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• On the post: Judge Dismisses Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2019 @ 05:54pm

  Re: Re: Is it Defamation?

  The problem with UK defamation/libel/slander law is right here: "(1)It is a defence to an action for defamation for the defendant to show that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true." You have to prove yourself innocent. It's completely the reverse of the US where they have to prove you guilty. Or at least, that's the way it's supposed to be in the US... damn civil forfeitures have reversed that.

• On the post: Giant Copyright Troll, Malibu Media, Sued By Investors

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2019 @ 05:46pm

  Re: "Investors"

  Does he personally control the entire firm? Maybe he's constantly getting outvoted on every investing decision to come along, but he won't step aside in hopes of being the conscious so many execs lack these days.

• On the post: Whitney Cummings Posts (Partially) Nude Photo Of Herself In Response To Blackmail Threat; Is That Revenge Porn?

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2019 @ 03:20pm

  Re: Objection!

  Most do. Even Julie Andrews eventually appeared topless in a movie. It's rare when starlets hold firm to a no-nudity stance.

• On the post: Judge Dismisses Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2019 @ 03:14pm

  Re: Re: Is it Defamation?

  Yeah, he spent a lot of time fighting against court orders to clean up his (illegal) tent city. Even when TOLD what the law is, he didn't give a damn.

• On the post: Class Action Lawsuit Hopes To Hold GitHub Responsible For Hosting Data From Capital One Breach

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2019 @ 07:09am

  Re:

  Looks like TechDirt redacted sensitive info... see how easy it is? If TechDirt can do it, surely GitHub can. ;)

• On the post: St. Louis County Pays Woman $750,000 After Cops Perform A No-Knock Raid, Kill Her Dog… All Over Unpaid Utility Bills

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2019 @ 09:13am

  Re:

  Isn't killing pets one of the first signs of a serial killer? Hmm - that actually makes sense here.

• On the post: UK Lobbyist's Long-Running Astroturf Efforts Shows Facebook Will Never Be Able To Stop Fake News, Ban All Conservatives

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2019 @ 05:36pm

  Can't ban all conservatives

  Too bad, that would probably be the easiest way to stop the fake news.
  ;)

• On the post: Verizon's New 'Unlimited' Data Plans Still Have Very Real, Problematic Limits

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2019 @ 09:39am

  Unlimited

  Only thing needed to say...
  https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/010/692/19789999.jpg

  Sadly, embedded images in markdown don't work here.

• On the post: Europe's Latest Border Security Efforts Combines Junk Science With Lie Detectors

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2019 @ 10:13am

  Re: Re: Re: Border Resistance Tour

  Maybe because the reporters show up with cameras while the reverse show up with bats and guns. See the difference?

• On the post: San Mateo Dumps Red Light Camera Program After A Decade Of Continuous Failure

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:04pm

  Re:

  The problem is that you aren't trading one to one, or even two to one. TBones are rare, and not normally the result of someone trying to beat an "orange" light. They're nearly always caused by someone turning left in front of oncoming traffic (both having the green), or by someone flat missing a red light altogether and driving into the intersection in the middle of the green the other direction. Neither are prevented by red-light cameras. And just because YOU suffered no injuries or damage in your rear-end collisions doesn't mean no one does. Rear-end collisions are one of the primary causes of injuries in car accidents; mainly whip-lash in the people hit, and facial injuries to the people do the hitting, both of which can be very serious injuries.

• On the post: Appeals Court Says No Rights Were Violated When A Cop Shot At A 'Non-Threatening' Dog But Hit A Kid Instead

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2019 @ 04:33pm

  Re:

  They're not "required" to, they just do. I think as much as they do it when unnecessary, they're just sick bastards who get off on it. They graduate from shooting pets to shooting people.

• On the post: Early 5G Plans Show Cell Carriers Haven't Learned Much About Misleading 'Unlimited' Plans

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2019 @ 07:41am

  Re:

  Hey, now! There are plenty of female and minority evil executives these days. "The Man" hasn't been exclusively white and male for quite some time now. Progress and all.

• On the post: Filipina Girl From New Zealand Takes Her Slime Show International After Fending Off Nickelodeon Lawsuit

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2019 @ 05:35am

  Interesting

  What surprises me more, and not at all, is that Cartoon Network hasn't opposed her trademark. After all, the Slime Princess is a prime character in Adventure Time, and has been for years. But I guess that CN realizes that attacking kids never helps your image. It takes a certain kind of lawyer to take a kid to court over a trademark.

• On the post: CBP, DHS Using Quasi-Scientific Guesswork To Turn Adult Immigrants Into Minors

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2019 @ 01:54pm

  Re: Trafficing?? from OUTSIDE the USA, White hemosphere??

  If you read the transcript, they DID call the family, and checking her home country, and verified her school exams back home with her age on them... and still thought everyone was lying about her age. They spent a lot of time and money on keeping an adult locked up in a juvenile detention facility simply because she was short and looked "young".

• On the post: FBI, ICE Are Running Facial Recognition Searches Against State Drivers' Databases

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2019 @ 10:46am

  Re: So I only have one question...

  It was to prevent certain groups from voting, despite being legally eligible to vote otherwise.

• On the post: Claims Of 5G Health Risks Are Frequently Based On A Single, 20 Year Old Flawed Graph

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2019 @ 10:41am

  Re: Re: Re: somewhere in the middle

  Considering they have to pay you for the pleasure, I'll take mine tomorrow. I could use the extra money.

• On the post: ESA Steps In With Amicus Brief In Support Of Activision Versus Humvee

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2019 @ 08:56am

  Re: Re:

  It only makes sense when the "h" is silent, like in herb. When the "h" is not silent, like in historic, it make no sense at all.

• On the post: ESA Steps In With Amicus Brief In Support Of Activision Versus Humvee

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2019 @ 05:57am

  Re:

  I for one am looking forward to seeing the new Fard Locus or Tassle Radster in GTA6. ;)

• On the post: Pennsylvania Legislators Quickly And Quietly Passed A Law That Strips Power From Its Reform-Minded DA

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2019 @ 05:27pm

  Re: Re: Lie Detector

  So, we need to vote for ventriloquists for political offices? It's worth a shot.

• On the post: The FTC And Facebook: Why The $5 Billion Fine Is Both Too Little And Too Much

  

  JoeCool ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2019 @ 10:58am

  Angry legislators

  That's because they aren't paying them enough. If they cough up the dough like telecoms, the legislators would be all smiles and apologies.

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