"Fuck You, Robbers!" Would Work Too: Sick of the uptake in robberies people are experiencing while walking through Capitol Hill, community members have started a campaign called "No One Walks Alone" to combat the growing trend. The campaign teaches people how to avoid being a target for potential thieves. "If you read the police reports, 95% of [victims] are walking alone, and they're on their phone," said organizer Shaun Knittel.

City Pays $1.75 Million to Settle Arrest Lawsuit: In May 2010, known schizophrenic Brian Torgerson was arrested at his First Hill apartment after allegedly assaulting his father. Seattle Police Department officers say Torgerson struggled during the arrest, so they held him down and gagged him with a spit sock. Torgerson's parents say he was repeatedly punched and tased during the arrest, and the incident left him with severe brain damage. The family filed a civil rights lawsuit, which the city settled this week for $1.75 million. The city still insists the officers did nothing wrong during the arrest.

Algona Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder: Brandon Suhr pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his girlfriend's teenage brother with a samurai sword in May 2012. After apparently breaking into his girlfriend's home, Suhr —who said he wasn't taking his bi-polar disorder medication at the time— told investigators he entered the bedroom he thought his girlfriend was sleeping in, and found her brother instead. He claimed the brother reached for a folding knife, and Suhr stabbed him with the sword in self-defense.

Football Players Don't Need Helmet: The remodeled Husky Stadium no longer has a track around the field. Good news? Less reminder I need to start jogging when I see a football game. Bad news? There's no place for the traditional Husky Helmet Car —which circled the track after a Husky score— to drive around. The car is being donated to MOHAI.

Former Microsoft Executive Dead in Connecticut Plane Crash: Bill Henningsgaard, who worked in various marketing and sales positions during his 14 years at Microsoft, died with his son while piloting an airplane. The plane hit two Connecticut homes, engulfing them in flames. Authorities say two children from one of the houses are missing.

Trafficking Jammed: At the climax of a two year investigation, Spanish and French authorities arrested 75 people who are suspected people-traffickers. Police say the suspects charged more than $53,000 per person, and would give instructions to the trafficked immigrants on how to avoid being noticed at borders and blend in with tourists.

More Trafficking News: Nine people —including an obstetrician— were detained in Northwestern China on suspicion of baby trafficking, according to state media. The obstetrician allegedly told parents their healthy newborns had congenital problems, after supposedly abducting the children. Baby trafficking is popular in China, fueled by a one-child policy and strong preference for male heirs.

Walmart is Gonna Get You Secretly Sloshed: Walmart wants to double its alcohol sales by 2016, getting rid of much of their slow selling inventory and replacing it with beer. Hell, new stores are designed with showcasing beer in mind. However, Walmart has been fairly discreet with their ambition (founder Sam Walton wasn't the biggest fan of drinking). The company has said very little on the change, unlike their push to expand produce and steak sales.

Drunk Mayor News! A video has popped up on Youtube, showing a man that looks a lot like Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford blitzed out of his mind (maybe he went to Walmart). The video shows the man mumbling to himself, and posing for a picture. Ford has been subject to alleged substance abuse before. In May, rumors of a video showing him smoking crack cocaine ran around the interwebs.

Buy Me a Drink First, NSA: The National Security Agency revealed yesterday that it "touches" 1.6% of internet information. The NSA's memo went over the scale of their information gathering.

According to figures published by a major tech provider, the Internet carries 1,826 petabytes of information per day. In its foreign intelligence mission, NSA touches about 1.6% of that. However, of the 1.6% of the data, only 0.025% is actually selected for review.

Going to a wedding today. Hope it has a keyboard playing cat to fix the inevitable disaster.