“Are you going to identify yourself?” meets “What crime have I committed?”
Source: Texas cop indicted for searching car of activist filming the police | Ars Technica
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Dentist said to hit patients will pay $12k for trying to out YouTube critic | Ars Technica
“Psycho dentist” video remains up, and the attempt to remove it was costly.
Source: Dentist said to hit patients will pay $12k for trying to out YouTube critic | Ars Technica
Body cam captures man’s final words—begging the cops to get off of him
“Sir, we’re not killing you,” one of a handful of officers is overheard saying.
Source: Body cam captures man’s final words—begging the cops to get off of him
Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay copyright lobbyists | Ars Technica
Letter boasts of beating Aereo, getting TPP—and wants workers’ help in 2016.
Source: Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay copyright lobbyists | Ars Technica
Obama’s Plan to Close Guantánamo Would Establish Indefinite Detention on U.S. Soil
Human rights advocates described the president’s proposal “as a plan to move Guantánamo to another ZIP code.”
Source: Obama’s Plan to Close Guantánamo Would Establish Indefinite Detention on U.S. Soil
Lawyer: 16-Year-Old Shouldn’t Be Upset By Explicit Photos Cop Sent Her Because She’s Probably Seen Penises On The Internet | Techdirt
Copyright trolls hit a new low: Keith Lipscomb wants to depose defendant’s teenage daughter in a porn case
How A Treasury Terror List Is Preventing Americans With ‘Scary’ Names From Using Online Services | Techdirt
Gamasutra, which broke the story, reports that when Khan submitted his request, he received an unusual denial, one explaining that his name had come up as “a match against the Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the United States of America’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.” Epic was, in other words, refusing Khan the opportunity to try out its new game simply because his name resembles that of someone who might be financially involved with terrorism.
Khan tweeted a a screengrab of the rejection form and hashtaged it “#Islamophobia.” Surprisingly, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney replied to another tweet about the issue, claiming that it had been caused by an “[o]verly broad filter related to US trade restrictions.”
Kansas Senator Says Temptresses Must Cover Themselves | Lowering the Bar
The rule doesn’t apply to men because they already know how to “look professional,” he said.
Source: Kansas Senator Says Temptresses Must Cover Themselves | Lowering the Bar
UC Berkeley profs blast secret IT monitoring kit on campus • The Register
Ex-Homeland Security boss University president says it’s all about safety
Source: UC Berkeley profs blast secret IT monitoring kit on campus • The Register