I forgot, all corporations are evil. Meanwhile in the real world people are calling in sick to go party, sleep in, or because they need more vacation time.
That's actually quite a freaky payload, and I can imagine this would have big consequences if used in the US (and their over-reactions to anything terrorist-like)....
Actually, can't wait to see massive outbreak of this in the US...
Fitting Puss with a cell-jammer as we speak, mwahahahaha!
Meow what is so damn funny about that? Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? Do you see me eating mice?
I just pictured people robbing banks with those baby carrier things strapped to their chests. They'd be immune to all guns. It would be awesome...for criminals.
Except, according to TFA, cop guns would be exempt. So, the only guns the robbers (and, by extension, babies) would be safe from would be their own.
The cops would still be able to spray-n-pray... and with an average 26% accuracy rate, they might actually hit one of the bank robbers!
"The article notes that the Deputy in question basically told the guy he was arrested for being a "buttinski""
If thats an arrestable offense, I'm in serious shit.
Everything is. If your 'violation' doesn't fit in with an already established, accepted law, they just call it "resisting arrest" and proceed to fuck up your life.
Second, since law enforcement agencies are not generally covered entities under HIPAA (which generally applies to health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses, and their contracted business associates) in the first place, it might be harder to find a HIPAA violation than you think.
Though that's all true, it still didn't stop this particular officer from arresting a non-health worker for allegedly committing a HIPPA violation.
For instance, thinking of an extreme situation, if a person had been kidnapped and stripped of their clothes but managed to escape, I'd hope that there would be some protections in place to prevent the inevitable videos of their naked run for help down the street from getting out of control.
Wouldn't happen - as soon as the MSM got a hold of a video, they'd play it ad infinitum, 24/7, until the next big new story breaks.
All of that said, I don't know what a system like that would look like. If we wanted to protect the privacy of a mentally ill person who was not in control of themselves while in public, how could a normal person with a camera distinguish right then between a person undergoing an undesired violent episode who was entitled to their privacy and a person who was simply being violent without being entitled any privacy? As you said, it's a dangerous road, and I don't have the answers.
Well, FWIW, if the cops had any decency or respect for the mentally ill person, they would have conducted their activities in a more private place (like, say, on private property, where they would have had a legal right to tell the videographer to leave), rather than right out in the middle of a public street.
Not all cops are bullies, liars, or thugs. I have personally known some very nice ones.
Well and good, but if they are being exposed to illegal/immoral actions of their fellow officers, and doing nothing about it, then they are just as bad as the corrupt cops they're covering for.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." -- Thomas Jefferson
It's not "no matter what". Film all you want as long as you're not interfering. These fools with phones often get with 5' of a situation after being told to "stand back" and not being told "stop filming". Majority of complaint I've seen the filmers are being legitimate problem. If you're little screen is too fuzzy from 10 years away, too bad.
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So, cops bitch about fuzzy videos being taken out of context and making them look bad... so people get closer to ensure higher quality recordings, to which cops bitch that they are now "interfering with the investigation."
Did you not read the rest of the post? That suggestion is great for genuine shit, but what exactly should someone not do in order to avoid a false arrest?
Stay as far away from cops as possible, at all times. Or, appear to be very, very wealthy - that seems to be the best option.
So if someone runs up and pantses you and another takes a pic of you in your skivvies, you were in public so there's no recourse for them posting it all over the Facebook?
No - "pantsing" someone, i.e. making unwelcome physical contact, is called "assault," possibly even "sexual assault," and is illegal. Posting a picture, obtained illegally, in a public forum is also a crime, probably harassment (but more likely, defamation), and is prosecutable in civil court at the very least.
Videotaping cops doing their jobs in a public place is not assault, nor is it harassment. Also worth note - the cops do not get to press charges on your behalf (as the cop in this tale apparently took it upon herself to do), they merely serve the charges being filed and make arrests if necessary.
We need legislation that not only enshrines the right to record any and all public officials, but adds severe consequences to any violation of law by law enforcement personnel.
FTFY.
I, for one, am sick and tired of seeing corrupt cops literally getting away with murder (and every crime between). Time to bring the Blue Wall of Silence crashing down.
the ability to fire multiple shots in crowded areas or when no other guns are present would be limited by software that understands where the gun is being used... Guns used by the police would be exempt from such controls.
Statistically speaking, cops have an average accuracy rate of between 20-30%, and this dumbass wants them to be able to retain the ability to spray-n-pray.
Seems to me that only absolute morons think "smart" guns are a good idea.
So next time I want to murder a guy who has a gun, I have to kidnap a baby first to disable his weapon?
Right; unless, of course, he's a cop - TFA states that cop guns would be exempt from these controls, so the Bacon Patrol can shoot all the babies and churchgoers they please.
Guns should "know" not to fire in schools, churches, hospitals or malls. They should sense when they are being aimed at a child, or at a person when no other guns are nearby... the ability to fire multiple shots in crowded areas or when no other guns are present would be limited by software that understands where the gun is being used... Sensory data can be used by built-in software to disable firing if the gun is pointed at a child or someone holding a child... guns should be designed to broadcast their location when they are loaded...
Guns used by the police would be exempt from such controls.
The last line being precisely why we should not ignore, but openly ridicule this asshole as an anti-American turncoat... Well, that and the fact that a good 80-90% of what he suggests is technically impossible.
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I hope you're proud of yourselves. How does it feel to be accessories to completely unnecessary deaths?
Bullshit.
No one controls your actions but you; the anti-vaxxers did not put a gun to anyone's head. Stop trying to blame everyone else for your own mistakes.
Caveat: I do not agree with the anti-vaxxers, merely pointing out that your ass is your responsibility, no one else's.
Go to a hardware store and look for an N95 Respirator mask. That will protect you against everything (including TB) if it's properly fitted.
Aww, but this one has so much more WOW factor!
DNFTT, man. Dude's fishin'.
My partner is a nurse. Her choices are:
* Get a flu shot
or
* Wear a surgical mask for the flu months while at work (I think that's December-February)
Personally, I'd go with option 2, if for nothing other than the style factor.
OK, so maybe a surgical mask isn't all that stylish... but it does seriously freak some people's shit when you wear one in public!
free mandatory
Does Not Compute
I realize you're not the kind of person who is swayed by those nasty things called facts.
Ignoring your needless, snarky asshole-ism, I am very much indeed swayed by facts, if you care to actually present any.
However, as it appears you are far more inclined to sling childish insults than present empirical data, I won't hold my breath.
Yes. That is the very definition of a good serf.
FTFY.
I forgot, all corporations are evil. Meanwhile in the real world people are calling in sick to go party, sleep in, or because they need more vacation time.
Anecdotes:
They do not equal evidence.
To quote the meme, pics or it didn't happen.
That's actually quite a freaky payload, and I can imagine this would have big consequences if used in the US (and their over-reactions to anything terrorist-like). ...
Actually, can't wait to see massive outbreak of this in the US...
Fitting Puss with a cell-jammer as we speak, mwahahahaha!
Meow what is so damn funny about that? Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? Do you see me eating mice?
You stop laughing right meow!
Damn, that was a great flick...
It's their phone
No. It was their phone. Then they sold it to someone else.
HA!
I take it you've never actually read a EULA or ToS?
I just pictured people robbing banks with those baby carrier things strapped to their chests. They'd be immune to all guns. It would be awesome...for criminals.
Except, according to TFA, cop guns would be exempt. So, the only guns the robbers (and, by extension, babies) would be safe from would be their own.
The cops would still be able to spray-n-pray... and with an average 26% accuracy rate, they might actually hit one of the bank robbers!
"The article notes that the Deputy in question basically told the guy he was arrested for being a "buttinski"" If thats an arrestable offense, I'm in serious shit.
Everything is. If your 'violation' doesn't fit in with an already established, accepted law, they just call it "resisting arrest" and proceed to fuck up your life.
Second, since law enforcement agencies are not generally covered entities under HIPAA (which generally applies to health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses, and their contracted business associates) in the first place, it might be harder to find a HIPAA violation than you think.
Though that's all true, it still didn't stop this particular officer from arresting a non-health worker for allegedly committing a HIPPA violation.
Ze street, she runs both ways!
For instance, thinking of an extreme situation, if a person had been kidnapped and stripped of their clothes but managed to escape, I'd hope that there would be some protections in place to prevent the inevitable videos of their naked run for help down the street from getting out of control.
Wouldn't happen - as soon as the MSM got a hold of a video, they'd play it ad infinitum, 24/7, until the next big new story breaks.
All of that said, I don't know what a system like that would look like. If we wanted to protect the privacy of a mentally ill person who was not in control of themselves while in public, how could a normal person with a camera distinguish right then between a person undergoing an undesired violent episode who was entitled to their privacy and a person who was simply being violent without being entitled any privacy? As you said, it's a dangerous road, and I don't have the answers.
Well, FWIW, if the cops had any decency or respect for the mentally ill person, they would have conducted their activities in a more private place (like, say, on private property, where they would have had a legal right to tell the videographer to leave), rather than right out in the middle of a public street.
You might do well to remember that police officers go out every day all over world with the prospect of not making it home that night.
So do taxi drivers. Seriously, it's more dangerous than being a cop.
Indeed;
In fact, "cop" doesn't even make the list of Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in America. So much for that little misconception.
Not all cops are bullies, liars, or thugs. I have personally known some very nice ones.
Well and good, but if they are being exposed to illegal/immoral actions of their fellow officers, and doing nothing about it, then they are just as bad as the corrupt cops they're covering for.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." -- Thomas Jefferson
It's not "no matter what". Film all you want as long as you're not interfering. These fools with phones often get with 5' of a situation after being told to "stand back" and not being told "stop filming". Majority of complaint I've seen the filmers are being legitimate problem. If you're little screen is too fuzzy from 10 years away, too bad.
>
So, cops bitch about fuzzy videos being taken out of context and making them look bad... so people get closer to ensure higher quality recordings, to which cops bitch that they are now "interfering with the investigation."
Nice grift. Himmler would be proud.
Did you not read the rest of the post? That suggestion is great for genuine shit, but what exactly should someone not do in order to avoid a false arrest?
Stay as far away from cops as possible, at all times. Or, appear to be very, very wealthy - that seems to be the best option.
sad, but true.
So if someone runs up and pantses you and another takes a pic of you in your skivvies, you were in public so there's no recourse for them posting it all over the Facebook?
No - "pantsing" someone, i.e. making unwelcome physical contact, is called "assault," possibly even "sexual assault," and is illegal. Posting a picture, obtained illegally, in a public forum is also a crime, probably harassment (but more likely, defamation), and is prosecutable in civil court at the very least.
Videotaping cops doing their jobs in a public place is not assault, nor is it harassment. Also worth note - the cops do not get to press charges on your behalf (as the cop in this tale apparently took it upon herself to do), they merely serve the charges being filed and make arrests if necessary.
Based on my experience with HIPAA, it's very likely the officer thought he was correct.
Based on my experience with 95% of the cops I've encountered, the officer always thinks he's correct, even when he knows he's not.
We need legislation that not only enshrines the right to record any and all public officials, but adds severe consequences to any violation of law by law enforcement personnel.
FTFY.
I, for one, am sick and tired of seeing corrupt cops literally getting away with murder (and every crime between). Time to bring the Blue Wall of Silence crashing down.
the ability to fire multiple shots in crowded areas or when no other guns are present would be limited by software that understands where the gun is being used... Guns used by the police would be exempt from such controls.
Statistically speaking, cops have an average accuracy rate of between 20-30%, and this dumbass wants them to be able to retain the ability to spray-n-pray.
Seems to me that only absolute morons think "smart" guns are a good idea.
So next time I want to murder a guy who has a gun, I have to kidnap a baby first to disable his weapon?
Right; unless, of course, he's a cop - TFA states that cop guns would be exempt from these controls, so the Bacon Patrol can shoot all the babies and churchgoers they please.
Guns should "know" not to fire in schools, churches, hospitals or malls. They should sense when they are being aimed at a child, or at a person when no other guns are nearby... the ability to fire multiple shots in crowded areas or when no other guns are present would be limited by software that understands where the gun is being used... Sensory data can be used by built-in software to disable firing if the gun is pointed at a child or someone holding a child... guns should be designed to broadcast their location when they are loaded...
Guns used by the police would be exempt from such controls.
The last line being precisely why we should not ignore, but openly ridicule this asshole as an anti-American turncoat... Well, that and the fact that a good 80-90% of what he suggests is technically impossible.