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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
A couple of issues ago I made a comment about police as a
"necessary evil" which prompted several people to write in,
passionately defending cops for the difficult and dangerous
job that they do. And I agree. When a cop jeopardizes his
or her safety to defend the life and property of the
citizenry they are a hero. It is when police become an agent
for authoritarianism and a tax-collecting tool, infringing
upon the rights and freedoms of the citizenry, that they
become an evil.
You might be thinking that's just plain, old paranoia, but
I just read two stories that demonstrate how our freedoms
are slowly being curtailed.
Three days ago www.ohio.com reported that Ohio's highest
court has ruled that a person may be convicted of speeding
purely if it looked to a police officer that the motorist
was going too fast.
Apparently Cleveland can't afford traffic camera's so their
traffic cops can now issue speeding tickets bases upon
educated guesses.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that an officer's visual
estimation of speed is enough to support a conviction if
the officer is certified by a training academy, and ex-
perienced in watching for speeders. Independent verification
of a driver's speed is not necessary.
So try not to "look" like you're speeding.
And if you feel like you are being harassed by the police
for whatever reason, be careful trying to protect yourself
by filming them.
According to gizmodo.com a new trend in law enforcement is
gaining popularity. In at least three states, it is now
illegal to record any on-duty police officer. Even if the
encounter involves you and may be necessary to your defense,
and even if the recording is on a public street where no
expectation of privacy exists.
The legal justification for arresting the "shooter" rests on
existing wiretapping or eavesdropping laws, with statutes
against obstructing law enforcement sometimes cited. Illinois,
Massachusetts, and Maryland are among the 12 states in which
all parties must consent for a recording to be legal unless,
as with TV news crews, it is obvious to all that recording is
underway. Since the police do not consent, the camera-wielder
can be arrested!
So the police can record you with dashboard cams, but you
can't record them...unless you want to get arrested! That
sounds fair. Better not argue about that speeding ticket.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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------------- Woman fired for being too pretty -------------
NEW YORK - A New York woman's lawsuit against Citigroup says
she was fired because bosses deemed her feminine beauty to
be a distraction for male colleagues. Debrahlee Lorenzana,
33, said in her city Supreme Court lawsuit that she was
ordered not to wear turtlenecks, pencil skirts, fitted
suits or heels in the workplace because the tight clothing
made her body "too distracting" for male coworkers. "Never
did I ever show cleavage," Lorenzana said. "I can't help it
that I have curves." The woman's attorney said bosses at
Citi's Rockefeller Center branch moved Lorenzana to a
secluded part of the office as retaliation for her sexual
harassment complaints and fired her one month later.
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------------- Advocates say UFO landing proved -------------
ANGEL FIRE, N.M. - Believers in visits to Earth by alien
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The Alliance Studying Paranormal Experiences, based in the
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---------- Billboard emits smell of cooking steak ----------
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - A North Carolina grocery store's highway
billboard for a new line of beef is drawing the attention of
commuters by radiating the smell of grilling steak. The
Mooresville billboard for Bloom grocery stores is wafting
the scent of steak along River Highway, using a system
created by ScentAir of Charlotte, N.C. Bloom spokeswoman
Christy Phillips-Brown said the sign is scheduled to emit
the scent every day from 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. until
June 18. ScentAir marketing director Murray Dameron said the
project represents the first roadside advertisement for the
custom-scent company, which has designed fragrances and
delivery systems for facilities including casinos and hotel
lobbies. He said the steak smell is created using a high-
powered fan that blows air over cartridges containing
fragrance oil. "It's basically a blend of black pepper and
kind of a charcoal grilling smell," Dameron said. "It smells
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Here's one for you, Lewis. "Man Jumps From Moving Car Because
Wife Won't "Shut Up." A 23-year-old Tennessee man bailed from
a moving vehicle last Thursday during an argument with his
wife, who was driving, because she wouldn't "shut up." He's
in critical but stable condition after being helicoptered to
the hospital. What a genius. -Regards, J.L. Cook
[If he were smart he would have pushed his wife out.]
Lewis, Perhaps this isn't very bizarre, but it is slightly
ridiculous. Maybe rules like this are the true sources of
all of the selfishness and self-esteem problems we find
today. Enjoy - Katie
"Win By Five, Lose the Game, Says Absurd Youth Soccer Rule"
Old hotness: lead by five goals, game is called via slaughter
(or "mercy") rule. New hotness: lead by five goals, other
team automatically wins. The pussification of youth sports
continues apace. An Ottawa youth soccer league has implemented
the new rule in fear that their precious little flowers will
have their feelings hurt if they lose a blowout game. So now
no one will ever lose by five goals or more, because if that
happens, the other team gets the victory.
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