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March 23, 2014
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No Words...
http://sexiestgrandma.com/post/80391236806/sapper-mike-how-about-go-fuck-yourself-have
March 22, 2014
I'm a Tailor
You like to create beautiful things with your hands and your mind, and you are not scared of hard work. You like to live in a world of beauty and happiness over greed and anger. You're the medieval equivalent of a fashion designer!
What's Your Medieval Profession?
http://www.playbuzz.com/gregs/what-is-your-medieval-professionI'm a Tailor
You like to create beautiful things with your hands and your mind, and you are not scared of hard work. You like to live in a world of beauty and happiness over greed and anger. You're the medieval equivalent of a fashion designer!
March 22, 2014
Do you drive a car in the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area?
Do you drive a car in the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area? According to the L.A. Police Department and L.A. Sheriffs Department, your car is part of a vast criminal investigation.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
By Jennifer Lynch
March 20, 2014
The Freedom of Information Act is not the only law the public can use to obtain records from the government. Most states have similar laws for accessing documents on the state and local levels. Here in California, EFF is using the California Public Records Act to learn what new technologies local law enforcement agencies are using and whether these technologies violate our rights.
The agencies took a novel approach in the briefs they filed in EFF and the ACLU of Southern Californias California Public Records Act lawsuit seeking a weeks worth of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) data. They have argued that All [license plate] data is investigatory. The fact that it may never be associated with a specific crime doesnt matter.
This argument is completely counter to our criminal justice system, in which we assume law enforcement will not conduct an investigation unless there are some indicia of criminal activity. In fact, the Fourth Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution exactly to prevent law enforcement from conducting mass, suspicionless investigations under general warrants that targeted no specific person or place and never expired.
ALPR systems operate in just this way. The cameras are not triggered by any suspicion of criminal wrongdoing; instead, they automatically and indiscriminately photograph all license plates (and cars) that come into view. This happens without an officer targeting a specific vehicle and without any level of criminal suspicion. The ALPR system immediately extracts the key data from the imagethe plate number and time, date and location where it was capturedand runs that data against various hotlists. At the instant the plate is photographed not even the computer system itselflet alone the officer in the squad carknows whether the plate is linked to criminal activity.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/los-angeles-cops-argue-cars-la-investigation/#LUfkEeFc815mrER6.99
Electronic Frontier Foundation
By Jennifer Lynch
March 20, 2014
The Freedom of Information Act is not the only law the public can use to obtain records from the government. Most states have similar laws for accessing documents on the state and local levels. Here in California, EFF is using the California Public Records Act to learn what new technologies local law enforcement agencies are using and whether these technologies violate our rights.
The agencies took a novel approach in the briefs they filed in EFF and the ACLU of Southern Californias California Public Records Act lawsuit seeking a weeks worth of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) data. They have argued that All [license plate] data is investigatory. The fact that it may never be associated with a specific crime doesnt matter.
This argument is completely counter to our criminal justice system, in which we assume law enforcement will not conduct an investigation unless there are some indicia of criminal activity. In fact, the Fourth Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution exactly to prevent law enforcement from conducting mass, suspicionless investigations under general warrants that targeted no specific person or place and never expired.
ALPR systems operate in just this way. The cameras are not triggered by any suspicion of criminal wrongdoing; instead, they automatically and indiscriminately photograph all license plates (and cars) that come into view. This happens without an officer targeting a specific vehicle and without any level of criminal suspicion. The ALPR system immediately extracts the key data from the imagethe plate number and time, date and location where it was capturedand runs that data against various hotlists. At the instant the plate is photographed not even the computer system itselflet alone the officer in the squad carknows whether the plate is linked to criminal activity.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/los-angeles-cops-argue-cars-la-investigation/#LUfkEeFc815mrER6.99
March 22, 2014
Promo shot from the new X-Men movie...
March 22, 2014
'When A Fire Starts To Burn'
March 22, 2014
The Republican Party Isn't Racist...
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