October 17, 2013 Hour 2

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Ana Kasparian joins Cenk for the second hour. Cenk gives Indiegogo shoutouts. After being cyber-bullied for nearly a year, a teen commits suicide. After the death, the bullies allegedly made a post on Facebook saying, “‘Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but I don’t give a …” The parents of the bullies claimed the Facebook account was hacked. The bullies have been charged with third-degree felony aggravated stalking. Eminem releases a new album, Rap God, with derogatory and violently homophobic lyrics. Larry Flynt does not want the man who shot him, leaving him paralysed, to face the death penalty. Flynt believes that the death penalty is “vengeance, not justice”.

Cenk reads #TYTLive tweets. Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall was fined for wearing green shoes to raise mental health awareness after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Are teenagers sociopaths? When do they gain the capacity for empathy? A six year study published in the journal of Developmental Psychology has some answers. Snapchat, an app that is designed to destroy messages shortly after sending them via cellphone, has revealed that sent messages are stored in a database and are shared with authorities when needed for investigation. It is suspected that employees at Snapchat might be abusing access to messages as well. Steve Jobs’ ex girlfriend publishes a tell all book about her intimate relationship with the Apple co-founder.

 

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