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Category Archives: Don’t Be a Victim
Lindsay Lohan Sues Songwriter for Ruining Her Reputation (and more Friday Morning Miscellany)
Poisoned Websites: a list of “Hunger Games” and “Titanic” websites you’ll want to avoid 7 Rules For Recording the Police – and how not to get arrested for doing it The Tale of the Tombstone: the fight over Lee Harvey Oswald’s grave marker Lindsay Lohan is suing Pitbull, a rapper … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Don't Be a Victim, Lawsuits, Lighter Side, Polls, Stay Out of Jail, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, lawsuits, malware, police, polls, privacy, recordings, satire, web sites
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Friday Morning Miscellany: Three Things To Be Paranoid About
The Gift Card Scam: Why your gift card might not work Can Apple and Google Steal Your Personal Photos Right Out of Your Phone? Apparently, yes. Is This ”An Unprecedented Age of Censorship”? A columnist for The Economist — and author of You Can’t Read This Book — makes the … Continue reading
Posted in Don't Be a Victim, Polls
Tagged Apple, censorship, frauds, free press, Free Speech, Google, privacy, scams
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The Dark Side of the Internet: Nigerians, Google, and Pimps
What Happens When People Actually Fall For the Nigerian E-Mail Scam? We’re talking “worst case scenario” here… What Google’s New Privacy Policy Really Means to You: Does the article’s title, “The End of Privacy,” go too far? SexTrafficking.com: How pimps are using the Web to sell girls
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Don't Be a Victim, News
Tagged e-mail, Google, Internet, privacy, prostitution, scams
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Wednesday Morning Miscellany
Ignorance is Bliss: Why, for forensic scientists, it’s sometimes better not to know so much Payback is a– Well, Actually It’s Sometimes a National Security Crisis: Don’t mess with your teenage daughter and her friends Sort of related: Appeals Court Rules Man Can Be Charged With Felony For Reading Wife’s … Continue reading
Tips For a Crime-Free Holiday
Press release from the National Crime Prevention Council: Holiday Shopping at the Stores Enjoy the decorations and merchandise, but stay alert. Always be aware of what is going on around you. Don’t leave packages visible through car windows; lock them in the trunk or if possible take them directly home. … Continue reading
How to Stay Safe When Drunk Drivers Are On The Road
Press release from the Modesto, California Police Department: Most people are familiar with the obvious indications, like speeding, drifting across lanes and erratic braking. “There are other telltale signs that should alert you that a driver might be drunk — and specific tactics you can use to stay out of … Continue reading
Monday Morning Miscellany (December 5, 2011)
Illinois Attorney Suspended For Seeking a “Secretary With Benefits” Hey, at least he was open about it, asking in the help-wanted ad for the applicants’ measurements and specifying in a follow-up e-mail that “as part of the interview process you’ll be required to perform for us sexually” The 1930s Called: … Continue reading
Mayors Against Illegal Guns: “Background Checks Don’t Work” [Press Release]
The bipartisan Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition today released a report showing that ten months after the deadly Tucson, Arizona shooting, states and federal agencies are still ignoring federal law and failing to report records about dangerous people to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS. The report … Continue reading
Posted in Don't Be a Victim
Tagged guns, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, press releases
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Stopping Fraud Against the Elderly: New Help Available
Press release from Investor Protection Trust, Washington, D.C., November 1, 2011: States, Doctors, Financial Planners, Others to Launch National Hotline November 10th to Fight Swindlers Targeting Older Americans A new national hotline for seniors and adult children of the elderly will be available on November 10th to deal with one … Continue reading
Violence on College Campuses
How safe is your son or daughter at college? I spoke with journalist Amber Hunt, author of All-American Murder, the story of a University of Virginia student allegedly killed by her boyfriend. We discussed a world where campus security takes the place of the police, and the roadblocks she faced … Continue reading
Posted in Don't Be a Victim, Interviews, Media-Articles
Tagged campus security, colleges, interviews, murders, safety, violence
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