WHO@ Newsletter - December 21, 2009
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Dumbass
Flashing teen found guilty after being hit by car
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_distr
A New Zealand teen who was flashing her breasts at passing cars has been found guilty of disorderly behavior for the prank, which ended with her in a hospital after a distracted driver ran into her. Cherelle May Dudfield, 18, pleaded guilty to the charge when she appeared in Invercargill District Court, the Southland Times newspaper reported Wednesday.
Dudfield, egged on by her friends, was flashing passing motorists from a traffic island in the middle of a four-lane road in the southern city of Invercargill on Sept. 27.
The alcohol-fueled prank went awry when one of the vehicles crashed into her as she tried to run to the side of the road, police Inspector Olaf Jensen said.
"She was extremely lucky as the vehicle had slowed because of her behavior," he told The Associated Press. "She rolled up onto the bonnet (hood) and cracked the windscreen before she came down with some minor injuries and was taken to hospital."
The prank occurred in the city center, where a ban on alcohol use is in force, he noted.
Dudfield was fined $198.
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Probationer wanted for stalking caught after Crime Stoppers tip - 12/21/09
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/st
A probationer wanted on new charges of cyberstalking was arrested in Roanoke Rapids Friday after a tip to Crime Stoppers.
Federal jury: White supremacist guilty of making online threats - 12/21/09
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/new
A federal jury in Virginia has found a white supremacist guilty of four counts of making online threats.
Cyber 'Detectives' Irk Celebrities - 12/20/09
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/na
A growing number of Internet users are acting like private detectives in cyber space, tracing private notes and pictures of people involved in scandals with celebrities, before spreading them on the Internet. Making private information public without the consent from individuals is illegal.
Firearms officer made online death threat against sergeant - 12/20/09
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/2
A specialist firearms officer has been disciplined for boasting in an online forum that he could "put a bullet" between the eyes of his sergeant.
Upper Saucon man accused of sending e-mail threats to Lehigh County judge - 12/19/09
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a6_
A Upper Saucon Township man, who was out on bail awaiting trial on domestic violence charges filed in September, has been sent back to prison after reportedly e-mailing threats to a Lehigh County judge.
Judge refuses to reduce $500,000 bond for former Faulkner student in online threat case - 12/19/09
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/art
District Judge Sharon Yates refused to reduce a $500,000 bond Friday for a former Faulkner University student arrested in connection with a post on Facebook.
Lowndes man facing cyberstalking charge remains in jail - 12/18/09
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.a
A Steens man injured in what police are calling a “justified” shooting remains in jail after a Dec. 12 incident.
Michael Raymond Parker, 34, of 380 Honeysuckle Drive in Steens, was arrested Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle on charges of cyberstalking, e-mail communication to extort or threaten harm.
Norton: ‘Sex’ A Top Internet Search Among Children - 12/18/09
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/180
Findings released by Internet security specialty firm Norton showed that sex was a hot online search topic for children in 2009, AFP reported.
Woman charged with cyberstalking mother-in-law - 12/18/09
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/c
A Burlington woman was charged Friday with five counts of cyberstalking after she sent out several e-mails accusing her mother-in-law of fraud.
Texas Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Making Threats Over the Internet - 12/17/09
http://7thspace.com/headlines/329405/te
United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that in San Antonio this morning, 33-year-old Steven Weste was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for making threats over the Internet.
Facebook group that mocked murdered baby shut down - 12/17/09
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho
A Facebook group set up to mock murdered toddler Millie Martin has been taken off the internet after concerns over its content were raised.
Congress Takes Aim at Fake Caller IDs - 12/17/09
http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/co
Fake caller identifications have been used to call in false alarms to SWAT teams, steal financial information and disguise those irritating dinnertime telemarketing calls.
Monitoring texts employer's right - 12/16/09
http://www.sbsun.com/editorial/ci_14012
The city of Ontario and its Police Department find themselves at the center of deciding a key privacy law for the Internet age.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would take up the case of Ontario police Sgt. Jeff Quon and three others who sued the city. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year in Quon's favor, saying that the 4th Amendment protection from unreasonable search and the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 protected the privacy of the officers' text messages sent on devices provided by the Police Department. The city appealed.
Rogue Antivirus Lurks Behind Google Doodle Searches - 12/16/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2009121
In Esperanto the word is "malica." It means malicious and it's the best way of describing many of the search results Google visitors got Tuesday when the clicked on Google's front-page Doodle sketch, dedicated to Esperanto's creator.
A Golf Porn Lawsuit That Has Nothing To Do With Who You Think - 12/16/09
http://deadspin.com/5427409/a-golf-p
There are many ways of getting yourself banned from exclusive country clubs. Being poor or a minority are probably the most common, but letting them film a golf-themed porno there is probably the most exciting.
Man who posted threats against BART cop gets three years - 12/16/09
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtri
A Virginia man who posted several Internet threats against former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Liberals remove faked PM assassination shot - 12/15/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091215/od_
Canada's opposition Liberal Party has taken down from its website a doctored photo of Lee Harvey Oswald being shot and killed in which Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's face was substituted for Oswald's.
Flashing teen found guilty after being hit by car
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_distr
A New Zealand teen who was flashing her breasts at passing cars has been found guilty of disorderly behavior for the prank, which ended with her in a hospital after a distracted driver ran into her. Cherelle May Dudfield, 18, pleaded guilty to the charge when she appeared in Invercargill District Court, the Southland Times newspaper reported Wednesday.
Dudfield, egged on by her friends, was flashing passing motorists from a traffic island in the middle of a four-lane road in the southern city of Invercargill on Sept. 27.
The alcohol-fueled prank went awry when one of the vehicles crashed into her as she tried to run to the side of the road, police Inspector Olaf Jensen said.
"She was extremely lucky as the vehicle had slowed because of her behavior," he told The Associated Press. "She rolled up onto the bonnet (hood) and cracked the windscreen before she came down with some minor injuries and was taken to hospital."
The prank occurred in the city center, where a ban on alcohol use is in force, he noted.
Dudfield was fined $198.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Probationer wanted for stalking caught after Crime Stoppers tip - 12/21/09
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/st
A probationer wanted on new charges of cyberstalking was arrested in Roanoke Rapids Friday after a tip to Crime Stoppers.
Federal jury: White supremacist guilty of making online threats - 12/21/09
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/new
A federal jury in Virginia has found a white supremacist guilty of four counts of making online threats.
Cyber 'Detectives' Irk Celebrities - 12/20/09
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/na
A growing number of Internet users are acting like private detectives in cyber space, tracing private notes and pictures of people involved in scandals with celebrities, before spreading them on the Internet. Making private information public without the consent from individuals is illegal.
Firearms officer made online death threat against sergeant - 12/20/09
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/2
A specialist firearms officer has been disciplined for boasting in an online forum that he could "put a bullet" between the eyes of his sergeant.
Upper Saucon man accused of sending e-mail threats to Lehigh County judge - 12/19/09
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a6_
A Upper Saucon Township man, who was out on bail awaiting trial on domestic violence charges filed in September, has been sent back to prison after reportedly e-mailing threats to a Lehigh County judge.
Judge refuses to reduce $500,000 bond for former Faulkner student in online threat case - 12/19/09
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/art
District Judge Sharon Yates refused to reduce a $500,000 bond Friday for a former Faulkner University student arrested in connection with a post on Facebook.
Lowndes man facing cyberstalking charge remains in jail - 12/18/09
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.a
A Steens man injured in what police are calling a “justified” shooting remains in jail after a Dec. 12 incident.
Michael Raymond Parker, 34, of 380 Honeysuckle Drive in Steens, was arrested Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle on charges of cyberstalking, e-mail communication to extort or threaten harm.
Norton: ‘Sex’ A Top Internet Search Among Children - 12/18/09
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/180
Findings released by Internet security specialty firm Norton showed that sex was a hot online search topic for children in 2009, AFP reported.
Woman charged with cyberstalking mother-in-law - 12/18/09
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/c
A Burlington woman was charged Friday with five counts of cyberstalking after she sent out several e-mails accusing her mother-in-law of fraud.
Texas Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Making Threats Over the Internet - 12/17/09
http://7thspace.com/headlines/329405/te
United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that in San Antonio this morning, 33-year-old Steven Weste was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for making threats over the Internet.
Facebook group that mocked murdered baby shut down - 12/17/09
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho
A Facebook group set up to mock murdered toddler Millie Martin has been taken off the internet after concerns over its content were raised.
Congress Takes Aim at Fake Caller IDs - 12/17/09
http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/co
Fake caller identifications have been used to call in false alarms to SWAT teams, steal financial information and disguise those irritating dinnertime telemarketing calls.
Monitoring texts employer's right - 12/16/09
http://www.sbsun.com/editorial/ci_14012
The city of Ontario and its Police Department find themselves at the center of deciding a key privacy law for the Internet age.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would take up the case of Ontario police Sgt. Jeff Quon and three others who sued the city. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year in Quon's favor, saying that the 4th Amendment protection from unreasonable search and the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 protected the privacy of the officers' text messages sent on devices provided by the Police Department. The city appealed.
Rogue Antivirus Lurks Behind Google Doodle Searches - 12/16/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2009121
In Esperanto the word is "malica." It means malicious and it's the best way of describing many of the search results Google visitors got Tuesday when the clicked on Google's front-page Doodle sketch, dedicated to Esperanto's creator.
A Golf Porn Lawsuit That Has Nothing To Do With Who You Think - 12/16/09
http://deadspin.com/5427409/a-golf-p
There are many ways of getting yourself banned from exclusive country clubs. Being poor or a minority are probably the most common, but letting them film a golf-themed porno there is probably the most exciting.
Man who posted threats against BART cop gets three years - 12/16/09
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtri
A Virginia man who posted several Internet threats against former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Liberals remove faked PM assassination shot - 12/15/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091215/od_
Canada's opposition Liberal Party has taken down from its website a doctored photo of Lee Harvey Oswald being shot and killed in which Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's face was substituted for Oswald's.
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