WHOA Newsletter - July 21, 2008
WHO@ Newsletter
July 21, 2008
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Bet this is a hot case
Men sentenced for setting friend's crotch ablaze
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_fe_st/odd_crotch_fire;_ylt=AgF_olZGAIENWcAPr9EnsqLtiBIF
Two practical jokers are behind bars for setting their passed-out drinking buddy's crotch ablaze while boozing in Grover Beach. Matthew Craig Pillers and Jack Brent Nicholas Keiffer pleaded no contest to a felony great bodily injury charge.
Prosecutors say the 22-year-old Pillers, a parolee, was sentenced to two years in prison and the 19-year-old Keiffer got 45 days in San Luis Obispo County jail.
Elliot Tuleja was passed out when the men poured cologne on the man's groin and set him on fire on Jan. 18. Tuleja had second-degree burns on his testicles.
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)
Bluetooth is watching: secret study gives Bath a flavour of Big Brother - 07/21/08
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/21/civilliberties.privacy
Tens of thousands of Britons are being covertly tracked without their consent in a technology experiment which has installed scanners at secret locations in offices, campuses, streets and pubs to pinpoint people's whereabouts.
Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues - 07/20/08
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=60f1298572b10b1b&-session=HeraldZeitung:42F942F0118e43728APso1E758E1
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
Adults play role in Internet abuse - 07/20/08
http://www.newsobserver.com/164/story/1147589.html
Cyberbullying isn't just a problem among adolescents. Adults engage in it, too. From online vigilantism and angry blogs to e-stalking and anonymous ranting on newspaper Web sites, grownups can be as abusive as the meanest schoolhouse tyrant.
The Internet--a private eye's best friend - 07/20/08
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080720/tc_cnet/830110093999520783;_ylt=AlI4ZxyxYem26IvRQ_xkspH6VbIF
For private investigator Steven Rambam, the Internet is his most valuable tool in helping to find missing persons, cheating husbands, and your competitor's dirty secrets.
Net needs tightening - 07/19/08
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080719/LIFE/80719005/1055/LIFE&template=column
Considering that I'm a fierce believer in freedom of speech and in keeping the
government out of our private lives, what I'm about to say astounds me: We must regulate the Internet.
Facebook taunts lead hoodie gang to stab teenager yards from home - 07/19/08
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1036189/Facebook-taunts-lead-hoodie-gang-stab-teenager-yards-home.html
A teenager was stabbed to death in the street in a dispute over insults traded on the Facebook website by rival gangs.
Web gets sticky for airlines - 07/18/08
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/airlines-internet-services-2098699-phone-flight?slideshow=1
Seat 17D is yapping endlessly on an Internet phone call. Seat 16F is flaming Seat 16D with expletive-laden chats. Seat 16E is too busy surfing porn sites to care. Seat 17C just wants to sleep.
Whatcom Co. fire chief faces harassment charge - 07/17/08
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_071708WAB_whatcom_co_fire_chief_KS.665e2ae7.html
A fire chief in Whatcom County will be arraigned on a charge of harassment Friday.
Some people are calling for his resignation.
George Henderson is chief of Whatcom County Fire District 18 and it's not the first time he's had legal troubles.
Victim testifies in Internet stalking case - 07/16/08
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/07/16/news/top_news/doc09295c6e07621b468625748800055c3e.txt
A 16-year-old North Carolina girl testified Tuesday in Lake County Criminal Court that she endured more than a year of Internet and phone harassment from an unknown user.
Threatening e-mail gets man 4½ months in jail - 07/16/08
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/07/07162008_Threatening-e-mail-gets-man-4%C2%BD-months-in-jail.cfm
A Vancouver man will spend 4½ months in jail after pleading guilty to sending an e-mail message that threatened Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard and other unnamed officials.
Woman fired over husband's email threat to Minnesota professor - 07/15/08
http://www.mister-info.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=11063&format=html
Professor PZ Myers, a biologist at the University of Minnesota Morris in the United States, has been receiving email threats for a post made on his Pharyngula blog in support of a University of Central Florida student who took a consecrated host from a Catholic Mass in protest of the church activities.
Privacy perils of the modern age - 07/15/08
http://lifewise.canoe.ca/SexRomance/Lovewise/2008/07/15/6162871.html
Alicia suspected the messages weren't from Dan. They were a little too flowery, for one thing, and seemed out of context. Plus there were no misspelled words.
'Knock, knock. Who's there? Me. I kill you' - 07/14/08
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/clifton_22663___article.html/christopher_cell.html
A Bessemer City man took out a criminal summons against his first cousin last week, accusing him of threatening him with a recording of a popular comedic routine sent to his cell phone voicemail.
July 21, 2008
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Bet this is a hot case
Men sentenced for setting friend's crotch ablaze
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_fe_st/odd_crotch_fire;_ylt=AgF_olZGAIENWcAPr9EnsqLtiBIF
Two practical jokers are behind bars for setting their passed-out drinking buddy's crotch ablaze while boozing in Grover Beach. Matthew Craig Pillers and Jack Brent Nicholas Keiffer pleaded no contest to a felony great bodily injury charge.
Prosecutors say the 22-year-old Pillers, a parolee, was sentenced to two years in prison and the 19-year-old Keiffer got 45 days in San Luis Obispo County jail.
Elliot Tuleja was passed out when the men poured cologne on the man's groin and set him on fire on Jan. 18. Tuleja had second-degree burns on his testicles.
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)
Bluetooth is watching: secret study gives Bath a flavour of Big Brother - 07/21/08
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/21/civilliberties.privacy
Tens of thousands of Britons are being covertly tracked without their consent in a technology experiment which has installed scanners at secret locations in offices, campuses, streets and pubs to pinpoint people's whereabouts.
Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues - 07/20/08
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=60f1298572b10b1b&-session=HeraldZeitung:42F942F0118e43728APso1E758E1
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
Adults play role in Internet abuse - 07/20/08
http://www.newsobserver.com/164/story/1147589.html
Cyberbullying isn't just a problem among adolescents. Adults engage in it, too. From online vigilantism and angry blogs to e-stalking and anonymous ranting on newspaper Web sites, grownups can be as abusive as the meanest schoolhouse tyrant.
The Internet--a private eye's best friend - 07/20/08
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080720/tc_cnet/830110093999520783;_ylt=AlI4ZxyxYem26IvRQ_xkspH6VbIF
For private investigator Steven Rambam, the Internet is his most valuable tool in helping to find missing persons, cheating husbands, and your competitor's dirty secrets.
Net needs tightening - 07/19/08
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080719/LIFE/80719005/1055/LIFE&template=column
Considering that I'm a fierce believer in freedom of speech and in keeping the
government out of our private lives, what I'm about to say astounds me: We must regulate the Internet.
Facebook taunts lead hoodie gang to stab teenager yards from home - 07/19/08
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1036189/Facebook-taunts-lead-hoodie-gang-stab-teenager-yards-home.html
A teenager was stabbed to death in the street in a dispute over insults traded on the Facebook website by rival gangs.
Web gets sticky for airlines - 07/18/08
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/airlines-internet-services-2098699-phone-flight?slideshow=1
Seat 17D is yapping endlessly on an Internet phone call. Seat 16F is flaming Seat 16D with expletive-laden chats. Seat 16E is too busy surfing porn sites to care. Seat 17C just wants to sleep.
Whatcom Co. fire chief faces harassment charge - 07/17/08
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_071708WAB_whatcom_co_fire_chief_KS.665e2ae7.html
A fire chief in Whatcom County will be arraigned on a charge of harassment Friday.
Some people are calling for his resignation.
George Henderson is chief of Whatcom County Fire District 18 and it's not the first time he's had legal troubles.
Victim testifies in Internet stalking case - 07/16/08
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/07/16/news/top_news/doc09295c6e07621b468625748800055c3e.txt
A 16-year-old North Carolina girl testified Tuesday in Lake County Criminal Court that she endured more than a year of Internet and phone harassment from an unknown user.
Threatening e-mail gets man 4½ months in jail - 07/16/08
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/07/07162008_Threatening-e-mail-gets-man-4%C2%BD-months-in-jail.cfm
A Vancouver man will spend 4½ months in jail after pleading guilty to sending an e-mail message that threatened Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard and other unnamed officials.
Woman fired over husband's email threat to Minnesota professor - 07/15/08
http://www.mister-info.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=11063&format=html
Professor PZ Myers, a biologist at the University of Minnesota Morris in the United States, has been receiving email threats for a post made on his Pharyngula blog in support of a University of Central Florida student who took a consecrated host from a Catholic Mass in protest of the church activities.
Privacy perils of the modern age - 07/15/08
http://lifewise.canoe.ca/SexRomance/Lovewise/2008/07/15/6162871.html
Alicia suspected the messages weren't from Dan. They were a little too flowery, for one thing, and seemed out of context. Plus there were no misspelled words.
'Knock, knock. Who's there? Me. I kill you' - 07/14/08
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/clifton_22663___article.html/christopher_cell.html
A Bessemer City man took out a criminal summons against his first cousin last week, accusing him of threatening him with a recording of a popular comedic routine sent to his cell phone voicemail.
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