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Gay Saudi Royal prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud has been convicted within the U.K. of killing his manservant, which carries a life sentence. In Saudi Arabia, however, he'd be executed for being homosexual, so the Saudi royal prince is leaning away from extradition. The 34-year-old Saudi prince and 32-year-old slave Bandar Abdulaziz had shared a suite at London's Landmark Hotel, where the murder occurred. Alcoholic beverages and intense torture of a sexual nature were reportedly involved within the deadly confrontation. Witnesses claimed that the Saudi royal prince openly debased Bandar Abdulaziz with gleeful regularity. Yet hotel security cameras indicated that Bandar Abdulaziz did not resist, even during his final beating.


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Citizen journalism, sometimes called "Grassroots Media", is a type of media where the audience reports the news. In this case, we are inviting you to be a reporter for the Blacksburg Village Square.

A citizen journalist is a person that participates in reporting the news even though they are not a professional journalist. With the internet and other types of new media, citizen journalism is becoming more and more popular. Citizen journalists do not need to feel intimidated by the length and detail traditioinal news paper article. Just a few lines to deliver the story is all that is needed.  read more »