Category Archives: Abuse of Power

Clemson required students to submit sexual history or face disciplinary action. HIPAA Violation?

Clemson University required students to submit sexual history or face disciplinary action. One questions the HIPAA compliance for the survey when student names are linked to sexual history. What protections are in place to comply with HIPAA? How long have those protections been in place?

Requests for comments from Clemson about the HIPAA compliance for this program have not been answered.

You can read more about the potential penalties for HIPAA violations here.

Winooski, Vermont restaurant Sneakers Bistro has removed a sign that read, “Yield Sneakers Bacon” citing opposition from a Muslim community member

Local Winooski, Vermont restaurant Sneakers Bistro has removed a sign that read, “Yield Sneakers Bacon” citing opposition from a Muslim community member and safety concerns.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/23/Vermont-Restaurant-Removes-Bacon-Sign-Due-to-Muslim-Opposition-and-Safety-Concerns

The complexity of modern federal criminal law, codified in several thousand sections of the United States Code and the virtually infinite variety of factual circumstances

The complexity of modern federal criminal law, codified in several thousand sections of the United States Code and the virtually infinite variety of factual circumstances that might trigger an investigation into a possible violation of the law, make it difficult for anyone to know, in advance, just when a particular set of statements might later appear (to a prosecutor) to be relevant to some such investigation.  Supreme Court Justice Breyer

Estimates of the current size of the body of federal criminal law vary. It has been reported that the Congressional Research Service cannot even count the current number of federal crimes.

Estimates of the current size of the body of federal criminal law vary. It has been reported that the Congressional Research Service cannot even count the current number of federal crimes. These laws are scattered in over 50 titles of the United States Code, encompassing roughly 27,000 pages. Worse yet, the statutory code sections often incorporate, by reference, the provisions and sanctions of administrative regulations promulgated by various regulatory agencies under congressional authorization. Estimates of how many such regulations exist are even less well settled, but the ABA thinks there are ”nearly 10,000.” James Duane, a professor at Regent Law School

Ferguson Cop Ray Albers Points Gun At Journalists: “I’m Going to Fucking Kill You!”

Ferguson Cop Ray Albers Points Gun At Journalists, states: “I’m Going to Fucking Kill You!”

At approximately 31 seconds into the video, the officer (shown in a still image below) points his weapon at a reporter and says he is going to kill him. If anyone not wearing a badge did that, they would be arrested, tried and spend several decades in jail. When asked his name he answers “Go Fuck Yourself”. Ray Albers has been identified as “Officer Go Fuck Yourself” of the Ferguson Police Department. Where are the prosecutors here?

Update: The officer has been suspended, and he has been named as Ray Albers – updated above.  He has not been arrested for felony assault.

#OfficerGoFuckYourself Threatens to Kill Ferguson Livestreamers

Officer "Go Fuck Yourself" - unidentified so far
Officer “Go Fuck Yourself” -Ray Albers