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War in Afghanistan

jeudi 7 mai 2015 à 14:00

Obama said the war in Afghanistan is ending, but the government argues in court that he didn't mean it.

LA thugs fine pedestrians

jeudi 7 mai 2015 à 14:00

People are starting to travel on foot in downtown Los Angeles, but thugs leap at the chance to fine them.

It would be an awful shame to use pedestrians as an excuse to repress homeless people more. If you live in LA, please oppose this.

It appears that the fine of nearly 200 dollars for crossing a street is a scheme to squeeze money from the people who are too poor to push back the Ferguson spirit at work.

In addition, it is inexcusable to judge the question of jaywalking by when the pedestrian starts to cross. This is an example of a law that's an ass.

Arrested Kevin Moore

jeudi 7 mai 2015 à 14:00

Baltimore thugs arrested Kevin Moore, who made a video of the violent arrest of Freddie Gray.

They also arrested his visitors from Ferguson who had come to set up a branch of Copwatch.

Computerized interface to government services

jeudi 7 mai 2015 à 14:00

Computerizing citizens' interface to government services is a systematic recipe for injustice to people with disabilities or principles.

I expect some day I will be denied legal rights for refusing to run nonfree software, refusing to carry a portable phone, and so on.

I think there should be a general rule that algorithms can never make a final decision about a person's rights: there must always be an appeal to a human who can override the computer.

In addition, the criteria to be judged by the computer should be published and chosen democratically. We would not allow humans to deny people rights based on secret criteria; why permit a machine to do so?

Baltimore whites violated the curfew

jeudi 7 mai 2015 à 14:00

A bunch of whites protested Baltimore racism by violating the curfew in an affluent area to demonstrate that the thugs would treat them differently.