The only thing black guy proved was just how much of a jerk and asshole he was for exposing himself to a bunch of kids. If he had done that in front of my house, I would have grabbed a basebat and chased his ass down the street.
While I don't agree with the way in which he posted, I do agree with what he said. I just wouldn't have used the 'n-word' to get my point across.
It's hard to look at this man as a jerk or anything worse because his post has a point. To urinate in front of someone's home and when there are children around is just not right.
Oh, and he's right about the 'n-word'. It really is institutional racism when black people call each other that word but they only cry racism when a white person uses that word. This is why racism still exists in this country because the black community continues to apply 'racism' when white people use it but don't take that same attitude when another black person uses it.
It's a double standard. Either it's racism and it applies to everyone or not at all.
Somebody needs to explain to Rep. Mike Rogers that it is illegal in this country to place any kind of audio or video recording equipment in ANY public restroom in ANY city, state township, village, district or province.
You can make all of the excuses you can think of, it is still ILLEGAL to install any kind of recording equipment in ANY bathroom. It's a violation of an individuals privacy to do this and NO court in this country will decide in your favor if you do this.
The problem with Mike Rogers is that he really IS a moron. France doesn't need our help. It was due to France that we were able to defeat the British when our countrymen fought for our independence from Great Britain.
It's hilarious how Mike Rogers shows just how inept public education is. I think he needs to get a refund because he didn't learn a damn thing.
Has Mike Rogers lost it or is he really that arrogant? He claims that the French should be popping champagne and celebrating. Perhaps Mike Rogers should explain to everyone why the French should celebrate.
As long as our various governments keep secrets from the very people who elected them into positions in government, we'll always have people in our society who will find ways to expose those secrets.
Government should never keep secrets from the very people they are supposed to be representing. We do not elect our representatives into government so they can keep secrets from us. If they believe that they are allowed to do this, then they are the ones to blame when these secrets are exposed to the people.
Mike, I'm a firm supporter of the right to free speech but I also believe that if your child is responsible for the death of another person, then you, as well as your child should be held responsible.
The problem with the internet is that most children think that there are no consequences and they do things without thinking. Children look at the internet like they do a videogame and think that nothing will happen.
I simply don't see the first amendment as an all encompassing protection where it is used to excuse all verbal behavior. If I make a comment that "I wish you would die", then that's a personal statement that would be protected. But, if I make that same statement and the person the statement is aimed at goes out and commits suicide, then that is an action by which I should be liable for.
The fact is, children think that there are no consequences by posting something online and they need to be forced to see that there are consequences for everything you do, whether that's in real life or on some social media website.
The simple truth is, that soon, Congress is going to end up passing legislation to classify cyber-bullying and that parents are going to end up finding themselves responsible for the conduct of their own children.
I forgot to add the case law to my above post. Check out Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969), where the U.S. Supreme Court that defined the limits of free speech:
Tim Cushing says in his article that "Laws like this chill speech by holding normally protected expression to broadly restrictive standards".
WOW! I can't believe he actually said that.
For one thing, this doesn't chill free speech. It only seeks to make those responsible for the criminal acts of their children. For one thing, the supreme court has said that free speech as outlined in the first amendment is not absolute and that it has limits. For example, it's against the law to act out in a verbal fashion when your speech is likely to "incite imminent lawless action". This is why it's against the law to shout "fire" in a crowded theater because of the risk of the potential loss of life.
O'Mara is simply seeking to hold parents liable for the conduct of their children when their children use websites to verbally act out. After all, when you post defamatory content online, you can still be held civilly liable for the content that you have posted online. O'Mara is simply seeking to expand that responsibility to "criminal" acts.
If you have a child and your child causes the death of another person by what he or she has posted online and that's your child that has posted it and you did nothing to prevent your child from posting that content or you knew about what your child posted and did nothing to monitor your children's online activity, then you really should be held criminally liable for what your child has done.
I wholly support laws of this nature being passed in every state, not just Florida.
It doesn't matter. To release that code would make the government's website vulnerable to attack. It's like saying to Obama to reveal what stocks, bonds and other investment securities that the Federal Reserve has invested in, by using taxpayer dollars.
It's also like trying to demand that the government reveal it's NSA spy program ... they simply aren't going to reveal that information.
My guess? Either the White House will ignore the petition (i.e., no response), they'll remove the petition, or issue the standard denials.
Hate to say it but there is no way this will ever happen. This is like asking Microsoft to reveal it's source code to Windows. Unless the healthcare.gov site was built on open source software, they will never release that code and I wouldn't expect them to.
I think somebody forget to point the King heirs/estate to the recent Supreme Court decision (March 2013) that protects the resale rights.
Thai citizen Supap Kirtsaeng appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his rights when textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons tried to use copyright law to halt Kirtsaeng.
The King heirs are trying to use copyright law in order to acquire the physical ownership of the documents.
These teens should be charged with murder or manslaughter because their actions brought about the death of another person. Not only that, but the parents of these teens should also be charged because they are responsible for the conduct of their own children.
This is the result of a lack of parental supervision and they should have been aware of what their children were doing. Do their parents NOT monitor their internet activity?
The common strategy when one gets arrested is always to blame someone for hacking their Facebook or twitter account. Please. That defense never flies because every website tracks your login process whenever you log into your account. I have a website that I've been running for 10 years and whenever a registered member logs into their account, their login process is recorded along with their IP address.
The FISA court argues that it's not a rubber stamp court? Then what do you call it when you have a secret court that doesn't allow for another attorney to argue AGAINST the issuance of DOJ FISA warrants?
Until the court starts allowing another attorney to argue against these warrants, then it is a RUBBER STAMP court. AND PUH-LEEZE, it's treason to even discuss a warrant? Who the hell came up with that rule?
I guess the DOJ doesn't want suspects knowing about their warrants until after they've been prosecuted.
It's interesting to see how all of this spying and government intrusion into our lives and spying on our allies and other foreign governments and their leaders that's going to force ICANN and all of these organizations that are responsible for the internet and see them break away from American dominance and force them to ally themselves with other governments.
Perhaps President Obama and the Democratic Party should have halted all of these spying programs because there is more and more resistance to the U.S. Government than ever before and this has all happened under the leadership of President Obama and the Democrats.
What's sad is that registrars, webhosts and ISPs actually require a court order before they comply with any request or demand.
It's nice to see that in Europe, the U.K. or whatever they want to call themselves (I wish they would stick to one name for the whole country) that they don't even bother going to court. They take the mentality, "we're the police so we can do whatever the hell we want to do".
This is hilarious because these registrars can not just have their accreditation suspended but they can also have their accreditation terminated. To make things worse, the police as well as the registrar can also be sued for taking an illegal act by a police force when there was no court order to direct them to comply.
SHEESH! Didn't these registrars bother to consult their attorneys or any lawyers experienced with these matters?
Did the school administrators realize that by making such a ridiculous move against these students that it would infuriate the internet community and force them to keep this photo alive and well and create an even bigger problem than it was before?
First, you guys are idiots. If I have my family in the car and there is a gang of bikers surrounding me, anyone who makes the decision to stop and get out of their vehicle is stupid in the first place. That many bikers? Only designed to do one thing, to intimidate the other motorists.
These bikers were impeding traffic, harassing other motorists, simply because they wanted to act foolish. The whole excuse that the bikers were trying to slow down traffic so that other bikers could safely navigate around the SUV is complete BS.
Recent news coming out is that four bikers have been arrested. And, guess what? All four of the arrested bikers are black people, African Americans. Now, why doesn't this surprise me.
Another media website posted a news video clip where the bikers said they were trying to slow down traffic so that other bikers could pass? Bullshit. These bikers were deliberately harassing other drivers and that they were, more than likely, intending to do some stunt moves. When you have THAT many bikers in a single group, you're just inviting trouble.
AND, these three idiot undercover cops should have found some way to radio for backup patrol cars before this whole incident barreled out of control.
These three undercover cops FAILED miserably because they had a duty, even though they were undercover, to diffuse the situation or to call other cops in for assistance. if they blow their cover, or their identities, SO WHAT? Their undercover status is more important than preventing an unarmed citizen from getting beaten half to death?
THERE IS NO EXCUSE THAT ANY OF THESE OFF DUTY COPS CAN USE TO JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS.
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On the post: Getting Fired 101, The Ohio Teacher's Edition: Go Full Racist On Facebook
It's hard to look at this man as a jerk or anything worse because his post has a point. To urinate in front of someone's home and when there are children around is just not right.
Oh, and he's right about the 'n-word'. It really is institutional racism when black people call each other that word but they only cry racism when a white person uses that word. This is why racism still exists in this country because the black community continues to apply 'racism' when white people use it but don't take that same attitude when another black person uses it.
It's a double standard. Either it's racism and it applies to everyone or not at all.
On the post: Rep. Mike Rogers Angrily Defends Bathroom Spycam
You can make all of the excuses you can think of, it is still ILLEGAL to install any kind of recording equipment in ANY bathroom. It's a violation of an individuals privacy to do this and NO court in this country will decide in your favor if you do this.
On the post: Rep. Mike Rogers Says France Should Be 'Popping Chamagne Bottles' To Celebrate That We Spy On Them
It's hilarious how Mike Rogers shows just how inept public education is. I think he needs to get a refund because he didn't learn a damn thing.
On the post: Rep. Mike Rogers Says France Should Be 'Popping Chamagne Bottles' To Celebrate That We Spy On Them
Oh, wait, I forgot, it's a secret.
LOLS
On the post: UK Spies Knew That Its Surveillance Was Likely Illegal, Which Is Why They Fought To Keep It So Secret
Government should never keep secrets from the very people they are supposed to be representing. We do not elect our representatives into government so they can keep secrets from us. If they believe that they are allowed to do this, then they are the ones to blame when these secrets are exposed to the people.
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On the post: Lawyer Wants New Law To Hold Parents Criminally Liable For Their Kids' 'Cyberbullying'
The problem with the internet is that most children think that there are no consequences and they do things without thinking. Children look at the internet like they do a videogame and think that nothing will happen.
I simply don't see the first amendment as an all encompassing protection where it is used to excuse all verbal behavior. If I make a comment that "I wish you would die", then that's a personal statement that would be protected. But, if I make that same statement and the person the statement is aimed at goes out and commits suicide, then that is an action by which I should be liable for.
The fact is, children think that there are no consequences by posting something online and they need to be forced to see that there are consequences for everything you do, whether that's in real life or on some social media website.
The simple truth is, that soon, Congress is going to end up passing legislation to classify cyber-bullying and that parents are going to end up finding themselves responsible for the conduct of their own children.
On the post: Lawyer Wants New Law To Hold Parents Criminally Liable For Their Kids' 'Cyberbullying'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio
On the post: Lawyer Wants New Law To Hold Parents Criminally Liable For Their Kids' 'Cyberbullying'
WOW! I can't believe he actually said that.
For one thing, this doesn't chill free speech. It only seeks to make those responsible for the criminal acts of their children. For one thing, the supreme court has said that free speech as outlined in the first amendment is not absolute and that it has limits. For example, it's against the law to act out in a verbal fashion when your speech is likely to "incite imminent lawless action". This is why it's against the law to shout "fire" in a crowded theater because of the risk of the potential loss of life.
O'Mara is simply seeking to hold parents liable for the conduct of their children when their children use websites to verbally act out. After all, when you post defamatory content online, you can still be held civilly liable for the content that you have posted online. O'Mara is simply seeking to expand that responsibility to "criminal" acts.
If you have a child and your child causes the death of another person by what he or she has posted online and that's your child that has posted it and you did nothing to prevent your child from posting that content or you knew about what your child posted and did nothing to monitor your children's online activity, then you really should be held criminally liable for what your child has done.
I wholly support laws of this nature being passed in every state, not just Florida.
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It's also like trying to demand that the government reveal it's NSA spy program ... they simply aren't going to reveal that information.
My guess? Either the White House will ignore the petition (i.e., no response), they'll remove the petition, or issue the standard denials.
On the post: Petition Launched To Get The White House To Open Source Healthcare.gov Code
On the post: Harry Belafonte Sues Martin Luther King Jr.'s Heirs In Yet Another Fight Over 'Ownership' Of His Words
Thai citizen Supap Kirtsaeng appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his rights when textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons tried to use copyright law to halt Kirtsaeng.
The King heirs are trying to use copyright law in order to acquire the physical ownership of the documents.
On the post: Two Florida Students Charged In Connection With A Bullied 12-Year-Old's Suicide
This is the result of a lack of parental supervision and they should have been aware of what their children were doing. Do their parents NOT monitor their internet activity?
The common strategy when one gets arrested is always to blame someone for hacking their Facebook or twitter account. Please. That defense never flies because every website tracks your login process whenever you log into your account. I have a website that I've been running for 10 years and whenever a registered member logs into their account, their login process is recorded along with their IP address.
On the post: FISA Court Argues To Senate That It's Not A Rubber Stamp
Until the court starts allowing another attorney to argue against these warrants, then it is a RUBBER STAMP court. AND PUH-LEEZE, it's treason to even discuss a warrant? Who the hell came up with that rule?
I guess the DOJ doesn't want suspects knowing about their warrants until after they've been prosecuted.
On the post: Key Internet Institutions Ditch US Leadership; Brazil To Host Global Summit To Draw Up New Governance Model
Perhaps President Obama and the Democratic Party should have halted all of these spying programs because there is more and more resistance to the U.S. Government than ever before and this has all happened under the leadership of President Obama and the Democrats.
On the post: The Registrars Who Shut Down Websites After Demands From City Of London Police Likely Violated ICANN Policy
It's nice to see that in Europe, the U.K. or whatever they want to call themselves (I wish they would stick to one name for the whole country) that they don't even bother going to court. They take the mentality, "we're the police so we can do whatever the hell we want to do".
On the post: The Registrars Who Shut Down Websites After Demands From City Of London Police Likely Violated ICANN Policy
SHEESH! Didn't these registrars bother to consult their attorneys or any lawyers experienced with these matters?
On the post: School Suspends 10 Students For Commenting On Image That Appears To Show Principal Choking Student
On the post: Off-Duty NYC Cops Watched, Participated In Assault Of SUV Driver By Enraged Bikers
These bikers were impeding traffic, harassing other motorists, simply because they wanted to act foolish. The whole excuse that the bikers were trying to slow down traffic so that other bikers could safely navigate around the SUV is complete BS.
Recent news coming out is that four bikers have been arrested. And, guess what? All four of the arrested bikers are black people, African Americans. Now, why doesn't this surprise me.
Another media website posted a news video clip where the bikers said they were trying to slow down traffic so that other bikers could pass? Bullshit. These bikers were deliberately harassing other drivers and that they were, more than likely, intending to do some stunt moves. When you have THAT many bikers in a single group, you're just inviting trouble.
AND, these three idiot undercover cops should have found some way to radio for backup patrol cars before this whole incident barreled out of control.
These three undercover cops FAILED miserably because they had a duty, even though they were undercover, to diffuse the situation or to call other cops in for assistance. if they blow their cover, or their identities, SO WHAT? Their undercover status is more important than preventing an unarmed citizen from getting beaten half to death?
THERE IS NO EXCUSE THAT ANY OF THESE OFF DUTY COPS CAN USE TO JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS.
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