Any time motorcyclists take to the roadway in Providence, they assume the risks involved in being injured or killed. However, protecting yourself can significantly lessen the potential of being involved in a serious accident. In addition, the biker should take all precautionary measures possible should an accident occur. This includes wearing a helmet, wearing protective safety gear and inspecting the bike to ensure it will operate safely even under the worst conditions.

It is important to remember that a motorcycle is often more challenging to spot than a passenger vehicle on the roadway. In addition, the potential of an accident is often exacerbated when drivers are inattentive, distracted, or fail to follow the rules of the road when merging or changing lanes.

Left Turn Bike Accidents

Almost 50 percent of all motorcycle accidents involve a vehicle turning left and hitting a motorcycle that they did not see. In fact, this is one of the most common types of accident between any two motor vehicles on the road. Drivers of all types of vehicles such as cars, trucks, vans and suvs should take extra precaution when turning left to make sure that they are not missing any other vehicle from their view when completing the turn. If you were injured in a RI left turn accident then contact a Rhode Island motorcycle accident attorney or RI motorcycle accident lawyers.

Lane Splitting collisions in Providence

Motorcycle drivers in Rhode Island would benefit greatly from never attempting to lane split. Lane splitting occurs when a motorcycle dodges through stopped traffic by driving in between two lanes of cars or between a car and the shoulder of the road. While this may seem like a logical action to take in stopped traffic, it is one of the most dangerous. Slowed or stopped vehicles are not anticipating that a motorcycle is going to pass them when traffic is not moving and this is how accidents occur.

Head On Collisions in Warwick, Cranston

Almost 78 percent of all motorcycle fatalities are attributed to head-on collisions. Most of these types of accidents occur in the evening hours. All Motorcycle Accidents Have The Potential To Be Catastrophic or deadly. Of course, there are many other events that can lead to a motorcycle accident. Road debris, drunk driving, and speeding on the part of the motorcyclist or the other driver can lead to a serious accident. Because motorcycles do not provide all of the safety features that other types of vehicle provide, it is very important that all drivers remain cautious when operating a motorcycle or operating a vehicle near one.

Important Facts To Remember

When you are operating a motorcycle, it is very important that you understand all of the laws within your state regulating the operation of this type of vehicle. State laws vary, and there are also many urban legends surrounding motorcycle use. For your safety, and to operate your motorcycle legally, you should review the following state laws:

• Helmet requirements. Even “no-helmet” states have insurance and age requirements that must be followed before a motorcycle can be operated without a helmet. • Age requirements. Some states have laws about the age of the driver of a motorcycle or the legal age for passengers. • Insurance requirements. Some states require you to have a health insurance policy that covers motorcycle use before operating the vehicle.

Over 50% of motorcyclist fatalities are over 40

Many people assume that younger riders are most likely to be killed in a motorcycle accident, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 54% of motorcyclists killed in accidents in 2014 were over the age of 40. The average age of a rider killed in a crash was 42 years old.

While younger riders usually have less experience riding, older riders seem to sustain more serious injuries. Brown University research cites reduced reaction time and vision, increased fragility, and the larger-sized motorcycles that older riders tend to prefer, which tend to roll over. Riders aged 60 and older were almost three times more likely to be admitted to a hospital following a motorcycle accident whereas riders between 40 and 59 were twice as likely to be admitted than younger riders.

One-third of riders in fatal crashes were drunk driving

According to NHTSA, 29% of riders involved in fatal accidents in 2014 had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher, which fits the definition of drunk driving. This compares with 22% of passenger car drivers in a fatal accident and 2% of commercial truck drivers.

Riders killed in a motorcycle accident between the ages of 35 and 39 had the highest rate of drunk driving at 42% following by those between 40 and 45 (41%), which is contrary to popular opinion that riders in their 20s would be most responsible for riding under the influence.

Super sports motorcycle riders are 4x more likely to be killed

A report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that super sports motorcycles are almost four times more likely to die in an accident than other motorcycle riders. Super sports bikes can reach speeds of up to 190 mph and have a lightweight design made for racing. This type of bike is most popular with riders under 30. According to the IIHS, super sports riders also had the youngest average age of fatality in an accident at just 27. Touring motorcycle riders, by comparison, were 51 years old on average when involved in a motorcycle fatality. Speed was a factor in 57% of super sports fatalities in 2005 compared to 27% on standard and cruising motorcycles.

If you were injured in a motorcycle wreck in Rhode Island, contact a RI motorcycle accident attorney. The lawyer will need to rely on extensive experience in dealing with RI motorcycle accidents. If your loved one, spouse or family member was killed in a tragic fatal motorcycle crash, contact A Rhode Island wrongful death lawyer. A RI motorcycle accident attorney will have extensive experience litigating fatal car and motorcycle collisions.

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Rhode Island Personal Injury Attorney - Slepkow Law

Injured in RI accident? CALL Rhode Island personal injury attorney, David Slepkow at 401-437-1100. RI car & motorcycle accident lawyers, premises liability.

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Rhode Island Personal Injury Attorney

The Rhode Island Personal Injury Lawyers at the law firm of Slepkow, Slepkow & Associates, Inc. are committed to ensuring aggressive representation concerning personal injury, Auto / Car Accidents, Truck, Slip and Fall claims and Motorcycle Accidents, in Rhode Island (RI) and Massachusetts (MA). We help clients get the top dollar settlement that they deserve. We help clients in Massachusetts (MA) and Rhode Island personal injury, negligence and vehicular collision causes of action. SS&A was established in 1932 and is a widely known and respected law firms in Rhode Island. A Rhode Island personal injury attorney at our firm will help you get the settlement you deserve.

Please contact East Providence Personal Injury Lawyer, David Slepkow

We do everything in our power to help you get the best settlement possible to compensate you for your injuries. A Rhode Island personal injury attorney or Providence car accident lawyer, not a paralegal, will guide you through the Personal Injury and RI car accident settlement process and a potential lawsuit, if necessary. We offer contingent fee arrangements. This means that there is no Fee unless we are successful in obtaining a legal settlement or judgment for you. A Rhode Island personal injury lawyer at Slepkowlaw will advance out of pocket expenses, medical expert fees, medical record fees, deposition costs in all negligence and injury causes of action and are reimbursed when you obtain your settlement or prevail after a full negligence trial on the merits.

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lost wages, loss of earning capacity, loss of enjoyment of life

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whiplash injury/ herniated disk / traumatic Head Injury / back and neck injury/ leg and arm injury

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Rhode Island Personal Injury Attorney, David Slepkow, has authored numerous in depth and informative RI Law articles.

Please email us with your personal injury questions and inquiries and a Rhode Island car accident lawyer or a Rhode Island personal injury attorney will respond as soon as possible. The email will go directly to one of the lawyers at our firm.

Evening Appointments with a Rhode Island personal injury lawyer are available, home and hospital visits, limited weekend appointments available. In the event that you need legal representation in workers compensation for work related injuries or social security disability (ssi/ ssdi) then we will refer you to a top RI workers compensation lawyer or top RI SSDI attorney. A Rhode Island personal injury attorney will help you get the compensation you are entitled to.

Personal Injury Frequently Asked Questions answered by a Rhode Island personal injury attorney

Article by a Rhode Island personal injury lawyer at Slepkow, Slepkow & Associates, Inc., 401-437-1100, Contact Slepkow, Slepkow & Associates.

If I am injured in a rear end or other type of automobile accident / car crash, what do I do?

How do I determine how much compensation I am entitled to as a result of a rear end, t-bone collision or other type of motor vehicle auto crash when another negligent motorist is at fault?

Does Rhode Island and Providence Plantations have a statute of limitations for personal injury, motorcycle accident, pedestrian mishap and car wreck cases?

What if I am injured in a Providence, Warwick or Cranston crash and the other party is at fault but has no insurance and is an uninsured motorist?

How do I get compensated fairly if I am hit by a hit and run, drunk driving or reckless driving criminal motorist?

1) If I am injured in a car accident in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, what do I do after the automobile collision?

Make sure you stop at the scene of the Providence car accident and notify the local police department immediately about the wreck. If possible, please get all of the information about the other parties involved in the crash, including their name, address, telephone number and insurance information.

If possible take pictures and videos of the scene of the auto wreck. Make sure you receive proper medical treatment for your injuries with a medical provider as soon as possible. If you wait too long to visit the emergency room, primary care doctor or chiropractor then the insurance company will try to discredit you, claiming that your injury was not caused by this motor vehicle collision.

At the time of the mishap, please get the names, addresses and phone numbers of any witnesses to the car crash. If you have a camera or a cell phone with a camera, please take pictures of your automobile as well as the other van, SUV, truck or Motor Vehicle. Don’t forget to take videos and pictures of the scene of the car wreck. If you have any bruises or physical conditions that are noticeable, please take pictures of the physical condition as soon as possible. Please do not give any statement to the insurance adjuster until you have had the opportunity to speak with an attorney. Please call Rhode Island Car Accident Lawyer / Rhode Island personal injury attorney, David Slepkow. at 401-437-1100.

2) How do I determine how much money I am entitled to as a result of the RI Pedestrian, bicycle or premises liability accident?

In order to determine the value of the Rhode Island Personal Injury case, the Providence slip and fall attorneys or Rhode island personal injury attorney must look at a combination of factors including pain and suffering, lost wages, permanency of the injury, any scarring or disfigurement, loss of consortium, medical bills, periods of disability, etc. Determining the value of a negligence cause of action is an art rather than a science. The amount of the medical bills incurred by the injured victim will be one important factor in determining the value of a tort claim.

In the event of a fatal motorcycle / bus crash or fatality in a RI tractor trailer accident, the executor of the estate of the deceased person would need to file a wrongful death case in Providence Superior Court or the applicable county seeking damages for the beneficiaries of the estate on account of the deadly crash.Only the executor or administrator of the estate of the person killed in an auto or motor vehicle collision can seek compensation on behalf of the statutory beneficiaries as a result of the fatal motorcycle accident.

3) Does Rhode Island and Providence Plantations have a statute of limitations for personal injury and premises liability cases?

There is a three year statute of limitations to file a lawsuit for most negligence and slip and fall causes of action in Rhode Island (RI). If you do not file a lawsuit within three years from the date of the accident, you will be forever barred from filing a claim as a result of the accident. In the event that the claim is for personal injuries against a city or a town, there are very strict notice requirements. Please consult with a personal injury attorney in Rhode Island concerning how to comply with those notice requirements.

This statute of limitations does not only apply to garden variety car accidents but also applies to RI wrongful death claims and semi trucking accidents as well as motorcycle collisions.

4) What if I am injured and the other party is at fault but has no insurance?

You have the legal right to file a claim against the person or corporation whose negligence caused your injury. However, in many cases the negligent party does not have the assets or funds to be able to pay your damages. So long as you have uninsured or under-insured motorist protection, you will be able to file a claim against your own insurance company for uninsured or under-insured claims.

5) How do I recover damages using a Rhode Island personal injury attorney if I am hit by a drunk driving, hit and run motorist?

If the hit and run driver cannot be found or has no insurance you may have an uninsured motorist claim. If you have uninsured motorist protection with your own insurance carrier, you may be entitled to make a claim against your own insurance carrier. If the drunk driver does not have enough insurance coverage to pay the damages, lost wages, pain and suffering and =medical bills that you incurred

6) What are the different types of premises Liability Claims besides your standard Slip and Fall Claim?

There are thousands of different types of premises liability claims in Rhode Island including Bouncer Assaults, Negligent Security, Elevator and Escalator Accidents, Construction Accidents, falls on stairs or in stairwells, electrical fires, landlord tenant accidents, porch collapse, dog bites, swimming pool accidents etc. It is important that you retain one of the best premises liability attorneys or Rhode island personal injury attorney if you are injured in an accident.

7) Does SS&A represent clients in workers compensation and social security disability (ssi / ssdi) cases?

No. but if you were injured in a work/ employment related accident we would be happy to refer you to a Top RI Workers Compensation Attorney. Likewise, if you are disabled and unable to work as a result, we will refer you to one of the best Social Security Disability lawyers in RI. (Social Security disability includes both federal SSI and SSDI claims.)

Information concerning stiffness, low back pain, dizziness, shoulder pain, headaches, neck pain concerning the diagnosis and treatment of whiplash injuries from auto accidents and rear end collisions from accidents.

RI Car Accident Information provided by a Rhode Island personal injury attorney

Car accidents are among the most frequent types of motor vehicle accidents causing personal injuries in Rhode Island. Personal injury law, also called tort law or negligence causes of action, cover any injury suffered by anyone as a result of a trucking accident, auto crash, slip and fall, motorcycle collision, or other mishap caused by another person’s negligent actions or inactions. If you were seriously injured in a motor veicle wreck in RI then contact a RI personal injury lawyer or a RI personal injury attorney.

A large percent of motor vehicle accidents result from a motorist’s failure to obey motor vehicle codes, ordinances and laws. In some instances, the accident and resulting injuries is related to product liability. Negligence on the part of manufacturers is oftentimes the cause of car accident injuries.

To help solve these problems, your RI Personal Injury Attorney will ensure that those injured in car accidents will be able to obtain the services of qualified health care professionals. In addition, a good providence car accident lawyer will fight to help you get compensated financially for lost wages or income if your lost wages or income is as a result of the car wreck.

The best RI Auto Accident Attorneys will fight the insurance company to help assure you receive just compensation for your suffering and pain.

Many brand-new cars, trucks, SUVs and other vehicles can, unfortunately, potentially pose dangerous risks as soon as they are driven off showroom floors. Faulty design has resulted in a disproportionate number of deaths from so-called rollover car accidents. This type of accidents can kill drivers and occupants of vehicles which were designed with faulty roofs. When a vehicle flips or rolls over, the roof may not be able to sustain the weight of the vehicle and instantaneously kill or severely injure the occupants. Someone dies in one third of all rollover accidents, according to recent studies.

Other cases of manufacturer negligence that can cause severe injury or death that otherwise would not occur in car accidents are: defective and exploding gas tanks, defective seat belts that fail to function properly and poorly manufactured tires, among many others. Very specialized knowledge is needed to successfully represent clients in such cases.

Below you will find some of the most common moving violations that result in car collisions, wrongful death (fatal RI Accidents), trucking accidents or pedestrian accidents in RI

Speeding:

Many motor vehicle accidents are caused by the person at fault speeding. In some instances a person could be speeding even though they are technically not above the speeding limit. This is sometimes called conditions requiring reduced speeds and is enumerated in RI Law 31-14-1 (§ 31-14-1 “Reasonable and prudent speeds. – No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.”)

Texting and Driving AKA ‘Distracted Driving:

Distracted driving is a major cause of automobile accidents in RI. Distracted driving has always been in existence since the first motor vehicle and even in the days of travel on horses. Back in the old days, typical distracted driving accidents were caused by mental distraction, eating and driving, conversations with passengers, children in the auto, listening to the radio etc. In the last 10-15 years there has been a huge increase in distracted driving in Rhode Island as a result of electronic devices especially devices that have text (sms) messages.

Illegal u turn accidents | Rhode Island personal injury attorney

Motorists illegally maneuvering u-turns causes a small percent of the automobile mishaps in RI.

“§ 31-16-4 Places where U-turns prohibited. – No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet (500′). Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.” http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-16/31-16-4.HTM

Running a red light or stop sign accidents:

Some motorists intentionally do not stop at red lights or stop signs. Other motorists are acting carelessly, recklessly or otherwise distracted causing them to negligently not stop at a stop sign hitting another vehicle.

“§ 31-13-4 Obedience to devices. – The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable to him or her placed in accordance with the provisions of chapters 12 – 27 of this title…” http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-13/31-13-4.HTM

Auto – pedestrian accidents:

Motorists must be particularly careful to avoid pedestrians in the street, sidewalk , garage or parking lot. If you were injured in a pedestrian accident, contact a RI pedestrian accident Lawyer

§ 31-13-6 Meaning of traffic control signals http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-13/31-13-6.HTM

“…(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular green signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal or other traffic control device are permitted to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked associated crosswalk. The pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection or so close as to create an immediate hazard at the time that the green signal is first displayed…”

Texting While Driving Vehicle Accident Statistics

Five seconds is the least amount of time a driver’s eyes are off the road when sending or reading the text. If traveling 55 miles an hour, the amount of distance the driver covers with their eyes off the road is as long as a football field. Within that distance, anything can happen, including being involved in a serious accident with injuries or death.

While smart phone technology has changed the lives of us for the better, it can often cause more harm than good for drivers on the nation’s roads, city streets and highways. This is because during sunlight hours, more than 650,000 motorists in the United States attempt to use their phone to make a call or send a text while operating a vehicle.

The number of driving distractions caused by cell phones tends to be increasing at an alarming rate. Because of that, it is essential to understand the statistics and facts to make better decisions while driving.

Common Texting Accident Statistics | Rhode Island personal injury attorney

Drivers receiving and sending text messages must use three specific levels of responsiveness including their manual, visual and cognitive attention. This includes taking the manual step of interacting with the phone, visual attention to watch the screen and cognitive abilities to write or read the text. Visual distractions take the eyes off the road, manual distractions take the hands away from the wheel and cognitive distractions take the driver’s mind away from driving.

The following common cell phone statistics are from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Safety Council (NSC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others. The statistics include:

• In 2012, more than 3300 individuals lost their lives through distracted-related vehicle accidents. • Twenty five percent of all vehicle accidents nationwide occur because a motorist is texting while driving. • Using cell phones while operating a vehicle causes more than 1.5 million vehicle accidents every year. • Approximately 325,000 injuries each year are the direct result of texting while driving. • Texting while operating a vehicle is potentially six times more dangerous than driving drunk. • On average, 11 teenagers lose their lives each day because a motorist was texting while driving. • More than one out of every five teenage motorists involved in an accident with fatalities were distracted because of their mobile phone. • Teenage drivers with an additional passenger in the vehicle are twice as likely to be involved in a fatal accident, and five times as likely with more than one passenger in the car. • One out of every four teens respond to one text message or more every time they get behind the wheel.

Talking or texting on the phone are the two leading distractions that cause a majority of vehicle accidents in the US. Younger drivers are the most susceptible to texting while driving and have the least amount of experience, especially motorists 19 years old and younger. Nearly one in five high school students in the U.S. with a driver’s license claim they have sent or received text messages and emails while operating a vehicle.

Hiring a Rhode island personal Injury Attorney or a RI car accident lawyer

If you have suffered injuries, harm or property damage in a motor vehicle accident and believe that texting or smart phone use was a factor, it is essential to hire a East Providence personal injury attorney who specializes in accident cases. Your RI Negligence lawyer can ensure that your rights are protected while the evidence is collected and the collision is investigated.

Successful texting while driving vehicle accident attorneys in Rhode Island have access to useful resources that are necessary to build a solid case for compensation. Personal injury law firms as well as a Rhode Island personal injury attorney in Providence usually accept these types of cases on a contingency basis, so there is no need to pay any retainer or upfront fee. It is essential to file a claim or lawsuit for recompense before the expiration of the statute of limitations.

“Annual United States Road Crash Statistics

Over 37,000 people die in road crashes each year

An additional 2.35 million are injured or disabled

Over 1,600 children under 15 years of age die each year

Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers ages 16-20

Road crashes cost the U.S. $230.6 billion per year, or an average of $820 per person

Road crashes are the single greatest annual cause of death of healthy U.S. citizens traveling abroad” Association for Safe International Road Travel ASIRThttp://asirt.org/initiatives/informing-road-users/road-safety-facts/road-crash-statistics

http://www.distraction.gov/ http://www.nsc.org/learn/NSC-Initiatives/Pages/distracted-driving-problem-of-cell-phone-distracted-driving.aspx http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsDistractedDriving/ http://www.distraction.gov/stats-research-laws/facts-and-statistics.html

Legal Notice per Rules of Professional Responsibility: The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers and attorneys in the general practice of law, but does not license or certify any lawyer / attorney as an expert or specialist in any field of practice. While this firm maintains joint responsibility, most cases of this type are referred to other attorneys for principle responsibility.

We refer all of the following personal injury and workers compensation claims to the best personal injury lawyers in Rhode Island: workers compensation (workers comp), medical malpractice, surgical malpractice as well as RI product liability claims (defective products).

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August 2017 Book Roundup

Last month was not a good reading month for me, partially because work and depression make reading hard and partially because the books themselves weren’t that great. There are times when a ton of new, exciting books get dropped and they seem to swing around the spring (people beginning buying for the summer? Beach reads?) and the fall (obviously, in preparation for Christmas). The one book I really super enjoyed was A Map for Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor--a tale of sisters getting shipwrecked on an island (with a boy, but he’s not super important) and working through the fact that one is borderline psychopathically manipulative and they hate each other. Also, sibling codependence. There were decent books aside from that one, but nothing that gripped me quite as much. (Ratings and mini reviews below.)

Stolen Beauty by Laurie Lico Albanese. 3/5. In World War II era Austria, Maria Altmann’s world is turned upside down as her Jewish family attempts to flee. In the process, the Nazis snatch up portraits of her beloved aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, painted by the renowned artist Gustav Klimt. As we follow Maria from the turmoil of World War II to her twenty-first century struggle to regain the paintings, a parallel story is told--that of Adele and her relationship with Klimt. While this book was pretty accurate as far as I could tell--I’m no Klimt expert--it could have done without Maria’s story. This is better told in the Helen Mirren movie “The Woman in Gold”; here it’s pretty flat, and distracts from Adele’s much more engaging journey from impetuous young wife to immortalized muse. Maria’s narrative becomes a fairly standard--I hate to say it--World War II story. Adele’s is far more interesting and unique, and the book would have been much better had the author stuck with that.

Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found by Frances Larson. 4/5. Larson takes on the topic of severed heads, from those captured during war, to those decapitated by royal decree, and those belonging to saints. Morbid curiosity and the recommendation of Caitlin Doughty drew me to this book, and it’s both well-researched and quite interesting. I thought it would be largely about the heads lost through the decapitation of living people, like those who would become “shrunken heads” and famous people like Anne Boleyn. While a couple of chapters are devoted to such subjects, Larson also discussed people decapitated after death, as well as the topic of life remaining after decapitation. It’s a pretty thorough book, and while some topics were more interesting than others and it was certainly all a bit gruesome at times, I was impressed by the fact that Larson even went into the topic of decapitation in art. Overall, a good read if you’re in the mood for something niche-y.

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter. 2/5. In the 80s, sisters Sam and Charlotte (later Charlie) undergo a horrific event together that leaves their mother murdered and both deeply traumatized. Thirty years later, Charlie--an attorney, albeit not one as controversial as her “defend any client” father--witnesses a school shooting, and is compelled to help defend the shooter, a teenage girl. The subsequent events will bring up the truth about what happened to the sisters that night, as well as the truth of who they became after. I really enjoyed this book at first--even though the beginning is quite harrowing and not for the faint of heart. But there’s “not for the faint of heart” and “this makes me actively uncomfortable because I don’t think it’s being handled well”. This might act as a spoiler, but honestly it’s a theme throughout the novel and, well... The topic of rape is not handled the way it should have been, in my opinion. Lots of people will feel differently, and I’m sure some will have valid reasons, but I could not get behind this book.

The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman. 2/5. As a young girl, Lilly is sold to the circus by her mother. She hasn’t even had much experience of the world, locked away by her parents to keep her albinism a secret. In a parallel timeline, 20+ years later, nineteen-year old Julia learns that her estranged mother is dead, and she has inherited the family horse farm. Returning home, she stumbles across Lilly’s story, and becomes wrapped up in the mystery of what happened to her. Obviously, this story is interesting--but I think it might be time for me to stop trying these parallel narrative historical fiction novels. They just aren’t for me. Furthermore, the simplicity of the writing and the characters was off-putting. It felt like I was reading about Lilly and the Good People versus Cartoon Villains.

Happiness: A Memoir by Heather Harpham. 3/5. Upon finding out that she was pregnant, Heather Harpham soon realized that her boyfriend, Brian, loved her but wasn’t sure about the idea of fatherhood in his forties. She went through her pregnancy alone, gave birth without him--but things became even more complicated upon the discovery that their daughter, Amelia-Grace, had a blood disease that would quite possibly kill her before she hit thirty. “Happiness” is the story of not only Amelia-Grace’s treatment and the fight for her life, but Heather and Brian’s journey towards finding each other. It’s at times frustrating, as many memoirs are; I really don’t know that Brian and Heather are people I would identify with if I met them, and some of their decisions were... questionable. But the writing is lovely, and I really felt for what was an incredibly human story. It’s a well-done memoir.

A Map for Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor. 4/5. Shipwrecked with her sister Henri and a virtual stranger, Alex, Emma has little hope of being found or rescued. Complicating matters of survival is her fraught relationship with Henri, ruined by recent events. Parallel narratives tell the story of the three teens’ attempts to survive, while also revealing what happened between Henri and Emma. This book is extremely gripping and interesting, and while there is a romance that largely serves to develop Emma’s character, the crux of the story is her relationship with the magnetic, manipulative Henri. Henri is the kind of character you love to hate, and so is Emma in a way. Their codependency was extremely compelling, and while a couple of the later “twists” weren’t the strongest, they didn’t dull my interest in the sisters and what happened to them.

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen, 3/5. This book is a collection of essays on women who Petersen--someone who got her doctoral degree on celebrity gossip, essentially--terms as “unruly” for a variety of different reasons. Petersen, who wrote for Buzzfeed, does know how to write a thinkpiece, and in an engaging manner. It’s definitely a quick, fun read. Nothing she says here reinvents the wheel if you’re already engaged in feminist theory, but most of it isn’t actively wrong and it’s good to read. But she does write as a straight, cis, white woman (as she acknowledges). She’s conventionally attractive; she isn’t fat. So there is a part of me that’s like “ugh, I wish someone who could speak from personal experience about what she’s writing had written this book”. She’s not even old, like Madonna (the subject of her “Too Old” essay). But that’s not really something Petersen can help. What she can help is the manner in which she overlooks the ridiculousness of Caitlyn Jenner’s political views, barely mentioning them in the “Too Qu**r” essay. Really, Petersen acknowledges that Jenner doesn’t embody that label; so why not discuss another woman like Laverne Cox or Janet Mock over Jenner? And I know she’s capable of criticizing her subject, because she does so in the aforementioned Madonna piece (though she doesn’t get into exactly how problematic Madonna’s rearing and presentation of her black children has been; that’s not the point of the piece). The Lena Dunham piece is similarly shortsighted. She doesn’t discuss many of the reasons why lots of people--including many feminists--hate Dunham. She doesn’t get into her racism, her troubling discussion of her relationship with her sister. If Petersen didn’t want to get into these issues, there are plenty of “unruly women” who coincide with her topics and aren’t loaded with ugliness, for lack of a better term. So while I liked the book--it could have done with more women of color, by the way--a couple of the essays I side-eyed.

The Devil’s Lady by Deborah Simmons. 4/5. When Aisley de Laci (yes) is forced to marry--but given the option to choose her husband--she chooses Piers Montmorency (yes) otherwise known as the Red Knight (YES). Fierce and mysterious, Piers is said to have a made a pact with the devil, and doesn’t allow Aisley to see him in the light. If you think this means they have a lot of sex in the dark, fuck yeah it does. This is a classic sort of romance novel, made better by the fact that the heroine has a lot of agency in terms of her sexuality for a romance novel written in the 90s, and the guy isn’t a total douchebag. He kind of is at first, but he’s not put in the best situation so.... One of the most appealing parts of the story is dealt with in a manner that was way too easy for my taste, and the ending was all a bit rushed, but that wasn’t the point. The romance was. And it was good.

Shimmer and Burn by Mary Taranta. 2/5. After an attempted escape from their guarded city, Faris is left alone, her love murdered and her sister enslaved. Desperate to free her sister, she enters into arrangement with the king’s executioner and a the Princess Bryn--who wants to become queen--to slip out of the kingdom and transfer magic and honestly that’s all I got because this world was so badly explained and constructed. It was one of those worlds that naturally doesn’t appeal to me, where magic is a substance and you can, like, put it in your body with a syringe? Which made me think of an addiction plotline on the rise and addiction + magic is something I hate and even if I did understand this world, which I didn’t because the writing didn’t explain it to me, I probably wouldn’t like it. Then there were little things, like the king’s executioner being a teenage boy (was there... not someone a little older) and Faris streetfighting~ to earn her keep. Cliche.

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The Criminal

“You won’t believe the day I have had!” Itachi threw his keys on the coffee table before sitting right next to Shisui, immediately wrapping his arms around the older Uchiha’s torso. “It was terrible and humiliating and ugh!”

“I haven’t heard the ‘ugh’ for a while now, did you get scolded by somebody at work?”

“No, it is worse…” Itachi sighed exhaustively.

“Tell me about it, I locked myself outside the car with the car keys in the fucking car” Shisui shook his head.

“Did you guys have such an awful day too? The idiot assistant changed the code of the safe...and forgot what it was”

“Wow, the save with all those private papers? That is terrible” Shisui said as Madara nodded and sat down.

“Did you manage to open it?” Itachi asked.

“Actually...it is a funny story, I came across that blond brat and he...he cracked the safe open” both Shisui’s and Itachi’s eyes widened.

“Naruto?” Shisui asked.

“Yeah, that guy, I said I owed him one” Madara waved it off, but wasn’t aware of the coincidence.

“He cracked open my car when I locked myself out” Shisui said.

“He cracked the lock of Suké’s apartment” Itachi said, both Shisui and Madara turned their heads at Itachi with a strange look, “I left my...stethoscope at his place, I don’t have a key...because he...never gave me...a key” Itachi looked away.

“Why don’t you begin with your story…?”

Oxoxoxox

*The apartment*

“Come on, come on” Itachi tapped his foot on the ground, “Pick up, pick up…”

“This is the voicemail of-”

“Fuck!” Itachi kicked the tire of his car before turning his head towards the apartment block. He put the phone against his ear. “Suké, it is me again...I need you to pick up alright? This is important, it is...about...that...thing...I left...in your apartment, anyway, call me back” Itachi sighed, looking at the screen of his phone for two whole minutes.

“If it isn’t Uchiha Itachi, are you here for your boyfriend?” Itachi immediately felt a vein pop in his head.

“I don’t have time to beat you up, Uzumaki” Itachi stated as he angrily turned around.

“I was going to ask how you were doing, but I already know the answer; moody” Naruto sat down on a pole. “I wish I could help cheer you up...”

“Unless you can magically make a masterkey appear in your hands, I don’t know what use you are to me” Itachi scoffed.

“I don’t have a masterkey” Naruto lowered his head, “But...you do” Itachi frowned by Naruto’s words “Your hairpin, dattebayo”

“Tch, that stupid shit that only works in movies”

“Fifty bucks says I can help you sneak in your boyfriend’s apartment by just using that hairpin”

“I am not going to give you fifty bucks so you can buy pot”

“Hey, I am clean, as for you...you are trying to sneak inside your boyfriend’s apartment, well, I am not going to question-”

“I left...my...stethoscope, a very good one! I need it back...for work” Itachi folded his arms, “I tried contacting him, but he isn’t picking up”

“You guys have been together for about a year, no house key exchange?” Naruto asked.

“My relationship is none of your business” Itachi tone sounded harsh. He looked away, “He has only one spare key, I think his sister has it”

“Don’t worry Itachi, I will help you” Naruto stood up.

“What do you want for it in return? I mean...If you really can get me in”

“No worries, we are practically family, dattebayo” Naruto had this smirk face and Itachi gave him the most confused look his face could possible make. “Let’s say you owe me one” Naruto said.

“...Fine” Itachi sighed, getting the hairpin out of his hair and handing it to Naruto. “Fourth floor room 483, and no I am not giving any painkillers as rewards” Itachi walked inside the apartment block while Naruto followed.

“It won’t be some medical issue, I can tell you that upfront, it will probably be something...precious” Naruto scoffed when he reached the door. “This is too easy, it is like shooting a baby through the head”

“Why is every brat using that expression? That’s not how it goes” Itachi threw his hands in the air. First Sasuke, now this idiot. What is wrong with this generation?

“I am sure Sasuke says that all the time, you know he can’t say piece of cake because last time he baked something I ended up in the hospital” Naruto knelt down and took the hairpin from Itachi.

“Actually, Sasuke mentioned your mom said to put walnuts in it, so actually the real mastermind behind your almost death is your own mother”

“Ha, in that case you two have a lot in common” Naruto stood up and pushed the door, opening the room. “Told you I could do it”

“I am too relieved to question why you are able to pick locks”

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” Naruto said.

“You...stay here!” Itachi rushed inside, immediately going to the bathroom and picking up what appeared to be a set of clothes, he tried to push it in his bag before hearing a cough behind him. “I told you stay in front of the door…” Itachi said, closing his eyes as if he was busted by police with the possession of drugs.

“So...Sasuke’s clothes?” Naruto leaned against the door frame, recognising the black hoodie all too well. It was the item of clothing Sasuke wore the most.

“...I...borrowed it and it is really none of your concern” Itachi said, taking a deep breath.

“Yeah, I know I am blond, but if those clothes are here and you went home that night...it means you had...clothes on...which means...you had some nasty use for those clothes-”

“I am not confirming...anything, I simply...borrowed…some clothes, now...fuck off...before I kill you” Itachi put the clothes in his bag before turning around and walked out of the room, stopping right next to Naruto to whisper: “And we will never...never...talk about it again”

“One last thing, don’t you want to pick up Sasuke’s glasses on the night stand or are you just going to leave them?”

“...I am just…yeah...” Itachi walked back inside the room to fetch the glasses. “Not a word” Itachi repeated as he walked out of the apartment. Naruto followed him all the way to the elevator.

“There is just one thing bothering me, dattebayo”

“No questions!” Itachi hissed.

“I just...can’t imagine...Sasuke’s clothes actually fitting Suké…” Naruto looked confused at the elevator door closing. The ride down was silent and Itachi didn’t walk out right away when the doors opened.

“It is because...he is not the one wearing them” Itachi answered, causing Naruto to gasp.

“I am awkwardly turned on, dattebayo” Naruto stated as Itachi shook his head and walked out of the elevator, leaving the blond there. “Remember, you owe me one”

Oooxoxoxo

“Yeah, that was basically the whole story” Itachi sighed.

“Do you have it back?” Shisui asked

“What?” Itachi asked

“The stethoscope…” Madara reminded him.

“Was it lost? I mean...yes, yes of course!” Itachi folded his arms and looked away. “Anyway...what about your story?”

“Mine?” Madara asked, “Well, there is not much to it...really…”

Oxoxoxxox

*the safe*

“You did what?!” Madara flipped his desk, causing the men in the chair to scream like little girls. “The fuck am I supposed to do now?! I gave you one fucking job!”

“You assigned him exactly 6 tasks” The assistant muttered, holding the clipboard against his chest.

“It is an honest mistake!” The man said.

“No, it is not! I could tell a baby to memorise four fucking digits, why can’t you!?”

“Babies, can’t even talk” The assistant cleared his throat.

“You know how a safe works? It has 10 digits and do you know how many possibilities it will leave me with? 9 TIMES 9 TIMES 9 TIMES 9! Yes, my loser idiot, dyscalculia, little brother can even do that kind of math!”

“I am deeply sorry!” The man said, looking at the ground. Madara sighed and sat back down.

“What done is done…” He said, rolling his chair towards the window and opening it.

“Boss...couldn’t you have had that reaction of acceptance before you flipped the table?” The assistant asked.

“It is called the stages of grief, anger is one of them!” Madara said.

“Hey Madara!” The Uchiha looked surprised at the pavement, seeing a little blond dot.

“Oh, that idiot...” Madara commented. “Hey!”

“I couldn’t help hearing you scream! Everything alright?!” Naruto shouted.

“Some idiot forgot the combination of the new safe!”

“Oh! That sucks...! What type is it?!”

“Like I know!” Madara shouted back.

“Hey! I think I might be able to crack it! Dattebayo!” The blond shouted.

“What are you?! A criminal?!” Madara asked.

“I am not answer those questions without my attorney present!” Naruto shouted, causing Madara to laugh. He indicated for Naruto to come up before turning his chair.

“I like that brat, he has guts, my sense of humour” Madara said, leaning back in the chair, “Why was I mad again?”

“The safe”

“Right!” Madara said, but then got distracted after seeing the door of the office open.

“How did that even happen?” Naruto asked as he walked inside. “Hey, I am Naruto” Naruto introduced himself to the two strangers in the room.

“Nice meeting you” The assistant says, shaking his hand before leaning towards Madara, “How do you know him?”

“He is like a friend of my youngest brother...I am not sure what they are…”

“Let me see the safe, maybe I can crack it!” Naruto said and then followed the other guy, followed by Madara and his assistant. “Oooh, that is hella easy!” Naruto put his backpack down and grabbed a stethoscope.

“Do you just walk around with that?” Madara asked.

“Nah, I came across Itachi…I...borrowed it from him” Naruto turned his head to Madara and smirked. “Sort of” He knelt down and within 20 minutes, Naruto opened the safe.

“0308, that is your code, but you might wanna get changed now” Naruto stood up.

“You are amazing!” Madara said, looking impressed.

“...Isn’t it questionable why a teenager...know how to crack a safe?” The assistant asked. Madara frowned and looked at Naruto.

“If you are involved in some criminal organisation...I am not telling you to stop, I am telling you to stay the fuck away from Sasuke”

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” Naruto chuckled.

“Is there anything I can do for...for kinda...saving my ass~” The man tapped Naruto’s arm with his elbow.

“You can take a mint, dattebayo” Naruto commented, making the other chuckle.

“But he is right, if there anything-”

“Aaah stop it, Madara, we are practically family, let’s say you owe me one, dattebayo!”

‘Sure, but as a bonus, I will let you take this notebook for five minutes with all the dirt on…”

Oxoxoxoxox

Madara cleared his throat.

“Dirt on...the...President!” He looked at Itachi, who just kept staring ahead of him.

“Little bitch stole my stethoscope…” He stated.

“Yeah, you lied to us about it” Shisui said.

“It is weird...how does he know how to break a lock, crack a safe…dude...that kid is bad news” Madara said.

“Look at you, caring about your youngest brother”

“Owh, Sasuke will be fine...I am not worried about him” Madara stated.

“Maybe he was like one of those criminals...maybe he changed” Shisui said.

“At least he is nice enough to help us” Madara said.

“Yeah, I guess my story is up next”

Oxoxox

“Fuck, why did I stop for coffee on the way?! Why didn’t I wait in line for ten minutes to get the damn coffee...I couldn’t walk away once I stood in line...the time waited would have been for nothing!” Shisui hissed to himself as he grabbed the latte and opened the door of the car, slamming it behind him. He stood still for a moment before slowly turning his head around, seeing his bag with the important papers in it, still in the passenger seat.

“...No...no...” He pulled the handle several times, but the door was locked and the keys were still inside. “No, no! Damn the garage and their stupid replacement car!” Shisui kicked the tire, but in the process dropped his latte. He started at the disposable cup with utterly displeasure in his eyes.

“Why.Am.I.Fucking.Alive” Shisui sulked.

“Shisui?”

“Naruto, hey! What...what are you doing here?” Shisui asked.

“I was walking by...you seem in distress, dattebayo”

“I am late for a meeting and...the papers are in my car...that’s locked...”Shisui stared at the window, “And I dropped my latte”

“That is worse than the important papers in the car” Naruto walked towards Shisui, looking at the car. “That is an old car”

“The garage lent it to me until they fix mine”

“I might be able….To open it” Naruto said cracking his fingers.

“You can?”

“I can give it a try, you are look out, make sure no cop sees me-”

“Naruto, it is my car-”

“Owh...they won’t believe you when you are with me...dattebayo” Naruto muttered grabbing something from his bag. Shisui swallowed, looking around the parking lot.

“Done!” Naruto stood up and opened the door to grab the keys and bag. He handed them to Shisui.

“Thank you so much! Ah Uzumaki, I owe you one” Shisui embraced Naruto,dropping his bag in the process. Naruto laughed and picked it up, but he remained quiet when holding a book. He looked back up at Shisui who cleared his throat.

“That...that is...from a friend” Shisui stated.

“Yeah…I choose to believe that, dattebayo…”

Oxoxoxoxox

“He is a born criminal” Itachi said.

“Am I the only one imagining Sasuke as Britney Spears singing Criminal?” Shisui asked.

“No, now I do too!” Madara said. Both shared a look before the door of the living room opened.

“Hey, you are all home early” Sasuke walked to the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of juice.

“Where are you going?” Itachi asked.

“Oh, Naruto is here, we are just going to my room”

“...To do...what?” Shisui asked.

“I am going to grab some of my stuff...wait, I am going to stay over at his place, you know that, right?”

“NO!” Both Shisui and Itachi shouted.

“He said he asked each of you” Sasuke stated, causing all three to widened their eyes.

“Hey guys! You guys don’t mind if I steal him? Dattebayo” Naruto asked, smiling kindly...at first...that smiled turned into a smirk. “I did ask each of you” He wrapped an arm around Sasuke’s waist, pulling him a little closer, “I wouldn't have asked if it wasn’t for my parents leaving tonight-”

“Absolutely not!” Itachi shouted.

“Is this what you mean with something precious!?” Shisui added, “Itachi was right about you!”

“What are they talking about?” Sasuke looked at Naruto.

“Ooh, you guys came clean to one another? Oh, I guess Itachi stealing Sasuke’s clothes for the roleplay with his boyfriend had to come into discussion, and Madara’s notebook filled with dirt on each of your siblings, not to mention the book Shisui was reading “Fifty shades of grey” and “Laws regarding incest”, I figured it was only for the best to talk about it openly...instead of keeping...secrets...dattebayo”

“Look at him” Madara shook his head, but there was a proud smirk spread across his lips, “We cock block him and he stabs us all in the back…you have balls, Uzumaki”

“You guys…” Sasuke’s voice sounded dangerously low, catching all attention in the room. He cracked his fingers. “Let’s talk in an old fashioned way about what is morally good...and bad”

“Well, guess I have to go then! Seems you have to work stuff out! But I will see you guys...you all...do owe one” He winked before leaving the room.

“That son of a bitch” Shisui shook his head, “He set us up...like a real lawyer, I gotta admit...he did get us”

“I still fucking hate him” Itachi sounded pissed.

special thanks to @failureoftheyear for editing~

#amazinguchihabruhs #fanfiction

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“Solving USA and the World’s Major Problems For A Better Future.”

Book Review, June 19, 2017, Franklin and Betty Parker. Title: “Solving USA and the World’s Major Problems For A Better Future,” 10-11 AM, Adshead Hall, Uplands Village, Pleasant Hill, TN 38578. E-mail: [email protected]

Betty: Our book review, “Solving USA’s and the World’s Major Problems For A Better Future” was started before and revised during and after the contentious Nov. 8, 2016 election.

Frank: We searched the internet, libraries, and elsewhere for best sources on such USA/World problems as: 1-stopping ongoing wars; 2-creating a more peaceful, cooperative world; 3-upliftlng needy people everywhere; and 4-finding ways toward a better future.

Betty: Frank, what concerns caused us to pursue this difficult topic on 1-what’s wrong with the USA and the world? and 2-How to correct those wrongs for a better future?

Frank: I am 96, Betty is 88. Our old age concerns and questions are: 1: why the USA, since World War 2, has been involved in ongoing, costly, deadly wars? 2: What did we do wrong to bring on our big troubles? 3: How can we correct past wrongs, mistakes, and move toward a better future?

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Betty: Reasons for Middle East angers against us include 1: We needed Middle East oil and got it by hook or crook. 2: In so doing we Westerners generally ignored their history, cultures, faiths, and traditions.

Frank: 3: Muslims, whose main enemy is Israel, long resented, now hate, our USA backing of Israel since its 1948 founding. 4. Arabs, proud of their once great Arabic culture, feel threatened and besieged by the modern world. Muslims see us Americans as the worst of the modern world. Militant Islamists magnify our faults. They imagine that everything we do is against them.

Betty: Some young anti-West jihadists actually believe that either the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or Israel's secret agency Mossad on 9-11-2001 deliberately destroyed New York City’s World Trade Center in order to justify USA attacks on Muslims. Frank, these hard Islamist-USA differences nearly exploded on April 4, 2017, when Syria’s Pres. Bashar Hafez al-Assad (his name means “lion” in Arabic) used deadly poison gas on his own Syrian opponents.

Frank: Pres. Trump’s immediate response to this poison gas atrocity was to order 59 Tomahawk Missiles fired on Syria’s main military airport. His action won immediate U.S. praise--but wait--here’s what happened: those U.S. missiles struck close to stored Russian planes, prompting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to denounce our missile strike as a provocative act.

Betty: Recently North Korea has been tested missiles to show the world that they will soon be able to pulverize us.

Frank: Such dangerous incidents can spin out of control; can lead to WW 3, to mutual nuclear bomb exchanges, to annihilation. Another big problem: Why does the USA use pilotless drones to kill targeted enemies?

Betty: Why do we use bombs and drone strikes knowing they also cause innocent civilian deaths and injuries? Our drone strikes increase their anger and make their blowback attacks on us fiercer, more vicious.

Frank: “Blowback” is a term first used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to explain retaliation in its deeper, hidden, more sinister meaning, as follows: the USA military has reason to suspect, then verifies, then bombs a jihadist site, expecting jihadists’ retaliation, so that USA military can hit them again with a superior force. This causes jihadists to use stronger retaliation, followed by even bigger USA bombing. That’s the heart, the awesomeness, and the evil of our ongoing wars: jihadists hit us, we hit back harder, knowing they will retaliate more fiercely. Blow by bigger blow escalates without end.

Betty: Also disturbing about our blowback strikes is their secrecy. The American public is not informed when the US uses drone strikes.

Frank: Journalists imbedded with our military have rightly described blowback strikes as perpetuating ongoing endless wars. What is behind our never-ending wars is profit and power. Endless wars push Congress to give the military more and more money, more and more power, which profits munitions makers, which enriches our 1% top rich because they own stock in defense industries.

Betty: Many Americans are not aware that our ongoing wars cost trillions of dollars, lead to many deaths and injuries and create homeless refugees. Those trillions of dollars could, should, be spent to uplift needy people everywhere, eliminate diseases, repair faulty infrastructures, plus other similar needs.

Frank: Better to use those trillions of dollars to help modernize poverty-stricken nations, improve and universalize education at all levels, create self-help programs everywhere, encourage peaceful negotiation, solve international disputes--tasks needed to assure our better future. Instead we use trillions of dollars to kill, kill, kill; to dominate.

Betty: We share below author John W. Whitehead’s criticism of our tremendous military overspending. He is a constitutional lawyer and human rights attorney.

Frank: Whitehead’s book is titled Battlefield America; The War on the American People, 2017. Interestingly, Whitehead’s main points were published in our newspaper, Crossville Chronicle (April 14, 2017, p. 4), titled: “Beware the Dogs of War.”

Betty: Whitehead wrote #1: Our gigantic military spending is ruining the USA. Our endless wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, instead of making the world and us safer are digging the USA deeper into trillions of dollars of debt.

Frank: Whitehead wrote #2: Our government has spent 4.8 trillion dollars on wars abroad since September 11, 2001, when jihadists hijacked USA planes, crashed them into New York City’s World Trade Center, into Washington, D.C.’s Pentagon Building, and crashed another in Pennsylvania as passengers fought off hijackers.

Betty: Whitehead, #3: Although the USA has only 5% of the world’s population, our military spending is almost half the world’s total military expenditure. We spend more on our military than do the 19 next biggest military spending nations combined.

Frank: Whitehead, #4: The Pentagon spends more on ongoing wars than all of our 50 states combined spend on health, education, welfare, and safety. Our country is now (2017) 19 trillion dollars in debt.

Betty: Whitehead, #5: Everybody’s taxes pay for USA’s rising military costs. The 1% top rich get richer from ongoing wars because they own the most shares in the armaments industry.

Frank: Whitehead, #6: Interestingly, USA taxpayer statistics for 2013 reveal that some 243 million USA adults paid some type of federal taxes. About 122 million Americans paid federal income taxes. All American workers have payroll taxes. Result: low to moderate USA earners pay a larger percentage of their income in taxes than do high earning Americans. Ftnt https://www.reference.com/government-politics/many-u-s-taxpayers-d77a9265390f4bdb#

Betty: Whitehead, #7: asked: who is stealing the USA blind and pushing us to bankruptcy? Not the sick, elderly, or poor—but the military-industrial complex--the illicit merger of the armaments industry and the Pentagon as President Dwight Eisenhower 56 years ago warned in his 1961 farewell address.

Frank: Whitehead, #8: added this strong statement: The military-industrial complex, by influencing and controlling Congress plus controlling other sources of USA power, is perhaps the greatest threat to our country’s future.

Betty: Whitehead, #9, asked: what and who are behind USA’s expanding military empire? His answer: corrupt politicians, incompetent government officials, co-opted by greedy defense contractors. By approving and fostering America’s expanding military empire, they are bleeding the USA dry at a rate of more than 15 billion dollars a month or 20 million dollars an hour.

Frank: Whitehead, #10: That USA expenditure of over 15 billion dollars a month; 20 million dollars an hour is spent on foreign wars alone. That sum for foreign wars alone does not include the added cost of staffing and maintaining our 1000-plus U.S.A. military bases worldwide.

Betty: Another author, Jane Mayer, M A Y E R, confirms Whitehead’s assertions about USA enormous military spending. Her book is titled: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, published in 2016. Ftnote: NY: Doubleday.

Frank: Jane Mayer wrote, #1: reinforcing Whitehead, that USA military trillions of dollars are paid mainly by the non-rich 99% taxpayers, not by the 1% rich taxpayers.

Betty: Jane Mayer wrote, #2: Most Americans don’t know, don’t realize, the above two facts: that lower income Americans pay for our ongoing wars, which benefit the super rich and do not know that our ongoing wars against Muslim nations create the radical jihadists who are determined to destroy us.

Frank: We would rebel, rebel--if all Americans knew the above two facts, if we all knew the high costs of ongoing wars, if we all knew the horrors of military and civilian lives lost and crippled, if we knew the hurt and sadness suffered by involved families-we would rebel.

Betty: We would rebel by voting out misguided politicians, voting in reform minded honor-bound, enlightened government officials.

Frank: We would rebel by electing officials who care for all their constituents, especially their needy ones, and care for all people everywhere.

Betty: We need to elect leaders dedicated to honest uplift and advancement of all their constituents, poor, rich, regardless of color or national background.

Frank: Now for one favorite author Chalmers Johnson who died in 2010, one of the early respected critics of USA’s military excesses, a scholar and professor at the University of California’s Berkeley and San Diego campuses. He first exposed the USA military blowback scheme that propels our ongoing wars.

Betty: Chalmers Johnson, #1: Johnson, an early Cold War anti-USSR scholar-writer and for a time a CIA advisor, soon saw and wrote convincingly that our ongoing wars as Policeman of the World were changing the USA from a Democracy into an Oligarchy ruled by the richest few.

Frank: Chalmers Johnson, #2: His best known 3-volume Blowback series covers the USA’s World War 2 defeat of Hitler and Hitlerism, covers aggressive USSR expansionism which determined the USA to become the World’s Policeman.

Betty: Chalmers Johnson, #3: He continued: With the 1991 collapse of the USSR, the USA, instead of disarming, strengthened itself as Super World Policeman. In doing so we began losing our highly regarded Democracy. We became more and more an Oligarchy ruled by the monied rich top 1%. FTNT: https://www.thenation.com/authors/chalmers-johnson

Frank: Chalmers Johnson, #4: Titles of his 3 Blowback series are: 1- title: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, published 2000. 2-title: Sorrows of Empire published 2004. 3-title: Nemesis: The Last Days of American Empire, published 2006. His last book of essays was titled: Dismantling The Empire: America’s Last Best Hope, published 2010, the year he died.

Betty: Chalmers Johnson, #5: His Blowback series documented that the CIA plus a dozen or more other US intelligence agencies operate in secret without accounting for monies spent. Chalmers Johnson first told about the Defense Department’s growing number of military bases worldwide--737 in his time, grown to over 1,000 by 2017.

Frank: Chalmers Johnson, #6: He was one of the first scholars to say that our enforcement of American dominance over the world constitutes a new form of USA global empire.

Betty: Chalmers Johnson, #7: Past empires, he wrote, controlled subject peoples as colonies. But since World War II our many military bases around the world have made the USA a new World Empire, an empire evoking resistance, antagonism, and Islamist terror attacks wherever they think they can hurt us most. Chalmers Johnson’s Blowback series warned that being an Empire causes rebellion, strife, and war with those we would rule. He urged again and again for dismantling our empire.

Frank: Chalmers Johnson, #8: wrote descriptively of military prisons using such cruel practices as brutal waterboarding torture of prisoners and worse. These atrocities done secretly in Iraq and at our Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison have since been made public.

Betty: Chalmers Johnson, #9: Outwardly, military men and women on bases abroad, single or married, have assigned rigid military duties, yet many live in luxury, in opulence: low rent or no rent, cheap goods in Post Exchanges( PXes), many recreation outlets.

Frank: Sins hidden from us on our 1,000+military bases worldwide include: swaggering drunken soldiers who brawl, injure, kill native people, rape women; sins which, even if reported, are covered up.

Betty: Our military bases abroad are imperial enclaves, a form of colonization, barely tolerated by the host country for financial and political reasons, deeply resented by the country’s citizens, utterly detested by resentful jihadists. That’s what ongoing wars do. They are brutal and brutalizing.

Frank: Another special best author, Betty’s favorite, is Rosa Brooks. Her book is on the US military, the Pentagon, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It is titled: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything, 2016, listed among the best 100 books published that year.

Betty: Brooks grew up in a liberal activist family. Her mother, Barbara Ehrenreich, is a well-known journalist (NY Times; New Yorker) and an award-winning author of 21 books (Nickel and Dimed).

Frank: Rosa Brooks became a lawyer, a legal scholar, and a human rights activist.

Betty: She then worked for 26 months (2009-2012) in the Pentagon as chief legal research advisor to the highest-ranking woman officer in the Pentagon, with top security clearance. Rosa Brooks married a highly placed Pentagon officer.

Frank: She is currently a professor of constitutional and international law and also Associate Dean at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., and a prominent writer for major journals.

Betty: She is keenly insightful about USA military strengths and weaknesses.

Frank: Brooks, #1 wrote: “Today, America’s wars are everywhere and forever. Our enemies change constantly and rarely wear uniforms, and virtually anything can become a weapon…“

Betty: Brooks, #2: She shows how U.S. defense policies evolved during the long USA-USSR Cold War, 1945-91, 45 years. Then in 1991 the USSR fell apart, the Cold War ended, and the world dramatically changed.

Frank: Brooks, #3: Since 1991, our enemies are not nation states but are Mid-East Muslim jihadists who hate the West.

Betty: Wars are no longer declared. Enemies rely on shock and terrorism.

Frank: Meanwhile, we still support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), our western nations organization to counter Russian aggression, and other defense agreements created for a Cold War with the USSR that no longer exists.

Betty: Brooks, #4: Her urgent warning is that constant wars destroy America’s founding values, laws, and institutions. On-going wars undermine the international rules and organizations that keep our world from sliding into chaos.

Frank: The world around us, she continued, is quietly changing beyond recognition—and time is running out to make things right. While military costs continue to rise higher and higher, USA domestic needs continue to have lower and lower priority.

Betty: Those higher and higher military costs are for endless wars with mostly Mid-Eastern Muslim and with north African countries whose jihadists hate our USA military presence and exploitation.

Frank: Brooks, #5: She re-emphasizes that it is suicidal for us to forget President Eisenhower’s 1961 farewell address warning against what is now the commanding threat:--the military-industrial complex.

Betty: Brooks, #6: reminds us that President John F. Kennedy, three months after his inauguration, on the CIA’s urging, naively approved the disastrously failed CIA-directed attempt to overthrow Cuba’s Pres. Fidel Castro.

Frank: Though the CIA invasion was planned under Pres. Eisenhower, JFK accepted full responsibility for this failure.

Betty: But JFK never again trusted the CIA and signed an executive order prohibiting the CIA from more such secret operations.

Frank: Brooks, #7: stated that conspiracy theories about JFK’s assassination blame his assassination on an embittered CIA that hated JFK for threatening to “Smash the CIA to smithereens” (his words).

Betty: Yet after Kennedy’s death and throughout the Cold War years, CIA’s secrecy, spending, and power grew, mushroomed.

Frank: The CIA has spent vast sums in Southeast Asia, in Iran, in Afghanistan, and in Central and South America. The CIA is much like a secret army with a secret budget.

Betty: Brooks, #8: asked, “Where is the hope in this dangerous world?” What is the answer?

Frank: Brooks, being a specialist in international law, believes the U.S. still has time to help create an international system of checks and balance that can save us. We need, she wrote, to develop cautions and processes that make life in this dangerous world safer, better. (FTNT RBrooks, p. 355)

Betty: Brooks, #9: “We will need to do this on…the individual, state, and international levels…and balance the right of each individual to life, liberty, and fair process…” “With regard to the nation, we need categories, rules, and institutions that enable meaningful democratic control of government decisions that affect [our] liberty and lives.” FTNTP. Brooks, p. 356.

Frank: Brooks, #10: then remarkably urged that we remake our war Army into a peace Army, a new kind of John F. Kennedy Peace Corps. Brooks asked: “…why not use this as an opportunity to engage everyone—to include millions more Americans in the project of making the nation stronger, and the world a little less cruel?”

Betty: Brooks, #11: continued: “Imagine a revamped public sector premised on the idea of universal service—an America in which every young man and woman spends a year or two engaged in work that fosters national and global security…some might work on international development or public health projects.” “A universal service program would also be a massive investment in a safer, stronger future” FTNT Brooks, page 360.

Frank: Brooks concluded, #12: on the hopeful note that though the USA and the World are in dangerously troubled times, we should, like our founding fathers, never abandon hope.

Betty: Brooks’ superior coverage of USA military problems is a good place to give my closing thoughts. ¶Martin Luther King, Jr., having battled for African American rights, the night before his death said: “I have been to the mountaintop and seen the Promised Land.” We do not live on a mountaintop. We live on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. We here have not seen the Promised Land.

Betty: Instead, we see inadequate health care and many other needs, knowing that around the world the lavishly expensive American military presence produces hatred, not peace, and that the costs of wars are taking money that could provide our neighbors with adequate health care, provide other needs, and assure a better future. Rosa Brooks in concluding her book says: “We don’t have to accept a world in which the globe is a battlefield… We should be asking…What kind of world do we want to live in—and how do we get from here to there?”

Betty: Now for Frank’s conclusion.

Frank: This USA/World problems and solutions topic has been for us a challenge and an eye opener. Our USA/World problems are many and complex; the solution few and difficult. We appreciate our audience’s patience. Your comments and reactions after my conclusion will be welcomed. I have asked Betty to alternate with me.

Betty for Frank: Having explored major USA/World problems, their origins and scope, Frank briefly sketches our USA’s growth from small beginnings to our high boom time rise, to our recent troubled discontents about 1- jobs lost to cheaper labor abroad, 2- ongoing wars, 3-our role as the hated world policeman, 4-many U.S. military bases and military spending, 5. our drift from Democracy to Oligarchy.

Frank: Despite its troubles our USA is wonderful, but no utopia. We’ve tried utopias--near perfect, cooperative societies; some religious, some secular: Shakers, Mennonites (some around Crossville, TN), New Harmony, Ind.; Brook Farm in Mass.; Rugby in TN; Oneida in New York State known for its silverware; Mormons in Utah. But these utopias did not last, never became mainstream.

Betty: Our USA has lasted and we hope will last for better or worse, despite many challenges. Frank, describe your view of our past, present, and likely future of the USA and the World.

Frank: Look back to Philadelphia, Penn., around 1776--a handful of smart/bold rebels from 13 colonies declared their independence from Britain; bound themselves together in Articles of Confederation, formed a new nation, wrote a Constitution, created a congress to make laws, a president to lead, a supreme court to decide, a government to cover every contingency. Why? So that free and independent people might live in harmony to shape their own changing future by free, prudent, competitive, informed, honest voting.

Betty, speaking for Frank: Those new Americans from 13 colonies were wise, substantive men of property who knew they had to compromise to accommodate colonies big and small, with immigrants from far and wide

Frank: Each was different, each with varied jobs and incomes-- few rich; mostly hard working, aspiring small farmers, small shopkeepers. Those founding fathers and their successor leaders, in keeping with the mores of their time, warily accepted as inevitable the need of Southern growers of cotton and other crops for cheap African slaves. It was wrong. We endured a civil war to right that wrong, and it gave us Abraham Lincoln.

Betty speaking for Frank: We welcomed indentured servants from mother England who would in time earn full citizenship; admitted low cost Chinese laborers to help lay iron track for railroads; opened wide liberty doors to massive poor immigrants needed for Northeast manufacturing and trade, encouraged the adventurous to fill the unfilled west to the Pacific Ocean.

Frank: What followed? How did America change? How did we get into our time of trouble? How did we rise so high and then, recently, fall so low? Listen to insights about our rise and fall from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Social Science Professor Robert J. Gordon. His book is titled: The Rise and Fall of American Growth; The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2016.

Betty for Frank: Robert J. Gordon wrote that in our first hundred years, about 1776 to 1876, we had small population growth, small economic rise, and endured a divisive Civil War. The next hundred years, roughly 1876 to 1976, our country mushroomed phenomenally with massive population growth, more and greater inventions, plentiful jobs, despite of and in consequence of World Wars 1 and 2.

Frank; That 1876-1976 boom was spectacular. Living conditions changed beyond recognition for nearly every American. Electric lights replaced candles and whale oil; indoor flush toilets replaced outhouses; national highways replaced country roads; electric lights replaced oil-lit, then gas-lit homes, Electric washers replaced porch-based scrub boards, gasoline-driven cars replaced horses and horse driven carriages, steam and electric trains, new phones, ever new electronic gadgets. New York City’s financial district, a muddy street in the 1880s, boomed as Wall Street. We became the world’s financial center.

Betty speaking for Frank: We became the world’s leading democracy. But that once in our national lifetime 1876 to 1976 boom could not, did not last. USA job losses worried us.

Frank: Life for many blue collar Americans went downhill. USA manufacturing lost jobs to cheap labor abroad. Coal use dropped, replaced by lower priced natural gas and other lower polluting energy sources. USA shoppers bought cheaper made goods abroad rather than USA made goods. Result: USA job loses, job loses, job loses. The military-industrial complex then mired us down in ongoing unwinnable wars in Vietnam and elsewhere. It was the downward bust after the uplift boom plus ongoing wars that created our current USA and World unsolvable problems which we earlier highlighted.

Betty Speaking for Frank: In the November 8, 2016 presidential election angry hard working Americans who lost jobs voted for a change agent, a conservative real estate billionaire who repeatedly tweeted: I will make America great again. What’s ahead, Frank; will our future be better or worse?

Frank: Nuclear war, if it comes, will take survivors 100 or more years to rebuild a broken world. We must avoid such carnage, must create Brooks’ suggested Peace Army to uplift the fallen, to heal the world, to spread life-long learning to all people young and old, emphasizing goodness, honor, nobility, truth, and helpfulness. Each one teach one lifelong must become universally ingrained.

Betty For Frank: We humans have damaged, fouled, our God-given earth, air, rivers, oceans with garbage and harmful carbon smoke. We’ve learned to live with it but we have possibly doomed life on earth for future generations. We unwisely brought on our big floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, foul air resulting in mounting illnesses and early deaths.

Frank: In a hundred years we may be forced to leave our beloved but human-fouled Earth writes our one of the great living scientist, Cambridge University professor Stephen Hawking, himself immobile, speechless, wheel chair bound with Lou Gehrig’s disease, communicating only with a twitch near his right eye. He believes the future of our children’s children’ future is up there, up in space. Hawking believes, future generations must go up there, up there, to adapt to livable conditions, perhaps to find more advanced forms of life, to learn if those on other planets had the equivalent of Moses or Mohammad or Jesus.

In ending, I say: let us all on this Earth do the best we can to save a life, to save the world. Bless all in this house. Thank you. Thank you, projectionist Phil Nevius. Thank you, Book Review hosts Don and Mary Schantz. Thank you, audience. It’s your opinion & question time. END.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed an unconventional candidate for FBI director on Tuesday: Merrick Garland. McConnell told the press that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals judge, whose nomination to the Supreme Court was killed by McConnell last year, "has a deep background in criminal law," and stated that he's recommended Garland to President Trump.

McConnell wasn’t the first Republican to tout Garland for the joy. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) offered the bipartisan-sounding suggestion on Thursday, telling Fox News, "I would imagine that this might be a post that might interest [Garland] and it might be a post that he could serve in very effectively. This is someone who has a lot of bona fides as a prosecutor, he’s a prosecutor’s prosecutor, and he’s someone who’s got likely allies as a potential FBI director nominee in both political parties."

Lee elaborated on the idea on Twitter, adding that he thinks Garland’s appointment would eliminate the need for an independent prosecutor looking into Trump’s Russia ties: “Instead of a special prosecutor, @realDonaldTrump should nominate Merrick Garland to replace James Comey.”

His Democratic colleague, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, quote-tweeted Lee, adding, “Good idea @SenMikeLee. Former prosecutor Merrick Garland for FBI Director is great idea. Need special prosecutor too.” Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal said he’d support Garland (though he doubts Garland would want the gig), and Vice President Mike Pence and White House Counsel Don McGahn are reportedly on board too.

To be clear, Garland is more than qualified for the job. As Geoffrey Stone, a liberal University of Chicago law professor who floated Garland’s name Tuesday night, notes, Garland worked for three years as assistant US attorney in DC, where he worked on the drug case against Mayor Marion Barry; did a stint in the independent counsel's office during the Reagan administration; and served for four years in the Clinton Justice Department. He supervised the Unabomber and Oklahoma City bombing cases. That's a very similar background to Comey (a US attorney turned deputy attorney general), and to FBI Director Robert Mueller before him (also a US attorney, and an assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division).

One could imagine Garland seeing the overwhelming bipartisan support for his selection and deciding that it was his duty to accept.

He should not.

He should look at the angel on his shoulder telling him to accept the president’s call to serve and then grab and strangle that angel to death. This is an insulting Republican ploy and Garland should be smarter than to fall for it.

If Garland were to accept, he would still serve under a president who has shown himself to be willing to fire FBI directors who displease him for whatever reason, and to manufacture a pretext that such a firing is for cause. Why would Garland ever agree to work under such a condition?

More to the point, why would Garland give up a lifetime judgeship and help move the second most important court in America — a court that handles countless regulatory and national security issues emanating from Washington and is currently considering a case on EPA climate regulations that are crucial for the future of the planet — substantially to the right? Why would he fall for these extremely obvious Lucy/Charlie Brown/football hijinks?

As Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick put it, “Garland probably won’t want to give up his lifetime tenure as the chief judge of the second-most important court in the land, and surely the most significant bulwark against Trump administration overreach, in exchange for a 12-minute gig on The Apprentice before he uses the wrong color highlighter and gets fired by a crazy person.”

It turns out, per the Atlantic’s Garrett Epps, that Garland could theoretically take the job without resigning his judgeship. That would certainly be a fun and wacky situation. But the FBI needs a full-time director, and it’s all but inconceivable that Garland would accept the job without resigning from the court.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) saw through this gambit right away. Per my Vox colleague Jeff Stein on the Hill, Whitehouse rolled his eyes when told by a reporter that Garland had been floated as Comey's replacement. "I don't want to change the balance of the DC circuit over this," Whitehouse said. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) put the objection in GIF form:

On Merrick Garland for FBI head, this seems...unserious. http://pic.twitter.com/5q3JsFDjUO

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) May 11, 2017

Conn Carroll, a spokesperson for Sen. Lee, insists this has nothing at all to do with a Republican desire to stack the DC Circuit Court of Appeals with conservatives. "He has the reputation necessary to restore trust in the FBI. This is not about the DC Circuit," Carroll told Fox News, because he apparently thinks you’re stupid.

If Republicans had a genuine desire to reach across the aisle for a respectable Democrat capable of leading the bureau, there are any number of other people they could choose. They could pick Obama's Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Leslie Caldwell, or her predecessor Mythili Raman, or Obama's Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs Karol Mason, who now runs John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. They could push Trump to put aside his pride and pick Preet Bharara, the US attorney for Manhattan whom Trump fired for seemingly no reason in March.

It’s curious, then, that Lee, with no desire in his heart to change the DC Circuit, managed to overlook all of them and focus in on someone whose appointment would increase Republican influence in the judiciary. One can only ponder why.

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Every motorist has a legal responsibility to drive in a safe and conscientious manner to protect themselves and all others sharing the road. Unfortunately, more than 30,000 individuals die every year in motor vehicle accidents or car accidents where some type of negligence or reckless action caused injuries and death.

Often the automobile (auto) driver disobeyed traffic laws, failed to account for hazardous road conditions, drove recklessly in congested traffic or neglected obvious hazards/dangers that required an adjustment in their driving behavior.

Most deadly motor vehicle accidents and car accidents are usually trucking collisions involving Semi Trucks, Tractor Trailers, Big Rigs and 18 wheelers. If your loved one was killed in a tractor trailer crash in Rhode Island then you need to contact a RI truck accident lawyer who is also a Rhode Island wrongful death attorney. A RI wrongful death attorney will have experience litigating fatal trucking mishaps.

Motor Vehicle Accident in RI

Motorcycle accidents are also some of the most often deadly types of vehicular accidents in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. If a spouse, child or family member is killed in a RI motorcycle accident by a car or other motor vehicle then you need to retain a Rhode Island motorcycle accident lawyer. A garden variety rear end car accident in RI can become fatal if a car or suv rear-ends a motorcycle.

Medical Malpractice

Mistakes, errors and failure to act professionally are the causes of many medical malpractice cases where the patient dies unexpectedly. Health care professionals and medical doctors are legally bound to provide treatment and optimal care by following acceptable standards of practice. Unfortunately, medical malpractice in Rhode Island happens when a medical professional is negligent in delivering appropriate medical care to individuals who consequently lose their lives.

Family members of the deceased patient can file a wrongful death claim against the facility and all medical professionals involved in the case including doctors, nurses, surgeons, psychologists, anesthesiologists and other health care providers who are legally responsible to provide care.

Nursing Home Neglect and abuse

Elderly, disabled and seriously ill individuals are among the most vulnerable in our society. When nursing staff and nursing facilities act negligently or abusively, the victim can easily succumb to their injuries. Nursing home neglect and abuse are common problems at facilities nationwide.

Sadly, many cases of nursing home neglect go unnoticed, undetected and unreported until it is too late. This is often because the victim feels too scared to tell others that their caregiver is being abusive or neglectful of their health and hygiene requirements. Neglect in a nursing facility often leads to bedsores (pressure sores; pressure ulcers; decubitus ulcers) that when left untreated can cause life-threatening open wounds and infections of the bone (osteomyelitis) or sepsis (blood poisoning).

Workplace Accident Death

Safety standards are set forth by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) that must be followed by employers to ensure the safety of every employee. Even so, workplace accidents are one of the leading causes of wrongful death cases in the United States. While a workplace accident can occur anywhere, the most common locations are construction sites, logging sites and mines. However, truck drivers, metalworkers, electricians and those working in the fishing industry are also considered to be in a high-risk occupation that has a greater potential of a work-related death than most jobs.

Sadly many wrongful death claims in Providence involve construction site accidents. In the event of a construction accident in Rhode Island then you should retain a RI construction accident lawyer. Not every Rhode Island personal injury attorney has expertise going to the mat, so to speak, with insurance adjusters in Rhode Island construction accident death causes of action. A Rhode Island workers compensation lawyer can also seek death benefits against an employer for a work related accident under the workers compensation statute.

Product Liability fatalities

The manufacturer, distributor or retailer of all products are legally accountable for items sold to the public. Unfortunately, faulty product designs and defective manufacturing processes lead to the death of many consumers. Sometimes, the manufacturer and retailer know that the product is dangerous but fail to provide adequate warning of any potential risk of injury or death directly associated with its use. Any failure to properly advise or warn the consumer can be the basis of a wrongful death lawsuit seeking financial compensation.

If you have lost a loved one through a wrongful death, you likely have a legal opportunity to file a suit or claim for compensation. Skilled Rhode Island wrongful death attorneys or a Rhode Island wrongful death lawyer will accept these types of cases on contingency and provide a free, initial consultation to determine the value of your case. A Rhode Island wrongful death lawyer will help the family of the deceased get the compensation they deserve and to seek justice on behalf of the innocent victim.

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“Total fatalities in crashes with young drivers has decreased steadily over the 10-year period from 2005 to 2014, resulting in a 48-percent decrease in fatalities during that time, as seen in Table 1. Fatalities among young drivers, the passengers of young drivers, and occupants of other vehicles all declined by approximately half (51%, 54%, and 44%, respectively). However, nonoccupant fatalties in young driver-related crashes decreased by only 28 percent during the same 10-year period.” NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2014 Data 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. Washington, DC 20590 May 2016 DOT HS 812 278

Hold the individual or company responsible for the death legally accountable

The unexpected loss of a loved one is a devastating experience where the grieving process lasts for many years. Because of the overwhelming despair, many families never consider taking legal action to hold the individual or company responsible for the death legally accountable for their negligence, recklessness or intentional act. In most incidences, the unexpected death will place a huge financial burden on the surviving spouse who is left behind to support the family and provide emotional support to others, all while grieving. A Rhode Island wrongful death attorney will help the victim’s spouse, family and children get the justice they deserve and the compensation they need!

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While no amount of compensation can return the loved one, the grieving family should never have to pay for funeral expenses, hospital bills or the loss of financial support caused by a wrongful death. A Rhode Island wrongful death attorney can assist families who need to seek justice and obtain financial compensation for their damages. A reputable RI personal injury attorney or Rhode Island wrongful wrongful death lawyer can help determine whether survivors have a case and do all the legwork such as:

• File a claim • Gather evidence • Reconstruct the accident or incident • Speak to eyewitnesses • Negotiate an out-of-court settlement • Build a case for trial when necessary • Present evidence in front of a judge and jury

Under Rhode Island law any funds received as a result of the fatal RI car accident claim are to be split as follows: “…one-half (1/2) shall go to the husband or widow, and one-half (1/2) shall go to the children of the deceased, and if there are no children, the whole shall go to the husband or widow, and, if there is no husband or widow, to the next of kin, in the proportion provided by law in relation to the distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate…” Law server

Defining Wrongful Death in Rhode Island

Wrongful death is a legal term used in civil court that refers to any death caused by another person or entity through a negligent, intentional or reckless act. Common types of wrongful death cases involve medical malpractice, vehicle accidents, defective pharmaceuticals (bad drugs), community pool drowning, nursing home abuse and premises liability accidents along with serious intentional actions including physical assault that leads to death.

State and federal tort laws provide surviving family members the opportunity to file a claim or lawsuit against all parties responsible for the death of a loved one. In Rhode Island, only the executor or administrator of an estate can file a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the statutory beneficiaries. Wrongful death lawsuits and claims for compensation hold others responsible for their negligence, recklessness or intentional actions causing the fatal car, truck or motorcycle accident.

Proving a Case for Wrongful Death in Providence Superior Court

To be successful in a Rhode Island wrongful death car or motor vehicle cause of action, it is the responsibility of the estate’s Providence personal injury attorneys or Rhode Island Island wrongful death attorney, to prove four specific elements in the case by showing:

1. The wrongful death case was filed because a person died; 2. The death was caused by the negligence, recklessness or intentional actions of another; 3. The tortfeasor owed a duty of due care to the person killed in the RI automobile wreck or RI car crash

What are the most common types of accidents leading to fatalities in Rhode Island

The following types of collisions or mishaps are often deadly:

motorcycle accidents,

bicycle accidents,

truck and tractor trailer collisions,

construction accidents and

car accidents in RI.

Wrongful Death Damages in RI and Providence Plantations

The wrongful death attorney in Rhode Island will build a case on a financial or pecuniary injury to the surviving family members of the decedent killed by the actions of others. In a civil court action, a pecuniary injury can involve a loss of support, loss of inheritance, loss of services, funeral and medical expenses and others. In most cases, the law awards damages for a wrongful death at a compensation level that is fair and just in equal proportion to the value lost by the decedent’s death.

In most cases, the amount sought in a claim will cover medical bills, funeral expenses, recompense for grief and the total value of lost financial support along with attorney fees, court fees, and all other expenses directly associated with the case. Under RI law the statutory beneficiaries may be entitled to: prospective income / earnings, value of homemaker’s services, punitive damages, hospital and medical expenses prior to death and Pain and suffering prior to death. RI car accident

Hiring a Providence Car Accident Attorney or Rhode Island wrongful death attorney

Hiring a Rhode Island wrongful death lawyer is a sure way that surviving family members can obtain a successful resolution to their claim for compensation. A reputable East providence personal injury attorney will use successful theories of law to build a strong case for compensation. Most of these types of cases are handled through a contingency fee agreement. This means all of the attorney fees are paid only after the law firm negotiates an acceptable out of court settlement or wins a jury award in a lawsuit trial.

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Selecting an experienced, strong Rhode Island wrongful death attorney to represent the estate of a loved one allows the family to remain focused on mourning the unexpected death of a loved one. The RI fatal motorcycle accident lawyer or Rhode island truck accident attorney can ensure all the families rights are protected while they seek justice to hold all parties at fault for the death legally and financially accountable for their actions.

Massachusetts wrongful death

Massachusetts wrongful death attorneys

Can someone proceed with a wrongful death case under Massachusetts Law when they were not executor or administrator of the deceased estate at the time of the presentment of the case? Can someone proceed with a Mass. Wrongful death case when the MA Superior Court complaint was not brought by the administrator or executor of the estate?

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court sitting in Middlesex County MA emphatically answered these 2 questions ‘NO’! affirming the lower Court dismissal.(It is unclear whether there is an appeal pending to the Supreme Judicial court) Pursuant to Massachusetts wrongful death law, before a lawsuit can be filed there must be a probate of the estate and “obtain the appointment of the executor or administrator necessary to file a wrongful death claim…” In the Estate of Gavin case, “The judge did not err in concluding that the presentment was improper because the claimant lacked the legal capacity to make a presentment for wrongful death. Apart from the failure of presentment, the complaint for wrongful death also could not properly be maintained and was subject to dismissal because it had not been brought by the duly authorized executor or administrator on behalf of the heirs at law and next of kin as required by statute.” As a result, the court affirmed he dismissal of the lawsuit. ESTATE OF GAVIN v. TEWKSBURY STATE HOSPITAL

(Editor Note: Sadly a man died in a tragic accident and the heirs of the estate will not be compensated unless the Massachusetts wrongful death lawyer committed legal malpractice by improperly presenting the case. There is not enough public info to determine whether there was malpractice in this case. In the event of legal malpractice, the claimants would need to file a legal malpractice case against their Massachusetts wrongful death attorneys alleging the mA medical malpractice lawyers botched the case.)

Death from a “bacterial infection allegedly due to the improper re insertion of a feeding tube…”

In August 2008, Mr. Gavin died from a “bacterial infection allegedly due to the improper re insertion of a feeding tube and improper monitoring by physicians and staff at Tewksbury State Hospital.” Id.

He had a will when he died naming his parents as executors of the estate.

“In July 2010 (approximately 20 days prior to the two year presentment requirement required by Massachusetts law) an attorney for the Plaintiff sent a demand letter to the hospital; and the Attorney general seeking damages on account of a wrongful death.” Id.

“The presentment letter set forth in detail the basis of the claim of wrongful death. At the time of the presentment, no Probate and Family Court filings had occurred, and no executor or administrator of Gavin’s estate had been appointed.” Id.

A motion to dismiss was filed by the defendants.

The plaintiff scrambled to get their case in order.

“The plaintiff promptly opposed the motion and made some preliminary attempts to address the fact that there was no duly appointed personal representative empowered to bring the wrongful death action. On May 10, 2011, Thomas and Mary were appointed temporary coexecutors of Gavin’s estate. As well, on May 13, 2011, the plaintiff moved to amend the complaint, bringing it in the name of “James T. Gavin and Mary Gavin, as Coexecutors of the Estate of Steven Gavin.” Id.

A MA Superior Court judge dismissed the cause of action finding that the Plaintiff lacked “legal capacity to make a valid presentment” because the claimant who made the presentment was not the “executor or administrator with the capacity to commence suit or settle the wrongful death claim” Id.

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The Appeal Co0urt reasoned that presentment was not meaningless and there was strong public policy behind the presentment requirement. “Establishing presentment as a mandatory prerequisite to suit reflects a legislative choice to permit the public employer to investigate any claim in full and to negotiate, arbitrate, compromise, or settle any such claim as it sees fit. Id. See Weaver v. Commonwealth, 387 Mass. 43, 47–48, 438 N.E.2d 831 (1982); Holahan v. Medford, 394 Mass. 186, 189, 474 N.E.2d 1117 (1985)”

The Appeals Court also ruled that “The failure of an authorized claimant to make a presentment within the two-year period prescribed by G.L. c. 258, § 4, was a fundamental obstacle to suit under the Act.” Furthermore the action was dismissed because the “complaint for wrongful death was not brought by the duly authorized executor or administrator on behalf of the heirs at law and next of kin.” Id.

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(Editors note: the plaintiff appeared to be in a quagmire because the case according to the Appeals Court was not presented properly as required by Mass law. Plaintiff also filed the case based on the same faulty presentment. Plaintiffs tried to cover their tracks by filing a probate case to be named executors but then the two years had expired and it was too late to make a proper presentment. To make matters worse, the Plaintiff was denied a request to change the name of the Plaintiff in the lawsuit to the proper name. It appears doubtful that it would have made any difference if the motion to amend the complaint was granted since the initial presentment was deficient and the two year wrongful death lawsuit deadline expired for proper presentment of the claim. What a mess! )

(Editors note: Did the MA wrongful death lawyers rush this claim to meet the 2 year presentment requirement deadline required by MA law? The presentment was only approximately 20 days prior to the two year deadline. A Probate case had not been opened and an executor had not been appointed and therefore the presentment was not in the name of the executor of the estate.)

It is unclear whether the MA medical malpractice lawyer was hired at last minute or the wrongful death attorney made a tragic mistake by waiting until the last minute and then not filing an estate and bringing the presentment by the executor or some other mistake was made. At the end of the day: what is clear- is that someone dropped the ball big time and a mistake was made. As a result the victim’s estate will not be compensated for this tragic death. (There is not enough information here to explain what went wrong.)

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