User:Woozle/outrage

=The Outrage File= a collection of news events I find absolutely outrageous and inexcusable
 * 2013-08-15 Obama Signs Anti-Protest Trespass Bill
 * my commentary on G+
 * 2013-06-07 Only rapists are allowed privacy now
 * 2013-05-17 Texas Judge Forbids Lesbian Woman From Living With Her Partner
 * 2013-04-26
 * Florida Teen Girl Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad
 * Fortunately, the internet intervened and paid for her legal expenses and got her into Space Camp. The police withdrew the felony charge.
 * Sacramento couple fights to get their baby boy back from authorities: Child Protective Services overreach
 * 2013-01-06 http://falkvinge.net/2013/01/06/banana-republic-justice-behind-the-scenes-of-the-pirate-bay-trial/ "...the [Swedish] Police emptied an entire server hall and didn’t just seize The Pirate Bay, in an apparent deliberate attempt to create a public fear of association. Almost 200 mom-and-pop stores got their servers seized in collateral damage. [...] the police harassed the site’s legal counsel by forcibly sampling and registering their DNA for any and all future use. [...] The lead investigator with the Police for the case, Jim Keyzer, was hired by Warner Brothers, one of the plaintiffs, before finishing the investigation and while still on notice with the Police, and was already hired by Warner when conducting the hearings and wrapping up the investigation. [...] During the trial, the defense pointed out that it had not been proven that any crime had been committed at all [...] the prosecution agreed [...] and then, that quite crucial fact magically vanished from the end verdict of aiding and abetting that non-shown crime."
 * http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014291850 - 12yo responsible for own rape - page unavailable as of 2012-11-06 21:17; check back later
 * 2012-10 Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke Me. Then I Went Inside America's Prisons.
 * 2012-08-07 Appeals Court OKs Warrantless Wiretapping: how can any judge possibly justify this? WTF is "sovereign immunity" and why is it the default?
 * US Gov't Can't Be Sued For Warrantless Wiretapping: silver lining?
 * G+ discussion
 * 2012-08-06 Adam 'Ademo' Mueller, Journalist And CopBlock.org Founder, Faces 21 Years In Jail After Reporting School Police Brutality
 * 2012-08-10 G+ discussion
 * 2012-07-30 the ongoing right-wing Christian colonization of Africa: The Christian Right Colonizes Africa Again
 * 2012-07-26 19-year-old shot 5 times for suspected underage drinking
 * 2012-07-22 Kentucky teen faces jail time after exposing sexual assailants on Twitter
 * Discussion: Google+
 * 2012-07-20 Cruelty on the border "A hidden camera shows Border Patrol agents destroying water jugs left for migrants, and the abuse just gets worse"
 * 2012-07-05 The Way It’s Supposed To Work "Teresa Culpepper didn’t assault anybody. She didn’t throw hot water on anybody. She didn’t match the description of the person who did. For one thing, she was the wrong height, and didn’t have a gold tooth. Nobody claimed she did it. The victim of the assault said that it wasn’t her — he even said it in open court. .. Nevertheless, Teresa Culpepper spent 53 days in jail because the state arrested her for that offense and then wouldn’t release her. She spent the time in jail because she couldn’t afford the bail. While in jail, she lost her car and her possessions. She has to pay back the disability payments she received during that period because you aren’t allowed to get federal disability payments when you’re in jail, even if you’re in jail by accident and murderous indifference. .. Teresa Culpepper had no prior record." Happy Independence Boxing Day.
 * 2012-06-19 Med Student Rescues Body Part From Airport Security
 * 2012-06-15 veteran foreclosed on (photo)
 * Also the "no vaginas in Congress" thing.
 * 2012-06-08 Gov. Scott Kills Florida Innocence Commission: "If you didn’t think Gov. Rick Scott of Florida could be any more repulsive, you were wrong. He’s now eliminated the Florida Innocence Commission, which reviews claims of innocence in state courts and advocates for reforms that will reduce the number of wrongful convictions."
 * 2012-06-16 Scott Did Not Veto Innocence Commission Funding
 * The fact that Bradley Manning is in solitary confinement and George W. Bush has never been charged with anything. illustration
 * 2011-03-28 RIAA lobbyist becomes federal judge, rules on file-sharing cases
 * 2008-06-30 Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License
 * This was apparently a bit of misreporting (though I still need to find the actual law) -- it's only supposed to apply to computer forensics investigators.
 * Analysis in comments on G+
 * Actual bill: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB02833F.htm