Comments on: Morning Links

By: Andrew S.

Andrew S. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:24:58 +0000

The TSA is allowing officers to fly armed without even having to get the consent of their departments. This will not end well.

By: sqlcowboy

sqlcowboy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:09:29 +0000

The CNN app is getting awful reviews because you have to buy it, and then it also has ads.

By: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:14:56 +0000

Well, even if they pass laws in the U.S. against posting videos like that, there are probably plenty of foreign servers outside the reach of U.S. law enforcement. Of course, that would probably be classified as terrorism (not that the government has to classify you as a terrorist to terrorize you).

By: Fluffy

Fluffy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:11:00 +0000

Youtube took it down, but CNN still has it up – at least for the moment:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-333880

By: NoelArmourson

NoelArmourson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:10:41 +0000

The Pittsburgh police video has now been removed from YouTube “due to terms of use violation.” Maybe someone didn’t like it?

By: albatross

albatross — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:56:51 +0000

CNN seems unlikely to be easily pressured by the local cops, but probably will be very susceptible to the feds. And who knows what they’ll cover elsewhere.

Remember the amazing black hole into which all mention of the head-busting at the Republican convention last year fell?

By: Billy Beck

Billy Beck — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:55:27 +0000

“The last time I traveled, I noticed the TSA were a lot friendlier.”

I fly a lot, Dave, and I’m telling you: that’s a test. If you don’t smile and patter when they give you that “How’re we doin’ today?”, then you’re already failing the attitude test.

One can get through that and make the flight, but it takes extraordinary poise and resolve.

By: Aresen

Aresen — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:20:37 +0000

Re: Dirty Car Window Art.

Thankfully, my car was not shown. Of course, no one has actually done anything more to my car windows than write the address of the nearest car wash.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:10:14 +0000

Read the account of this girl getting arrested for holding the door open for students to escape tear gas: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142454472082#/topic.php?uid=142454472082&topic=10315

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:59 +0000

#6 “Shouldn’t we at least expect dinner and a show first?”

Dinner, movie, and a reacharound. ;)

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:57:44 +0000

@G20 –
-UPitt says it is investigating the student arrestee claims and dropping some of the charges: http://www.pittnews.com/node/20168
-Despite this, nonstudents that were there will still have to answer their charges, which mainly are “failure to disperse” after orders were given by police.
-As for the kid in this video – all of us Pitt students still don’t know who he is. There is speculation that he is an undercover, but as I ran into several undercover cops, he doesn’t look like they (they primarily tried to look like “blackbloc” protesters)
-Lastly:
“When Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper was asked about civilian video posted to the internet that shows police in riot gear appearing to force a handcuffed suspect to kneel before a line of officers while another officer took a picture, he said he was aware of the video but did not know who took the picture or why and he is not investigating the incident because there are more important things to investigate such as homicides.”

By: jimn

jimn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:44:21 +0000

The Pittsburgh police over-reaction looks looks like it went down exactly like the RNC last year.

Cops deliver an overwhelmingly ridiculous smack-down to protesters on the first day, angering everyone. Students then join in the protests, not against the G20, but against the police brutality they’ve been witnessing in their own streets. Police then call everyone anarchists and win approval of everyone who wasn’t there.
In Minneapolis they also paraded protesters around for photo ops.

By: Kimba

Kimba — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:38:45 +0000

“Fly this plane into a building…or I will poop all over you!”

By: Will

Will — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:25:48 +0000

I refuse to fly now, never get me on a plane if i have to be cavity searched.

By: bob42

bob42 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:44:52 +0000

@SDB Yes, I recall that its sale has been prohibited.

Wasn’t flavored tobacco recently outlawed by the FDA?

They haven’t had a chance to criminalize possession. Give them time. After all, they are bureaucrats.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:48:37 +0000

#23, I am not sure if you mean the Obama rally had permits? Because I don’t see how they could have, and again, they were absolutely blocking traffic more than anyone on Friday night.

#26, that’s horrible bullshit. I guess I’m glad I only take one class at Pitt.

By: Tokin42

Tokin42 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:24:08 +0000

Doh, I don’t think there WILL be a need for cavity searches, etc, etc..

By: Tokin42

Tokin42 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:23:29 +0000

The TSA is an easy mark for derision, and usually they have it coming, but I’m more irritated with the people who think the best way to solve a political dispute is to shove a pound of explosives up their ass. I don’t think there won’t be a need for cavity searches. Dogs are designed to be ass sniffers, we may as well put the talent to good use.

By: PogueMahone

PogueMahone — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:02:05 +0000

Everytime TSA looks up my ass, I’m farting in their face.

Out of principle, dammit!!

Cheers.

By: SDB

SDB — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:37:57 +0000

@ bob42

Wasn’t flavored tobacco recently outlawed by the FDA?