Internet Access and the New Divide
Internet
digital
justice
access
poverty
fave
december 2011 by patrix
While we still talk about “the” Internet, we increasingly have two separate access marketplaces: high-speed wired and second-class wireless. High-speed access is a superhighway for those who can afford it, while racial minorities and poorer and rural Americans must make do with a bike path.
december 2011 by patrix
Court Acquits Molesters Because Their Victim Was Asleep [Justice]
october 2011 by patrix
A Swedish court just acquitted two men who pulled down an 18-year-old woman's shirt while she was passed out from too much drink and, without her knowledge, photographed her bare breasts. Apparently this photo, which shows the men celebrating their conquest, was pretty much irrelevant, because photographing naked people without their knowledge or consent is still totally legal in Sweden, The Local reports. More »
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Crime
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Molestation
Sex_crimes
Sweden
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october 2011 by patrix
488 – For great justice!
october 2011 by patrix
More justice.
Comics
Computers
Court
Internet
justice
law
statue
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october 2011 by patrix
The Someone You're Not
crime
justice
UnitedStates
fave
march 2011 by patrix
Our packed prisons are starting to disgorge hundreds of mostly African-America men who, over the last few decades, we wrongly convicted of violent crimes. This is what it's like to spend nearly thirty years in prison for something you didn't do. This is what it's like to spend nearly thirty years as someone you aren't. And for Ray Towler, this is what it's like to be free.
march 2011 by patrix
John Roberts: the difference four years makes
january 2010 by patrix
By the prevailing wisdom of the day, I'm behaving rationally for a non-expert prudent investor. By Roberts' standard, I am "too stupid to keep track" of what every one of these companies is doing and shifting my positions day by day in response.
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supremecourt
justice
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january 2010 by patrix
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