Any insights into the class action suit with Jordan Tax Service? One blog reader wants to know.

This was posted in another thread:

I am eager to find some information on a class action lawsuit against Jordan Tax Services.

They contacted me with a 30 day notice that I did not pay a bill 4 years ago. They never cached the check I sent and never informed me of missing any payments until 4 years later. I disputed the charges which they ignored, instead they filed a court case and communicated to me months later that they are taking me to court, with an entirely different face value they stated in the first letter. They are demanding extra fees that I know they never spent on my case.

Two more people I know are dealing with very costly demands from the same company which details are even more horrifying than mine. How many more there is? How long do we have to put up with the unprofessional business practices of this company?

Jordan Miles civil and criminal cases go on

Jordan Miles civil and criminal cases go on

City Solicitor Daniel Regan said OMI has not, to his knowledge, closed its probe of the incident.

Read more: http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/11053/1127103-53.stm#ixzz1EiBcq2XS

Hey Mr. Regan -- what are you waiting for? Finish your work and do your job already.

Public Resource Aims to ‘De-Specialise’ Open Data « E-Government Bulletin Live

Public Resource Aims to ‘De-Specialise’ Open Data « E-Government Bulletin Live

The Making a Difference with Data (MadwDATA) site ( http://www.madwdata.org.uk/ ) features examples of how to use open data and case studies from different public sector organisations, as well as a discussion forum, interviews and details of workshops and other events.

The Eagle, student newspaper, did an article on Erik Rauterkus

The Eagle

Erik Rauterkus is a sophomore at Obama Academy and is the fastest person on the swim team. The boys swim coach Mr. Gasparovic says “Erik is 120% in everything that he does.” With City Championships coming up, Erik had a few words to say on the subject.

AlphaLab Summer/Fall 2011 application cycle is now open!

Mike Woycheck writes:

AlphaLab is now accepting applications for the Summer/Fall 2011 session that officially starts on June 14th, 2011! AlphaLab has been called by previous participants as "no better way to start your company" and "uniquely designed to help my type of company develop, seek investment, and grow."

The application deadline is Monday, April 4th, 2011. For more information about the application process and to access the AlphaLab application, visit: www.alphalab.org . Additionally, follow our blog (http://alphalab.org/blog) and Twitter account (http://twitter.com/alphalab) for additional up-to-date information.

As we did during the last application period, we will be holding “office hours” that will allow applicants to meet the AlphaLab team and ask questions about AlphaLab and the application process. The “office hours” are current scheduled for the following dates/times:

Monday, February 28th 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Friday, March 11th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, March 24th 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

We've provided a method to allow interested individuals to schedule themselves for a meeting slot the following site: http://www.doodle.com/2vv5s95fc52qenhr. Two slots are available for each 20-minute time period. If a particular slot is grayed out, it has already been reserved. Participation can either be done in person or via conference call. For any issues or questions, you can e-mail: application (at) alphalab [dot] org.

Thanks for your continued support of AlphaLab,

-Mike

Dear Attorney General -- Fire these folks!

From Julian, a retired professor at Penn State University:

Below is a letter that will be sent to USA's Attorney General, Eric Holder, on Tuesday (tomorrow). It is self-explanatory. I am asking him to fire the two U. S. Attorneys prosecuting my criminal case for jury tampering. Also I asking to have them disbarred and tried for perjury.

I would appreciate it if each of you would write a letter to Attorney General Holder with CC to U. S. Attorney Breet Bharara and Assistant U. S. Attorney Mermelstein. It can be a very short letter. You only need say that you have seen my correspondence with the Attorney General, and that you agree that Bharara and Mermelstein should be fired and tried for perjury.

If the attorney general receives one letter, it is a crank letter to be ignored. If he receives 100 such letter, he pays attention. One thousand letters will set him into reply mode. Meanwhile Bharara and Mermelstein will go into panic mode. The point is to scare and punish them. If we can accomplish action against these 2 attorney generals, then the police and U. S. attorneys will stop, or at least reduce, harassing harmless people.

Thank you for your support. Yours in freedom and justice

Julian

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734 Rutland Avenue

Teaneck, NJ 07666

814–880–9308

February 22, 2011

Attorney General Eric Holder
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Re: U. S. v. Julian Heicklen, Case # 10 Crim. 1154 in U. S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York

Dear General Holder:

Enclosed is a copy of indictment against me which U. S. Attorney Preet
Bharara has signed. Referring to me, he testified that “and before a jury of which
he was a member.” This was a deliberate lie. I was not present at the Grand Jury
hearing, nor even notified that there was such a hearing, so I could not correct the
record.

Furthermore the Grand Jury hearing was illegal. The purpose of a Grand
Jury is to have a secret hearing to protect the defendant from damage to his
reputation, if he is not indicted. It is not the function of a Grand Jury to permit the
prosecutors to tell lies to which a defendant cannot respond.

I live in New Jersey, which is not in the jurisdiction of the Second Circuit.
This fact was known to the U. S. Attorney. Therefore I could not have been a juror
in the U. S. District Court of the Southern District of New York. My name could
not even have been on the potential jury list.

U. S. Attorney Bharara and his prosecuting Assistant U. S. Attorney Rebecca
Mermelstein deliberately lied to a Grand Jury. They have committed perjury. I am
asking that both of them have their employment with the U. S. government be
terminated immediately. Further I request that both of them be criminally indicted
for perjury, and that they be barred from ever again practicing law.

This country cannot have afford to have U. S. Attorneys deliberately lying tojurors in legal proceedings. They must be removed if your office hopes to retain
the trust of the American people.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Julian Heicklen, Defendant, Counsel Pro Se

Encl: Indictment for U. S. v. Julian Heicklen Case # 10 Crim. 1154 in U. S. District
Court for the Southern District of New York

CC: President Barack Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC 20500

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, 324 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
20510 (202)–224–3224

Senator Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office building, Washington, DC
20510 (202)–224–4744

Congressman Steve Rothman, U. S. House of Representatives Office Building,
Washington, DC 20515

News Editor, The New York Times, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018

News Editor, NY Post, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-8790

Co-Anchors Elizabeth Vargas and Chris Cuomo, 20/20, ABC Television, 77 W
66th St # 13, NY 10023

Bill Owens, Executive Editor, 60 Minutes, CBS Television Network 51 West 52nd
Street, New York, New York

U. S. Attorney Breet Bharara, Southern District of New York, One Andrews Plaza,New York, NY 10007

Assistant U. S. Attorney Rebecca Mermelstein, Southern District of New York,
U.S. Courthouse, 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601

This is not a good way to wake up in the morning. If anyone is in New York on Feb 24, try to show up.

ARREST OF FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Very early in the morning (6:00 am according to Assistant U. S. Attorney Mermelstein) of Friday, February 18, 2011, my daughter Judy noticed lights flashing on our cars parked across the street. One Teaneck, NJ police officer rang the doorbell and informed Judy that someone was trying to break into our cars. She opened the door to talk with him. Immediately 9 police officers swarmed into the house. Four were from the Teaneck, NJ police. They held my daughter hostage downstairs. They would not permit her to return to her room to dress.

The five police from the Federal Protective Service, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, went upstairs and into the bedroom where my wife and I were sleeping. They surrounded our bed and then awakened us. They informed me that they had a warrant for my arrest, and that I was under arrest. I asked them to identify themselves, but they refused. They ordered me to dress. I went to the bathroom and clothed myself in a shirt, underpants, regular pants, sock, and Patakis (the slippers issued to me when I was a prisoner in Rikers Island).

Again I asked them to identify themselves and informed them that they were under obligation to do so. They refused. I repeated my request, but they refused again. I went limp and fell to the floor. They carried me downstairs, out the door, put me in a paddy wagon and took me to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ.

At the hospital, I was given a medical exam. My pulse, temperature, and blood pressure were taken. Blood was drawn from my left wrist, a finger was poked with a needle for a blood sugar test. An electro-cardiogram was taken. The doctors informed the police that I was medically sound and could leave. Then a strange thing happened. I was not tortured, as was previously done at 5 other hospitals. Apparently the Department of Homeland Security has not yet notified small towns like Teaneck that the hospitals are required to torture patients brought by the police. Another example of government inefficiency.

At this point, I was handcuffed and placed horizontal in the paddy wagon for the ride to the U. S. District Court in Manhattan, NY. Three other police cars accompanied us. At the federal courthouse, I was placed into a wheel chair and taken to the police section of the federal building at 500 Pearl Street. Fingerprints and pictures were taken. Then I was wheeled to a cell with a toilet. The handcuffs were removed, and I was left alone. Immediately I urinated to prevent my bladder from bursting.

I was left in the cell for some time. I took a nap. Then four guards handcuffed me and wheeled me to another cell in the court facilities. Again I was fingerprinted and pictures taken. I was moved to a third holding area just outside the courtroom. After several minutes, I was wheeled into the courtroom in handcuffs. I lowered my head and did not look at the judge or anyone else. I refused to speak.

Magistrate Judge Ellis presided over the hearing. Rebecca Mermelstein was the Assistant U. S. Attorney, who was the prosecutor representing the U. S. Government. Judge Ellis appointed Sabrina Shroff from the public defenders office of the U. S. government as my stand-by counsel.

Prosecutor Mermelstein informed the court that I had missed many previous appearances. She stated that I had influenced another juror on a case in which I was a juror, and influenced jurors in other cases. She asked that I be held in custody.

Ms. Shroff wanted to intervene on my behalf. Judge Ellis asked if this was acceptable to me. I spoke for the first time, since I fell to the floor in my home. I asked to speak with Ms. Shroff privately before I made a decision. I was wheeled out of the court room, still in handcuffs, to a cell where Ms. Shroff and I spoke. She advised me that I should accept whatever terms that would get me released.

We returned to the courtroom where I stated that I did not appear at my court appearance date, because the Court would not guarantee a jury trial, as I had requested and because the deadline set for a speedy trial, as set by the court rules, had passed. Ms. Mermelstein informed the judge that the charges against me had a maximum prison time penalty of 6 months, so I was not entitled to a jury trial.

The Sixth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution states, in part: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury ...” Why is it that lawyers, who do not understand English, are allowed to participate in legal matters? They do not understand what the words “all” and “speedy” mean. The federal court rules state that “speedy” means within 70 days. How come lawyers cannot count to 70? Legal matters, in particular, require and understanding of English and addition. (This paragraph did not occur in court. It is my editorial opinion added after the fact.)

I gave Judge Ellis a lecture. I said that my court appointed Attorney, Shroff, said that he was a fair judge.

I informed the judge that the US Attorney, Ms. Mermelstein, had jst committed perjury twice. I was not a juror on any case in this court and could not have been a juror, because I do not reside in the jurisdiction of the Second Circuit, which includes NY City. I am not even on the potential juror list. Furthermore I stated that I had never served on a jury. I asked him if he would ever let me sit on a jury, and he stated he would not. I informed him that neither would any other judge.

I asked him to charge Ms Mermelstein with perjury. He refused. I replied that settles that evaluation. I accused him of violating my rights under the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution. Furthermore I reminded him that I had asked that Judge Wood, who is the judge appointed to the case, be recused because she had threatened me for exercising my legal rights in a previous case, from which she was recused.

Judge Ellis said that he did not have the authority to do anything but set my release conditions or lack thereof. He said that there were four possibilities:

1. Hold me in prison with no bail
2. Set bail for my release
3. Release me under bond for failure to appear at future court appearances
4. Release me unconditionally.

He decide to release me under bond. The prosecuting attorney requested that the bond be for $10,000. My stand-by counsel argued for $1,000. Judge Ellis set the bond for $2,500.00 to be paid if I failed to appear at court appearances on Thursday, February 24, 2011 in Newark, NJ and on Friday, February 25, 2011 in Manhattan.

The court gave me the copies of documents relating to my case which Ms. Mermelstein, but not I, had received. I signed the bond and was released at 6:45 pm. I arrived home at 8:00 pm, at which point my wife and daughter noticed a hole that the police had made in my pants.

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My daughter Judy gives her story:

This morning the Teaneck Police knocked on the door about 6:15 am. They told me that someone had broken into our car parked on the street (a lie) so I opened the door. Five agents from the Federal Protective Service (DHS markings on their coats) barged in and demanded to see Julian Heicklen. They had a warrant (which they did not show me, but they did show him) and they went up to his bedroom to wake him.

Special Agent Badge 27 and the four Teaneck Police officers (Detective Hayes, Officer Caruso, Officer Ortiz, and Detective Fisco) detained me downstairs so I don’t know exactly what happened upstairs, but my understanding is that he was cooperative (e.g. got dressed, etc…) until they refused to tell him their names and badges, at which point he fell to the floor. They called the ambulance and four medical attendants carted him off about 6:55 am.

The warrant was for jury tampering and was issued by the Southern District of NY. I believe he was taken to Holy Name hospital in Teaneck, to be transferred to 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan when ready.

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My wife Susan gives this story

She continually called the court throughout the day. She reports this timeline:

1:35 pm: Janice informed her that I was in pre-trial.

2:45 pm: Jim told her that I was about to go into the courtroom now. Call back in 45 minuted.

3:30 pm: Doing the case now. Call back in 25 minutes.

3:53 pm: Vinny told her that I had not seen the judge yet. Court stays in session until 5:00 pm.

4:26 pm: Gilbert says that I am seeing the judge.

4:55 Jim told her that I am seeing the judge.

5:25 pm: Court told her that I am being released on bond.

6:07 pm: I have been released.

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The Indictment

“The Grand Jury charges:

From at least in or about October 2009 up to and including in or about May 2010, in the southern District of New York, Julian Heicklen, the defendant, attempted to influence the actions and decisions of a grand and petit juror of a court of the United States, to wit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, upon an issue and matter pending before such juror, and before a jury of which he was a member, and pertaining to his duties, by writing and sending him a written communication in relation to such an issue or matter, to wit, HEICKLEN distributed pamphlets urging jury nullification, immediately in front of an entrance to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, located at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York.”

Signed by Breet Bharara, United States Attorney.

Of course, the U. S. Attorney committed perjury. I could not possibly have been a juror in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of NY, because I do not live in its jurisdiction. My name cannot even be on the eligible juror list.

I never knowingly sent any juror a written communication, because I do not know who was juror , or even what trials were in progress, except for my own. I suppose that the U. S. Attorney will get someone to lie and say he received such a communication by promising him a reduced sentence. That is why it is important that I have witnesses at the hearing.

Court dates
My court appearance at which I have agreed to appear are at the:

U. S. District Court, Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building and
United States Courthouse , 50 Walnut Street, Room 4015, Newark NJ 07102
Telephone: 973-645-3730 at 10:00 am on Thursday, February 24, 2011.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street, Room 120, New York NY 10007-1312.
Telephone: 212-805-0136 at 10:00 am on Friday, January 25, 2011.

I would appreciate it if as many of you that can appear at the hearings, so that I can have witnesses to counter the court lies. The courtrooms have not been assigned, so that the room number given above are for the Clerks’ offices. Also a demonstration outside the courthouses would be useful to generate publicity.

Yours in freedom and justice

Julian

Varsity Xtra: Sun is setting on Schenley High

Article on Pittsburgh Schenley. Varsity Xtra: Sun is setting on Schenley High

Skiers should wear helmets - coroner | Stuff.co.nz

Skiers should wear helmets - coroner | Stuff.co.nz

All skiers and snowboarders should wear ski helmets, the Canterbury Coroner says.

Regional coroner Richard McElrea made the comment at an inquest in Ashburton yesterday into the death of American student Rachel Swett, 21, on Mt Hutt last year.

''The fact is that had she been wearing a ski helmet properly, there would have been much greater chance of survival,'' he said.

Iowa wrestling star refuses to face girl - Sports - Salon.com

Iowa wrestling star refuses to face girl - Sports - Salon.com

A standout Iowa high school wrestler refused to compete against a girl at the state tournament on Thursday, relinquishing any chance of becoming a champion because he says wrestling a girl would conflict with his religious beliefs.

Joel Northrup, a home-schooled sophomore who was 35-4 wrestling for Linn-Mar High School this season, praised his first-round opponent, Cedar Falls freshman Cassy Herkelman, and Ottumwa sophomore Megan Black, who became the first two girls to make the state wrestling tournament in its 85-year history.

But in a brief statement issued through his school, Northrup said he defaulted on his match with Herkelman because he doesn't think boys and girls should compete in the sport.

Mt. Lebanon commissioner enters county executive race

Run. Got running mates?

Mt. Lebanon commissioner enters county executive race

Swimmer found near start line: Sport: Other Sport

Swimmer found near start line: Sport: Other Sport

Swimmer found near start line
2011-02-17 09:42

Midar Dam in KZN Midlands

Durban - Police Search and Rescue teams have recovered the body of the swimmer who went missing during the aQuelle Midmar Mile over the weekend.

Nico Mellet, 45, is thought to have drowned during the event on Saturday.

Officials realised he was missing when his coded tag did not register at the finish line on Saturday.

More than 16 000 swimmers participated in the event, which is the largest open water swim in the world.

According to the EastCoastRadio website, Jack Haskins, who is with the Police Search and Rescue Unit, said they found Mellet's body on Wednesday afternoon near the starting line following a massive search operation at the dam in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.

“At approximately 14:00 the deceased surfaced. He was approximately 500 metres from the start of the Midmar Mile,” Haskins said.

"We've had eight navy divers, as well as 10 South African Police divers from Pietermaritzburg and Port Shepstone, as well as two Search and Rescue dog handlers that were all involved," he said.

Haskins says the discovery will give the family some closure.

"The family has been by our sides from day one. They've sat with us from day one, right up until the last minute," he said.

A post mortem will be conducted.

Other links:
http://www.midmarmile.co.za/

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Midmar-Mile-swimmer-still-not-found-20110216

Another County Executive Race is brewing in Pittsburgh this year.

The RMU Documentary program presents "Portrait of a Campaign", a behind the scenes look at the 2003 race for Allegheny County Chief Executive.

Tuesday 3/1/2011, 10:00 AM

Tuesday 3/1/2011, 10:30 AM

Thursday 3/3/2011, 7:00 AM

Monday 3/7/2011, 9:00 PM

Thursday 3/10/2011, 7:00 AM,

Thursday 3/10/2011, 7:30 AM

Monday 3/21/2011, 11:00 PM

Ex- UConn hooper (W) get off the hook in doping troubles in Europe.

Thank goodness this gets behind her.

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Turkey lifts provisional doping ban on Taurasi
02/16/11 12:44 PM, EST
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's basketball federation lifted American star Diana Taurasi's provisional doping suspension Wednesday after a lab retracted its finding that she tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
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Fw: Tiger Polo Spring League

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From: "Jim Staresinic" <jimstar@connecttime.net>

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:30:57 -0500

To: <scottdmg@aol.com>; <mark.rauterkus@gmail.com>

Subject: Tiger Polo Spring League

With the assistance of a couple of club parents, we’ll be launching our marketing/communications for the Spring League this week. The competitions dates are:

 

April 3^rd and 10^th

May 8^th, 15^th and 22^nd (on the 22^nd we will be at Chartiers Valley

 

All but the last date will be at North Allegheny and times are TBD but likely noon to 4.

 

Entry deadline will be Monday, March 28^th which will give us about one month for people to sign up. More details to come this week, but wanted to get you guys in the loop early so that you can start recruiting. We hope to make this much bigger than last year.

 

Jim

 

Loss of school pools linked to drownings | Stuff.co.nz

Loss of school pools linked to drownings | Stuff.co.nz"We are losing our culture of swimming education and it is having disastrous effects," she said.

"We really need the government to make this a priority... it is a life or death issue."

Pittsburgh schools want more students in AP courses

A HUGE mistake from Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Pittsburgh schools want more students in AP courses

They needd to say that more students are desired for AP and IB courses.

Airport here desires overflow from East Coast

Bribery and restrictions of freedom loom large.

Airport here desires overflow from East Coast

Fw: SSSNA E-Blast 2/14 - Meeting Tomorrow 2/15, Soup Contest this Saturday

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From: South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association <sssnapgh@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:10:32 -0500

To: South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association<sssnapgh@gmail.com>

Subject: SSSNA E-Blast 2/14 - Meeting Tomorrow 2/15, Soup Contest this Saturday

2/15 - SSSNA General Meeting -  
The next meeting of the SSSNA is February 15 at 7:00 PM.  The rescheduled program from our January meeting includes Dr Lindenbaum from UPMC Urgent care Center,  Zone 3 Police, and Councilman Bruce Kraus.  The meeting is held in the main lounge of St Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, 148 Monastery Ave. in the south Side Slopes.

  

2/19 South Side Soup Contest - Volunteers Needed

See below for a message from Jennifer Jeffers, Committee Chair for the Soup Contest:

 

The Seventh Annual South Side Soup Contest will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19, from noon to 3pm. 
 
Last year's event far exceeded expectations, raising over $20,000 and more than 1,000 canned food items for The Brashear Association Food Pantry.  This is a wonderful event that showcases the South Side neighborhood and a great opportunity for South Side residents and local business owners to work together for a good cause. 
 
A large event such as this takes a lot of time and energy, which is why we're reaching out for volunteer support.  Right now, we're specifically in need of Soup Captains.  The Soup Captain acts as the onsite manager at each of the soup stops overseeing volunteers, checking in contest attendees, and monitoring soup and other supplies.  In addition, the Soup Caption will be the direct point of contact for the event management staff.  The Soup Captain must be present at the retail location for the duration of the event and are integral to the management and success of the event.
 
Below is a link to WQED OnDemand, who did a feature on last year's event.  The short video provides further information about the contest and the Brashear Association's Food Pantry.
 
http://www.wqed.org/ondemand/onq.php?id=734
  
If you're interested in being a Soup Captain this year, please contact me.  There will be a Soup Captain Orientation meeting on Wednesday, February 16th at 6pm at the Brashear Association, where we will go into further detail.  If you aren't able to be a Soup Captain but would still like to volunteer, please let me know.  We have many duties available for our volunteers.  Any time that can be offered is greatly appreciated! 
 
For more information about the South Side Soup Contest, please visit www.southsidepgh.com.
 
Thank you for your time,
 
Jennifer Jeffers
Committee Chairperson
jeffersjh@hotmail.com

 

 

 

Thank you for being a part of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association - Neighbors working together to make the Slopes a more livable, beautiful, and safe community.  The SSSNA hopes to keep the community informed about upcoming events, news in the Slopes, and volunteer opportunities through this E-Blast.  If you do not wish to receive this E-Blast, reply to this email and you will be removed. Feel free to forward to any neighbors you think may be interested.

Helmets and heads

Sports such as hockey and football should start to use throw-away helmets, much like bike helmets. A bike helmet works once. Then it breaks or cracks. Then it is worthless and needs to be tossed away.

In hockey, some have called for the removal of helmets to make the game safe. Rather than remove the helmet, make it a helmet that breaks if it has an impact that is too hard. Then the player and his broken helmet would need to sit out the rest of the game.

I favor throw away helmets, not toss away players.

Post-Gazette.com: ".

After rejecting a proposal that would have forced players to sit out at least one play if their helmet is dislodged, the committee decided to gather data on how prevalent the problem is in college football."