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Post by jeffan on Sept 10, 2009 7:41:36 GMT -5
TV cop raising money for real Utah copActor Vincent D'Onofrio, of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and the film "Men in Black," will headline a fundraiser to help Utah police who say methamphetamine sickened them. The fundraiser will be Sept. 18, said Paul Murphy, spokesman for Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, and is expected to raise money for detoxification treatments for the officers. Murphy said Shurtleff will attend, but other details were not available Wednesday. A number of former or current Utah police officers claim methamphetamine labs or exposure to the finished drug left them with cancers, neurological problems and other assorted ailments. A few dozen have undergone the detoxification treatment, which utilizes a regimen of exercise and a diet of antioxidants. Science has yet to support the officers' claims of poisoning by methamphetamine or that the detoxification treatment is effective. D'Onofrio's sister and brother-in-law opened a Rib City franchise in Sandy in 2007 and later another franchise in American Fork. The Sandy restaurant closed earlier this year. Last year, D'Onofrio held fund raisers at both restaurants to raise money for such police causes as "Shop With a Cop" and a memorial for officers killed in the line of duty. Salt Lake TribuneSeptember 9, 2009. www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13302853
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Post by caitlen on Sept 12, 2009 5:30:15 GMT -5
TV cop raising money for real Utah cop Actor Vincent D'Onofrio, of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and the film "Men in Black," will headline a fundraiser to help Utah police who say methamphetamine sickened them. I read this at the restaurant website, what a guy, got love him
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Post by DonnaJo on Sept 12, 2009 11:15:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, Jeffan. I see that one of the Rib locations closed. The one in Sandy. That's too bad.
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Post by jeffan on Sept 12, 2009 12:14:34 GMT -5
You are welcome Donnajo. It is a reflection of the economic down-turn. Usually, the service industries, such as this, are among the first to be hit hardest and have to stream-line or close their doors.
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Post by caitlen on Sept 12, 2009 12:23:47 GMT -5
I wonder if that is the real reason, or something else
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Post by jeffan on Sept 21, 2009 10:45:45 GMT -5
Vincent D'Onofrio , Rib City Grill and others raise over $100K for Meth Cops ProjectOn Friday night Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Shurtleff Attorney General Utah and others raised over one hundred thousand dollars and counting for the Utah Meth Cops Project. Rib City Grill is always ready to support Vincent and Utah Police Officers. Pics: ribcitygrill.blogspot.com/2009/09/vincent-donofrio-rib-city-grill-and.html
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Post by susan1212 on Sept 21, 2009 13:49:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, Jeffan. I left my comment on the site.
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Post by DonnaJo on Sept 21, 2009 13:53:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, Jeffan.
Great photos of VDO looking tan & happy. A very worthwhile cause, IMO. Such a shame that this treatment isn't covered by the the Utah PD.
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Post by caitlen on Sept 22, 2009 6:51:39 GMT -5
Wow the white shirt and lovely curls, the wedding ring too, nice to see it back on
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Post by DonnaJo on Sept 22, 2009 11:10:27 GMT -5
You can see a ring on his hand, Caitlen? I can't make out anything from that photo.
Wait.....OK, you can enlarge it by clicking on it. I see it now. It's nice that he is wearing it.
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Post by Moonbeam on Sept 22, 2009 11:36:27 GMT -5
The ribs weren't the only thing smokin' at Rib City. There are more photos at thereel and a link to the photographer's page.
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Post by Patcat on Sept 22, 2009 13:55:10 GMT -5
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Post by tjara on Sept 22, 2009 14:31:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, PC. I find all of that quite interesting. I'd never heard that before.
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Post by jeffan on Sept 23, 2009 8:00:22 GMT -5
The Scientology-Mormon-cop connectionIn an odd convergence—and a coup for the Church of Scientology, the Deseret News reports glowingly on a cop detox program, paid for by a mostly Mormon legislature that is based in questionable Scientology science. Best of all, the word Scientology never appears in the article, apparently eclipsed by the fawning coverage of Law & Order actor Vincent D'Onofrio, right, who was in town to hype the program. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff imported the Utah Meth Cops Project in 2007 from New York where it was being used on 9/11 workers exposed to toxic rubble. The Utah Legislature funded the "Hubbard Method" to treat cops — at $5,000 a pop — who were exposed to methamphetamine during busts. The detox program is based on the teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and purports to "flush" poisons from the body through jogging, sauna, and high doses of vitamins. The American Detoxification Foundation director is Utah-based Sandra Lucas. Lucas is a familiar face at the Legislature where she lobbies on behalf of the Church of Scientology. The last time I talked to Lucas, she gave me a business card identifying her as Executive Director of Citizens Commission on Human Rights—in print smaller than high school volleyball scores, it says, "established by the Church of Scientology." Another curious detail of the tangled alliances in the detox story is that Lucas and Eagle Forum President Gayle Ruzicka frequently join forces at the Legislature and openly lesbian Rep. Jackie Biskupski, who works for the Salt Lake Sheriff's office, is a big supporter of the program. But publications, including The Salt Lake Tribune and Slate, found no scientific support for the treatment program. Still, Slate acknowledges the regimen seems to work for some 9/11 workers. .. . a psychological argument, rather than a physiological one, may best explain the program's successes. There is strong resonance between the Hubbard method and other rituals of purification found in so many cultural and religious traditions, in which cleansing of the body allows for mental and spiritual renewal. It's political suicide, of course, to oppose a program for first responders, but maybe Utah's Indian tribes could talk the Legislature into paying them $5,000 for sweat lodge treatments. Glen Worchol Salt Lake CrawlerSeptember 22, 2009. blogs.sltrib.com/slcrawler/index.php?p=3312&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
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Post by DonnaJo on Sept 23, 2009 8:10:10 GMT -5
Very interesting read, Jeffan. Thanks. Sad how anything related to Scientology is looked on as voodoo medicine. It makes perfect sense to me that of the body has absorbed toxic, deadly substances, that purging the body through certain methods would work. It's as scientific as anything else out there. What I don't get is why it is so much money. I mean, $5,000 per person for jogging, sauna treatments and vitamins? Sounds like someone is making a lot of profit here.
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