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Topic: Push for Hammer Control Legislation. Attack at School
willing2's photo
Fri 06/06/14 05:33 AM
For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.

Sojourning_Soul's photo
Fri 06/06/14 05:59 AM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Fri 06/06/14 06:02 AM

For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them

msharmony's photo
Fri 06/06/14 07:57 AM
Edited by msharmony on Fri 06/06/14 08:03 AM
2011 firearm deaths, 8583

2011 TOTAL blunt object deaths (hammers AND others) 496

2011 mass shootings 3

drunk driving and cell phone (distraction) laws have attempted to address two of the most common causes of traffic fatalities,,,,

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 06/06/14 08:14 AM


For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them

Heck,anytime there is a Traffic-fatality,take the Cars away from all the Drivers NOT involved in the Accident!

no photo
Fri 06/06/14 08:50 AM
The perpetrator was a Yemeni immigrant.huh

no photo
Fri 06/06/14 09:32 AM

For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


frown oh no... no one needs hammers... sad2 my Hammer would grieve himself to death if anyone ever took him away from me... :cry:

how could a normal person not think something like this through? jeez... like there was no way she would get caught ... or she doesn't care about the consequences when she does... what

no photo
Fri 06/06/14 09:36 AM
Ban the fully automatic hammers.:angry:

Dodo_David's photo
Fri 06/06/14 10:45 AM
You can have my hammer when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. indifferent

Argo's photo
Fri 06/06/14 11:14 AM
If I had a Hammer, ...i'd hammer in the Mo - or - ning...
i'd hammer in the e - evenin' ....all over this land...
i'd hammer out danger....i'd hammer out warning...
i'd hammer out love between my brothers & sisters...
all over this land....

willowdraga's photo
Fri 06/06/14 12:00 PM


For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them


You have to have a license and insurance and follow the laws to have and drive a car.

Gun crazies don't even want to do that much. But they are crazy about guns so how can we expect any logic from them.

no photo
Fri 06/06/14 12:07 PM



For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them


You have to have a license and insurance and follow the laws to have and drive a car.

Gun crazies don't even want to do that much. But they are crazy about guns so how can we expect any logic from them.


you have to have a license, insurance, and follow laws to have and drive a car?

Really?

wow, that's news to me, cause around these parts we can pretty much do as we please... :tongue:

Dodo_David's photo
Fri 06/06/14 12:19 PM

You have to have a license and insurance and follow the laws to have and drive a car.

Gun crazies don't even want to do that much. But they are crazy about guns so how can we expect any logic from them.


People in the USA have a right to bear arms, not a right to operate motor vehicles.

Argo's photo
Fri 06/06/14 12:28 PM
i began to exercise my right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" the same day i was issued my learners permit...

Dodo_David's photo
Fri 06/06/14 12:42 PM

i began to exercise my right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" the same day i was issued my learners permit...


On planet Melmac it was "life, liberty and the pursuit of cats to eat".

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 06/06/14 01:06 PM



For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them


You have to have a license and insurance and follow the laws to have and drive a car.

Gun crazies don't even want to do that much. But they are crazy about guns so how can we expect any logic from them.

interesting,that,coming from someone that deep-down is actually pro-Gun!

msharmony's photo
Fri 06/06/14 05:21 PM
moderates always involved in fighting with and for extremists

one extreme EVEYONE should own ANY AND EVERY POSSIBLE weapon they want without regulation

other extreme NOONE should own ANY weapon at all


moderate: guns should have common sense REGULATIONS to keep down the numbers of those too emotionally unstable or physically incapable of operating them safely to a minimum, and to keep down the EASE with which individuals can easily take out groups of people,,,,

Dodo_David's photo
Fri 06/06/14 05:34 PM

moderates always involved in fighting with and for extremists

one extreme EVEYONE should own ANY AND EVERY POSSIBLE weapon they want without regulation

other extreme NOONE should own ANY weapon at all


moderate: guns should have common sense REGULATIONS to keep down the numbers of those too emotionally unstable or physically incapable of operating them safely to a minimum, and to keep down the EASE with which individuals can easily take out groups of people,,,,


If a judge rules that a person is mentally incompetent to live independently, then I see why it would be sensible to restrict that person's access to fire arms. If a person is a danger to herself/himself, then that person probably shouldn't possess a fire-arm.

HippieGeek's photo
Fri 06/06/14 08:32 PM
Edited by HippieGeek on Fri 06/06/14 08:34 PM

Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them


Actually, medical mistakes kill more than TWICE as many people as automobile accidents. Check out: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/11856.php

Got a good laugh from "Willing2's" comment about licensing hammers, but there has been a parody website up called "Moms Insisting on Licensed Tools" for ages, haha. It's no longer active, but is archived here: http://www.allmax.com/milt/

It is a well established fact that crime is inversely proportional to the percentage of responsible, well armed citizens in a population because we outnumber the "bad guys" a hundred to one at least. It is an inherent human right to be able to defend oneself as effectively as possible, and to me that usually means carrying a sidearm.


no photo
Fri 06/06/14 09:42 PM

For some reason, I can't find a picture of the perpetrator. Why is her face being hidden from the public eye?

Parent volunteer arrested in hammer attack on 9-year-old student

OAKLAND, Calif. — Students said they were scared when they saw the police arrive at Lafayette Elementary School Friday morning.

An Oakland Unified School District spokesman told KTVU that a third grade student was outside on the playground about 10:40 Friday morning. They say a parent volunteer lured the girl into a nearby bathroom and then the woman allegedly assaulted the nine-year-old with a hammer.

The district says a security guard and a teacher walked in during the attack and called police.

A district spokesman Troy Flint says the woman was identified as Haseemah Diame. Diame was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. School officials say she likely did not have difficulty getting on campus because she was not a stranger but a parent, who was well-known at the school and was a frequent volunteer.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland. Other children who were playing nearby say they were scared.

"I just saw the police come into the boys bathroom and one of the kids I was playing with they said somebody came into the school," said Tracy Logan, a third-grade student who told KTVU that teachers ushered the children into classrooms.

Investigators are still trying to figure out a motive. District officials say it appears the woman did have a connection with the student's family.

"It may have something to do with rivalries and feuds that occur off campus spilling over onto the site," Flint told KTVU Friday after district officials met with staff at the elementary school.

The school supervisor sent a letter home with children Friday saying she was "outraged" and "in disbelief." She also wrote, "The child is incredibly resilient and is conscious and communicating despite her ordeal."

"That is very scary. I mean, if I were here and I see a lady with a hammer...I'd have taken my daughter right away," said Antoinette Badio, a parent.

"Why would somebody come and assault a little kid at school. it makes you afraid to send your kid to school cause it makes you feel like it's not safe for them to go to school," said another parent Christopher Slaughter.

School officials say the alleged attacker Diame could face additional charges. The district plans to have extra staffing at the school next week and discuss with the Lafayette students and parents how to assist the victim and her family.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/parent-arrested-after-hammer-attack-9-year-old-gir/ngBDM/

How much more do we have to take before we stop this?

We need sensible hammer legislation NOW.

No one needs hammers. Only licensed carpenters should have hammers.

Breaking news : Obama intimidates banks to drop nail suppliers.


Sexual battery by a Muslim in a boys bathroom with a hammer. Now why would that be of any interest to the viewing public, nothing to see here, all you sheep move on.

no photo
Fri 06/06/14 09:48 PM
Edited by alnewman on Fri 06/06/14 09:47 PM

Naw..... hardware stores will probably get a bailout like GM did! After all, cars kill more people than anything else..... but you won't see a ban or protest on them


No bailout for the hardware stores, they forgot to make the appropiate contributions for the reelection campaign, they refuse to allow union workers and told the White House to eat crap on minimum wage. So no bailout, just Holdem and Odumbo turning loose the ATF and IRS for possible assault weapon registration violations and failure to pay some secret tax on hammers used for attack purposes.

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