Sunday provides the a fresh start for the week. California is going to need the time to reflect on the $8 Million that was just awarded to a California man who hit wild pigs on a California Highway. The jury decided that his B.A.C. being over .10 had nothing to do with the accident.
Rolling Death Mobile
Welcome to the People’s Republic of China.The worlds most populated country and home to the new Death Mobile. Due to the expected rise of executions (estimated 10,000 for this year), the Chinese found a Nazi Tool that may have use for themselves.
Jinguan Auto created the high tech execution mobile. The $86,000 van can reach speeds of 80 M.P.H. and looks like a police vehicle on patrol on the outside. On the inside, it looks like a high tech operating theatre.
Every execution is monitored by video to make sure that procedure is followed to perfection. So it would be possible to describe an execution to the slightest detail.
The vans actually started trial runs over the last 3 years and all media on the vans were suppressed during the Olympics to prevent complaints about human rights. Now they are being deployed across all of China. “These vans will deters others from committing crimes and has more impact,” said one official.
The Nazi’s used to have the “Gas Wagon,” that they use to slaughter criminals, the mentally ill, and the Jews. They adapted vans to be mobile gas chambers from the 1940′s through the end of the second World War.
I am the LAW, now pass me a drink.
Corporal Fernando Martinez, 33 year Veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department was arrested for drunk driving in his Patrol car on Friday night. Police officials say that he crashed his cruiser into the concrete barrier on Route 270 around 11 p.m.
When other officers arrived on the scene, they smelled alcohol on the officer’s Martinez’s breath and he failed a field sobriety test. Luckily no one was hurt in the accident, but Martinez has been suspended while they are investigating the incident.
AT&T Sings a Sad Song to the RIAA
For the last few years the RIAA has been throwing their weight around at ISP’s and typically the ISP would buckle to their demands. Typically the RIAA would want the suspected thieves internet access temporarily blocked and notice sent that they have been caught.
Well the balance of power has changed and one major provider in internet services told the RIAA to stuff it. Jim Cicconi, a senior executive Vice President at AT&T, says that a lot of purported relationship with the music industry is just untrue.
Cicconi said, “AT&T is not going to suspend or terminate anyone’s policy without a court order.” He wants to make sure that his customers are aware that they won’t buckle, unless a judge orders them too.
On Tuesday, the Leadership Music Digital Summit was taking place, when Cicconi confirmed that they would send notices to individuals that are accused of pirating music by the RIAA.
The RIAA has been trying to implement a graduated response program for repeat offenders, but there has been some confusion on what it involves. It remains up to the ISP’s to decide on the plan of action and implementation. Of course the RIAA’s ideal program would have the service suspended for a limited time for “Chronic” offenders.
“We’re pleased to be in constructive discussions with several ISPs,” said an RIAA spokesman. “We’re making important progress, and doing so in a manner consistent with everyone’s respective priorities. We’re grateful that some of the industry’s leading executives came to Nashville and talked through these important issues.”
AT&T confirmed that on Weds, they are attaching a “cover letter,” along with the RIAA’s cease and desist notice. The cover letter does contain a clause that does state the company can terminate the service, but that just a legality.
“It’s a standard part of everybody’s terms of service,” Cicconi said. “If somebody is engaging in illegal activity, it basically gives us the right to do it…We’re not a finder of fact and under no circumstances would we ever suspend or terminate service based on an allegation from a third party. We’re just simply reminding people that they can’t engage in illegal activity. What we do is send notices and keep track of violations and IP addresses,” Cicconi said. “It’s our view that any stronger action has got to rest with the copyright owner…That’s what the courts are there for.”
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