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Tag: authorities

Dec 15
2010

Appeals Court: Warrant Needed To Get Your Email

Politics

For years law enforcement used court orders to obtain the emails of suspects. Court orders are much simpler to get than an actual warrant. Well that practice is coming to an end: The government must obtain a court warrant to require internet service providers to turn over stored e-mail to the authorities, a federal appeals […]

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Nov 24
2010

Quote Of The Day

Misc

NBC Miami has a report of a man pulled off a flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Denver for making too many bathroom trips. This part of the article has me cracking up: It’s unclear if this is was classified as a terror alert yellow or brown, but authorities took it seriously enough to evacuate the […]

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Oct 11
2010

What We’ve Become

Society

Again – these stories are becoming way too common: -New York City police say four Staten Island teenagers accused of bullying a Muslim classmate are now facing hate crime charges. The Staten Island Advance says the incidents occurred from October 2009 to June 2010. Authorities say the bullies called the boy a “terrorist,” frequently punched […]

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Sep 1
2010

Islamaphobia Spreading To Our Children

Society

Sad, but not shocking: A group of teenagers in western New York has been accused of harassing members of a mosque by yelling obscenities and insults during evening prayers for Ramadan, sideswiping a worshiper with a vehicle and firing a shotgun outside, the authorities said Tuesday. The teenagers were cornered by members of the mosque, […]

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Apr 12
2010

Vatican Publishes Handbook And Sexual Abuse

Society

The Vatican, for the first time, has published what is being called a “handbook” on dealing with sexual abuse: “Civil law concerning reporting of crimes to the appropriate authorities should always be followed,” state the guidelines, compiled from existing Vatican rules. “Should”. That is an interesting word. So who decides if it should be reported […]

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Mar 24
2010
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Wingnut Kind Of Denounces Cut Gas Lines, But Says To Go Ahead And Punch Members Of Congress

Politics

Wingnut Confederate Yankee: Go to your Congressman’s office and scream at him in the most colorful language possible. Hang him in effigy at protests. If you’re willing to do the time for the crime, have a swing at him. (emphasis added) And the commenters are even nastier: I hove no problem targeting these scum or […]

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Sep 26
2009

Hanged Census Worker Found Naked And Bound

Misc

There has been a lot of speculation about what might have lead to the mysterious death of U.S. Census worker Bill Sparkman. Some reports were indicating a death that could be indicative of suicide, but that no longer seems the case: A part-time census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged […]

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May 20
2009
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Police Get Fired For Beating Suspect

Misc

One of the biggest problems with society today is the actions of those charged with protecting us. More and more we hear about police abusing their power, and when it happens the punishment never seems to fit the crime. Five Birmingham police officers have been fired for a January 2008 beating of an already-unconscious suspect […]

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Apr 6
2009

Science Be Dammed!

Misc

It looks like the brilliance of George Bush is contagious: An Italian scientist predicted a major earthquake around L’Aquila weeks before disaster struck the city on Monday, killing dozens of people, but was reported to authorities for spreading panic among the population. The first tremors in the region were felt in mid-January and continued at […]

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Feb 19
2009

Naming Names

Misc

The entire UBS mess is getting even uglier, and by uglier I mean better: The curtain is being peeled back on the infamous secrecy of Swiss banks. The largest bank in Switzerland, UBS, agreed Wednesday to reveal the names of wealthy Americans whom the authorities suspect of using offshore accounts to evade taxes. The change […]

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