#UK #riots 2011 #aftermath - 02mySocDev01-2011Aug. "This man, James Verone, robbed a bank for one dollar. "This man, James Verone, robbed a bank for one dollar.
Why only one dollar? Because he knew that in prison he could get the medical care he could not afford with his part time salary as a convenience store clerk. He was approved for food stamps, but they did little to help his finances. Between his back problems, carpel tunnel, and arthritis, he simply couldn’t handle the pain any longer. On June 9th, he sent a letter to his local paper, the Gaston Gazette, that stated: “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me. this robbery is being committed by me for one dollar. He then took a cab to the RBC Bank, and handed the teller a note asking for one dollar and medical attention.
Since Verone only stole one dollar, he was only charged with larceny. InvisiblePeople.tv. InvisiblePeople.tv. L’abolition des privilèges : il paraît que c’était le 4 août 1789… Links for 2011-08-19. Sicherheit statt Freiheit: Hintergründe zum Anti-Terror-Gesetz « Politik Blog von Jacob Jung. 18.08.2011 – Gestern hat das Bundeskabinett einer Verlängerung der sogenannten Anti-Terror-Gesetze um weitere vier Jahre zugestimmt.
Das ursprüngliche „Gesetz zur Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus“ war als Reaktion auf die Terroranschläge vom 11. September 2001 von der damaligen Bundesregierung vorgeschlagen worden. Nach der Zustimmung von Bundestag und Bundesrat trat es am 1. Januar 2002 in Kraft und war zunächst auf fünf Jahre befristet. Im Jahr 2007 wurde das Gesetz zunächst um weitere fünf Jahre verlängert. Der folgende Beitrag klärt über den Inhalt des Gesetzes auf, lässt Politiker und Datenschützer über seine Inhalte und deren Konsequenzen zu Wort kommen und beleuchtet die Umstände, unter denen das umstrittene Gesetz zustande gekommen ist.
Das “Gesetz zur Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus” im Detail Bei dem Gesetz, das im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch meist als Anti-Terror-Gesetz bezeichnet wird, handelt es sich um ein Artikelgesetz. "[...]After l’affaire Spitzer, readers in comments have repeatedly noted that ..." Are Private Investigators Being Used to Intimidate New York Attorney General Schneiderman’s Staff? The New York Post has a salacious story about Alisha Smith, a lawyer with the New York attorney general’s office, who is a dominatrix in her private life.
Frankly, many of the skills honed by being a domme probably come in handy in litigation (such as knowing exactly how much pain and humiliation to administer when). The problem isn’t with her having a kinky private life per se; it is the allegation by the Post that she may have gotten paid for performing at S&M parties. Smith makes all of $78,825 a year and the policy of the state AG’s office is for staff to obtain prior approval of any activity which will earn them more than $1,000.
The Post presented its allegations about Smith, who was hired by Andrew Cuomo and played an important role in a securities fraud case that led to a $5 billion settlement by Bank of America. She has been suspended without pay as the AG conducts an investigation. The claim here is, as with DSK, from a single source, and a mere assertion: Troy Davis, execution 20110921/22. Todesstrafe: Troy Davis trotz weltweiter Proteste hingerichtet.
Democracy Now! 2011-09-22 Thursday. World: Mourning the Execution of Troy Davis. Despite the reprieve granted to Troy Davis earlier today, just over four hours after our last report, Davis was executed.
Around the world, and particularly in the United States, Twitter is in a state of morning. The hashtag #RIPTroyDavis is currently trending, and individuals are expressing their feelings about Davis's case, as well as about the state of capital punishment in the United States. From Philadelphia, @ShamaraOnAir reports: Watching CNN 11:08 was time of death #RIPTROYDAVIS From Iowa, @Jasminenkelly tweets: Racism and injustice still exists just on a different scale… we dnt have KKK's in sheets anymore they are our law makers.
Journalist Dan Gillmor rails against the death penalty, saying: Bad enough that death penalty exists. From Barbados, @bajanswaggboy remarks: #RIPTroyDavis. And from the UK, @tweety_coco says: Still in shock. Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour), a Palestinian-American activist, states: #TroyDavis will be the fuel I need to continue my quest for social justice. Revue de presse par la CFTC HUS - Troy Davis a attendu quatre heures son exécution. GERMANY / WHAT in the WORLD ? - YouTube. GERMANY / WHAT in the WORLD ?