Nusrat Jahan Rafi video: Woman in Bangladesh burned to death after refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against principal

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Nusrat Jahan Rafi told her family she was lured to the roof of her rural school in the town of Feni on April 6 and asked to withdraw the charges by five people clad in burqas.

When she refused, she said her hands were tied and she was doused in kerosene and set alight. Rafi told the story to her brother in an ambulance on the way to the hospital and he recorded her testimony on his mobile phone.

“The teacher touched me, I will fight this crime till my last breath,” Rafi said in the video, according to BBC News. She also identified some of her attackers as students at the school.

Rafi died four days later in a Dhaka hospital with burns covering 80 percent of her body.

… A video taken on March 27 while Rafi reported the assault shows the local police chief registering her complaint but telling her that the incident was “not a big deal.”

The chief was later removed from the police station for negligence in dealing with the case.

…At least 17 people, including students, have been arrested in connection with the case, said Banaj Kumar Majumder, the head of the Police Bureau of Investigation.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi video: Woman in Bangladesh burned to death after refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against principal – CBS News

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FTC Facebook privacy investigation may target Mark Zuckerberg

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Two sources speaking with The Post said the FTC was considering whether to “seek new, heightened oversight” of Zuckerberg’s leadership. The Post previously reported that the FTC might be seeking a multibillion-dollar fine for the social network as well.

…The investigation is looking into whether Facebook violated the terms of a 2011 settlement with the FTC, specifically something called the “consent decree,” which essentially made Facebook responsible for being transparent with users about how their data was being used on the platform — with future violations punishable by huge fines.

…The report comes in the wake of recent revelations discovered by Business Insider that Facebook collected the email contact lists of 1.5 million new users without their knowledge or permission.

…Facebook could be violating a variety of regulations, including the FTC consent decree; the European Union privacy law known as GDPR; and perhaps even the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a US criminal statute involving computer fraud and abuse.

FTC Facebook privacy investigation may target Mark Zuckerberg: report – Business Insider

“A now-discontinued email-verification system that Facebook used with new users caused the tech giant to inadvertently collect email contact information from 1.5 million new users.”

Inadvertent, my ass.  Programs are written by humans, not by accident.

Facebook Drops A Bomb On Mueller Day, Tucks It Away In An Update To An Old Blog Post

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Facebook admitted Thursday night in an updated post from March that the company collected millions of additional users’ Instagram passwords.

…The update was connected to a March 21 blog post that disclosed how hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ passwords had been stored unencrypted on the firm’s servers.

…“Since this post was published, we discovered additional logs of Instagram passwords being stored in a readable format,”

…Zuckerberg and other executives used privacy data as leverage over competitors, media reports show. In one case, Facebook allegedly gave Amazon premium access to data for its new smartphone, but phased out access for a messaging application that threatened a similar app Facebook managed.

Facebook Drops A Bomb On Mueller Day, Tucks It Away In An Update To An Old Blog Post | The Daily Caller

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Broward County: Christopher Krickovich filmed punching, pepper-spraying teenager

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That teen’s phone bounced onto the pavement. A 15-year-old went to pick it up and, in a widely circulated video shot by a bystander, he did so in front of a deputy wielding pepper spray. The deputy triggered the spray at the teen’s face, and he only made it a few steps before the deputy threw him to the ground.

Another deputy, Christopher Krickovich, straddled him, smashed his forehead into the asphalt several times and punched him in the head. The teen extended his arms.

…Later, the officer said he responded to the call as an active-shooter scenario, even though no shots were fired. [A lack of ability to exercise judgement  like this should be grounds for firing. Incompetence should never ever be rewarded, let alone accepted as justification for egregious violence and abuses of pwer.]

…“Oftentimes, training doesn’t get to the philosophical root to explain to officers why you need to do X, Y or Z,” Klinger said. “Rather, it’s just, ‘Do X, Y or Z.’ It’s very easy for officers to misapply.”

Klinger added: “If there is a problem with the particular use of force, and [deputies] were doing what they were trained to do and told to do, you can’t criticize them.” [What? Watch me… If an officer cannot use reason and critical thought well enough to be responsible for their own choices and actions they not only have no business wearing a badge they are a danger to the community they are charged with protecting.]

Broward County: Christopher Krickovich filmed punching, pepper-spraying teenager – The Washington Post

This random and uncalled for level of unrepentant violence and bullying is what parents invite into their communities when they give approval to law enforcement officers in school. The child was lucky not to be shot dead.

Throwback Tuesday: Computer scientists say they have strong evidence election was rigged against Clinton in three key states

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In Wisconsin, Ms Clinton received 7 per cent fewer votes in counties that depended on electronic-voting machines compared to countries that used optical scanners and paper ballots, and consequently Ms Clinton may have lost up to 30,000 votes. She lost Wisconsin by 27,000 votes.

Computer scientists say they have strong evidence election was rigged against Clinton in three key states | The Independent

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‘Could You Draw A Dot Within 50 Miles Of Your House?’: Why The U.S. May Have A Geography Literacy Problem | Here & Now

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Spann thought there was something technically wrong with the maps he was posting. But after getting the help of a group of social scientists, he found that most people just can’t find their house on a map.

This is a dangerous problem, he says. A significant number of Americans live in tornado-prone areas, and others may be dealing with different environmental threats, like flooding, earthquakes or tsunamis.

…A large part of the problem is smartphones, which have GPS systems that give turn-by-turn directions. People don’t [use and read]  maps anymore, he says.

‘Could You Draw A Dot Within 50 Miles Of Your House?’: Why The U.S. May Have A Geography Literacy Problem | Here & Now

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Tampons Confiscated, Guns Allowed as Texas Senate Debates Abortion

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Tampons Confiscated, Guns Allowed as Texas Senate Debates Abortion – The Atlantic

Seems like some members of the Texas State Troopers need to lose their freaking jobs.

If the decision was based on the need to protect legislators the fact that guns were allowed through strongly suggests a willful dereliction of duty.

Any other rational for the decision to confiscate birth control and feminine sanitary products but not actual weapons indicates crass prejudice.

At best, it was insensitive and wholly unprofessional but whether it was gross incompetence or malicious abuse of power, the troopers involved should be relived of their badges.

2,000 Leaked Photos Show the Cruelty of an Alabama Prison. Should They Be Published?

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2,000 Leaked Photos Show the Cruelty of an Alabama Prison. Should They Be Published? – Mother Jones

Honestly not sure what the question is.

Does the New York Times (or any new organization) really refrain from publishing images that the subjects of the photos might not like? Truly I have never heard that they do so.

Is the fact that some people won’t get it a reason to not say something? (Um, no…)

Should journalists not cover stories that they think the public won’t 100% be on board with? (Um, no…)

It seems to the peanut gallery that he only real reason not to publish these photos is is an ediotial decision not to support victims of injustice.

Hawaiian Lawmakers Fight Back Against ‘Aloha Poke’

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Hawaiian Lawmakers Fight Back Against ‘Aloha Poke’ – CBS Chicago

Unmentioned in this article certainly of note, if you cannot spell a word correctly you sure as heck shouldn’t be able trademark it!

…Also, don’t buy food from people who spell the dish wrong. They clearly don’t know what the dish is that they are supposed to be making. (There’s no “-”  in poke!!!!)

Last but not least, take words trademark and the aloha. If it doesn’t sounds wrong to you to strong those words together then you have no idea what either of those words mean.

Involuntary Commitment For Addiction Treatment Raises Troubling Questions

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Involuntary Commitment For Addiction Treatment Raises Troubling Questions : Shots – Health News : NPR

1.) The criminal justice system does not care about your loved one.

2.) If you put your loved one into the criminal justice system you are sentencing them to being treated like a criminal. Or worse.

3.) Parent your own fucking kids people.

Williamsburg: How a measles outbreak is dividing families in this Orthodox Jewish community – CNN

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Williamsburg: How a measles outbreak is dividing families in this Orthodox Jewish community – CNN

Don’t want to vaccinate? Then you need to accept your own children might die and your friends, family, and community might shun you for your stupid and dangerous decisions.

No matter what your background or belief system is, if you are stupid or gullible enough to think you are doing the right thing by not vaccinating your children against deadly diseases they might die from something you could have easily made them immune to.

It’s as simple as that.

It’s not a freedom of choice issue, it’s a don’t be fucking stupid and endanger lives issue.

 

N.H. officer to remain on ‘Laurie list’

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A Grafton County Superior Court judge has denied a New Hampshire police officer’s request to be removed from the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List.

…The Laurie List is intended to let prosecutors know which officers have truthfulness or credibility issues. That way, they can make defendants, who are entitled to all evidence that is exculpatory, aware of such issues.

The New Hampshire ACLU filed a motion to become a party to the case. The group argued that Hornick had no legal authority to remove the officer and that it needs to protect criminal defendants’ rights because no one else does.

“Every person has a right to due process when interacting with the criminal justice system, and that includes evidence that police officer witnesses may have been dishonest in the past,” said Henry Klementowicz, staff attorney at the N.H. ACLU. “This lawsuit further highlights why the list should be made a public document.”

Valley News – N.H. officer to remain on ‘Laurie list’

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Motel 6 will pay $12 million to Washington State after several locations gave their guest lists to ICE

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Between 2015 and 2017, seven Motel 6 locations in the state shared approximately 80,000 guests’ personal information with ICE without requiring a warrant.

…The guest lists contained private information of all guests at the hotel, violating their expectation of privacy.

The hotel chain’s disclosures “resulted in ICE’s targeted investigation of many guests with Latino-sounding names,” the statement said. 

Motel 6 will pay $12 million after several locations gave their guest lists to ICE – CNN

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