Archive 21. July 2005

Internet pillory of US law enforcement agencies

Shame on privacy rights, in the land of the brave and the free the US Department of Justice puts a sex offender database online. And who believes that wouldn't be so bad, it only affects rapists and pedophiles:

The online activities of US law enforcement are not only directed against convicted criminals. The police of Chicago recently launched a site where individuals are depicted and published by name who are suspected of "supporting prostitution". The site notes that the listed persons are considered innocent until a court has determined their guilt.

Great, isn't it? Let's just put your picture on display, the small side note the lynch mob will surely read before they unpack the rope and drag your ass to the nearest tree. And anyway, the term sex offender can't be broad enough ...

Major Eavesdropping Also in Saxony Unconstitutional

Owl Content

Sachsens Verfassungsgerichtshof kippt in Teilen den "Großen Lauschangriff" and of course the politicians still feel confirmed, the laws just need to be changed - sorry, but I see it differently. The mindset needs to be changed and it's a shame that the constitutional judges are not more explicit about this.