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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
I do not have much time to post today due to all of the issues dealing with preparing the holiday dinner. Just to let my loyal readers know that I am thinking of all of you and to wish you a very "Happy Thanksgiving!"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Not Another Wordless Wednesday Blog
Here we go with another Wordless Wednesday Blog. I know what you are saying. If these is "Wordless Wednesday", then why I am sitting here reading this post. Well, I am going to offer a brief word of explanation. This is the first of many, hopefully, Wordless Wednesday posts of mine. I figured everyone else in the blogsphere is doing it, why not me? So, without furthur ado.......
photo courtesy of "Life in the Lost World"
photo courtesy of "Life in the Lost World"
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Label Exec Arrested For Not Using Twitter
Label Exec Arrested For Not Using Twitter To Disperse Crowd At Mall To See Singer
from the what's-the-charge-there? dept
Peter Kafka has an odd story about an executive at Island Def Jam Recods, James Roppo, who was supposedly arrested for not using Twitter to get crowds to disperse at a Long Island mall, after they had gathered to see singer Justin Bieber:
Police arrested a senior vice president from Bieber's label, Island Def Jam Records, James A. Roppo, 44, of Hoboken, N.J., saying he hindered their crowd-control efforts by not cooperating.
He was in custody Friday night, pending charges that could include criminal nuisance, endangering the welfare of a minor and obstructing government administration, Smith said.
"We asked for his help in getting the crowd to go away by sending out a Twitter message," Smith said. "By not cooperating with us we feel he put lives in danger and the public at risk."
Now, that's quite a charge to make: that by not following police orders to send out Twitter messages you were "obstructing government administration" or involved in "criminal nuisance." Of course, the case may be made even more difficult because, as Kafka notes, Bieber's Twitter account actually did warn people to leave. Still, it makes you wonder how they get "not Twittering on command" to stick as a crime.
Originally posted @ TechDirt
from the what's-the-charge-there? dept
Peter Kafka has an odd story about an executive at Island Def Jam Recods, James Roppo, who was supposedly arrested for not using Twitter to get crowds to disperse at a Long Island mall, after they had gathered to see singer Justin Bieber:
Police arrested a senior vice president from Bieber's label, Island Def Jam Records, James A. Roppo, 44, of Hoboken, N.J., saying he hindered their crowd-control efforts by not cooperating.
He was in custody Friday night, pending charges that could include criminal nuisance, endangering the welfare of a minor and obstructing government administration, Smith said.
"We asked for his help in getting the crowd to go away by sending out a Twitter message," Smith said. "By not cooperating with us we feel he put lives in danger and the public at risk."
Now, that's quite a charge to make: that by not following police orders to send out Twitter messages you were "obstructing government administration" or involved in "criminal nuisance." Of course, the case may be made even more difficult because, as Kafka notes, Bieber's Twitter account actually did warn people to leave. Still, it makes you wonder how they get "not Twittering on command" to stick as a crime.
Originally posted @ TechDirt
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