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If your name be cez you must post cliffnotes of your article to avoid TLDR comments

'Toyota defense' might rescue jailed Minnesota man

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Ever since his 1996 Toyota Camry shot up an interstate ramp, plowing into the back of an Oldsmobile in a horrific crash that killed three people, Koua Fong Lee insisted he had done everything he could to stop the car.

A jury didn't believe him, and a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison. But now, new revelations of safety problems with Toyotas have Lee pressing to get his case reopened and his freedom restored. Relatives of the victims — who condemned Lee at his sentencing three years ago — now believe he is innocent and are planning to sue Toyota. The prosecutor who sent Lee to prison said he thinks the case merits another look.

"I know 100 percent in my heart that I took my foot off the gas and that I was stepping on the brakes as hard as possible," Lee said in an interview Wednesday at the state prison in Lino Lakes. "When the brakes were looked at and we were told that nothing was wrong with the brakes, I was shocked."

Lee's accident is among a growing number of cases, some long resolved, that are getting new attention since Toyota admitted its problems with sudden acceleration were more extensive than originally believed. Numerous lawsuits involving Toyota accidents have been filed over the recent revelations, and attorneys expect the numbers will climb.

In testimony before Congress, company executive renewed their apologies for underestimating the safety problems but also acknowledged that they still may not have identified all the causes for the sudden acceleration.

The uncertainty could wind up helping Lee and others. Attorneys for both the 32-year-old St. Paul man as well as the victims' families say they're encouraged by the evidence that the problems went beyond models that originally were recalled.

If Lee's car was defective, "We don't want an innocent man sitting in prison," said Phil Carruthers, who prosecuted the case for Ramsey County.

A Toyota spokesman declined to comment on Lee's case.

Eh...A 1996 Toyota was not DBW.

man wtf? :nono:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587491,00.html

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587493,00.html

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/26/...ex.html?hpt=C2

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http://www.khou.com/news/local/Polic...-85509962.html

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/...tzerland_libya

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:scum:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587507,00.html

http://www.wyff4.com/news/22700850/detail.html?hpt=T2

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lol no wonder i nevar go by here anymore
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6891209.html

lulz fail
http://www.khou.com/news/local/One-v...-85825677.html

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this failz
http://www.click2houston.com/educati...35/detail.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_pentagon_metro_shooting

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...na-wmds-obama/

Berlin Poker Heist Captured on Camera

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/pub...00jc030710.jpg

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A group of robbers wielding machetes and handguns stormed a Berlin poker tournament Saturday -- escaping with as much as $1.1 million in a stunt that was captured by German television cameras.

In what looks like a scene out of an action movie, four robbers in disguise burst into the poker competition at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, sending panicked players, hotel employees and spectators scrambling for the exits as security guards attempted to tackle the thieves.

The initial moments of the heist were captured on live television, with poker players seen fleeing their tables mid-competition, but coverage soon cut away.

"An armed robbery in broad daylight in the heart of Berlin, at Germany's biggest poker tournament," Olaf Wagner, a witness and photographer for Germany's Bild newspaper, marveled to BusinessWeek. "I just couldn't believe my eyes."

"One guy stood in the corner stuffing 500 euro notes into his backpack, while a second man pinned down a security man with his machete," Wagner added.

Berlin police said seven people were injured and a security guard was slightly wounded when the robbers barreled into the hotel just after 2 p.m. local time Saturday, demanding employees of the poker competition turn over the one-million euro jackpot ($1.36 million.)

A police spokesman said it was unclear how much loot the group escaped with, but the BBC reported the sum could be as much as $1.1 million.

According to published reports, a security guard managed to force one of the robbers to drop a bag containing some of the prize money, but police would not say how much the bag contained.

The robbers escaped unscathed, at least temporarily, as no arrests have been made. Police said they are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance tape.

Despite the scare, the poker playing continued, according to the competition Web site.

"Nobody was seriously injured and the Main Event, High Roller tournament and Ladies Event all managed to resume within a few hours," it said.

Video page
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:uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:

:truestory:

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:ohsnap:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...est=latestnews

oh shit eddah be moving soon

why the fuck to people have to "announce" they're gay? :wtf:

:word: who gives a fawk, do what you gotta do

maybe I should announce that I'm straight :hmm:

because everyone is a fucking attention whoar

"z0mfg i'm so totally gay omg i don't know what to do with myself mercy sakes alive" :nono:

go to a clinic, i no wantz to catch teh gayzz

one of these days someone that NO ONE ever thought could be gay will announce it and it will be the day with the most suicides evar in history

like Shuck Nawwris

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Originally Posted by Juan! (Post 60269)

one of these days someone that NO ONE ever thought could be gay will announce it and it will be the day with the most suicides evar in history

like Shuck Nawwris

you need to go see valentine's day :roflmao:

just keep licking them pops wayne ow

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Don't let your grill get caught on your roomie's foreskin. Might piss him off there useless punk!

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he might be getting rape right now!