Five Ohio teenagers have been charged with disorderly conduct after a horrific ice bucket challenge prank on an autistic teenager. They dumped a bucket filled with their urine, tobacco spit, cigarette butts, feces and water on an unsuspecting 15-year-old autistic boy convincing him that he was taking part in the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. All five teens, aged 14 to 16, were charged in … [Read more...]
Four Kentucky Firefighters Injured During Ice Bucket Challenge
The charity stunt that has grown into a social media phenomenon known as the "ice bucket challenge" went terribly wrong for four Kentucky firefighters, when a fire truck's ladder got too close to a power line after they dumped water on college students who were taking part in this social phenomenon. The fire truck's aerial ladder struck Campbellsville University's main power line late Thursday … [Read more...]
Former Tennessee Titans Player Struggles with ALS
Tim Shaw, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans, revealed on Tuesday that he suffers from a rare and difficult disease known as Lou Gehrig’s disease (or ALS- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The Tennessee Titan released a video in which he drops a bucket of ice water over himself as part of his ALS fundraiser campaign. During his video, the linebacker explained that he too is in this fight … [Read more...]
Ice Bucket Challenge Raises 22.9$M for ALS Association
The Ice Bucket Challenge has become social media's latest sensation. Its goal is to raise awareness and funds to help Lou Gehrig with his disease. In the period between July 29 and August 19 it has managed to raise 1100% more donations than the same period of last year. According to the ASL Association, this summer's viral dump-or-donate sensation has resulted in an never-before-seen stream of … [Read more...]
