the content industry is PAYING the government to do - block anything that they think is copyright violation. The industry steals a fair amount themselves, but they think it is all right for them to do it.
The industry has so many attorneys undercover at the DOJ it should be no surprise that citizen's rights are ignored in favor of copyright industry money. I wonder if the DOJ knows how many of their attorneys secretly collect money from the copyright people?
Or how many members of Congress are owned by the content industry?
are all about making the most money possible, NOT about curing disease or improving people's lives. If they could make $ 10 million saving 100,000 lives OR 8 million saving 1,000,000 lives, they would definitely choose to make $ 10 million since that is what their their stockholders demand. Profit rules.
are far more interested in PROFITS than in curing disease. They would much much rather make 10 million saving 5,000 lives than make 5 million saving 50,000 lives. Profit is the only thing they care about
that cops don't want people to know about the beatings that ordinary people get when they annoy an officer. Cops always say "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about", BUT when it's the other way around it is a very different story. Too many cops think they are above the law and beating the crap out of innocent people is just a perk of the job.
Heck, Boton lost a big lawsuit about recording, BUT they still harras and arrest people for taking videos of the cops.
IS made up of torture happy thugs, no question. And it's nothing new either. They totally ignore the U.S. Constitution, all laws, and consider themselves completely immune from any prosecution for anything. Anyone who crosses them or points out that they have broken the law is considered a terrorist who should be shot. They believe the end totally justifies the means and they believe they can do whatever they want if they think it will solve some problem.
is just plain corrupt. "Patent reform" won't work because too many companies own too many members of Congress. There's no way congress will offend the people that give them money to buy votes.
is controlled by the content companies; they are just doing what they are told to do by the studios. Legality has never been an obstacle to the DOJ; who can possibly rein them in? Congress doesn't dare. And just look at the number of attorneys formerly working for the content industry who were "hired" by the DOJ in the last few years. How many of them are still being paid under the counter by their former employers? Or do they try to get around the law by having members of their families "employed" by the content industry? when agencies get as big as the DOJ, it is inevitable that they will become corrupt to some degree, just as Congress, the White House, and the SCOTUS are corrupt.
is controlled by the content companies; they are just doing what they are told to do by the studios. Legality has never been an obstacle to the DOJ; who can possibly rein them in? Congress doesn't dare. And just look at the number of attorneys formerly working for the content industry who were "hired" by the DOJ in the last few years. How many of them are still being paid under the counter by their former employers? Or do they try to get around the law by having members of their families "employed" by the content industry? when agencies get as big as the DOJ, it is inevitable that they will become corrupt to some degree, just as Congress, the White House, and the SCOTUS are corrupt.
that Arizona passed a law allowing cops to stop anyone they don't think is a citizen and demand papers.. not driver's licenses..but citizenship papers. This was just to find illegal immigrants. Just think..you are 3rd or 4th generation Hispanic American citizen from New Mexico...you drive to Arizona..cops stop you...your New Mexico DL is NOT a valid ID, so you get "detained" until you can prove you are a legal citizen. How the heck do you do that? The only way I could think would be to carry a U.S. passport.
elected "Der Fuhrer"? Do the cops in that town now use the Nazi salute and wear hobnailed boots? Swastika armbands? Instead of Ar-15s they should be carrying MP-40 Schmeissers. I'd hate to be Jewish in that town.
Himmler and Beria would be proud of the chief.
This program should do wonders for tourism in Arkansas. Not
It would be interesting to see a high profile civil rights attorney take a walk down the street and get arrested and then sue the crap out of the town.
to block the bill; they don't want the spooks after them. Besides, blocking the bill would label them soft on terrorism, which no one wants. It doesn't really matter whether the bill is passed or not anyway; the spooks will continue to do as they please - they know that the worst that can happen if they are caught is they get a slap on the wrist.
that they are above the law. They talk big about "if you haven't done anything you have nothing to worry about". but when the tables are turned they don't agree.
Even the cops in Boston still go after people who dare to film them, despite the huge lawsuit loss.
I would not dare to point a videocamera or phone at a cop - I want to stay out of jail and don't want to be thrown down, beaten, and tased.
the Judge has connections to Katz? A relative? Gets free tickets to the Miami Heat? Has a hidden incentive to rule in Katz' favor no matter how dumb the ruling?
don't want to be accountable; they want to be able to do whatever they want. Beating innocent citizens is considered a perk to Chicago cops. In the big cities, the cops encounter so many violent criminals that they soon presume everyone is a potential violent criminal, as if a little old lady with a cane and shopping bag is going to whip out a Uzi and start blasting away.
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Just what...
The industry has so many attorneys undercover at the DOJ it should be no surprise that citizen's rights are ignored in favor of copyright industry money. I wonder if the DOJ knows how many of their attorneys secretly collect money from the copyright people?
Or how many members of Congress are owned by the content industry?
Bribery can get you a LOT.
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Pharma companies...
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Drug companies..
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The studios
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Glad.
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Just goes to show..
Heck, Boton lost a big lawsuit about recording, BUT they still harras and arrest people for taking videos of the cops.
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What about
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The CIA...
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Congress...
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The DOJ..
On the post: Megaupload Tells Court That DOJ Deliberately Misled Court In Getting Warrant
The DOJ..
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Don't forget...
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Re: What an idiot
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Was the Police chief..
Himmler and Beria would be proud of the chief.
This program should do wonders for tourism in Arkansas. Not
It would be interesting to see a high profile civil rights attorney take a walk down the street and get arrested and then sue the crap out of the town.
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Congress doesn't dare..
On the post: Massachusetts Man Charged Criminally For Videotaping Cop... Despite Earlier Lawsuit Rejecting Such Claims
Cops firmly believe..
Even the cops in Boston still go after people who dare to film them, despite the huge lawsuit loss.
I would not dare to point a videocamera or phone at a cop - I want to stay out of jail and don't want to be thrown down, beaten, and tased.
Trusting a cop is like trusting a politician.
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Could it be...
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Re: Re: Big city cops
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The Judges will decide..
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Illinois cops