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Judge Benningfield says he wants to stop prospective mothers and fathers from passing their drug addiction to their children and to do that, he’s offering what he believes is a heartfelt incentive with nothing but good intentions. But critics say the judge may be crossing the line, reports CBS News correspondent David Begnaud. “I’m not on a crusade of any sort, I’m trying to help — trying to help people,” said Judge Sam Benningfield. Benningfield estimates 80 to 90 percent of the cases that come before him are tied in some way to drugs or alcohol. So the local health department proposed an educational class for inmates at the county jail on the risks of babies being born addicted. “It seemed to me almost a no-brainer. Offer these women a chance to think about what they’re doing and to try to rehabilitate their life,” Benningfield said. He issued a two-fold standing order. Inmates could get two days knocked off their sentence if they completed the Department of Health’s NAS educational program and on top of that, he offered an additional 30 days off an inmate’s sentence if they undergo a birth-control procedure — meaning, a vasectomy for men and a contraception implant for women. “I think it is potentially unlawful,” said Bryant Dunaway, the local district attorney general whose prosecutors handle cases in front of Judge Benningfield. “It’s not the place of the government or the courts, or the state of Tennessee to encourage the trading of fertility procedures for a reduction in sentences.” While the judge isn’t explicitly encouraging the option, Dunaway said, “I think that by offering that as an option on his own he’s encouraging that.” So far, 24 women have had the implant procedure and 38 men have signed up for a vasectomy. “This is not forced on them,” Benningfield said. He feels blindsided by the criticism. “I’m trying to help these folks, you know, begin to think about taking responsibility for their life and doing right and giving them a leg up. And when they get out of jail to perhaps rehabilitate themselves and not be burdened again with unwanted children and all that comes with that,” Benningfield said. The county sheriff fully supports the judge’s standing order that was originally issued in May. But the ACLU believes the offer is unconstitutional. This is not sterilization. The female implants last up to three years and men can have vasectomies reversed. These procedures are free of charge to any inmate who wants it. Judge Benningfield says he will reverse his order if a higher court tells him what he has done is wrong.

agosto 15, 2019

ISAF spokesman Brig. Gen. Gunter Katz told CBS News the latest attack is, “tragic, but doesn’t reflect the security situation.” He calls the shooting an “isolated incident”. “We’re confident this won’t stop operations,” he said. “We trust our Afghan partners. But we’re looking at how to mitigate incidents.” White House press secretary Jay Carney said he didn’t want to “diminish at all the seriousness of the attack” but “it is important within the context here to recognize that missions … are being conducted ever day, every hour involving U.S. forces and the 330,000 Afghan forces.” He added that the U.S. military “believes that the operational impact [of the attacks] has been negligible.” The Afghan security forces have established an eight-point vetting process. Katz explained that recruits require two letters from local elders as a character reference as well as biometric, medical and drugs checks, but ISAF is still working with the Afghan forces to improve this process. Nonetheless, early in 2012, top U.S. commander Gen. John Allen ordered American units to select a “guardian angel” to watch over fellow troops, even as they sleep, at joint U.S.-Afghan bases and on joint operations involving live fire – a direct response to the mounting green-on-blue attacks. Last year, a U.S. Army team led by a behavioral scientist produced a 70-page survey that revealed both Afghan and American soldiers hold disturbingly negative perceptions of the other. According to the survey, many Afghan security personnel found U.S. troops “extremely arrogant, bullying and unwilling to listen to their advice” and sometimes lacking concern about Afghans’ safety in combat. They accused the Americans of ignoring female privacy and using denigrating names for Afghans. American troops, in turn, often accused Afghan troops and police of “pervasive illicit drug use, massive thievery, personal instability, dishonesty, no integrity,” the survey said. U.S. military officials have downplayed that survey. The U.S. hopes the Afghan Local Police, a village defense force backed by the national government, will become a key force in fighting the insurgency.

agosto 31, 2019

Earlier, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said the trip to a hospital in the South African capital of Pretoria was not planned. “No, this wasn’t scheduled, as you will appreciate the doctors do work with a great sense of caution when they are treating (Mandela) and take into account his age,” he said. “And so when they found that this lung infection had reoccurred they decided to have him immediately hospitalized so that he can receive the best treatment.” The former president and icon of the democratic movement which ended apartheid in South Africa is 94 years old. Emma Hurd, reporting for CBS News from Johannesburg, said on “CBS This Morning” Thursday that Mandela was undergoing treatment to clear congestion in his lungs. Sources close to the family told CBS News that Mandela had been put on oxygen for periods of time Wednesday, and his doctors called an ambulance to the home late in the evening after determining he was experiencing a recurrence of the trouble with his lungs. “He was being monitored at home very carefully, around the clock. This time, doctors became concerned very late at night and he was taken immediately to hospital,” Maharaj told CBS News partner network Sky News, adding that the late-night move was “an indication in itself that the doctors were concerned.” Hurd reports that those close to the frail Nobel laureate famed as the icon of the liberation struggle in South Africa said he has good days and bad days. Mandela has been prone to lung infections ever since he suffered from tuberculosis during his 27 years in prison. Maharaj said Mandela was conscious as he received treatment on Thursday but could not give any further details. “We know he has a history of lung problems, from TB to a proneness to infections,” said Maharaj, adding that the doctors believed the complications Wednesday night were a “recurrence of those old problems.” “We appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba and his family and to keep them in their thoughts. We have full confidence in the medical team and know that they will do everything possible to ensure recovery,” South African President Jacob Zuma said in a statement. Mandela was released from a hospital Dec. 26 after receiving nearly three weeks of treatment for a lung infection and gallstones. The first picture of Mandela after his discharge wasn’t released until early February. At the time, his granddaughters said he was in good health and good spirits. At his birthday last July, CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips was granted rare access to the party at Mandela’s home. The former president appeared to be physically healthy but detached from things going on around him, Phillips reported. Mandela was admitted again to a hospital in Pretoria for tests in early March. Maharaj told CBS News at the time that the March admission was a scheduled visit for tests commensurate with someone of his age. He was released after that visit on March 10.

agosto 13, 2019

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