crimes
Weapons
Policeman Tasers And Arrests Girl, 10, For Throwing A Fit
1:00PM Sean Fallon | Are idiot cops with tasers in some sort of competition with one another? I think the new record for stupidity belongs to Dustin Bradshaw, the Arkansas police officer who zapped and arrested a 10-year-old girl for throwing a fit. More »
Weapons
Tasers Safer Than Batons, Not Safer Than Not Beating ‘Em Up
10:20AM Adam Frucci | A new study by the University of Pennsylvania has found that it’s safer for cops to use tasers to subdue perps than their fists and batons. But safest of all? Using words and patience. More »
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$US3m Worth Of iPhones Stolen In Belgium Heist
2:00AM Mark Wilson | A company named CEVA Logistics was housing somewhere between 3000 and 4000 iPhones in a warehouse when intruders climbed up a fire ladder and sliced a hole through the roof. More »
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Programmers Arrested For Roles In Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme
10:28AM Rosa Golijan | Jerome O’Hara and George Perez were more than happy to generate false records concealing Bernard Madoff’s ridiculous Ponzi scheme until the shit hit the fan. They got hush money at that point, but I doubt that’ll comfort them in prison. More »
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Video Of Mario And Luigi Assaulting NY Cabbie
9:22AM Jesus Diaz | You know recession has reached a new low level when two Italian plumbers from Brooklyn go to Staten Island to beat a cabbie and steal his cash. Which is more or less what happened at a petrol station last Halloween. More »
Robots
Police Robot Negotiator Ends Stand-Off With Armed Man
5:41AM Jesus Diaz | Sensorial telepresence is a fancy name for sending robots with sensors to remote places, generally to perform dangerous tasks. Last Saturday, one was used to negotiate with an armed 61-year-old man holding a hostage, barricaded into a home. More »
Online
Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
3:52PM Jesus Diaz | This is Rodney Bradford. A few days ago, Facebook saved his 19-year-old life. Facebook and his status plea demanding the immediate consumption of the very basic food groups every human being needs to properly function in the morning: Pancakes. More »
Software
Oh Shit: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
9:00AM Adam Frucci | Getting a virus that uses your computer to send out spam without your knowledge is bad. Getting a virus that hides kiddie porn on your computer is much, much worse. More »
Software
Another iPhone Developer Gets Busted Stealing Phone Numbers
3:14AM Adam Frucci | iPhone game developer Storm8, creator of games such as World War, iMobsters and Vampires Live, has just been hit with a suit for secretly gathering the phone numbers of everyone who purchases its games. More »
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