LA Sheriff Deputies claim a man fleeing a traffic stop reached for a gun; so they killed him. They won't say if he had a gun, which they surely know by now. This is the usual story we hear when it’s a cop killing anyone. When it’s a non-cop, the cops are never so kind as to “what for all the facts.” They brand anyone not a cop, a killer; when in the same situation.
Kodak filed for Bankruptcy today. It's not the end of film, just a company that failed as a company. Laying the blame off on other companies, Kodak showed why it is a failure.
… I can sell you anything. Think about it. Cartoon from Gaping Void Empty Promises, don’t create prosperity Isn’t it time that we actually think about, and examine, what politicians are saying? Aren’t you tired of empty promises? Can you feed your family with empty promises? Did it get you, or your neighbor, a job?… [Read more…]
Ex-deputy charged in federal probe of L.A. County jails – latimes.com “Federal prosecutors on Friday filed their first charges in an ongoing investigation into the Los Angeles County jails, saying that an ex-deputy accused of smuggling a cellphone into a lockup in exchange for a bribe is now cooperating with investigators. The former deputy, Gilbert… [Read more…]
James Earl Bledsoe; booking pic Videotaping backfires; rapist sent to prison: OC Register “SANTA ANA – A registered sex offender testified he videotaped sexual encounters he had with more than 30 women in his Huntington Beach apartment to protect himself from false rape allegations. It did not work.” Wow! Did he really believe this would… [Read more…]
Disabled Iranian Ship rescued by USCG US Coast Guard Rescues Iranian Mariners | Middle East | English “For the second time in a week, the U.S. military says its forces in the Persian Gulf region have come to the rescue of Iranian sailors aboard a distressed vessel.” This is why America is great. We care… [Read more…]
I am trying out LiveFyre as my comment system. I was going to use Disqus. However after some research, LiveFyre seemed to be more in line with what I really needed. I was originally looking just to off-load the comment overhead to an outside server. Comments are normally stored in the database of the CMS… [Read more…]
Where was the media? They were nowhere to be found. They must have been busy nursing hangovers, or discussing on Twitter how Heroin affects you or joking about how LA does fireworks. (Yes, one local media person was tweeting things like this) While the city was on fire, and everyone else was looking for an… [Read more…]
After a year offline, I am bringing back my blog. I look forward to bringing you gadgets, news, and opinion. See you ’round the soapbox.
January 22, 2012
by Mark
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