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Officials Use Google Earth To Find Unlicensed Pools
Officials in Riverhead, New York are using Google Earth to root out the owners of unlicensed pools. So far they've found 250 illegal pools and collected $75,000 in fines and fees. Of course not everyone thinks that a city should be spending time looking at aerial pictures of backyards. from the article: "Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, DC, said Google Earth was promoted as an aid to curious travelers but has become a tool for cash-hungry local governments. 'The technology is going so far ahead of what people think is possible, and there is too little discussion about community norms,' she said."
Liberals don't generally think about return on investment...
Press releases: the newest method for rich people to whine.
And I bet every single one of these libertarian douchenozzles thinks we should stop the "mosque" near Ground Zero because it makes baby Jeebus cry or something. Apparently, government intervention is only OK if it happens to "those people".
George Bush was the greatest liberal president until Obama was elected. He spent more than any other president in history, though Obama will probably overtake him in less than a year at the rate he is hemorrhaging quantitative easing (ie printing money).
Republicans and Democrats have taken away all of our freedoms. Fuck 'em.
Well, you *could* steal my TV... I think we're going to need a permit for your use of your hands. Also, you can't use 'em until they're inspected. Because we know that in some cases, there will be stealing. So the department of pre-crime will be coming by to examine your hands, see if your fingerprints match any found on stolen tvs. Please keep your hands fully clasped unless your permit is issued.
Also, you *could* give people HIV... I think we're going to need a permit for you to have sex. Also, you can't have sex until you've been inspected. Because we know that in some cases, people will have HIV. So the department of pre-crime will *also* be coming by to examine your dick. Keep your dick to yourself unless your permit is issued.
Or... we can go with that whole innocent of doing harm until proven guilty thing, require probable cause before we generously gift costs, delays and interference on a person, eh? Whereas if there is a leak, we can hold them responsible (that word, you might have to look up.) Thereby only bothering folks who *actually* do harm. What a radical concept.
Oh, wait, that would mean freedom, liberty and stuff. You know, stuff that frightens libtards out of their minds, people who have spent their entire lives hanging from the piggy little teats of mommy government, thinking that any degree of safety is worth giving up any amount of freedom. Yeah, much better to assume you're a complete fuckup. I guess you'd better pack up your hands and dick.
I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
"It's terrifying how the citizens of the USA seem to not understand basic legal concepts, and assume they can do whatever the hell they want."
I hope someone kills you.
It's threads like this that are the cancer that is killing slashdot. Fuck each and every one of you who has made this story into a total fucking waste of my time with your stupid fucking left / right talking points bullshit. Each of you have totally ignored what the article was about and instead have engaged in masturbation of your own ego's. I hate all of you and hope you die of the AIDS from swimming in these pools. Above ground or not...
Hackernews is looking better all the time...