OFF THE WIREBy ROBERT KAHN A cursory search of the Courthouse News database turned up 53 class action complaints about computer printers. Many of these claim that multibillion-dollar corporations, such as Hewlett-Packard, arrange it so that their printers flash a warning light that the ink cartridge is empty before the cartridge really is empty. Here's a simple trick for you, class-action plaintiffs. When that light flashes, take...
Saturday, August 31, 2013
OFF THE WIREIn the latest "Sons of Anarchy" season 6 spoilers revealed by series creator, Kurt Sutter, the show's ending will have two opposing elements. In an Aug. 13 report by Zap2it, Sutter shared that the final two seasons of "Sons of Anarchy" will not leave with a happy ending. Instead, it will be "sad," but will have "hope" by the end of it all.Sutter explained that seasons 6 and 7 of the show is entering the "endgame" phase.Opie's ghost will play a part in at least the first half of season 6. Jax wants to do right by his memory by heading...
OFF THE WIREAugust 7, 2012 by Brandon Smith PHOTOS.COMThere was a time, not too long ago (relatively speaking), that governments and the groups of elites that controlled them did not find it necessary to conscript themselves into wars of disinformation.Propaganda was relatively straightforward. The lies were much simpler. The control of information flow was easily directed. Rules were enforced with the threat of property confiscation and execution...
Friday, August 30, 2013
OFF THE WIREBy Justin Peterhe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that police officers can briefly detain and search a person if they have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that he or she is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime. But cops need no such reasonable, articulable suspicions to engage people in consensual encounters: interactions that a reasonable person would feel free to decline or terminate at any time. Ordinary people are free to stop and talk to strangers, the thinking goes. Why should...
OFF THE WIRECEDAR CITY — The upcoming Labor Day weekend will see an increased presence of law enforcement not only to deal with the normal increase of vehicles, but also with the Bandidos Motorcycle Club rally taking place near Todd’s Junction on state Route 14.Sgt. Jimmy Roden, public information officer for the Cedar City Police Department, said there will be an increased number of vehicles on the roadways and drivers are encouraged to ensure all occupants of the vehicle are wearing seatbelts. Drivers should limit distractions, should...
OFF THE WIREEight months after the Iron Brotherhood bar fight in Prescott, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office still has not filed charges against any members.In the Dec. 22, 2012, incident, members of the motorcycle gang - composed of retired and current law enforcement and public safety employees - broke a man's nose following a confrontation. The fight, which was captured on a surveillance camera, took place at Moctezuma's bar, which has since changed its name to The Whiskey Row Pub.The Arizona Department of Public Safety released a...
OFF THE WIREhe manager of a local tattoo parlour says treating tattooists like criminals won't work to crackdown on organised crime.Under new licensing laws, NSW tattoo operators and employees can be slugged with fines of up to $11,000 a day if they are not licensed by October.In an effort to crack down on bikie related crime the New South Wales government has introduced mandatory licensing laws for tattoo operators and employees.Licences must be approved by the NSW Department of Fair Trading and authorised by the states' Commissioner of...
OFF THE WIRESAN DIEGO (CNS) - A special Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation will be conducted by police Sunday with officers cracking down on motorcyclists found driving intoxicated, speeding or making illegal turns or other dangerous maneuvers. On-duty and extra officers will target areas frequented by motorcyclists and those prone to motorcycle crashes. "Motorcycle fatalities saw a phenomenal 37 percent drop from 2008 to 2010, but rose nearly 18 percent in 201l," San Diego Police officer Mark McCullough said. "Operations like this are...
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You've seen him on Grey's Anatomy , The Mentalist , NCIS:Los Angeles , and Sons of Anarchy among many others.An accomplished guitarist for over 25 years , and a man who is one of the most charitable persons I know doing food drives and helping the homeless , Tommy is the real deal.You DO NOT want to miss this interview !.................The Sam Cro Radio Show goes live at 6:00 pm Pacific , 7:00 pm Mountain , 8:00 pm Central and 9:00 pm Eastern every...
Thursday, August 29, 2013
OFF THE WIREAugust 27, 2013 by UPI - United Press International, Inc. NEW YORK, (UPI) – Prosecutors may not use a suspect’s request for a lawyer during police questioning as evidence of guilt, a U.S. appeals court in New York ruled.A suspect’s silence alone in police interrogations isn’t enough to trigger Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, citing a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling.But requesting an attorney during a police interrogation before arrest automatically triggers such...
OFF THE WIREAugust 27, 2013 by Ben Bullard Facebook has released a tally sheet enumerating how many times governments have requested information on individual users over the first six months of 2013. In all, there have been more than 25,000 requests from national governments worldwide – and, as you might have guessed, the U.S. is at the front of the pack.The release, dubbed the “Global Government Requests Report,” not only shows the frequency with which Facebook is approached by governments requesting information, but the number of times Facebook...
OFF THE WIREBy ANNE FLAHERTY and CALVIN WOODWARDTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — You can drive, but you can’t hide.A rapidly growing network of police cameras is capturing, storing and sharing data on license plates, making it possible to stitch together people’s movements whether they are stuck in a commute, making tracks to the beach or up to no good.For the first time, the number of license tag captures has reached the millions, according to a study published Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union based on information from hundreds...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
OFF THE WIREProtect your privacy from event data recorders Urge your representative to support federal legislation!On June 18, U.S. Reps. Mike Capuano (D-Mass.) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 2414, the Black Box Privacy Protection Act.The bill will protect motorcyclists’ rights by requiring manufacturers to prominently disclose to consumers if an event data recorder (commonly known as a black box) is...
OFF THE WIREBy Michael Martinez, CNNSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Union says technology helps to keep officers and the public safePolice around country track every vehicle passing a license plate readerThe readers are surveillance technology using high speed camerasThere's little, if any, privacy protection for innocent motorists, the ACLU says(CNN) -- Police around the United States are recording the license plates of passing drivers and storing the information for years with little privacy protection, the American Civil Liberties Union...
OFF THE WIREby Lt. Harry Thomas in UncategorizedThis past week I was over on Officer.com trying to convince some hot-headed, patriot-hating young cops that the Constitution is actually the law of the land. I failed. One of them refers to open carriers as “attention whores.” I was denounced as a traitor to law enforcement for insisting that gun owners actually have rights that LEO’s are legally and morally bound to respect.It got me...
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