A QUEENSLAND magistrate has ruled that it is acceptable for people to tell police officers to "f*ck off".
Magistrate Peter Smid yesterday threw out the court case against Mundingburra man Bardon Kaitira, 28, who swore at a female officer outside the Consortium night club on December 20, last year at 2.40am, The Townsville Bulletin reports.
Constable Belinda Young gave evidence that Mr Kaitira used the swear word twice towards her after a group of office... (more)
“Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a federal mandate to purchase health insurance, rebuking President Barack Obama’s administration and giving Republicans their first political victory in a national campaign to overturn the controversial health care law passed by Congress in March,” reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The measure, known as Proposition C, was approved by 71 percent of those voting in the August 3 primary, with 29 perce... (more)
KHOU, Houston's local CBS affiliate, ran this very favorable father and son piece on last night's local news broadcast. I was quite surprised but could it mean that we're winning??
HOUSTON--Ron Paul, a mild-mannered grandfather from Lake Jackson, has been in Congress for 22 years--but he doesn't have any kind words for politicians.
"I see politicians as pretty weak people, because they just follow prevailing attitudes," Paul, a Republican, said.
A federal district court judge in Richmond, Virginia, denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss the Commonwealth of Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the insurance mandate of ObamaCare. The August 2 decision clears the way for a trial on the merits of Virginia’s claim.
In a 32-page decision, Judge Henry Hudson in dictum summarized the core of the matter at bar: “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to ... (more)
A gaming cafe in Kaneohe, Hawaii was robbed last week, three youths storming in and demanding money from the customers inside. They got the money, but I don't think they were ready for one guy to fight back.
As you can see in this clip from KHON2 news, things were going pretty well for the bandits early on. They come in, threaten the front desk employee,... (more)
In less than a week, Arizona residents will be allowed to carry a gun in their pocket or purse without needing paperwork to do so.
Senate Bill 1108, which allows people to carry concealed guns with no permit or safety training, takes effect on July 29, the same day controversial immigration legislation is scheduled to begin enforcement. It makes Arizona the third state behind Alaska and Vermont, all supportive of gun rights, to enact a law that raises concerns for law enforcement... (more)
Sweden's political Pirate Party has launched their own internet service provider, Pirate ISP. The new broadband service is promising to provide anonymity, privacy, and protection to its customers by keeping no logs of user's personal data.
The Pirate Party was founded in 2006 with the goal of reforming copyright and patent laws while supporting privacy rights. They recently made headlines with a plan to host The Pirate Bay on their own servers. Pirate ISP is the party's latest att... (more)
Prediction: In the future all internet traffic will be encrypted and the government will absolutely hate it.
It's the same story in Kentucky's race for U.S. Senate again this month. Republican Rand Paul continues to hold a modest lead over Democrat Jack Conway.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Paul picking up 49% of the vote, while Conway earns support from 41%. Four percent (4%) would prefer another candidate, while six percent (6%) more are not sure.
Support for both Paul has been at 49% for three straight surveys while Conwa... (more)
The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished -- and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad.
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Hysterically funny, very entertaining and informative!
A U.S. Congressman has introduced a resolution that would protect citizens who videotape cops in public from getting arrested on state wiretapping charges.
Edolphus Towns, a Democrat from New York, introduced the resolution on Thursday, the same day USA Today wrote a scathing editorial denouncing these types of arrests.
These types of arrests have become an epidemic throughout the country as m... (more)
Fox News' senior judicial analyst made some surprising remarks Saturday that may go against the grain at his conservative network.
In a interview with Ralph Nader on C-SPAN's Book TV to promote his book Lies the Government Told You, Judge Andrew Napolitano said that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should have been indicted for "torturing, for spying, for arresting without warrant."
The judge believes that it is a fallacy to say that the US tr... (more)
