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Gangs on the Internet
mikesd81 writes "Apparently street gangs have gotten Web-savvy. Web Bangers are posting potentially incriminating photos and taunts on their websites. Police departments suddenly faced with gangs are looking for help on the gangs' own easy-to-find Web sites. The director of the National Gang Crime Research Center has stated "In order to understand any subculture, be it al-Qaida, witches, devil worshippers or gangs, you have to be able to know their own language.'
Knox said it's important for police to learn how to read between the lines on gang Web sites and blogs. Just as time on the streets has given gang investigators the ability to read the hieroglyphics of wall graffiti, time on the Web helps them understand arcane Web clues. Gang identifiers, such as tattoos, graffiti tags, colors and clothing often are embedded in each site."
Isn't obvious it is? Editing Slashdot now Yoda is.
It means you're on Slashdot. And it's grammar not grammer, you clown. (no offense of course)
Seriously.. I had to reread that sentence half a dozen times before I tagged the article lousyeditor. And uh, grammer? As in grammar?
Your sig(k) has been stolen. There is a puff of smoke!
I was wondering how far down I'd have to go through the comments before someone else said that
Duh, as in "one who gramms".
...sometimes, in order to hurt someone very badly, you have to tell that person terrible lies. - PA
Ok, in addition to your misspelling of the word grammar, I'd like to point out that the phrase "Bad grammar" is POOR grammar! If you're going to critique someone else's English, at least get it right yourself.
The difference is, we still know that they meant "grammar" instead of "grammer" and "poor" instead of "bad."
The sentence still made logical sense, even if it used poor grammar and spelling.
I still have no idea what was meant by:
"Police departments suddenly faced gangs are looking for help on the gangs' own easy-to-find Web sites. "
The libertarian solution to the failures of capitalism is to apply more capitalism til the failures are fixed.
I'm sorry, but to be politically correct, you must call it "Underprivileged Grammar." If you're going to critique someone else's English, at least get it right yourself.
warning: This post is likely to contain gobs of dripping sarcasm. Consume at your own risk.