That trope of the cop pinching the sample and applying it to his tongue provided a more accurate test, no?
It's not a cocaine test, it's a carbohydrate test, or a test of what was on the cop's fingers. Why not sue the manufacturer of the field test for false advertising? False labeling?
Grr! Does anyone else want to grab this judge by the lapels and shake him?
All my points were covered by Tim's article. Jeebus Frak!
Mr. Islam's light sentence might be explained for the more paranoid of us) by unknown involvement with / interference from the FBI (will Mr. Islam be working for the FBI in the future?). From a recent article by Brian Krebs: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/06/mir-islam-the-guy-the-govt-says-swatted-my-home-to-be-sente nced-june-22/ Most importantly for the government, however, Islam was active on CarderProfit, a carding forum created and run by FBI agents.
Islam ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other offenses tied to his activities on CarderProfit. In March 2016 a judge for the Southern District of New York sentenced (PDF) Islam to just one day in jail, a $500 fine, and three years of probation. [emphasis added]
Considering how they used to 'record' interrogations, I'm not surprised, one bit: one agent would ask the questions, the other would hand write down questions and your answers.
No possibility of abuse there, eh.
Quoting from a May 2014 AZCentral article: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/21/fbi-reverses-recording-policy-interr ogations/9379211/ Put simply, in the absence of recorded interviews, defense lawyers have been able to undermine honest testimony by some FBI agents while, in other cases, agents misremembered, distorted or lied about suspect statements. ... In 2006, the New York Times uncovered another explanation for the DOJ policy, spelled out in an internal FBI memorandum. Basically, it argued that jurors might be offended, possibly to the point of acquitting defendants, if they observed the deceit and psychological trickery legally employed by agents to obtain information and confessions.
If it's your job to know stuff - the police: the laws they're paid to enforce; - politicians: things like The Geneva Convention, your government's laws, policies and procedures, the electors' wishes, etc, etc; - journalists: all of the above; - Level-one/phone tech support: how the stuff works; - the public: things like, y'know, science, basic math, etc; and you don't know that stuff, all you need to do is .. nothing. Nothing will happen to you.
Unless, of course, you're a standard-issue citizen, then YOU pay. Through the nose!
From Glyn's article: "TPP is expected to produce an extra annual GDP boost of roughly 0.01%"
Well, from everything I've read about it, the TPP is designed by the 0.01% to transfer money from everyone else to the 0.01%; damn the consequences for the rest.
"The ultimate political triumph of European institutions and of austerity over the Greek government, [Yanis] Varoufakis believes, is producing a vicious cycle of recession and further political repression."
"These decisions, because they are never checked by a democratic process, tend to be extremely bad," Varoufakis told Global Research. "No one asks the question: 'How can we make life better for Europeans?'. The question they usually ask in Brussels and in Frankfurt is: 'How can we pretend that our previous policy did not fail?'" Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/yanis-varoufakis-eu-democracy-160328 120300393.html
It's a problem that Americans should be familiar with, as it also seems to be the Standard Operating Procedure in Washington.
An extract from Varoufakis's Europe after the Minotaur, can be 'purchased' as a small Kindle book for $0.00 (that's not a typo). Just search for 'Varoufakis' on Amazon.
If you are force-armed to install some cameras, make sure you install a redundant system with some pinhole lenses in the walls. Feed the video and sound to a local amateurish-looking cache (a laptop running a VM?) and copy it to the cloud; if the cops find the local copy, they might stop looking.
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So close...
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Re: Re: So the old TV cop shows had it right.
"Scott Reagent 5, Modified A test for cocaine HCL & cocaine base" by the Sirchie Company.
You can purchase some here, apparently:
http://www.sirchie.com/products/nark-presumptive-drug-analysis/pouches.html
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So the old TV cop shows had it right.
It's not a cocaine test, it's a carbohydrate test, or a test of what was on the cop's fingers. Why not sue the manufacturer of the field test for false advertising? False labeling?
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Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Via Bruce Schneier's blog / Volokh Conspiracy:
9th Circuit: It’s a federal crime to visit a website after being told not to visit it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/07/12/9th-circuit-its-a-federal-crim e-to-visit-a-website-after-being-told-not-to-visit-it/
I wonder how long the prison sentence for THAT 'crime' will be.
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What's wrong with this picture?
All my points were covered by Tim's article. Jeebus Frak!
Mr. Islam's light sentence might be explained for the more paranoid of us) by unknown involvement with / interference from the FBI (will Mr. Islam be working for the FBI in the future?). From a recent article by Brian Krebs:
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/06/mir-islam-the-guy-the-govt-says-swatted-my-home-to-be-sente nced-june-22/
Most importantly for the government, however, Islam was active on CarderProfit, a carding forum created and run by FBI agents.
Islam ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other offenses tied to his activities on CarderProfit. In March 2016 a judge for the Southern District of New York sentenced (PDF) Islam to just one day in jail, a $500 fine, and three years of probation. [emphasis added]
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The sloppiness was designed in, it wasn't a bug.
No possibility of abuse there, eh.
Quoting from a May 2014 AZCentral article:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/21/fbi-reverses-recording-policy-interr ogations/9379211/
Put simply, in the absence of recorded interviews, defense lawyers have been able to undermine honest testimony by some FBI agents while, in other cases, agents misremembered, distorted or lied about suspect statements.
...
In 2006, the New York Times uncovered another explanation for the DOJ policy, spelled out in an internal FBI memorandum. Basically, it argued that jurors might be offended, possibly to the point of acquitting defendants, if they observed the deceit and psychological trickery legally employed by agents to obtain information and confessions.
The 2006 FBI memorandum below - relevant section page 4, item 3).
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/20070402_FBI_Memo.pdf
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"The dog alerted."
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It's all clear to me, now...
- the police: the laws they're paid to enforce;
- politicians: things like The Geneva Convention, your government's laws, policies and procedures, the electors' wishes, etc, etc;
- journalists: all of the above;
- Level-one/phone tech support: how the stuff works;
- the public: things like, y'know, science, basic math, etc;
and you don't know that stuff, all you need to do is .. nothing. Nothing will happen to you.
Unless, of course, you're a standard-issue citizen, then YOU pay. Through the nose!
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Re: Re: And then...
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Of course, they're going to charge...
Anyone? Bueller?
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It's not just "Russia's Problem"
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Those were Canadian wolves, eh.
On the post: It's Official: US International Trade Commission Predicts Negligible Economic Benefits From TPP
From Glyn's article: "TPP is expected to produce an extra annual GDP boost of roughly 0.01%"
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Heh, 12.5% more expensive for the Mac version?
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Re:
"The ultimate political triumph of European institutions and of austerity over the Greek government, [Yanis] Varoufakis believes, is producing a vicious cycle of recession and further political repression."
"These decisions, because they are never checked by a democratic process, tend to be extremely bad," Varoufakis told Global Research. "No one asks the question: 'How can we make life better for Europeans?'. The question they usually ask in Brussels and in Frankfurt is: 'How can we pretend that our previous policy did not fail?'"
Source:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/yanis-varoufakis-eu-democracy-160328 120300393.html
It's a problem that Americans should be familiar with, as it also seems to be the Standard Operating Procedure in Washington.
An extract from Varoufakis's Europe after the Minotaur, can be 'purchased' as a small Kindle book for $0.00 (that's not a typo). Just search for 'Varoufakis' on Amazon.
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I haven't closely read the law but...
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Every friggin' time I hear or read that, my blood pressure goes up. For the nth time, 'police officer' isn't one of the most dangerous jobs. Grrr!
https://financesonline.com/uploads/10-dangerous-jobs.jpg
Even refuse collectors have a more dangerous job, and for less pay.
On the post: NYPD Using 'Nuisance Abatement' Law To Force Small Businesses To Install Cameras, Agree To Warrantless Searches
They want to the store owners to install cameras..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTKTfUHfeKM&feature=youtu.be
If you are force-armed to install some cameras, make sure you install a redundant system with some pinhole lenses in the walls. Feed the video and sound to a local amateurish-looking cache (a laptop running a VM?) and copy it to the cloud; if the cops find the local copy, they might stop looking.
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