Police Investigate Offensive Wi-Fi Network Name

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Police Investigate Offensive Wi-Fi Network Name

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 20, 2012 @01:50AM from the sounds-like-a-rough-neighborhood dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Police in Teaneck, New Jersey, with apparently too much time on their hands, are investigating an offensive wireless network name. Although the police didn't reveal the name, the New York Daily News reports that it was anti-Semitic and racist in nature. The incident is being investigated as a possible 'bias crime.' It's definitely not what proper people do, but a 'bias crime?'"

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Re:You're not allowed to hate in America by SJHillman · 2012-01-20 01:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Why do you think Facebook only has a Like button? It's government mandated.
Re:Name revealed by Tsingi · 2012-01-20 02:09 · Score: 5, Funny

No one is safe from the constant bombardment of visciously named SSID's
I saw one this morning, "festivus". A term from a sitcom that belittles the celebration of the birth of our baby lord Jesus Christ.
But I didn't call the police.
Re:SSID by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-20 02:15 · Score: 5, Funny

As it stands, this type of thing is clearly indicates immature people who crave attention,
Hah.
My SSID is: "I fucked your wife!", but that's because I actually fucked my neighbor's wife.
I Like To Name Mine by Greyfox · 2012-01-20 02:16 · Score: 5, Funny

I like to name my mobile hotspot "FBI Surveillance Van" and drive around. Clears out the local coffee house in a jiffy!

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Re:Name revealed by lazarus · 2012-01-20 02:28 · Score: 5, Funny

I changed the bluetooth ID of my car's hands-free unit to "POLICE" and whenever I'm stopped in rush-hour traffic I try connecting my "car" to people I see nearby who are (illegally here) holding their cell phones to their ears. Fun times. The reactions I get are priceless.
Probably I should stop doing that...

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Re:Name revealed by j00r0m4nc3r · 2012-01-20 02:44 · Score: 5, Funny

Nobody would believe that The Police are anybody's favorite band.
Re:Name revealed by GameboyRMH · 2012-01-20 02:44 · Score: 5, Funny

My cousin's neighbor's SSID is 8===D

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Re:Name revealed by GameboyRMH · 2012-01-20 02:45 · Score: 5, Funny

I've never had any interest in in-car bluetooth.
Until now.

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Re:Name revealed by queBurro · 2012-01-20 03:04 · Score: 5, Funny

I read that as "comb over" (which still works for CS)

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