True Crime Online Newsletter - January 5, 2015
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Woman cited for mailing cow poop to neighbors
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/01/0
(Just remember, kids - you are NEVER anonymous on the Internet)
An Iowa woman is facing a harassment charge for having a box of cow poop mailed to her neighbors after they repeatedly complained about her dog's barking. Burlington police said Kimberly Capdevila, 51, sent the smelly package to neighbors Steve Rowland and Mary Eipert through website poopsenders.com after the neighbors repeatedly complained to police about Capdevila's dog barking during the past three years. "On Dec. 13, Rowland received a package in the mail from poopsenders.com," Des Moines County District Associate Court documents state. "Inside the package was a substance that was identified as animal feces. On Dec. 29, (officers) spoke with Kimberly Capdevila, who stated she had the package sent to the Rowlands because of the ongoing problems between the two families." Police said poopsenders.com, which offers deliveries of cow, elephant and gorilla poop through the United States Postal Service, did not break the law by filling Capdevila's order. The website says customers "may not use our service to threaten, constitute harassment, violate a legal restraint, or any other unlawful purpose. The customer agrees this is a gag gift, novelty service for entertainment only, and that is their only intention." Capdevila was cited for third-degree harassment and is due in court Jan. 6. The suspect told Burlington newspaper The Hawk Eye she did not intend for her neighbors to be offended by the package. "In no way, shape or form did I intend this to be anything more than a practical joke," she said. "I was given a website that I thought was anonymous. I thought it would be a funny thing to do to send it to my neighbors. "After all the problems we've had, I thought it would be a funny thing to do. I am sorry if they took offense to it. If they took offense, I apologize. I never intended to harass them. I look forward to having my day in court." Game company Cards Against Humanity mailed out 30,000 boxes of "literal poop from an actual bull" as part of a Black Friday promotion, but those boxes were sent directly to customers who were informed of what they were receiving.
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(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Staff nurse's Facebook account was hacked: Tan Tock Seng Hospital - 01/05/15
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/staff-nur
Tan Tock Seng Hospital says police are investigating a hack into one of their staff's Facebook accounts, which was used to post anti-Singapore sentiments. “Dear all, the staff concerned is one of our nurses. He has reported to the police that his Facebook account has been hacked. We are cooperating with the police on the investigation. Thank you for the alerts and concern,” said a statement on the hospital’s Facebook page on Sunday.
Misogynist Trolls - 01/04/15
http://cjonline.com/blog-post/keri/2
I came across an anomaly and in the quest to research the behavior of sexist trolls, I found extensive writing on this topic by my new Twitter friend, journalist Cathy Young. "Because journalism and political discourse were traditionally men’s territory, a slur that targets a woman’s gender or sexuality is taken to attack her as an interloper. A below-the-belt insult directed at a male writer is just an insult."
Woman’s ex headed for trial under new revenge porn law - 01/04/15
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/art
In what has become an increasingly common phenomenon, a Milwaukee woman had to face having nude and seminude photos of her posted on the Internet in April as collateral damage of a messy breakup. Her ex, Keslin Jean Jacques, told her there was nothing she could do to stop him, according to a criminal complaint, because Gov. Scott Walker had not yet signed into law a bill aimed at outlawing the practice.
Declaring world war on phone scammers - 01/04/15
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/j
The attackers struck without warning during the hectic holiday season, pinpointing a target in our homeland from half a world away. It was your home telephone. And even though you quickly realized what the evildoers were doing telemarketing or even worse, scamming you felt powerless to make them stop.
‘Let ISIS rape you’: Conservatives deluge ‘American Sniper’ critics with harassment and threats - 01/03/15
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/l
Two journalists, Rania Khalek and Max Blumenthal, have become the target of death threats and online harassment from conservatives and Tea Party supporters for their criticism of the pro-Iraq War film American Sniper. Khalek wrote on Friday that she and Blumenthal had aired their grievances with the film, which they see as glorifying the U.S. invasion of Iraq and lionizing a bloodthirsty killer who boasted of his pleasure in gunning down some 160 to 250 Iraqi “savages” during the height of the war.
First sergeant earns ARCOM for calling out online antics - 01/02/15
http://www.armytimes.com/story/mili
First Sgt. Katrina Moerk said she never sought recognition for correcting soldiers' unethical behavior online, but received it anyway, and from high places. Lt. Gen. James McConville presented Moerk an Army Medal of Commendation at a Dec. 15 ceremony at the Pentagon and the senior noncommissioned officer received in-person praise from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
Stalking: Ignoring it won't make it go away - 01/01/15
http://www.sentinel-standard.com/articl
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. It’s a time to focus on a crime that affects between 6.6 and 7.5 million victims a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year’s theme, “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It,” challenges communities everywhere to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it.
Leelah Alcorn’s death was tragic, but harassing her parents is not the answer - 12/31/14
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t
In a heart-wrenching letter posted to Tumblr on Dec. 28, Leelah Alcorn the 17-year-old transgender girl who apparently committed suicide after a long battle with her parents over her gender identity wrote that she hoped readers would hear what happened to her and try to “fix society.” But as the note began circulating more widely this week, the Internet’s self-appointed vigilantes have turned themselves to a less ambitious quest: “fixing” Alcorn’s mother, Carla, and her father, Doug.
Austin man charged in Michigan for stalking teen - 12/30/14
http://kxan.com/2014/12/30/austin-man-c
An Austin man is facing several charges after authorities in Michigan said he drove there to meet a 14-year-old girl he had been texting and talking with on the Internet since she was 12. Over the past year, the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department said the conversations between 27-year-old Glen Stephen Timberlake and the girl became sexual. Police said he sent four sexually explicit videos to the girl, and that one of the videos included a dog.
Unhealthy Relationships Leading to Stalking - 12/30/14
http://www.wtxl.com/news/wtxl_digital/u
It's easy to confuse a coincidence for stalking. Whether it's someone familiar or a complete stranger, seeing the same person over and over again might leave an unsettling feeling.
Criminal convictions upheld in Massachusetts internet harassment case - 12/29/14
http://www.lexology.com/library/de
On Dec. 23, 2014, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts affirmed a lower court’s ruling against a pair of defendants that harassed their neighbors through, among other means, internet postings. The Massachusetts couple had been convicted under the state’s criminal harassment statute, G.L. c. 265 § 43A (a). “Where the sole purpose of the defendants’ speech was to further their endeavor to intentionally harass the [victims], such speech is not protected by the First Amendment,” the court wrote.
Feds deport University of Washington student who made social media threats - 12/29/14
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/i
The former University of Washington (UW) student from India who was arrested in June for threating a campus shooting on social media was deported Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Keshav Mukund Bhide, 24, departed on an international flight Wednesday afternoon from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Special agents from HSI and the FBI escorted Bhide to the airport and confirmed his departure. He cannot return to the U.S. for 10 years.
Edmonton police to focus more on online crime: chief - 12/29/14
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edm
As crime moves online, so will policing, said Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht in a year-end interview. Knecht calls the Internet and social media a “very rich environment for crime.” He said serious and organized crime is being facilitated online, including fraud, break and enters and sexual assaults.
Student gets death threats for publicizing liberal tweets - 12/29/14
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=61
Apparently, reporting on public comments by a student leader can be “cyber stalking” and “libel” at Brandeis University. Truth Revolt reporter and Brandeis University student Daniel Mael publicized tweets by Khadijah Lynch, a student leader, who said that she had “no sympathy” for NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were brutally murdered earlier this month.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/01/0
(Just remember, kids - you are NEVER anonymous on the Internet)
An Iowa woman is facing a harassment charge for having a box of cow poop mailed to her neighbors after they repeatedly complained about her dog's barking. Burlington police said Kimberly Capdevila, 51, sent the smelly package to neighbors Steve Rowland and Mary Eipert through website poopsenders.com after the neighbors repeatedly complained to police about Capdevila's dog barking during the past three years. "On Dec. 13, Rowland received a package in the mail from poopsenders.com," Des Moines County District Associate Court documents state. "Inside the package was a substance that was identified as animal feces. On Dec. 29, (officers) spoke with Kimberly Capdevila, who stated she had the package sent to the Rowlands because of the ongoing problems between the two families." Police said poopsenders.com, which offers deliveries of cow, elephant and gorilla poop through the United States Postal Service, did not break the law by filling Capdevila's order. The website says customers "may not use our service to threaten, constitute harassment, violate a legal restraint, or any other unlawful purpose. The customer agrees this is a gag gift, novelty service for entertainment only, and that is their only intention." Capdevila was cited for third-degree harassment and is due in court Jan. 6. The suspect told Burlington newspaper The Hawk Eye she did not intend for her neighbors to be offended by the package. "In no way, shape or form did I intend this to be anything more than a practical joke," she said. "I was given a website that I thought was anonymous. I thought it would be a funny thing to do to send it to my neighbors. "After all the problems we've had, I thought it would be a funny thing to do. I am sorry if they took offense to it. If they took offense, I apologize. I never intended to harass them. I look forward to having my day in court." Game company Cards Against Humanity mailed out 30,000 boxes of "literal poop from an actual bull" as part of a Black Friday promotion, but those boxes were sent directly to customers who were informed of what they were receiving.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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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)
Staff nurse's Facebook account was hacked: Tan Tock Seng Hospital - 01/05/15
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/staff-nur
Tan Tock Seng Hospital says police are investigating a hack into one of their staff's Facebook accounts, which was used to post anti-Singapore sentiments. “Dear all, the staff concerned is one of our nurses. He has reported to the police that his Facebook account has been hacked. We are cooperating with the police on the investigation. Thank you for the alerts and concern,” said a statement on the hospital’s Facebook page on Sunday.
Misogynist Trolls - 01/04/15
http://cjonline.com/blog-post/keri/2
I came across an anomaly and in the quest to research the behavior of sexist trolls, I found extensive writing on this topic by my new Twitter friend, journalist Cathy Young. "Because journalism and political discourse were traditionally men’s territory, a slur that targets a woman’s gender or sexuality is taken to attack her as an interloper. A below-the-belt insult directed at a male writer is just an insult."
Woman’s ex headed for trial under new revenge porn law - 01/04/15
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/art
In what has become an increasingly common phenomenon, a Milwaukee woman had to face having nude and seminude photos of her posted on the Internet in April as collateral damage of a messy breakup. Her ex, Keslin Jean Jacques, told her there was nothing she could do to stop him, according to a criminal complaint, because Gov. Scott Walker had not yet signed into law a bill aimed at outlawing the practice.
Declaring world war on phone scammers - 01/04/15
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/j
The attackers struck without warning during the hectic holiday season, pinpointing a target in our homeland from half a world away. It was your home telephone. And even though you quickly realized what the evildoers were doing telemarketing or even worse, scamming you felt powerless to make them stop.
‘Let ISIS rape you’: Conservatives deluge ‘American Sniper’ critics with harassment and threats - 01/03/15
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/l
Two journalists, Rania Khalek and Max Blumenthal, have become the target of death threats and online harassment from conservatives and Tea Party supporters for their criticism of the pro-Iraq War film American Sniper. Khalek wrote on Friday that she and Blumenthal had aired their grievances with the film, which they see as glorifying the U.S. invasion of Iraq and lionizing a bloodthirsty killer who boasted of his pleasure in gunning down some 160 to 250 Iraqi “savages” during the height of the war.
First sergeant earns ARCOM for calling out online antics - 01/02/15
http://www.armytimes.com/story/mili
First Sgt. Katrina Moerk said she never sought recognition for correcting soldiers' unethical behavior online, but received it anyway, and from high places. Lt. Gen. James McConville presented Moerk an Army Medal of Commendation at a Dec. 15 ceremony at the Pentagon and the senior noncommissioned officer received in-person praise from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
Stalking: Ignoring it won't make it go away - 01/01/15
http://www.sentinel-standard.com/articl
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. It’s a time to focus on a crime that affects between 6.6 and 7.5 million victims a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year’s theme, “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It,” challenges communities everywhere to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it.
Leelah Alcorn’s death was tragic, but harassing her parents is not the answer - 12/31/14
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t
In a heart-wrenching letter posted to Tumblr on Dec. 28, Leelah Alcorn the 17-year-old transgender girl who apparently committed suicide after a long battle with her parents over her gender identity wrote that she hoped readers would hear what happened to her and try to “fix society.” But as the note began circulating more widely this week, the Internet’s self-appointed vigilantes have turned themselves to a less ambitious quest: “fixing” Alcorn’s mother, Carla, and her father, Doug.
Austin man charged in Michigan for stalking teen - 12/30/14
http://kxan.com/2014/12/30/austin-man-c
An Austin man is facing several charges after authorities in Michigan said he drove there to meet a 14-year-old girl he had been texting and talking with on the Internet since she was 12. Over the past year, the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department said the conversations between 27-year-old Glen Stephen Timberlake and the girl became sexual. Police said he sent four sexually explicit videos to the girl, and that one of the videos included a dog.
Unhealthy Relationships Leading to Stalking - 12/30/14
http://www.wtxl.com/news/wtxl_digital/u
It's easy to confuse a coincidence for stalking. Whether it's someone familiar or a complete stranger, seeing the same person over and over again might leave an unsettling feeling.
Criminal convictions upheld in Massachusetts internet harassment case - 12/29/14
http://www.lexology.com/library/de
On Dec. 23, 2014, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts affirmed a lower court’s ruling against a pair of defendants that harassed their neighbors through, among other means, internet postings. The Massachusetts couple had been convicted under the state’s criminal harassment statute, G.L. c. 265 § 43A (a). “Where the sole purpose of the defendants’ speech was to further their endeavor to intentionally harass the [victims], such speech is not protected by the First Amendment,” the court wrote.
Feds deport University of Washington student who made social media threats - 12/29/14
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/i
The former University of Washington (UW) student from India who was arrested in June for threating a campus shooting on social media was deported Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Keshav Mukund Bhide, 24, departed on an international flight Wednesday afternoon from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Special agents from HSI and the FBI escorted Bhide to the airport and confirmed his departure. He cannot return to the U.S. for 10 years.
Edmonton police to focus more on online crime: chief - 12/29/14
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edm
As crime moves online, so will policing, said Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht in a year-end interview. Knecht calls the Internet and social media a “very rich environment for crime.” He said serious and organized crime is being facilitated online, including fraud, break and enters and sexual assaults.
Student gets death threats for publicizing liberal tweets - 12/29/14
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=61
Apparently, reporting on public comments by a student leader can be “cyber stalking” and “libel” at Brandeis University. Truth Revolt reporter and Brandeis University student Daniel Mael publicized tweets by Khadijah Lynch, a student leader, who said that she had “no sympathy” for NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were brutally murdered earlier this month.
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