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Daytona Beach cop fired for demanding free coffee — Yahoo News

Ben — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:48 +0000

Here’s how a slick laptop thief was foiled in Tampa — Scott Barancik, Tampa Bay Times

Ben — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:43:34 +0000

Voice recognition technology IDs Colombian drug kingpin in Brazil who had plastic surgery — PR-inside.com

Ben — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:42:36 +0000

The $54 Million Pants Suit That Wouldn’t DieMark Fisher, Raw Fisher @ WP

Ben — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:05:46 +0000

How Pilot Scuttled Hijack Attempt — Nigeria Tribune

Ben — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:30:20 +0000

A fast-thinking pilot, with the help of passengers, fooled a gunman who had hijacked a jetliner flying from Africa to the Canary Islands, braking hard upon landing then quickly accelerating to knock the man down so travellers could pounce on him, Spanish officials said Friday.

2006 Personal Savings Drop to 74-Yr. LowMartin Crutsinger, AP on MyWay

Ben — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:27:32 +0000

Spending more than one has is never wise or good. If this continues, we will dig our very foundations out from under ourselves, and our society will crumble.

Online auction site eBay heightens security precautions as fraud mounts — Rachel Konrad, Canadian Press on Breitbart

Ben — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:35:03 +0000

O.J. Simpson: Hellbound — La Shawn Barber’s Corner

Ben — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:43:11 +0000

Flight passengers describe hours of bizarre behaviorAudrey Hudson, Washington Times

Ben — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:59:26 +0000

Cell phones banned in banksUPI

Ben — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 16:11:47 +0000

Ohio Man Claims Right To Have Sex With BoysNBC10.com, Philadelphia

Ben — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:38:51 +0000

This kind of monster is what stoning was made for. Seriously, he isn’t really worthy of any lesser punishment. South Carolina, the state where I live is ahead of the curve in this respect: South Carolina just recently passed a law allowing the death penalty for second-time sexual predators. Mine is the only state in the union that is willing to apply capitol punishment to something other than murder. If we as a country want to bring such an abominable practice as the sexual predation of children under control, then I would hope that many more states would follow the example of South Carolina.

Lost Illinois man murdered when he asks for directions in Coconut Grove – Marlene Naanes, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Ben — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:22:32 +0000

How NOT to steal a Sidekick II – Evan was Here

Ben — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:27:23 +0000

This is an amazing example of the power of the Realm of the Neighbor when it is fully unleashed for a good cause and amplified by the internet. (HT: James Lileks)

Abuses of surveillance cameras – NotBored.org

Ben — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:05:21 +0000

Cameras scan license plates for stolen cars – Melissa Harris, Baltimore Sun

Ben — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:33:26 +0000

Married man is suing for date – Mary Anne Ostrom, Mercury News

Ben — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:37:17 +0000

Dealing with sinners at work.

Ben — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:56:20 +0000

MSN & Careerbuilder on bad bosses, bad co-workers, bad employees, oh my!

Thai Tourists Warned Of Sedative-Spitting Transvestites – AP

Ben — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:45:22 +0000

Like WizBang says, “Some things you post just for the headline.”

Enemies Foreign and Domestic, Part II.

Ben — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:58:01 +0000

It is truly amazing how much the freedom of the internet is being assaulted lately and from all sides. Here’s one example…

In PCWorld, Bruce Sterling asks if the Net is doomed by the eventual conflict between criminal elements and over-zealous bureacrats.

Here are more examples:

The law is slowly catching up with misused technology.

Ben — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:51:40 +0000

USA Today has a column by Eric Sinrod about a recent court ruling that spyware is considered illegal trespassing on someone else’s property. And [courtesy of Michelle Malkin and the Detroit News] the FBI has just nabbed a guy known as the “Spam King”.

Did you ever wonder…

Ben — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:43:42 +0000

…where the term “robber baron” came from? According to Edward J. Renehan Jr. at TCS, the term originated with Matthew Josephson during the Depression, when such sentiments were quite likely to take root anyway. Apparently Josephson was no friend of the Realm of the Market, and someone has apparently gotten around to showing another side of the story of these men.

Playing “doctor”.

Ben — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:24:46 +0000

This “doctor” is Sick, Sick, Sick.

Lock ‘em up.

Ben — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:14:21 +0000

The AP reports on the sentencing of two ex-Tyco executives.

Equity Is Altering Spending Habits and View of Debt – Los Angeles Times

Ben — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:50:42 +0000

Scary.

Ben — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:24:26 +0000

This kind of speculation is what gets people and economies into trouble. “Condoflip.com” has actually created an industry in which they can make money off of people’s greed!

[Courtesy of RW.]