That's where you should have ended that sentence. Of course, HRC and the DNC will blame everyone but themselves - where the blame should squarely lie - thus ensuring the DNC doesn't get fixed and that Trump wins a second term.
In a typically Canadian fashion, an Expert Group, having the power of a Commission of Inquiry has been formed to look into this affair.
It's true that Canadian police forces have had multiple instances of shameful behaviour, the idea that "the public is the enemy of the police" isn't deeply entrenched in the cops' minds like it is in the 'States.
In a related case, the Federal Court has ruled that CSIS broke the law by keeping personal metadata for ten years (that is, beyond the authorized one-year limit).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-metadata-ruling-1.3835472
From the ruling: "In addition, the CSIS has breached its duty of candour towards the Court by failing to inform it clearly and transparently of its retention program, more specifically in regard to associated data collected and retained through the operation of warrants."
There's nothing preventing you from actually donating money directly to the EFF, eh.
Bonus, if you donate enough money (not really that much): you'll receive a big red sticker you can put on your laptop - just the perfect thing when you want to annoy TSA agents and get knowing nods from fans of Edward Snowden. I have three of 'em.
Stickers, that is. As for my 'nads', I have the usual number.
Bell Canada used to (I don't know if they still do) have an item on their old POTS phone bill which sounded suspiciously like "invoicing fee" (as in a fee to write up an invoice).
I had one their departments as a customer once and I promised myself that on the next invoice I wrote up for them, that I'd include a similarly-word bogus charge. Unfortunately, it never happened.
If the Denver Police has any sense of honour, duty, and service to the public, they would hire Mr. Talley as a consultant/trainer so he could give talks about his ordeal to both recruits and on-the-job police.
Up next: charging 'The Truth' with rioting because..
.. it happens to be sympathetic to rioters.
Of course, given how long, if ever, that it usually takes for The Truth to emerge, at least The Truth can rest easy knowing that the Stature of Limitations will have long run out.
Of course, that won't keep some dim-witted, illiterate who's running for re-election as county sheriff from trying.
Well, you could argue that each individual user's nonce (the short-lived password that the WiFi gives out every ten minutes) is different for each user.
It kills the (obviously American) editors of the Wiki page on The Man Trap..
...that ST was first aired in Canada, that they can't even say it plainly: "It aired on NBC on September 8, 1966, and two days earlier on Canadian network CTV." Jeebus farkin' cripes!
And, AC and Roger forgot to mention another notable Canadian ST first, the first Klingon, played with operatic gusto by John Colicos.
Anyone spending two minutes googling the question "In Canada, can you be compelled to testify against yourself?", would have found that, while you can't 'plead the fifth' and refuse to testify, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that (confirms a long standing rule, actually) that there's a right to not be self-incriminated as the result of testimony you give, except when the prosecution is for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence, even when the testimony is from civil cases - effectively the same protection as the American Fifth.
https://www.bennettjones.com/Publications/Updates/Avoiding_Self-Incrimination_in_Canada "Sectio n 13 of the Charter states: “A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.” The Supreme Court has described this protection as a quid pro quo: a witness is compelled to give evidence, even if that evidence may incriminate him or her, on the condition that the evidence will not be used to establish his or her guilt. Of critical importance for U.S. counsel to recognize on their clients' behalf is that this bargain is different from that in the United States, where witnesses may rely on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Bill of Rights and refuse to testify."
There is an exception for a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence (even when the testimony is from civil cases).
"almost five times as many wiretaps as any other judge" Hunh?
I have no idea what that figure means. Any judge?
Here's a better, more telling statistic: "...A county court in Riverside, Calif last year signed off on almost half as many wiretaps as the total of the next twenty-nine jurisdictions with the most wiretaps in the United States."
Heh. One of the few times I have purchased one of those Little Tree®s, I read the package instructions, as I'm wont to do. "Interesting," I thought to myself, "everyone I've seen with these is using them wrong".
So I cut a little hole in the plastic package and tossed it under the driver's seat. For weeks afterwards, a few people who came into the car asked me what I was doing because the interior smelled of flowers.
And, yeah, I've seen some cars with more than a dozen of them tied to the mirror. It's like advertising that you never clean the car.
As a former HS wrestler myself, I applaud Pat Tomasulo's refusal to be a 'team player' and to think for himself.
The CBC usually covers Canadian athletes plus the important/medal competitions even when no Canadians are involved. Right now I'm streaming Judo 90Kg men's repechage, Japan vs. China. I don't know if it's available outside of Canada - it's worth trying.
"... all that was known was that the hack originated from Russia.."
We don't really even know that much. Other security experts and veterans of trying to chase down who hacked a computer or network say it's damn near impossible to know for sure. Though the NSA probably has a pretty good idea and they're not talking.
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Re: Re: It did look like Comey had been 'Got At'
That's where you should have ended that sentence. Of course, HRC and the DNC will blame everyone but themselves - where the blame should squarely lie - thus ensuring the DNC doesn't get fixed and that Trump wins a second term.
On the post: Police Union Joins Rights Groups In Criticizing Police Chief For Snooping On Journalists
I'm not saying it's a Canadian thing, but..
In a typically Canadian fashion, an Expert Group, having the power of a Commission of Inquiry has been formed to look into this affair.
It's true that Canadian police forces have had multiple instances of shameful behaviour, the idea that "the public is the enemy of the police" isn't deeply entrenched in the cops' minds like it is in the 'States.
In a related case, the Federal Court has ruled that CSIS broke the law by keeping personal metadata for ten years (that is, beyond the authorized one-year limit). http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-metadata-ruling-1.3835472 From the ruling: "In addition, the CSIS has breached its duty of candour towards the Court by failing to inform it clearly and transparently of its retention program, more specifically in regard to associated data collected and retained through the operation of warrants."
Take that!, meaning-obfuscating NSA language!
On the post: The Easiest Thing You Can Do Today To Raise Money For The EFF
Re: Re: lemme get this straight
Bonus, if you donate enough money (not really that much): you'll receive a big red sticker you can put on your laptop - just the perfect thing when you want to annoy TSA agents and get knowing nods from fans of Edward Snowden. I have three of 'em.
Stickers, that is. As for my 'nads', I have the usual number.
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Re:
I had one their departments as a customer once and I promised myself that on the next invoice I wrote up for them, that I'd include a similarly-word bogus charge. Unfortunately, it never happened.
On the post: FBI Facial Recognition Expert Helps Denver PD Arrest Wrong Man Twice For The Same Crime
Re: Re: Re: Dangerous
If the Denver Police has any sense of honour, duty, and service to the public, they would hire Mr. Talley as a consultant/trainer so he could give talks about his ordeal to both recruits and on-the-job police.
Talking ≠ walking, eh.
On the post: Prosecutors Changing Charges Against Reporter To 'Rioting' Because Her Coverage Was Sympathetic To Protestors
Re: Re: Can't wait to see Erickson in prison for kidnapping...
On the post: Prosecutors Changing Charges Against Reporter To 'Rioting' Because Her Coverage Was Sympathetic To Protestors
Up next: charging 'The Truth' with rioting because..
Of course, given how long, if ever, that it usually takes for The Truth to emerge, at least The Truth can rest easy knowing that the Stature of Limitations will have long run out.
Of course, that won't keep some dim-witted, illiterate who's running for re-election as county sheriff from trying.
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What if the meme you find offensive...
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MBA? Lemme guess...
On the post: Another Bad EU Ruling: WiFi Providers Can Be Forced To Require Passwords If Copyright Holders Demand It
Re: Re:
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: September 4th - 10th
It kills the (obviously American) editors of the Wiki page on The Man Trap..
And, AC and Roger forgot to mention another notable Canadian ST first, the first Klingon, played with operatic gusto by John Colicos.
On the post: Canadian Law Enforcement Want Government To Force People To Turn Over Their Passwords
Re:
Anyone spending two minutes googling the question "In Canada, can you be compelled to testify against yourself?", would have found that, while you can't 'plead the fifth' and refuse to testify, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that (confirms a long standing rule, actually) that there's a right to not be self-incriminated as the result of testimony you give, except when the prosecution is for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence, even when the testimony is from civil cases - effectively the same protection as the American Fifth.
https://www.bennettjones.com/Publications/Updates/Avoiding_Self-Incrimination_in_Canada
"Sectio n 13 of the Charter states: “A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.” The Supreme Court has described this protection as a quid pro quo: a witness is compelled to give evidence, even if that evidence may incriminate him or her, on the condition that the evidence will not be used to establish his or her guilt. Of critical importance for U.S. counsel to recognize on their clients' behalf is that this bargain is different from that in the United States, where witnesses may rely on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Bill of Rights and refuse to testify."
There is an exception for a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence (even when the testimony is from civil cases).
On the post: Arrest Warrant Issued For District Attorney Involved In DEA's California Wiretap Warrant Mill
"almost five times as many wiretaps as any other judge" Hunh?
Here's a better, more telling statistic:
"...A county court in Riverside, Calif last year signed off on almost half as many wiretaps as the total of the next twenty-nine jurisdictions with the most wiretaps in the United States."
That's effed.
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Re:
So I cut a little hole in the plastic package and tossed it under the driver's seat. For weeks afterwards, a few people who came into the car asked me what I was doing because the interior smelled of flowers.
And, yeah, I've seen some cars with more than a dozen of them tied to the mirror. It's like advertising that you never clean the car.
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"...we expect to save AU$100M.."
I know why they got it wrong: it appears to be the most guaranteed, 100% sure way to enjoy financial and political success in this age.
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/03/10/want-succeed-establishment-policy-circles-just-be-a ggressively-and-consistently
On the post: NY Daily News Admits It Got It All Wrong When Declaring Crime Increases Would Follow Stop-And-Frisk Decision
Yeah, that's why 'unlike many countries', you'all refuse to provide state-paid medical care as a basic right to everyone.
On the post: Here Is The End Result Of The USOC And NBC's Over-Protectionist Olympic Nonsense
Yay for individual sports!
The CBC usually covers Canadian athletes plus the important/medal competitions even when no Canadians are involved. Right now I'm streaming Judo 90Kg men's repechage, Japan vs. China. I don't know if it's available outside of Canada - it's worth trying.
http://olympics.cbc.ca
On the post: Comcast/NBC Ignores Lessons From The Cord Cutting Age, Buries Olympics Under An Ocean Of Annoying Advertising
Re: Interesting anecdote
On the post: Australian Government's Stupid Census Plans Puts Privacy At Risk, May Destroy Their Own Census
Thank goodness, at least Australia has a Privacy Commissioner.
You'all in the 'States should get one (or fifty-one) of these. They're good to have.
On the post: Is The DNC Hacking A New Cold War... Or Just The Continuation Of What Every Intelligence Agency Does?
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We don't really even know that much. Other security experts and veterans of trying to chase down who hacked a computer or network say it's damn near impossible to know for sure. Though the NSA probably has a pretty good idea and they're not talking.
In any case, more important we shouldn't let something we can't prove distract us from something we CAN prove. To quote FAIR's Adam Johnson: "The 'outrage' over Russia’s 'hidden hand' is being used to outweigh the damning substance of the leak itself."
http://fair.org/home/with-dnc-leaks-former-conspiracy-theory-is-now-true-and-no-big-deal/
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