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14 Nov 2011 10:49

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World: Judge: Norway mass-shooting suspect not insane, fit for trial

  • Anders Behring Breivik wasn’t allowed to speak at a hearing Monday, the first public hearing since the July bombing and mass shooting that killed 77 people. The hearing drew more than 500 people. The judge, Torkjel Nesheim, was quick to decide on his sanity (and also noted that he most assuredly acted alone), but would not let him recite a prepared statement for the hearing. “This was not the main trial where he gets to explain himself,” the judge said. “I did not want to give him the opportunity to use this hearing as a platform for him to express his views.” (Check our Tumbl-Zine for more background on this story.) source
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25 Jul 2011 09:50

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World: Why the judge in the Norway shooting should keep the hearing closed

  • It is clear that there is concrete information that a public hearing with the suspect present could quickly lead to an extraordinary and very difficult situation in terms of the investigation and security.
  • Judge Kim Heer • Explaining why he chose not to allow the hearing for Norway suspect Anders Behring Breivik to be publicized. To put it simply, we’re 100% behind this idea. Breivik basically did what he did to promote his controversial views, and by closing off the hearing, you prevent those views from getting a voice that carries further. That’s why he wanted to speak in public. He wanted the world to hear what he had to say. A good move on the Norwegian judge’s part all around. source
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22 Jul 2011 12:21

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World: Large explosions in Oslo deadly, could’ve been much worse

  • We heard two loud bangs and then we saw this yellow smoke coming from the government buildings. There was construction around there, so we thought it was a building being torn down. Of course I’m scared, because Norway is such a neutral country.
  •  18-year-old ferry boat worker Jeppe Bucher • Describing what he felt after finding about large explosions in Norway that killed at least one person and injuring several others. The explosion happened near a number of government buildings. Fortunately the explosion occurred while many people were on vacation — meaning that the situation could’ve been much deadlier during a different part of the year. Still, though … source
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