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Seattle Police Officer Caught on Tape Punching Woman During Jaywalking Stop

16-Jun-10

Seriously?

Seems a bit overzealous for some jaywalking. But that’s just me.
Seattle Police Officer Caught on Tape Punching Woman During Jaywalking Stop – Seattle News – The Daily Weekly.

Judge Smacks Down Warrantless DHS Laptop Searches

11-Jun-10

About time someone had some fucking common sense;
Judge Smacks Down Warrantless DHS Laptop Searches
While the ruling is far from perfect, its a start.

13yo Honor Student Gets Strip-searched for Drugs

14-Jul-08

Our gov’t actually upholding the 4th amendment?
This common sense requirement allows parents to rest assured that their children will not be stripped and searched without their knowledge or participation for allegedly giving another student the equivalent of two Advils.
REDDING V SAFFORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Crazy that the ruling wasn’t unanimous, but 6-5. I can’t believe [...]

So Much for the 4th Amendment

10-Jul-08

On Wednesday the Senate approved a bill that expands the government’s wiretapping powers and also grants retroactive immunity to the telecoms that assisted with the illegal wiretapping done on suspected terrorists in America without a warrant after 9/11.
There is nothing to fear in the bill, said Senator Christopher S. Bond, the Missouri Republican who was [...]

LAPD Shuts Down May 1st PEACEFUL Protest

06-May-07

MPAA Shows Off Anti-Piracy Dogs in Dubai

14-Jan-07

This has got to be the most retarded use of resources EVER.
MPAA Shows Off Anti-Piracy Dogs in Dubai at TorrentFreak

Don’t Copy That Floppy

11-Jan-07

Anti-piracy campaigns are comedy. Before Captain Copyright there was MC Double Def DP the “Disk Protector”:

More info on the ‘92 anti-software campaign here.

Be loyal, kind and don’t steal movies

20-Oct-06

Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn a merit patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.
Be loyal, kind and don’t steal movies
The brainwashing continues.

Latest Fashion Ain’t Right

10-Oct-06

So this is beauty?

Fashion on Yahoo! News Photos

Retail Shoplifting Tech

12-Sep-06

There’s even talk of stores installing facial recognition programs and license plate readers to catch repeat offenders. You’re not likely to notice much of a difference at your favorite shopping haunts. But make no mistake — they’re noticing you.
Attention, Shoplifters
Retail collecting even more data on its customers? Nice.