A male teacher raped a 14 year old student, leading her to killing herself at age 17.  The rapist was sentenced to 30 days and a treatment program since the girl had killed herself and couldn’t help bury him.  The judge that sentenced him claimed that the girl was just as responsible in the relationship as the teacher was. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2402937/Cherice-Morales-Teacher-Stacey-Rambold-gets-30-days-jail-raping-student-14-commuted-suicide.html  Residents in a small town in Arkansas and Ohio are suing fracking companies whose activities have caused many earthquakes when it never happened before.

Researchers have found that there is a link between science and morality. http://www.salon.com/2013/08/28/just_thinking_about_science_triggers_moral_behavior/  A painting depicting Putin and Medvedev has been taken down from its exhibit in Russia and the artist has fled the country, seeking asylum in France.  A potential new law in California would make revenge porn punishable by jail time.  Pakistan aired its first condom commercial, causing a bit of an uproar since it depicts sex without the intent of having children.