Both sides knew the SCV lawsuit would lose, but the trustees might, for rational reasons, have decided to make it go away. UNC is dependent on State appropriations, and while the Governor is a Democrat, the House of Representatives is controlled by conservative Republicans whose voting base take monument disputes seriously.
The cops were justified, but innocent bystander should be paid.
The cops were justified to capture a shooter, but a civilized jurisdiction would compensate innocent victims of a justified police action. If they decide they can't afford it, then they should curb police activity to something they are willing to cover, even if that means some dangerous criminals get away. The State or Federal governments could offer financial backing for local police actions, especially for departments otherwise constrained by local poverty.
One of the high points of Winston Churchill's WW2 leadership was a money-losing insurance program for homes bombed in the Blitz. Under common law, victims of war damage were out of luck, but Churchill and his people recognized that society as a whole was better able to sustain losses suffered in the common cause.
Warrants *ought* to be rubber-stamped in a case like this...
as long as the investigation is limited to the last few minutes to determine the cause of the crash. If the cops then go through days of back history in order to trace the car's previous movements, of course, then that is a different question demanding a more adversarial warrant hearing.
Like you, I never had the slightest interest in such pictures.
Nevertheless
(1) In many cases, the plaintiff never consented to the picture, or didn't even know about it.
(2) For a certain minority of people, taking such pictures provides an erotic thrill, like some other sexual practices best not discussed in public. The safety they felt in marriage should not end just because the marriage does.
(3) Unsolicited sexting is far less defensible (though I do not think teenage sexters should draw severe jail sentences and lifetime on a Sex Offender Registry as auto-child-pornographers). Nevertheless, as a remedy I would recommend, rather than Internet publication, telling them to stop, backed by a threat to go to the authorities.
Re: Re: You're falsifying by leaving out words again, Maz.
Also in 1787, "science" meant knowledge in general, rather than today's usual restriction to natural sciences. The term "social sciences" is consistent with the 1787 meaning. So, in the last 222 years, there has been a reversal of casual understanding of "science" and "art" (unless you notice the modification "useful arts").
Yes, though I am doubtful whether the Federal court would be interested.
Unless you are a complete moron, it should be obvious that you do not transmit a sexual picture of an identifiable private person without their consent.
That is the home of all the Nunez cows. Once the guilty one is identified, PETA can file a cross-suit to protect the defendant from retaliation, eg being sent to the knacker.
Back in the 1970s, there were jokes (and not entirely jokes) about Boston cabbies detecting naïve fares from out of town, running up $30 fares coming in from the airport when an $8 fare was normal. I wonder if some enterprising navigation app might offer a special cabbie's version for similar purposes today? "I'm sorry, this does seem to be longer than we expected. But the navigator must have some reason for choosing this route."
Congress needs to make copyright law consistent... /s/
The statute of limitations for copyright lawsuits should, for consistency's sake, match the term of the copyright in question-- life plus seventy years.
War is arson, robbery and murder, but societies that don't find a way to deal with it are destroyed (unless they come under the protection of more warlike societies). Secrecy is a key weapon of war (Google "battle of Midway code-breaking".
Thanks for the link. I can see why Bridgestone is trying to bury it. The description suggests it was made for Thailand rather than America, but that is no defense in today's ferociously neo-puritan America.
Hugo S Cunningham (profile), 26 Sep 2019 @ 11:13am
War zones and pointer dogs
The reporter was operating in a war zone. Over its history, the USA has killed hundreds of thousands of people in war zones without due process. If they were trying to kill him outside a war zone without due process, however, that would indeed bear the sinister totalitarian overtones invoked here.
If they are trying to kill him, the best way would be to leak rumors that he is working for the CIA, then furiously denounce the irresponsibility and disloyalty of the rumor-mongers.
More likely, they have gained respect for his ability to find jihadists, and have been using him as an (unsuspecting) pointer dog to locate them.
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Snoopy will need new opening sentence for his masterpiece
On the post: Devin Nunes Follows Through And Sues CNN In Laughably Dumb SLAPP Suit
Being linked to Devin Nunes is "defamation per se".
Maybe Lev Parnas should hire a reputation attorney.
On the other hand, truth is an absolute defense to "defamation per se," just as it is to other forms of defamation.
On the post: UNC Gave Racists $2.5 Million To Settle A Lawsuit That Hadn't Been Filed Yet, And The Racists Are Abusing The DMCA To Hide The Details
Re: Payoff might be justified to avoid political row
Though $2.5 million for an SCV exhibition site sounds rather steep. A more reasonable exhibition site might be at a Civil War cemetery or battlefield.
On the post: UNC Gave Racists $2.5 Million To Settle A Lawsuit That Hadn't Been Filed Yet, And The Racists Are Abusing The DMCA To Hide The Details
Payoff might be justified to avoid political row
Both sides knew the SCV lawsuit would lose, but the trustees might, for rational reasons, have decided to make it go away. UNC is dependent on State appropriations, and while the Governor is a Democrat, the House of Representatives is controlled by conservative Republicans whose voting base take monument disputes seriously.
On the post: Appeals Court Says It's OK For Cops To Destroy Someone Else's House To Apprehend A Criminal Suspect
The cops were justified, but innocent bystander should be paid.
The cops were justified to capture a shooter, but a civilized jurisdiction would compensate innocent victims of a justified police action. If they decide they can't afford it, then they should curb police activity to something they are willing to cover, even if that means some dangerous criminals get away. The State or Federal governments could offer financial backing for local police actions, especially for departments otherwise constrained by local poverty.
One of the high points of Winston Churchill's WW2 leadership was a money-losing insurance program for homes bombed in the Blitz. Under common law, victims of war damage were out of luck, but Churchill and his people recognized that society as a whole was better able to sustain losses suffered in the common cause.
On the post: Bob Murray, Who Sued John Oliver For Mocking His Support Of Trump's Plan To Bring Back Coal Jobs... Files For Bankruptcy
2007 Crandall Canyon mine collapse
A Murray-owned coal company's involvement in the 2007 Crandall Canyon mine collapse (6 miners dead, also 3 rescue workers) made Murray's political ambitions especially puzzling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Murray#Crandall_Canyon_Mine_collapse
On the post: Georgia Supreme Court Says Cops Need Warrants To Search Vehicle Crash Data Recorders
Warrants *ought* to be rubber-stamped in a case like this...
as long as the investigation is limited to the last few minutes to determine the cause of the crash. If the cops then go through days of back history in order to trace the car's previous movements, of course, then that is a different question demanding a more adversarial warrant hearing.
On the post: Illinois Supreme Court Says State's Revenge Porn Law Is Constitutional While Barely Trying To Apply The Constitution To It
Re: Re: Re: Re: So what's next
Like you, I never had the slightest interest in such pictures.
Nevertheless
(1) In many cases, the plaintiff never consented to the picture, or didn't even know about it.
(2) For a certain minority of people, taking such pictures provides an erotic thrill, like some other sexual practices best not discussed in public. The safety they felt in marriage should not end just because the marriage does.
(3) Unsolicited sexting is far less defensible (though I do not think teenage sexters should draw severe jail sentences and lifetime on a Sex Offender Registry as auto-child-pornographers). Nevertheless, as a remedy I would recommend, rather than Internet publication, telling them to stop, backed by a threat to go to the authorities.
On the post: House Overwhelmingly Votes To Empower Copyright Trolls And To Bankrupt Americans For Sharing Photos
Re: Re: You're falsifying by leaving out words again, Maz.
Also in 1787, "science" meant knowledge in general, rather than today's usual restriction to natural sciences. The term "social sciences" is consistent with the 1787 meaning. So, in the last 222 years, there has been a reversal of casual understanding of "science" and "art" (unless you notice the modification "useful arts").
On the post: House Overwhelmingly Votes To Empower Copyright Trolls And To Bankrupt Americans For Sharing Photos
Also lots of broken friendships
(and worse) after trolls start buying rights to their postings from naive Facebook users and then start suing their friends.
On the post: Illinois Supreme Court Says State's Revenge Porn Law Is Constitutional While Barely Trying To Apply The Constitution To It
Re: So what's next
Yes, though I am doubtful whether the Federal court would be interested.
Unless you are a complete moron, it should be obvious that you do not transmit a sexual picture of an identifiable private person without their consent.
On the post: Ridiculous: Judge Says Devin Nunes' SLAPP Suit Against An Internet Cow And Others Can Continue
Suit against Devin Nunez's cow belongs in Iowa.
That is the home of all the Nunez cows. Once the guilty one is identified, PETA can file a cross-suit to protect the defendant from retaliation, eg being sent to the knacker.
On the post: Why Navigation Apps, Working Properly, Can Make Traffic Flows Worse -- And What To Do About It
Re: What's interesting...
Back in the 1970s, there were jokes (and not entirely jokes) about Boston cabbies detecting naïve fares from out of town, running up $30 fares coming in from the airport when an $8 fare was normal. I wonder if some enterprising navigation app might offer a special cabbie's version for similar purposes today? "I'm sorry, this does seem to be longer than we expected. But the navigator must have some reason for choosing this route."
On the post: Jerry Seinfeld Wins BS 'Comedians In Cars' Copyright Suit That Was Filed Way, Way Too Late
Congress needs to make copyright law consistent... /s/
The statute of limitations for copyright lawsuits should, for consistency's sake, match the term of the copyright in question-- life plus seventy years.
On the post: DC Court: State Secrets Privilege Trumps Any Citizens' Right To Know Whether Or Not Their Own Gov't Is Trying To Kill Them
Re: Re: War zones and pointer dogs
I suspect they are trying to kill the jihadists (enemy combatants) rather than the reporter.
On the post: DC Court: State Secrets Privilege Trumps Any Citizens' Right To Know Whether Or Not Their Own Gov't Is Trying To Kill Them
Re:
War is arson, robbery and murder, but societies that don't find a way to deal with it are destroyed (unless they come under the protection of more warlike societies). Secrecy is a key weapon of war (Google "battle of Midway code-breaking".
On the post: Adland Shuts Down After Web Host Complies With Bullshit DMCA Notice
Re: Re: Re:
Thanks for the link. I can see why Bridgestone is trying to bury it. The description suggests it was made for Thailand rather than America, but that is no defense in today's ferociously neo-puritan America.
On the post: DC Court: State Secrets Privilege Trumps Any Citizens' Right To Know Whether Or Not Their Own Gov't Is Trying To Kill Them
War zones and pointer dogs
The reporter was operating in a war zone. Over its history, the USA has killed hundreds of thousands of people in war zones without due process. If they were trying to kill him outside a war zone without due process, however, that would indeed bear the sinister totalitarian overtones invoked here.
If they are trying to kill him, the best way would be to leak rumors that he is working for the CIA, then furiously denounce the irresponsibility and disloyalty of the rumor-mongers.
More likely, they have gained respect for his ability to find jihadists, and have been using him as an (unsuspecting) pointer dog to locate them.
On the post: Chuck Yeager Sues Airbus For Mentioning That Chuck Yeager Broke The Sound Barrier
Re:
I admire the Chuck Yeager of Tom Wolfe's book and Yeager's autobiography, but he has not aged well. He is alienated from his own children, and in 2015 was declared incompetent to participate in a trial:
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/u-s-judge-says-chuck-yeager-incompetent-to-represent-himse lf/article_38245d3c-c3cd-5356-9543-925cba5a8eb1.html#sthash.sFUM0Vwh.dpuf-
On the post: Australian Aboriginal Flag Mess Is Getting Worse -- All Thanks To Copyright
Re: Re: 'Oh that? Yeah, we replaced it.'
The USA had several flags before they gave preference to the stripes and rectangle-of-stars. The others are still seen from time to time.
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