Gawker.com ran an interesting retrospective on the real-life To Catch a Predator show which clearly provided casual inspiration for the CSI Miami episode “To Kill A Predator”. Read John Cook’s article here.
The second link regarding a suicide also expands into a larger feature regarding the abortive final episode of the show, the direct link is here;
http://www.esquire.com/features/predator0907
– CBG
The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), launched in 1994 by Scott Berkowitz in association with Tori Amos, 17 years ago as of the middle of the week. To see the events lined up to mark the anniversary the link is here but there’s a general campaign asking for a donation of USD 17….
My Friend Abuses His Wife! How Can I Help? (pt 1) tags: CA 7 Ways to Help a Teen Survivor of Sexual Assault tags: CA No hurdle too high for hurdling champion Kellie Wells tags: CA Sex Abuse Haunts Former Olympic Swim Hopeful tags: CA The Role of Schools in Sexual Abuse Prevention and Intervention….
The Head of the US Air Force’s Taskforce designed to try to reduce sexual assault in its ranks was arrested and charged with groping a woman. Since the Air Force has removed him from his post whilst the charges take their course, it’s not as much of a PR disaster as the media thinks. These are…
Law enforcement officials don’t just want to be able to scan for CSAM. That’s the excuse to get the public to buy into mass surveillance. “It’s for the kids” is disingenuous. It’s not for the kids to them, it’s to open the door to the police, and anyone with some skill, to watch ALL of our communication and use it in any way they see fit.
Yes, that will include that cop who’s a little too friendly with the teens in the neighborhood, the one abusing his wife, or the one stalking an ex. It’ll also include officials with political leanings spying on opponents, dictators with unfettered access to all communication coming and going to their citizens, and hackers getting access to blackmail material.
All of it. Out there for anyone with the keys to see, store, and use as they see fit.
On a much-discussed topic around this blog, I found this NPR feature to be a very worthwhile read. Not only doers it define one of the huge problems with mental health care in the US, but it goes to talk about some solutions: “It has put the jails in an awkward position. Today the three…
