So of course, if you have kids, the only logical thing to do is to pay someone else $15/month to stalk them online for you.
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64% of teens say that most teens do things online that they wouldn’t want their parents to know about.
Posted in economics, education, ethics, hypocrisy, internet, media, privacy, technology, tagged paranoia, parenting on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Castle Doctrine + Felony Murder = A Good Reason To Work Alone
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, education, property on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because when you’re working with two other guys on a robbery, and your would-be victim shoots your friends, you’re gonna get charged with their murder:
Although Frank Castro, who turns 18 on Tuesday, did not shoot the teens, he still can be charged with their murders, officials say.
“If you are a member of the conspiracy, [...]
An Update On The Amarillo Shooting
Posted in castle doctrine, dissent, education, privilege, property, torts on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The intruders were allegedly trying to steal marijuana that the homeowner was growing:
Lt. Gary Trupe, coordinator for the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit, said Monday that the home was targeted because of marijuana plants that were being grown there.
Arcay and the roommate are now wanted by police for possession of 25 to 35 marijuana plants. The [...]
Castle Doctrine Map Update for January 2009
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, education, politics, privilege, property, torts, tagged castle doctrine, map, update on January 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I realize the insanity of trusting Wikipedia for any kind of exhaustive legal analysis. But they’ve got a great list, and the list (for the most part) links to the relevant statutes. If I was really going to be serious about this I’d take the time to look up state murder law for all 50 [...]
Posner Gets Basic US History Wrong
Posted in constitution, dissent, economics, education, ethics, hypocrisy, politics, tagged lincoln, posner, stare decisis on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
although since he doesn’t give a damn about stare decisis, I guess I’m not surprised that he can’t be bothered to actually check the factual truth behind the decisions his clerks write for him.
Alternate Title: 65% of Internet Users Have Never Searched For Their Own Name
Posted in education, internet, media, privacy, public domain, technology, tagged pew research on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously. There is essentially no other way to interpret this data from Pew Research, which emphasizes the number of people who haven’t yet realized that their photos are somewhere on the web. Much more revealing than the photo statistic is the one about “Home Address.” If you have ever had a phone line or a [...]
Just A Flesh Wound
Posted in dissent, education, media, oregon, politics, tagged Hillary can't win, Obama, oregon on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Politico comes right out and says it: Hillary has no real chance of winning the nomination.
But let’s assume a best-case scenario for Clinton, one where she wins every remaining contest with 60 percent of the vote (an unlikely outcome since she has hit that level in only three states so far — her [...]
