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Cop Seeks Wiretapping Charges For Woman Who Videotaped Beating 662

Posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, 2011 @08:06PM from the you've-got-to-be-kidding-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A police officer who was disciplined for his role in the beating of a Massachusetts man (many broken bones in his face and permanent partial blindness) is looking to bring criminal wiretapping charges against the woman who caught much of the incident on video. The officer received a 45-day suspension for the beating. He does not appear to deny anything that happened in the video, but he apparently thinks it shouldn't have been filmed."

Comment waiting for trolls (Score 1) 1164

by forestbrooke on Monday August 10, 2009 @09:27AM (#29009801) Attached to: College Credits For Trolling the Web?

got mod points and waiting for 'em trolls! (btw, if one troll with mod points mod up a brother preacher troll, do that mod troll get into heaven?)

EU Strikes Down French "3 Strikes" Copyright Infringement Law 271

Posted by timothy on Sunday November 23, 2008 @04:24PM from the mon-dieu dept.

Erris writes "Opendotdotdot has good news about laws in the EU: 'EU culture ministers yesterday (20 November) rejected French proposals to curb online piracy through compulsory measures against free downloading ... [and instead pushed] for "a fair balance between the various fundamental rights" while fighting online piracy, first listing "the right to personal data protection," then "the freedom of information" and only lastly "the protection of intellectual property." [This] indicates that the culture ministers and their advisers are beginning to understand the dynamics of the Net, that throttling its use through crude instruments like the "three strikes and you're out" is exactly the wrong thing to do.'"

Comment Re:An interesting study. (Score 1) 592

by forestbrooke on Thursday October 16, 2008 @09:03AM (#25398403) Attached to: Researchers Claim To Be Able To Determine Political Leaning By How Messy You Are

These are not mutually exclusive! The qualities you mentioned do not arise from polar opposites in political outlook. This is the basic problem with the "two concept and two concept only" system! There are many who might be fell good factor guys who work hard or clutter loving guys who 'love america'! This kind of demarcation unconsciously implies someone's political inclination based on completely irrelevant metrics, or even tries to classify people into boxes (2 only), based on behavioural traits! sad!

T-Ray Camera Sees Through Clothes, Preserves Privacy 315

Posted by kdawson on Monday March 10, 2008 @05:33AM from the so-they-say dept.

Quite a few readers are sending in stories about ThruVision's products, slated to be demonstrated in Britain next week, that are claimed to use Terahertz radiation ("T-rays") to detect foreign objects under clothing, without revealing body details, from a distance of 25 meters and while the subject is in motion. T-rays lie on the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwaves, and are the subject of lively research efforts worldwide. ThruVision says it developed its products in cooperation with the European Space Agency.

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