Current Event #3

 

Topic: House of Horrors Discovered

Title: Cops Find 3,500 Knives, Swords, And Blades In Florida Woman’s Home

Article Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nickole-dykema-3500-knives_55faa5e2e4b0fde8b0cd052e

 

Summary: After a neighbor watches Nickole Dykema slash her window screens and air conditioner with a large blade, she calls the police who then come to investigate. When Dykema refuses to let them inside, they force entry, revealing over 3,500 machetes, knives, and blades hanging from her walls. Photos show that some of the weapons were posed towards a shrine. Along with those, police officials found Halloween masks and props such as fake body parts. Once inside, a deputy was slashed at by Dykema with a machete, barely missing his head. After the ordeal was finished, Dykema was charged for probation violation, property damage, criminal mischief, and assault on an officer, all without bond.

 

Reaction: I think that it’s the right thing to charge Dykema with all of these penalties because her actions were reckless and hazardous towards others. At the time of the accident, she was on probation for shoplifting knives back in December. She shouldn’t have even had any knives, and it shocks me that she had over 3,500 and no one knew about it. Thank goodness someone saw her with knives. It’s crazy to think that these kind of people are still out and are getting away with things they aren’t supposed to.

World Impact: I wouldn’t say this necessarily impacts the world, but it definitely impacts her city and neighbors. According to her neighbor who reported her to the police, Dorothy Clagg, “She had a habit of banging on the inside of her house all the time on the walls, and screaming and hollering.” Dykema always acted weird and apparently, didn’t want anyone to enter her house… for obvious reasons. We should be more aware of these problems, and our surroundings.