Category Archives: Law_enforcement

You thought you were getting screwed by Time Warner Cable . . . and you were right

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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit (PDF) against Time Warner Cable, accusing the company of lying to both its customers and the FCC. The suit alleges that TWC “Systematically And Knowingly Failed To Deliver The Reliable And Fast Internet Access It Promised To Subscribers Across The State”

Source: Time Warner Cable sued in New York for rampant fraud, lying to the FCC – ExtremeTech

Florida man catches postal worker with mousetrap in mailbox

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Nicholas Dibble thought that one of his neighbors was stealing his mail so he put some sort of trap in his mailbox. But he forgot to tell his letter carrier. Ooops.

Apparently the Post Office is not going to charge Dibble with a federal crime, just stop delivering his mail. But was Dibble relieved or grateful? Nope. His response was “I am the victim.”

Source: Florida man catches postal worker with mousetrap in mailbox – NY Daily News
See also US Attorneys guidelines.

Help me! I can’t stop blogging about Trump! . . . Steven Mnuchin, Steve Bannon and Tiffany Trump All Registered to Vote in Two States

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Steven Mnuchin, Steve Bannon and Donald Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, all registered to vote in two states, records show.

The news comes after the President said on Twitter Wednesday morning that he will ask for an investigation into voter fraud. “I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time). Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedure,” the President tweeted.

Source: Steven Mnuchin, Steve Bannon and Tiffany Trump All Registered to Vote in Two States

Louisiana was the first state to offer hate crime protections to police officers

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Gov. John Bel Edwards on May 5 in Baton Rouge. (Melinda Deslatte/AP)

Gov. John Bel Edwards on May 5 in Baton Rouge. (Melinda Deslatte/AP)

Last May, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (Dem.) signed HB 953 into law, making it a hate crime to kill, assault, etc., a law enforcement officer or firefighter.

The bill, popularly known as the “Blue Lives Matter Law” is now being used by Police Chief Calder Hebert of St. Martinville LA, against anyone who resists arrest.

And that’s what I call a “hate crimes enhancement.”

Source: Louisiana is the first state to offer hate crime protections to police officers – The Washington Post

Border Agents Interrogate Muslim Americans, Ask for Social Media Accounts and Passwords

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Customs and Border Protection agents have been invasively questioning Muslim-Americans at U.S. border crossings about their political and religious beliefs, asking for their social media information, and demanding passwords to open mobile phones, according to a set of complaints filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Source: The Intercept

How and Why to Delete Your Yahoo Account

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So Yahoo! helped the gummint trawl through Yahoo! emails. And, presumably, not just the emails of Yahoo! users but all the emails you sent to friends with Yahoo! accounts and all the addresses (like yourfriend@example.com) that forward to Yahoo! accounts.

Of course, those of us who care about privacy are all bent out of shape.

But don’t forget that the original FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) was introduced in the Senate by Ted Kennedy, passed by a Democratic congress, and signed into law by Democrat Jimmy Carter.

Source: How and Why to Delete Your Yahoo Account