September, 2013 archive
Droning On, No Place To Hide Dept. 0
In the Inky, Margaret Kaminsky wonders whether you can protect your droning from their droning.
The “right to record” is not firmly established; nor is it clear how broad this right might be. So far, the “right to record” has been used by courts to protect people who record public officials acting in public, as a matter of public interest.
It is not clear if the “right to record” can be used to successfully challenge privacy laws that protect private spaces, or private citizens. But several older cases suggest that a person appearing in a public space cannot prevent another person from taking a photograph of them.
Several states have wiretap laws that require a person to get permission from all parties in a conversation before recording it. These wiretap laws have been used by police to arrest people who record police activity in public using cellular phones. But several courts have found that such recordings are protected by the First Amendment, recognizing a First Amendment “right to record.”Regardless of what courts may find, I expect we can expect to have the eaves dropped on us with regularity. Pretty soon, there will be no cone of silence.
Like, You Know, Facebook Frolics 0
Like, like, dude.
The U.S. Court of Appeals based in Richmond, Virginia, made the judgment in the case of a Virginia sheriff’s department worker who claimed he was fired for exercising his free speech rights — in this case “liking” a political opponent of his boss.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Not terrible.
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The four-week average fell to 314,750, the lowest since October 2007.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits declined by 28,000 to 2.79 million in the week ended Sept. 7. The continuing claims figure does not include the number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
In other news, Bloomberg’s experts are back on their trend-line of “don’t take these guys’ advice at the track.”
It’s Not the Same without Bert Parks 0
Stephen Colbert on Miss America. Video below the fold in case it autoplays.
In other news, John Aravosis rounds up some twits that were not disgusting racist pigs.
“Good Guys with Guns” 2
Der Speigel comments on American’s gun fetish (really, you know, that is the correct word). Here’s a snippet:
On the same night, a young policeman in North Carolina fired 10 bullets into the body of a 24-year-old. The young black man was running up to the policeman after surviving an automobile accident — he was looking for help.
Read the rest.
Cooch, the Cuckoos, and the Comedians 0
Know them by the company they keep.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The timeline of politeness shows that mass politeness is the Next Big Thing.
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Via Raw Story.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 2
Politeness starts when one is young.
LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi said Monday the boyfriend of the victim’s mother told investigators he forgot the handgun was loaded when playing a gun game with the boy.
Via The Daily Banter.
Cooch and the Children’s Crusade 0
Watch the video at the link. Note that the speaker does not once identify the glorious cause for which he recruits.
Also, if you go to the organization’s website (no link–find it yourself), you will find that the home page says nothing about what the organization stands for, though there are links to some stupid.
