WHO@ Newsletter - October 19, 2009

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .I wonder how many more he got on the way to jail?
Police stop driver for 15 violations in 11 minutes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091019/ap_on_re_eu/eu_switzerland_reckless_driving;_ylt=AmuDSNx8Q2SIR9Eg7Sple5PtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMwbnJndTM5BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDE5L2V1X3N3aXR6ZXJsYW5kX3JlY2tsZXNzX2RyaXZpbmcEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA3BvbGljZXN0b3Bkcg

GOSSAU, Switzerland – Authorities say an Italian man took reckless driving to new heights in 11 frantic minutes of traffic violations in eastern Switzerland.

They say they first spotted the 47-year-old driver as he sped his jeep past an unmarked police car at 160 kph (100 mph) in a rainstorm Sunday.

Driving dangerously close to other cars on the autobahn, he then allegedly ignored police attempts to pull him over ­ first with a stop sign, and then with flashing lights and sirens.

Police say the man drove through a construction zone at 140 kmh (87 mph), nearly twice the speed limit, before being stopped.

They seized the man's driver's license, and a judge ordered him tested for medications and illegal drugs.

Police said Monday the man racked up 15 traffic violations in 11 minutes.

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Dreamworks Bans Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz from Twitter - 10/19/09
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/10/19/report-dreamworks-bans-mike-myers-cameron-diaz-from-twitter
Something about celebrities combined with Twitter is just a magnet for headlines and mass media attention. Perhaps it is because our society has an unhealthy obsession with celebrities, and Twitter (and really just social media in general) is turning the web as we know it into a never-ending "stream" of information.

Alex Wildman - a teenaged boy who just had enough - 10/19/09
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/alex-wildman-a-teenaged-boy-who-just-had-enough/story-e6freuy9-1225788535770
"NO child deserves to live in fear."
That is the message Alex Wildman's sisters chose to place on top of a collage of photos of their late brother.
It sits at the front of the Coroner's Court in Ballina - a reminder of the relentless bullying that drove the 14-year-old to take his own life.

Cyberbullying-increasing form of harassment-what parents should know - 10/18/09
http://www.examiner.com/x-25812-NY-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Cyberbullyingwhat-parents-can-do
Most of us may have experienced or witnessed some type of bullying in our lifetime. Bullying is no longer just the shakedown of kids of their lunch money during school hours. The act of kids bullying one another is not a new safety concern for parents, but cyberbulling is.

Adopt an anti-harassment policy and plan­before workplace malice gets out of hand - 10/18/09
http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/20154/1/Adopt-an-anti-harassment-policy-and-planbefore-workplace-malice-gets-out-of-hand/Page1.html#
Do you know exactly how you should respond to a sexual or racial harassment complaint? If you don’t, now is a good time to come up with a strategy­before you have to implement it.

Fake checks from Internet bounce woman into court - 10/18/09
http://www.romesentinel.com/news?newsid=20091017-141115
After twice receiving fake checks from someone she had met on the Internet, 37-year-old Terri Schwartz was told to bring any more checks straight to the police.
She didn’t. Schwartz, of 418 Ann St., pleaded guilty before City Court Judge Daniel C. Wilson Wednesday to attempted petty larceny, reduced from attempted grand larceny. Her case was adjourned for sentencing to Nov. 25.

Horse guard's depraved - 10/18/09
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/554425/Horse-guards-depraved-Captain-Tari-Mundawarara-arranged-orgy-in-barracks.html
A QUEEN'S Cavalry officer is today exposed as an internet pervert who hosts orgies in his royal barracks flat
By day Captain Tari Mundawarara proudly leads the Changing of the Guard as hundreds of tourists watch on Horse Guards parade.

Private medical records for sale: Harley Street clinic patients' files outsourced for computer input - and end up on black market - 10/18/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1221186/Private-medical-records-sale-Harley-Street-clinic-patients-files-outsourced-input--end-black-market.html
The confidential medical records of patients treated at one of Britain’s top private hospitals have been illegally sold to undercover investigators.
Hundreds of files containing intimate details of patients’ conditions, home addresses and dates of birth are being offered for as little as £4 each.

Clash of schools, blogs raises free-speech issues - 10/17/09
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091017/LOCAL/910170359/Clash+of+schools++blogs+raises+free-speech+issues
A college student and a high school teacher may have pushed the limits of cyber-commentary by lashing out at their schools via the Internet.
Butler University is suing Jess Zimmerman, alleging libel and defamation. Beth Guthrie's Web criticisms have caused such an uproar that Lawrence Township Schools Superintendent Concetta Raimondi has posted a response on the district's Web site.

Warning over 'war-zone' e-mails - 10/17/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8312024.stm
Bogus e-mails purporting to be from service personnel serving in conflicts around the world have been sent to a number of people in the South West.

3rd Circuit Rejects Online Activists' Free-Speech Defense of Attacks on Animal Testing Firm - 10/16/09
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202434647989&rd_Circuit_Rejects_Animal_Rights_Activists_Online_Speech_Challenge
The First Amendment does not insulate animal rights activists from criminal liability when they use an Internet Web site to orchestrate a campaign of harassment, cyberattacks, vandalism and destruction of property, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Bully Web Site Lands Missouri Teen in Jail - 10/16/09
http://www.switched.com/2009/10/16/bully-web-site-lands-missouri-teen-in-jail/
Cyber-bullying has become a major issue around the world. Teens across the U.S. and across the pond in Europe find themselves constantly faced with this new form of harassment. But if we had to pick one place as the epicenter of this disturbing new trend it would be Missouri.

Legally Speaking: You've Been Served -- Without Ever Leaving the Computer - 10/15/09
http://www.setexasrecord.com/arguments/221655-legally-speaking-youve-been-served----without-ever-leaving-the-computer
When most people think of being served with legal documents, they picture the process server knocking at the door, literally the bearer of bad news.
Popular culture has perpetuated the image of the process server as someone who resorts to trickery and even disguises in order to catch their elusive prey - those who are desperately hoping to evade being served with, say, divorce papers or a summons announcing that they've been sued for millions of dollars.

The Net's Most Heinous Hoaxes - 10/15/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20091016/tc_pcworld/thenetsmostheinoushoaxes
Most online hoaxes are mildly annoying, and a few are hilarious. But propagating a false AMBER Alert over Twitter? Plastering an epilepsy forum with flashing images? Not cool. We'll take a look at some of the Web's most heinous hoaxes over the years, and sprinkle in a handful of amusing ones.

'Happy splashing' driver could face prosecution for 'deliberately soaking children with puddles... and posting video on YouTube' - 10/15/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1220013/Driver-faces-prosecution-deliberately-soaking-children-puddles--posting-video-online.html#ixzz0UOO7MuTb
This is the moment a motorist takes part in a new craze dubbed 'happy splashing' - filming herself as she drives through a puddle to soak pedestrians.
Reckless Kerry Callard, 29, is heard howling with laughter as she powers through a puddle to soak schoolchildren waiting for a bus.

Stalkers using e-mail, texting to reach victims - 10/14/09
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD02101409.htm
It had gotten to the point where walking the dog filled her with terror.
For Anne, an attractive 46-year-old mother of two grown children, life had become a frightening exercise; she never knew when her ex-boyfriend would be watching her, or sending her a threatening text message.

Schenectady man arrested for stalking - 10/14/09
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/stalking-1267434-calabrese-police.html
New York State Police at Guilderland arrested a Schenectady man for third degree stalking and second degree aggrivated harassment after a year-long investigation into his alleged Internet stalking.

Facebook threat disrupts Charlottetown school - 10/14/09
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/14/pei-charlottetown-school-lockdown-584.html
Charlottetown Rural High School operated under heightened security Wednesday, a day after a shooting threat appeared on Facebook.
Although the school was locked down, according to police, classes continued as usual.

Colon cleanser sold on dead mom's Facebook page - 10/14/09
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/13/ns-breimer-facebook.html
Shelby Breimer couldn't believe it when she found out her dead mother was promoting colon cleanser on Facebook.
Breimer, 15, said someone hijacked her mom's account.

Fraud fugitive in Facebook trap - 10/14/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8306032.stm
A man on the run, wanted for fraud by US authorities, inadvertently revealed where he was hiding through a series of extravagant Facebook updates.

£600,000 internet fraud gang faces jail - 10/14/09
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pound600000-internet-fraud-gang-faces-jail-1802536.html
A gang of internet fraudsters was facing jail today for using a sophisticated computer virus to steal £600,000 from bank customers.
Once the "malicious software" had infected their computers, it waited until users logged on to accounts, checked they had enough money and then insinuated itself into on-line cash transfer procedures.

Founder Of FlyersRights Says Delta Hacked Her Email Account - 10/14/09
http://consumerist.com/5381875/founder-of-flyersrights-says-delta-hacked-her-email-account
Kate Hanni, the founder of the passenger advocacy group FlyersRights.org, has filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines in which she claims they hacked her email account and acquired personal email messages sent between her, some journalists, and a guy who was at the time working for Metron, a company hired by the FAA to investigate Delta.

Scrabble, the Mafia and burglars: Facebook’s top ten legal battles - 10/14/09
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/10/14/scrabble-the-mafia-and-burglars-facebook-s-top-ten-legal-battles-115875-21746941/
With news today that an alleged stalker has been arrested for “poking” her victim on Facebook, we look at ten other occasions where the social networking website has had a brush with the law.

Internet lover tells court of shock arrest over murder bid - 10/14/09
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/internet-lover-tells-court-of-shock-arrest-over-murder-bid-1802516.html
A man whose internet girlfriend allegedly tried to kill her husband told a court today he was "taken aback" when he was arrested for the same offence just an hour after meeting her for the first time.

Wife 'lured husband to woods for drug-fuelled sex... then slit his throat so she could meet internet lover for first time' - 10/13/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1220071/Woman-lured-husband-woods-promise-drug-fuelled-sex--slit-throat-meet-internet-lover.html#ixzz0UONh0lRR
A poet lured her husband into woodland for a drug-fuelled sex session and then slit his throat, a court was told yesterday.
Joanne Hale, 39, left him for dead so she could see a man she had met on the internet, a jury heard.

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