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Here's one example where US Airways lost http://www.nbc10.com/news/14590188/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=news/ a former police officers packed and paperworked handgun ... and then tried to avoid reporting it.

'The TSA told NBC 10 that "gun theft from checked baggage is an issue TSA is tackling head-on".'

Losing guns from checked baggage happens often enough that TSA considers at an "issue"!

A child's tantrum onboard a Delta commuter flight forced a pilot to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport. The forced landing was caused by a fight over apple juice. A 4-year-old wanted apple juice and when the stewardess didn't get it quick enough, the child threw a tantrum, NBC 10 reported.http://www.nbc10.com/news/13575254/detail .html?dl=headlineclick

Is it legal for you to wear a camera to monitor the police?

N. O.

That has been established as obstruction.

A quick search turned up a story on Duane "Dog" Chapman, a supposed bounty hunter who was wanted in Mexico. I hadn't heard of this until I looked it up so I can't guarantee any facts. He was arrested by US marshals and held pending being extradited to Mexico (some TV show's coverage). It looks like they'll extradite him unless his supporters can convince the Mexican government to drop the charges (resolution here).

I also have another one of a foreigner being sent to the US -- so it's not just Australia -- not that that's a good thing.

Some conjecture that I can't back up follows: I've read that the US rarely agrees to send their citizens overseas, rather just denying the extradition requests when they are in the courts.

That can be applied to sightings of many other things.

The problem is, how does one determine which patterns indicate something and which patterns are just convincing illusions?

We don't take away that right from ordinary citizens

The police do not like citizens taking pictures of them and will take you down even if the law is on your side. Just ask these guys:

http://www.nbc10.com/news/9574663/detail.html
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic le?AID=/20060629/NEWS01/106290121

It is a fair trade-off if it keeps MySpace out of the headlines and out of court:

Officers Lose Jobs After Contacting Teen Using MySpace (January 18), ,MySpace, News Corp., Sued by Families Whose Daughters Were Assaulted (January 18), Teens Arrested In Girl's Beating Shown Online (January 17)

I'm suprised you actually could quit.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/9406462/detail.html

AOL: Alright, some day when you calmed down you're gonna realize that all I was trying to do was help you... and it was actually in your best interest to listen to me.

Fucking pathetic.

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2. Cooked Apples

I think this one (covered on /. here) is pretty good...

Some companies employ people who just don't get it

The link to the video in TFA is incorrect as of 21:50 EST. The video (audio with running transcript) is available on their site : here.

So blondes aren't going extinct after all - they're just just mutating into a more intelligent form.

People were running around with full shopping carts, and riding around on stolen bicycles through the store. The place was trashed.

Here's a collection of still shots from that video. You can see the 2 cops pulling along their shopping cart full of shoes:

NBC10.com

There are many other reports of police officers looting TVs, computers, even liquor:

NOLA Times-Picayune

Jill Beyer,

Before you are rude to another telemarketer, you should keep in mind that he or she has your phone number and your address.

Many of them live in your own state and most don't give a (expletive)!

So, Ms. Beyer, the next time a telemarketer calls and you don't want to be bothered, a simple "not interested" will do.

Your son or daughter or next-door neighbor's daughter could very well be a telemarketer. A handicapped, wheelchair-bound person could be a telemarketer. A biker or ex-con is more likely to be a telemarketer. You really, really shouldn't (expletive) with them!

As they say in the telemarketing industry, "Have a good day Ms. Beyer!"

• Television stations prohibiting us from recording shows (via the broadcast bit)
• TV execs saying "skipping commercials is theft"
• Telemarketers threatening those who will not listen to their pitches.
• Adware companies fighting over who can infest your computer.
• Drive-by installs of adware

Here's a link to a story on NBC10 (Philadelphia). Turns out that Vincent Massina is a South Philadelphia businessman who was defrauded of about $13,000 by Sal Wise.

Why am I not surprised that Sal has managed to twist this around?

Sorry... here's that link again, tagged this time... NBC 10 News

Warning: The following contains something besides a knee-jerk reaction against weapons; if you are unable to stomach this sort of thing, please skip to the next post.

In this article, it's mentioned that the weapons, not all of which apparently came from one source, had been locked in a big case in the back of the closet

And from this article, Police said they had recovered two .30-30 rifles, a shotgun, two handguns, two swords, knives, and 2,000 rounds of ammunition

And, in this article: The firearms belonged to Ronald Lovett. He received his first rifle in 1958 when he was 11 and collected more over the years for target shooting, he said. Matt wasn't interested in guns in the least and never fired one, Ronald Lovett said. When he was born, that was when we locked the stuff away, and most of it has not been touched in 19 years. Ronald Lovett said he kept the handguns in a lockbox and stored the other firearms in a closet in the family's apartment, over a row of stores. Police also recovered 2,000 rounds of ammunition, which Lovett said were 20 and 30 years old.

One of the pistols, if not more, was a replica civil war era cap and ball pistol.

If you are deluded enough by the hysterical liberal mass media to consider this an arsenal, then you are completely and totally hopeless, please line up with the rest of the lemmings. The weapons were stored in a approved, safe fashion; the kid showed no sign whatsoever of being a gun nut, never even having fired a weapon when he was obviously aware that they existed.

The articles do indicate a type of person who would be likely to snap, however; predicting that the person would snap in this fashion would be a little bit difficult, don't you think?

All the sudden the most annoying NBC "the only team of certified meteorologists in the Delaware Valley" and "Most accurate forcasting with the Doppler 10,000" seem kind of funny.

I wonder how far in advance this new supercomputer can predict how far John Bolaris is going to be off in his predictions again (the poor guy made some completely overhyped predictions about a blizzard last year in Philly area).

Anyhow, hats off, Japan! I'm impressed.

All the sudden the most annoying NBC "the only team of certified meteorologists in the Delaware Valley" and "Most accurate forcasting with the Doppler 10,000" seem kind of funny.

I wonder how far in advance this new supercomputer can predict how far John Bolaris is going to be off in his predictions again (the poor guy made some completely overhyped predictions about a blizzard last year in Philly area).

Anyhow, hats off, Japan! I'm impressed.

I know a bit about geeky 15-year-olds; I've written a book and a number of articles about them.

On the other hand, I'm glad to see you only need to know "a bit" about a subject to write a book about it.