WHO@ Newsletter - October 26, 2009
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Wow, someone needs to stop watching those zombie movies
Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_
Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.
A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.
The man then ran out a back door.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
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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)
Online Threat Case Settled - 10/26/09
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.a
Four years after derogatory material was posted about them in an online law school discussion forum, two former Yale Law students have reached a settlement in their case against about two dozen anonymous online posters.
Employee Internet use can be both beneficial and detrimental - 10/26/09
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/53
For many employees, email and the Web are indispensable business tools.
When you give your employees internet access, you give them a resource that has the potential to reap enormous business benefits.
But it also has enormous potential to be misused and – in some instances – that misuse can be damaging for the business.
Experts: Internet bullying on the rise - 10/25/09
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepubli
For hours, friends and family members thought Debbie Lee was going to commit suicide.
"Debbie Lee has realized her life is a lie and that her only friend is the handgun in the back of my closet," read one August Facebook post. There were dozens of others posted over nearly three hours.
'Let's Kill Berlusconi' Facebook group investigated by police - 10/24/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
Prosecutors are investigating several Facebook 'hate' groups set up against controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - including one that calls for his death.
Teenager who faked online suicide with ketchup faces police charges in U.S. - 10/23/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
A teenager who put ketchup on his arms and faked his suicide on a live video website has been charged.
New York state police received several calls on Tuesday night about a young man allegedly broadcasting a suicide attempt over the internet.
Police: Witnesses To UConn Killing Threatened Online - 10/23/09
http://www.courant.com/news/breakin
University of Connecticut police say witnesses to the killing of football player Jasper Howard are being threatened with violence if they come forward with evidence.
Bullying calls, texts are illegal - 10/23/09
http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/me
Today's technology allows people to communicate their discontent differently than in the traditional face-to-face situation, said Christopher Jenkins, lieutenant of investigations for the Kent State police.
Telecommunication harassment, which used to be called telephone harassment, involves any harassment by means of landline, cell phone, text, voicemails or e-mails - in other words, harassment through technology, Jenkins said.
Gautier man charged with cyberstalking - 10/23/09
http://www.sunherald.com/local/story/16
Jackson County sheriff’s investigators this week arrested Vincent Salvador Drummond, 48, of Gautier and charged him with cyberstalking in connection with the use of cellphone texting.
Drummond was charged as the result of an investigation into several cases of “repeated harassing and threatening electronic communications,” sheriff’s investigators said Friday.
Phishers Dangle Some Brand-New Bait - 10/23/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2009
In September 2009, some unlucky visitors at the New York Times Web site clicked on an ad that attempted to install malware. The advertisement displayed a popup window informing readers that their computer might be infected with a virus; only by purchasing a new antivirus product could they be sure of having a clean system.
Online allegations spawn lawsuit by Wilmington mayoral candidate - 10/22/09
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/2
Wilmington mayoral candidate Paul Knight filed a lawsuit Thursday against an unidentified person who posted negative comments about him on StarNews online forums. The suit, filed in New Hanover County Superior Court, seeks at least $50,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages for each statement. The defendant is identified in the lawsuit as “John Doe aka sandy.brown.realtor,” the online user name of the person who wrote the statements about Knight.
Police: Va. Tech gets online threat - 10/22/09
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/v
Virginia Tech police are investigating threats of another mass shooting at the university in a YouTube posting.
Parents had a right to know about threat - 10/22/09
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.c
Parents of students at Charlottetown Rural who criticized school officials recently for not notifying them about an online threat of a school shooting were right to speak up. They had a right to know. After all, it's ultimately their right to decide whether to keep their children home from school.
Students susceptible to social network threats - 10/22/09
http://media.www.thenichollsworth.com/m
Two or three students report being the victim of cyber stalking or restraining order violations through social networking Web sites, e-mail or cell phones each semester according to University Police.
Consider what you post - 10/22/09
http://media.www.asuherald.com/media/st
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are incredibly popular among people in high school and college; that is no question.
We are into the social scene and we want to be in constant contact with our friends and want to make new ones.
Hacking Voicemails Lands Jealous PR Guru in Court - 10/22/09
http://www.switched.com/2009/10/22/hack
Whether they were stalking us on MySpace from a secret account, drunkenly crashing our birthday parties, or just texting and calling 200 times a day for three months straight, we've all got our share of crazy exes. But those stories would pale in comparison to the tales that the exes of Ali Wise would tell.
Treat Textual Harassment Like Other Harassment, HR Advises - 10/22/09
http://hrnewsnow.com/?p=632
Textual harassment is on the rise, according to the July 20, 2009, issue of The National Law Journal, citing recent court cases around the United States.
Textual harassment involves sending offensive or inappropriate text messages. “The most prominent cases have involved male bosses who have sent scandalous texts to female employees, asking them out on dates or promising promotions in exchange for sexual favors,” the Journal reports.
Norton: Social networking sites are 'torture' - 10/22/09
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainmen
Edward Norton thinks social networking sites are like "torture".
Unlike many other celebrities, the 'Leaves of Grass' actor has never written an internet blog because he hates the idea of people cyber stalking him.
Police: Gang Threat Against Woman Is E-Mail Hoax - 10/21/09
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/gang.threa
An e-mail claiming that Chicago gang members plan to kill women as a part of initiation is a hoax, police say.
The e-mail, which has been circulating for at least the past week, claims that gang initiation starts on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The e-mail claims that gang members plan to kill 140 women in total, and that women will be targeted around the Chicago area.
Could you be a stalker's next victim? - 10/21/09
http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/r
Following a shocking report into the problem of stalking, we look at how police deal with the crime and how in one woman's case, they ended years of abuse from a stranger.
Cost of cyber crime reaches £390m - 10/21/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wale
Businesses have been warned that internet crime is costing Wales around £390m a year.
The revelation comes as about 400 business leaders and experts gather for a summit to tackle the growing problem.
Internet opens a door for predators - 10/20/09
http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local
Since there have been adults and children, there have probably been adults who prey on children, said Nils Frederiksen, deputy press secretary for the state Attorney General.
Dear stalkers, stop requesting sex over facebook - 10/20/09
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyl
Dear Stalkers:
Since I started writing this blog, I‘ve come to accept that some of you out there in internet-land aren’t entirely normal. You seem to think that because I write about my sexual encounters with new acquaintances at swingers parties that I will be wooed by your sexual requests via Facebook as a kind of gratitude for friending me or reading my blogs.
A Caddo parish constable says an 11-year-old girl used a cell phone to threaten to murder a girl. - 10/20/09
http://arklatexhomepage.com/content/ful
The mother of the victim reached out to NBC 6 news reporter Karen Hopkins. It's a story you'll see only on Nbc 6. But first, we want to warn you, what you are about to hear may be disturbing.
Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_
Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.
A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.
The man then ran out a back door.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
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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)
Online Threat Case Settled - 10/26/09
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.a
Four years after derogatory material was posted about them in an online law school discussion forum, two former Yale Law students have reached a settlement in their case against about two dozen anonymous online posters.
Employee Internet use can be both beneficial and detrimental - 10/26/09
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/53
For many employees, email and the Web are indispensable business tools.
When you give your employees internet access, you give them a resource that has the potential to reap enormous business benefits.
But it also has enormous potential to be misused and – in some instances – that misuse can be damaging for the business.
Experts: Internet bullying on the rise - 10/25/09
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepubli
For hours, friends and family members thought Debbie Lee was going to commit suicide.
"Debbie Lee has realized her life is a lie and that her only friend is the handgun in the back of my closet," read one August Facebook post. There were dozens of others posted over nearly three hours.
'Let's Kill Berlusconi' Facebook group investigated by police - 10/24/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
Prosecutors are investigating several Facebook 'hate' groups set up against controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - including one that calls for his death.
Teenager who faked online suicide with ketchup faces police charges in U.S. - 10/23/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
A teenager who put ketchup on his arms and faked his suicide on a live video website has been charged.
New York state police received several calls on Tuesday night about a young man allegedly broadcasting a suicide attempt over the internet.
Police: Witnesses To UConn Killing Threatened Online - 10/23/09
http://www.courant.com/news/breakin
University of Connecticut police say witnesses to the killing of football player Jasper Howard are being threatened with violence if they come forward with evidence.
Bullying calls, texts are illegal - 10/23/09
http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/me
Today's technology allows people to communicate their discontent differently than in the traditional face-to-face situation, said Christopher Jenkins, lieutenant of investigations for the Kent State police.
Telecommunication harassment, which used to be called telephone harassment, involves any harassment by means of landline, cell phone, text, voicemails or e-mails - in other words, harassment through technology, Jenkins said.
Gautier man charged with cyberstalking - 10/23/09
http://www.sunherald.com/local/story/16
Jackson County sheriff’s investigators this week arrested Vincent Salvador Drummond, 48, of Gautier and charged him with cyberstalking in connection with the use of cellphone texting.
Drummond was charged as the result of an investigation into several cases of “repeated harassing and threatening electronic communications,” sheriff’s investigators said Friday.
Phishers Dangle Some Brand-New Bait - 10/23/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2009
In September 2009, some unlucky visitors at the New York Times Web site clicked on an ad that attempted to install malware. The advertisement displayed a popup window informing readers that their computer might be infected with a virus; only by purchasing a new antivirus product could they be sure of having a clean system.
Online allegations spawn lawsuit by Wilmington mayoral candidate - 10/22/09
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/2
Wilmington mayoral candidate Paul Knight filed a lawsuit Thursday against an unidentified person who posted negative comments about him on StarNews online forums. The suit, filed in New Hanover County Superior Court, seeks at least $50,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages for each statement. The defendant is identified in the lawsuit as “John Doe aka sandy.brown.realtor,” the online user name of the person who wrote the statements about Knight.
Police: Va. Tech gets online threat - 10/22/09
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/v
Virginia Tech police are investigating threats of another mass shooting at the university in a YouTube posting.
Parents had a right to know about threat - 10/22/09
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.c
Parents of students at Charlottetown Rural who criticized school officials recently for not notifying them about an online threat of a school shooting were right to speak up. They had a right to know. After all, it's ultimately their right to decide whether to keep their children home from school.
Students susceptible to social network threats - 10/22/09
http://media.www.thenichollsworth.com/m
Two or three students report being the victim of cyber stalking or restraining order violations through social networking Web sites, e-mail or cell phones each semester according to University Police.
Consider what you post - 10/22/09
http://media.www.asuherald.com/media/st
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are incredibly popular among people in high school and college; that is no question.
We are into the social scene and we want to be in constant contact with our friends and want to make new ones.
Hacking Voicemails Lands Jealous PR Guru in Court - 10/22/09
http://www.switched.com/2009/10/22/hack
Whether they were stalking us on MySpace from a secret account, drunkenly crashing our birthday parties, or just texting and calling 200 times a day for three months straight, we've all got our share of crazy exes. But those stories would pale in comparison to the tales that the exes of Ali Wise would tell.
Treat Textual Harassment Like Other Harassment, HR Advises - 10/22/09
http://hrnewsnow.com/?p=632
Textual harassment is on the rise, according to the July 20, 2009, issue of The National Law Journal, citing recent court cases around the United States.
Textual harassment involves sending offensive or inappropriate text messages. “The most prominent cases have involved male bosses who have sent scandalous texts to female employees, asking them out on dates or promising promotions in exchange for sexual favors,” the Journal reports.
Norton: Social networking sites are 'torture' - 10/22/09
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainmen
Edward Norton thinks social networking sites are like "torture".
Unlike many other celebrities, the 'Leaves of Grass' actor has never written an internet blog because he hates the idea of people cyber stalking him.
Police: Gang Threat Against Woman Is E-Mail Hoax - 10/21/09
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/gang.threa
An e-mail claiming that Chicago gang members plan to kill women as a part of initiation is a hoax, police say.
The e-mail, which has been circulating for at least the past week, claims that gang initiation starts on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The e-mail claims that gang members plan to kill 140 women in total, and that women will be targeted around the Chicago area.
Could you be a stalker's next victim? - 10/21/09
http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/r
Following a shocking report into the problem of stalking, we look at how police deal with the crime and how in one woman's case, they ended years of abuse from a stranger.
Cost of cyber crime reaches £390m - 10/21/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wale
Businesses have been warned that internet crime is costing Wales around £390m a year.
The revelation comes as about 400 business leaders and experts gather for a summit to tackle the growing problem.
Internet opens a door for predators - 10/20/09
http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local
Since there have been adults and children, there have probably been adults who prey on children, said Nils Frederiksen, deputy press secretary for the state Attorney General.
Dear stalkers, stop requesting sex over facebook - 10/20/09
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyl
Dear Stalkers:
Since I started writing this blog, I‘ve come to accept that some of you out there in internet-land aren’t entirely normal. You seem to think that because I write about my sexual encounters with new acquaintances at swingers parties that I will be wooed by your sexual requests via Facebook as a kind of gratitude for friending me or reading my blogs.
A Caddo parish constable says an 11-year-old girl used a cell phone to threaten to murder a girl. - 10/20/09
http://arklatexhomepage.com/content/ful
The mother of the victim reached out to NBC 6 news reporter Karen Hopkins. It's a story you'll see only on Nbc 6. But first, we want to warn you, what you are about to hear may be disturbing.
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