Lawyer For Woman Shot By Police At U.S. Capitol Says Officers Should Be Criminally Prosecuted

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for a Connecticut woman killed by police after a car chase outside the U.S. Capitol is requesting a Justice Department investigation.

Attorney Eric Sanders says in a letter that he believes the officers who shot Miriam Carey last month mishandled the encounter and should be criminally prosecuted.

Police have said Carey tried to ram her car into a White House barrier on Oct. 3 and then led police on a car chase that ended with her being killed near the Capitol.

Records released after the shooting show Carey had previously told police that government cameras kept her under constant surveillance and that President Barack Obama communicated with her.

The District of Columbia police department is investigating the use of deadly force, which is standard protocol for police-involved shootings.

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Eyeball Jewelry: Woman Has Platinum Heart Implanted In Her Eye, But AAO Says It's A Bad Idea

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A New York City woman had a platinum heart implanted in her eyeball as a "conversation maker," according to news reports.

The woman, Lucy Luckayanko, told Fox 5 News that "I will be able to tell people. It will be unique. It will be sort of my unique factor." Luckayanko is reportedly the first woman in New York City to undergo the procedure, though it's been done in Europe and in Los Angeles before.

The doctor who performed the procedure on her, Park Avenue Laser Vision medical director Dr. Emil Chynn, told Fox 5 that the procedure is done by opening up the eyes with a speculum, and then making an incision with scissors between the white of the eye (called the sclera) and the clear part of the eye (called the conjunctiva). Then, the jewelry is placed within the superficial conjunctiva membrane.

However, the American Academy of Opthlamology warned that the procedure could be risky, potentially leading to infection or bleeding that could cause blinding, as well as perforation or puncture of the eye, or conjunctivitis. It's also possible for bleeding to occur beneath the conjunctiva, causing hemorrhage.

"The American Academy of Ophthalmology has not identified sufficient evidence to support the safety or therapeutic value of this procedure," Dr. Philip R. Rizzuto, M.D., an ophthalmologist and Communications Secretary for the Academy, said in a statement. "It urges consumers to avoid placing in the eye any foreign body or material that is not proven to be medically safe or approved by the FDA."

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Bill Clinton: 'I Hope We Have A Woman President In My Lifetime'

Former President Bill Clinton said he hopes to see a woman president in his lifetime.

"I think it would be a good thing for the world as well as for America," Clinton said at an event in Beijing on Monday.

Many are pushing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run in 2016, including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has already endorsed Clinton for president. Clinton hasn't announced any plans to run for office, but has said she is both "pragmatic and realistic" about aiming for the nation's top office.

During his appearance in China, the former president wouldn't comment on his wife's 2016 plans.

"I do not know if she's going to run, and there is no such thing as a sure thing in politics," Clinton said.

Clinton has shied away from commenting on his wife's political career in the past, saying it's "best not to discuss that issue." On Monday, Clinton said he'd support his wife no matter what she decides to do in 2016.

"If [running for president is] what she wants to do, I will support her," Clinton said in Beijing. "But if she decides for whatever reason she doesn't, I will support that."

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Vídeo "No Woman, no drive" se mofa de la prohibición saudí sobre las mujeres

El Cairo, 27 oct (EFE).- Bob Marley ha inspirado un vídeo que se ha convertido en un fenómeno hoy en las redes sociales al criticar con mucho humor la prohibición de conducir impuesta a las mujeres por las autoridades saudíes.

Bajo el título "No Woman, no drive", tres artistas saudíes han logrado en 24 horas más de millón y medio de vistas en Youtube con su versión de la canción de Marley "No Woman No Cry".

La grabación, de poco más de cuatro minutos de duración y en inglés con subtítulos en árabe, fue difundida el sábado, en una jornada en la que algunas mujeres salieron a las calles al volante de sus coches para reclamar sus derechos.

El cómico Hisham Fageeh, vestido al modo tradicional saudí, explica en la cinta que decidió hacer "su propia versión referida a su cultura y sin instrumentos musicales" de "No Woman No Cry".

"Me acuerdo donde te solías sentar, en la parte trasera del coche familiar", dice una estrofa de la canción.

También afirma que "las reinas no conducen" pero pueden cocinar, y que los pies son el "único transporte" de las mujeres.

Además, hace referencia con sorna a que con esta prohibición los ovarios están "seguros y bien", en abierta crítica a las afirmaciones de clérigos radicales saudíes según las cuales conducir los daña.

Un grupo de activistas había anunciado una campaña para el 26 de octubre contra la prohibición en el reino saudí e hicieron un llamamiento a las mujeres para que salieran a las calles conduciendo sus coches.

La convocatoria fue anulada después de que el Ministerio del Interior lo solicitara, aunque esto no impidió que varias activistas condujeran por su cuenta por las ciudades saudíes.

Según informó hoy el diario "Al Hayat", las autoridades saudíes han multado a quince mujeres por este desafío en las ciudades de Riad, Yeda (este), Dammam (noroeste) y Yanbu (este).

En Arabia Saudí rige una estricta interpretación de la ley islámica o sharía, que impone la segregación de sexos en espacios públicos.

Las mujeres no pueden conducir ni tampoco viajar fuera del país sin un varón de la familia, entre otras restricciones. EFE

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