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Submission + - Couple who catch cop speeding could face charges.

Submitted by

a_nonamiss

on Monday February 19, 2007 @02:10PM

a_nonamiss writes: "A Georgia couple, apparently tired of people speeding past their house, installed a camera and radar gun on their property. After it was installed, they caught a police office going 17MPH over the posted limit. They brought this to the attention of the local police department, and are now being forced to appear in front of a judge to answer to charges of stalking.

from the article:

The Sipples allegedly caught Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone speeding up to 17 mph over the speed limit. Perrone alerted Bartow authorities, who in turn visited the Sipples' home to tell them Perrone intended to press charges against them for stalking.
I have the utmost respect for most law enforcement. They have a difficult, dangerous and mostly thankless job to do, but shouldn't they be held accountable for casually breaking the very same laws they are supposed to be enforcing? Additionally, shouldn't we, as citizens, have the right to be able to bring this to someone's attention without having to face laughably bogus charges for our efforts?"

Submission + - Black Ops Games: Unannounced Titles

Submitted by

John Callaham

on Thursday January 25, 2007 @02:19PM

John Callaham writes: "There are a ton of games out there in development that have not technically been announced. We know they are out there, mostly through vaguely worded press releases announcing a publishing deal or a quick mention in an interview. While many, if not most of these games won't likely be out by the end of the year we decided to take a look into the crystal ball to see if we can make some educated guesses about these "Black Ops" game titles. In a few instances we even got comments from the developers in charge of the titles. Check out the article at http://www.firingsquad.com/features/black_ops_game s/"

Submission + - Google Earth to get a Second Life?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25, 2007 @11:29AM

An anonymous reader writes: Rumors are circulating that the search giant is planning to build its own virtual world based on Google Earth. And it's not as crazy as it sounds, with the latest version of Google Earth having added the ability to build and share rich 3D content using the company's SketchUp 3D modeling software. Meanwhile a second rumor doing the rounds is that the search giant has aquired game advertiser Adscape. With Google's real mission to organize the world around advertising, a virtual world would of its own would make sense.

Submission + - Pope decries video game violence

Submitted by sesshomaru on Thursday January 25, 2007 @09:25AM

sesshomaru writes: From an article on Macworld.com (Pope decries video game violence):

Pope Benedict XVI has added his voice to the discussion in Europe in favor of stricter controls on violent video games and their sale to children.

The trend to develop products including animated films and video games that exalt violence and anti-social behavior is repulsive, especially when such products are aimed at children, he said in a message delivered on Wednesday.

Further down, it says that the Germans are going to push for a Europe wide ban on "violent" games.

Submission + - PS1/2 game issue on PS3 fixed by a new firmware

Submitted by

News for nerds

on Wednesday January 24, 2007 @04:25AM

News for nerds writes: "PS3 had an interlace/progressive conversion issue for playing PS1/2 games on it which made Sony's claim of nearly complete backward compatibility dubious and had deterred user migration from PS2 to PS3. This problem has been finally fixed by the firmware 1.5 released today."

British Cops Hack Into Government Computers 247

Posted by Zonk on Monday January 22, 2007 @11:59AM from the accountability-from-the-bobbies dept.

CmdrGravy writes "The British Police have hacked into Government computers as part of the on-going 'cash for peerages' investigation. They've uncovered evidence which has, so far, led to one arrest and charge of perverting the course of justice for a leading Labour party figure. This charge carries a potential life sentence. The British police have the power to hack into computer systems as part of an investigation. On previous occasions they have said they did not believe the government was providing them with the information they had been asking for and had warned that they would seek other methods to gather evidence. The police won't say what tools they have used. From the article: 'The investigators did not have to notify No 10 if they were "hacking" into its system. One legal expert said: "In some cases, a senior officer can give permission. In other cases, you might need the authorization of an independent commissioner, who is usually a retired judge appointed by the Home Office."'"

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