If they could have tracked the e-mail path and found that it bounced off a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, do you think they could have brought in NASA and US Space Force?
Not the first time the Feds have held the law up to the light at just the right angle, squinted at it, and found a reason to get involved in a case. In 2012 an Amish-on-Amish 'crime' was committed in Holmes County, Ohio, where the members of a sect cut off the beards of other members of the same sect in an internecine dispute. This all happened in Ohio, in Holmes County and all parties involved lived within a short distance of each other - a buggy-ride distance.
The Feds got involved in the 'hate crimes' case because - get this - the scissors used to cut the beards were made in New York and used in Ohio. Seriously.
"...but what's the point if Liebowitz will never appear before him again? Revenge?"
How about protecting potential clients down the road from Liebowitz's scumbaggery? Letting him off the hook because you won't see him again is like a crooked cop getting caught but then taking his talents to another state to prey on citizens elsewhere.
I see judges' reluctance and hesitancy to take strong actions against lawyers' malfeasances as nothing more than closing ranks, protecting one of their own, giving qualified immunity, if you will. And, like QI, giving crime-committing douchebag lawyers a pass in court makes people who rely on them vulnerable to future douchebaggery.
Did you mean:
Memorial Bin, or
Romaine Limb, or
Airmen Limbo, or
Marine Limbo, or
Remain Limbo, or
Minimal Bore, or
Minimal Robe, or
I Blame Minor, or
In Amber Limo, or
Mr. Alibi Omen, or
Iron Lab Mime, or
Lame Mini Bro, or
More Mail Bin, or perhaps you meant
I Rob Mailmen.
"...To the extent that Federal officers will not permit this policy to be complied with, the police department will unfortunately be unable to cooperate with them or accompany them in their activities."
To which the Feds will reply, "OK! All credit for busting bad guys on your turf goes to us then! Thanks!"
The first game I watched had crowd noises only. It was a bit odd hearing crowd noises from empty seats. But then someone hit a home run - and the crowd went wild! The sounds were realistic and it was actually a very good thing. Hearing only one bench cheering for a dinger would have been very weird.
Well, if it's 5 grand to get a letter sent to the FCC, I wonder how much it would cost to get the Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club to write a letter to my boss explaining that I need time off because I'm such an upright and outstanding citizen, and that an extended vacation would be really, really beneficial to the community?
Federal "troops" are operating inside cities of the United States against the explicit wishes of the duly-elected Governor and Mayor, snatching people off the streets. Some may disagree, but many believe that this is the type of activity for which the 2nd Amendment was written.
Reasons being insurance. No sane insurance company would cover the cost a video game without a prescription...they'd lose their shirts paying for GTA and the like. And if insurance is going to pay for it, then the manufacturer (if that's what you would call the developer of a Rx video game) can charge much, much higher prices than the open market, with online games and game apps that have no baseline cost, would bear.
Get an intern (or two) to collate your posts and to fill out the Guinness paperwork. This would be ideal for business/marketing students looking for an internship.
Something that keeps getting overlooked is that Modly flew EIGHT THOUSAND MILES to personally dress down the crew for liking a guy who fought for them.
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If they could have tracked the e-mail path and found that it bounced off a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, do you think they could have brought in NASA and US Space Force?
On the post: Appeals Court: Just Because Someone Used An Email Account To Send Threats Doesn't Make It An 'Interstate' Crime
Not the first time the Feds have held the law up to the light at just the right angle, squinted at it, and found a reason to get involved in a case. In 2012 an Amish-on-Amish 'crime' was committed in Holmes County, Ohio, where the members of a sect cut off the beards of other members of the same sect in an internecine dispute. This all happened in Ohio, in Holmes County and all parties involved lived within a short distance of each other - a buggy-ride distance.
The Feds got involved in the 'hate crimes' case because - get this - the scissors used to cut the beards were made in New York and used in Ohio. Seriously.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/hate-crimes-law-used-to-prosecute-amish- beard-attacks/2012/03/21/gIQATSq9RS_story.html
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Thanks!
I likely won’t have much to say again this year, just as I haven’t in the past. But I look forward to the next year. Thank you for having the site.
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“... these pieces point up why everyone reasonable long since LEFT Techdirt.”
Hmmm...you’re here. Interesting way to point out that you are unreasonable.
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Re: What our representatives will say...
It’s a fair cop
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Re: Re:
"...but what's the point if Liebowitz will never appear before him again? Revenge?"
How about protecting potential clients down the road from Liebowitz's scumbaggery? Letting him off the hook because you won't see him again is like a crooked cop getting caught but then taking his talents to another state to prey on citizens elsewhere.
I see judges' reluctance and hesitancy to take strong actions against lawyers' malfeasances as nothing more than closing ranks, protecting one of their own, giving qualified immunity, if you will. And, like QI, giving crime-committing douchebag lawyers a pass in court makes people who rely on them vulnerable to future douchebaggery.
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Re: Trump was right
So noted, but nobody's opinion is swayed by your unswayable opinion.
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Re: Roban emil mi
Did you mean:
Memorial Bin, or
Romaine Limb, or
Airmen Limbo, or
Marine Limbo, or
Remain Limbo, or
Minimal Bore, or
Minimal Robe, or
I Blame Minor, or
In Amber Limo, or
Mr. Alibi Omen, or
Iron Lab Mime, or
Lame Mini Bro, or
More Mail Bin, or perhaps you meant
I Rob Mailmen.
Please clarify
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Re:
"...To the extent that Federal officers will not permit this policy to be complied with, the police department will unfortunately be unable to cooperate with them or accompany them in their activities."
To which the Feds will reply, "OK! All credit for busting bad guys on your turf goes to us then! Thanks!"
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Dermoplasty
Maybe we could start a Go Fund Me to get all the thin-skinned world "leaders" an extra layer of skin (or three) transplanted.
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Re:
You know that with this post you probably just popped up on their radar, right?
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Re: Visible vs. audible
Wait. Isn't visual compucrowd a programming language?
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Visible vs. audible
The first game I watched had crowd noises only. It was a bit odd hearing crowd noises from empty seats. But then someone hit a home run - and the crowd went wild! The sounds were realistic and it was actually a very good thing. Hearing only one bench cheering for a dinger would have been very weird.
But yeah, the visual compucrowd is genuinely bad.
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Well, if it's 5 grand to get a letter sent to the FCC, I wonder how much it would cost to get the Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club to write a letter to my boss explaining that I need time off because I'm such an upright and outstanding citizen, and that an extended vacation would be really, really beneficial to the community?
On the post: DHS Is Engaging In Domestic Surveillance To Protect The Homeland Against Threats To Statues
Federal "troops" are operating inside cities of the United States against the explicit wishes of the duly-elected Governor and Mayor, snatching people off the streets. Some may disagree, but many believe that this is the type of activity for which the 2nd Amendment was written.
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Re:
Reasons being insurance. No sane insurance company would cover the cost a video game without a prescription...they'd lose their shirts paying for GTA and the like. And if insurance is going to pay for it, then the manufacturer (if that's what you would call the developer of a Rx video game) can charge much, much higher prices than the open market, with online games and game apps that have no baseline cost, would bear.
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Re: Is she or isn't she, the hairdresser won't tell
Can't wait to see that one...
State of California v. Male Gonadotropins
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Shill
C'mon. This whole post is clearly Masnick shilling for Google. The only thing different is that Apple gets collateral shilling. </sarcasm>
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Terns
Get an intern (or two) to collate your posts and to fill out the Guinness paperwork. This would be ideal for business/marketing students looking for an internship.
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Something that keeps getting overlooked is that Modly flew EIGHT THOUSAND MILES to personally dress down the crew for liking a guy who fought for them.
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