And continuing on the GPS police-state theme, Philadelphia claims they can now randomly search people. “We can conduct any kind of search we want,” said Delaware River Port Authority Police Cheif David McClintock.
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Virginia Court upholds GPS tracking without warrant
A Virginia Appeals Court upholds GPS tracking without a warrant. Judge Randolph A Beales wrote “police used the GPS device to crack this case by tracking the appellant on the public roadways — which they could, of course, do in person any day of the week at any hour without obtaining a warrant.” The GPS, he wrote in the opinion, “did not provide a substitute for police behavior that would have otherwise violated a recognized right to privacy.”
Judge Beales, please consider, the police might have been able to track a person for a limited time, but the police could not track everyone, everywhere for an entire year. With an opinion like this, the police could track every single person in the United States (or world) continuously, forever at limited cost.
This is abuse of power plain and simple.
National Debt in first 19 months grows more than Washington Through Reagan
In the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the federal debt held by the public increased by $2.5260 trillion, which is more than the cumulative total of the national debt held by the public that was amassed by all U.S. presidents from George Washington through Ronald Reagan. September 8, 2010
Castro:The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore
“The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore.” Fidel Castro, reported September 8, 2010
it’s usually a good indication that these minor trifles will be done (or paid for) by someone other than the writer
When I hear words and phrases like “simple”, “trivial” and “a small matter of” it’s usually a good indication that these minor trifles will be done (or paid for) by someone other than the writer.
— Henry Ford
Thedirt.com $11 Million Judgement for Libel and Slander Against Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleader Sarah Jones
An interesting story came to light last week. A website was ordered to pay $11 million for libel and slander in a default judgement. Based on court filings, in December 2009, TheDirtY.com (or its users, reports are unclear) posted that Sarah Jones and Bengal’s kicker Shayne Graham were having an affair and that Jones might have contracted “two venereal diseases.” The original complaint is here (pdf). Links to the original documents are here.
Jones was informed of the post by Graham and filed suit in December 2009 and a Continue reading Thedirt.com $11 Million Judgement for Libel and Slander Against Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleader Sarah Jones
Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of Arizona
The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, .. that state “active drug and human smuggling area” and travelers may encounter “armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.”. August 31, 2010
Border? Who needs a border?
Prankster has to find out about Verizon’s privacy policy from CEO
This is great (we may be posting a funny story detailing how Verizon attorneys do not know the difference between singular (no, not Cingular) and plural). For the full story, go here.
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson steer scholarships to relatives
Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democrat ) has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide’s two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers’ causes.The recipients were ineligible under anti-nepotism rules of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which provided the money. …
For the full story see: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/082910dntexcongress.2c049bb.html
Government can use GPS to Monitor you without warrant
Government can use GPS to Monitor you without a warrant.
“1984 may have come a bit later than predicted, but it’s here at last. … Some day, soon, we may wake up and find we’re living in Oceania.” Chief Judge Kozinski (Reagan appointee), dissenting against this horrendous decision.