packoman Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) There is a video doing the rounds on FB, 3+ minutes of US police hitting, beating, attacking, shooting members of the public... Says it was downloaded from the pirate bay. This? Edited December 8, 2014 by packoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yep, that's the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 There is a video doing the rounds on FB, 3+ minutes of US police hitting, beating, attacking, shooting members of the public... Says it was downloaded from the pirate bay. What an editing job, distilling those hundreds of hours of footage into just three minutes. Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The Government’s E-Borders initiative was designed to track and monitor terrorists. However, like most anti-terrorism laws and directives, it is now being applied to the general population. Oh, what a surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Police forces in England and Wales have uploaded up to 18 million "mugshots" to a facial recognition database - despite a court ruling it could be unlawful. BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Surveillance powers: New law needed, says terror watchdogClear new laws are needed to cover security services' powers to monitor online activity, the UK's terror watchdog has said.David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the UK needed "comprehensive and comprehensible" intrusive powers rules.Existing legislation was "fragmented" and "obscure", he said in a 300-page report.Ministers want new laws to help police and agencies monitor online threats.But critics have dubbed government proposals a "snoopers' charter", warning the plans will infringe privacy.Home Secretary Theresa May said the report provided a firm basis for consultation on the new legislation which would come in the autumn....more on linkWorrying but not too surprising that yer man has claimed that bulk data retention is okay.Good work, comrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Met police compensates brothers caught up in protestsThe settlement came after they sued the force for malicious prosecution, assault and battery.The police have apologised for the distress caused to Christopher and Andrew Hilliard during one of the demonstration's most infamous incidents when an officer fell off his horse. At the time, David Cameron was quoted as saying police had been "dragged off horses and beaten" and those responsible should face the full force of the law, which was taken to refer to the brothers. But they were cleared of violent disorder and their family are now calling on him to apologise.The report to be broadcast tonight reveals the police have agreed to pay each brother £25,000.ApologyJennifer Hilliard, the mother of the two boys who has campaigned for their innocence from the outset, told Channel 4 News: "I think he does [owe an apology]. I think there was an assumption of guilt."There were a number of officers who clearly saw the boys engaging with the officer on the horse and made assumptions. Cameron did the same thing. He made an assumption that these boys were guilty."The brothers, Christopher, who is now 27, and Andrew, 22, have also spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News.Negative viewChristopher said: "I used to have a very positive view, now it's a very negative view. Through all the things that have happened, I certainly don't trust the police."We were told by our lawyers that the likelihood of us being found not guilty, due to the number of police witnesses, was extraordinarily low. It's only due to the fact that we were able with our mum to put together a lot of data, a lot of video footage for the trial, that we were able to be found not guilty through a lot of hard work."But, yes, I frequently worried that I was going to go to prison, that I was going to be incarcerated for something that was not of our doing at all."In the settlement, the police have also agreed to delete all allegations against them from the national Special Branch intelligence system, to delete all custody photographs from the police national computer at the time of their arrests on 9 December 2010, and to accept they have been completely exonerated.BatonsThe two brothers came under a barrage of police batons when officers on horseback tried to push back the crowds of protesters.One officer was described by the prime minister as having been pulled off his horse, but later it was alleged at trial he had failed to properly secure his saddle and that he had grabbed and pulled on of the one of the brothers.The court was told analysis of TV footage showed that the brothers had shown no aggression or violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Man ordered to tell police if he plans to have sex Quote A man cleared of raping a woman has been ordered to give police 24 hours' notice before he has sex. The man, in his 40s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was acquitted in 2015 at a retrial after claiming the alleged victim had consented. An interim sexual risk order, initially imposed in December, has been extended for four months by magistrates in York. It requires the man disclose any planned sexual activity to the police or face up to five years in prison. The order - which was drawn up by magistrates in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, and extended in York - reads: "You must disclose the details of any female including her name, address and date of birth. "You must do this at least 24 hours prior to any sexual activity taking place." It also contains restrictions on his use of the internet and mobile phone devices and requires him to inform officers of any change of address. A further court hearing in May will decide whether the interim order should be made into a full order, which has a minimum duration of two years and can last indefinitely. Sexual risk orders were introduced in England and Wales in March last year and can be applied to any individual who the police believe poses a risk of sexual harm, even if they have never been convicted of a crime. They are civil orders imposed by magistrates at the request of police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Quote The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand. This moment calls for public discussion, and we want our customers and people around the country to understand what is at stake. Letter to public from Apple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 My old man was telling a story the other day about our local football team who used to be in the same division as the Met Police team in the Ryman League. Apparently the visiting officials from the away team used to get given a card saying 'This person has been a guest of the chief of the Metropolitan Police' to show if they got stopped driving on the way home and were over the alcohol limit, so they could get off. Almost like an actual get out of jail free card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 On 8/20/2013 at 14:46, limpid said: The kinds of notices they are serving expressly stop me from telling anyone I've received one. I won't be able to take legal advice. The legal letters say you cannot confirm it's existence or some such but you can not-deny it's existence or some such as there was one of the anonymous communication sites that took this approach around Snowden time a few yrs back. They did shut down and walk away though. Yay for freedom and McDs! It doesn't really matter though as .gov has the dollars to make your life a misery if they so wish, so you'd be doomed. Does saying mean things about Randy make us terrorists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 On 2/25/2014 at 03:32, peterms said: Interesting piece here about how the secret police engage in systematic, co-ordinated and thoroughly planned covert character assassination of people who have committed no crime and pose no security threat but whose views they don't like. What a much better use of our taxes than catching taxdodgers. It was outlined in the Snowden cache how the NSA+5eyes had a specific online strategy for trolling, character assassination etc., and this was all circa 2010/2011. I'm sure it's much more sophisticated now. Taxdodgers... bwahahahahahaha "Aaaaand the real #1? Clue: It’s not Switzerland." https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/the-worlds-15-biggest-tax-havens/ This should be required reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 23 hours ago, Xann said: Letter to public from Apple apple are wrong imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 36 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: apple are wrong imo. I agree. If a court orders it they should adhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Haven't Google come out and said they would do exactly the same? Apple have said they have supplied info the FBI have asked through the proper channels (court orders etc) but the US Government effectively want a 'back door' into every IOS device out there. Is that right? I think Apple (and other tech companies) have every right to refuse 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Xela said: Haven't Google come out and said they would do exactly the same? Apple have said they have supplied info the FBI have asked through the proper channels (court orders etc) but the US Government effectively want a 'back door' into every IOS device out there. Is that right? I think Apple (and other tech companies) have every right to refuse The FBI want to use this to set a precedent in the future that if they would like to access an iPhone, they will be able to access an iPhone. They don't like the idea there's information they can't have. This is the perfect excuse to strong arm the key they want. Apple also have a stake in making sure they don't cooperate. They've pushed encryption as a big feature for the more security and tech minded audience in recent years. It somewhat undermines that if they say it's encrypted apart from the fact we have the key to unencrypt it the moment someone asks with a big stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2016 The case against Apple has been dropped. Because the FBI managed to crack it anyway with help from 'a third party'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Cynical sleaze behind the scenes rules the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird_franklin Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 On 2/17/2016 at 17:29, villakram said: It doesn't really matter though as .gov has the dollars to make your life a misery if they so wish, so you'd be doomed. sound a bit mafia like doesnt it, now consider where they would get the money for actions against their victims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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