Justice Department attorney Amy Powell said the group and its fans have no standing to sue. She said the government is not responsible for how police agencies use information in the 2011 national gang report. Powell said a “subjective chill” as alleged by plaintiffs was not enough to be in court.
“There is no general right of protection to a social association,” she said, referring to First Amendment violations argued by Insane Clown Posse and its fans.
It’s an interesting theory to put forth, that the FBI, essentially the king of domestic police agencies, has no culpability for local police using its report, which included the demonizing of music fans. In other words, the FBI can simply label any group it likes a gang organization without recourse. Local police will, of course, simply point back to the report when questioned about their activities, and now we have a recursive loop of non-responsibility. I’m pretty sure that’s some kind of government agency golden egg.
Author: KS
Like PSY but “better”
“PSY was Korean. I’m Korean. He was fat. I’m fat. He could sing. I can sing. I will therefore become famous.” seems to be the reasoning.
I will provide the world (you) with the CRAZIEST, ILLEST, REALEST, AMAZING, OUT OF THE ORDINARY, TIGHT, SKILLED, LYRICAL MIRACLE, crazy stuff for you to hear in this millennium. You will NEVER find a guy like me in the music business so give me a shot.
The songs you are about to hear are kind of old, and it’s not alike with the newest trends, but my ability and talent to adhere to the industry now will allow me to make the latest and greatest music. So give me a shot. Mind you the songs you are about to hear about 5 years old. So now I must be REALLY AMAZING.
Supreme Court: Want to Search a Cellphone? “Get a Warrant.”
Something seems very wrong here, because the report is that the Supreme Court has unanimously held in Riley v. California that the police need to get a warrant before rummaging through the cellphone of someone they’ve arrested.
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The opinion, apparently written by someone posing as Justice Roberts, is quite broad and there’s no reason it shouldn’t apply to laptop computers, for example.
Supreme Court Uses The Bizarre ‘Looks Like A Cable Duck’ Test To Outlaw Aereo
The majority decision, written by Stephen Breyer, really just keeps going back to the fact that Aereo looks just like what those cable companies used to do… and therefore, given that Congress changed the law to outlaw that, Congress must have meant that Aereo should be illegal as well. The majority seems to view things as a black box, ignoring everything in the box. It just says “well, to end users and to networks, this is identical to the old cable systems.” As for the very careful steps that Aereo took to comply with the law? The majority just brushes that off as meaningless.
This is what happens when technically illiterate people are set to rule over technical matters.
Court Says The Process For Getting Off The No Fly List Is Unconstitutional
However, in a very big ruling today, a district court judge in Oregon has basically found the process of getting off the No Fly List unconstitutional. According to the ACLU, who handled the case on behalf of 13 Americans who were on the list:
The judge ordered the government to create a new process that remedies these shortcomings, calling the current process “wholly ineffective” and a violation of the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of due process. The ruling also granted a key request in the lawsuit, ordering the government to tell the ACLU’s clients why they are on the No Fly List and give them the opportunity to challenge their inclusion on the list before the judge.
Keith Alexander tries to sell advice for $1m/month
[Ex-CIA Director Keith] Alexander offered to provide advice to Sifma for $1 million a month, according to two people briefed on the talks. The asking price later dropped to $600,000, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the negotiation was private.
The only way I can see this deal actually benefiting Sifma is if Keith Alexander is selling information gained while working at the CIA, some of it which may be classified.
Sigh….
and we have another one who wants us to pay for his gaming computer.
I want to build a gaming PC for my Youtube channel Sullypai Gaming. As of now I’m playing games off of my laptop which cannot be unplugged so I can’t really move places and I can’t play the games my community wants me to play. I would love to play every game for my channel and build an awesome community around this new channel.
I’m sure you would.
Chrono Trigger
Here’s a guy who wants to do a clone of Chrono Trigger, even ripping off the Chrono Trigger name, and somehow even manages to make it look worse than the original
Why do people think we want to pay for their computers?
Here’s another one who wants us to pay for his computer upgrade, so he can do stuff on youtube.
Also… is that picture a printed and photographed Youtube logo?
Yet another one…
… who wants people to just give him money for a new computer because reasons.
I am passionate about computers, gaming, YouTube, Photoshop, and more. Unfortunately I don’t have a computer that supports the software I need to continue to learn and grow. With your support and donation, I will buy a new computer, software, and other items needed to help me continue learning graphic arts, computer programming, and ultimately entertaining others with my digital creations!
How about: no.