Man at Hospital Ordered to Pay $525 for Refilling 89-Cent Drink - Trending Now on Patch - Westminster, MD Patch

Man at Hospital Ordered to Pay $525 for Refilling 89-Cent Drink - Trending Now on Patch - Westminster, MD Patch: 

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Man also banned from working at VA Medical Center. Posted by Todd Richissin (Editor) , April 17, 2014

"The cost of a drink isn't what it used to be for a North Charleston man who was slapped with a $525 fine for refilling his 89-cent drink and now faces federal charges.

On-site construction worker Chris Lewis told WCSC News he didn't know refills at the VA Medical Center in downtown Charleston weren't free.

A hospital spokesperson called it a "theft of government property," the station reported." Read more: http://westminster.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/man-at-hospital-ordered-to-pay-525-for-refilling-89cent-drink 

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Washington Times: 'Little guy' wins high court fight with EPA

Washington Times: 'Little guy' wins high court fight with EPA

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CNN by: Bill Mears Wednesday, March 21, 2012

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court gave an Idaho couple another chance Wednesday to challenge a government ruling barring construction of their dream house on property the Environmental Protection Agency deemed to be a "wetland." Photo Credit: AP http://times247.com/articles/little-guy-wins-high-court-fight-with-epa

The Supreme Court gave an Idaho couple another chance Wednesday to challenge a government ruling barring construction of their "dream house," an important property rights defeat for the Obama administration.

The justices unanimously ruled Chantell and Mike Sackett can appeal a compliance order that said wetlands on their residential lot were improperly filled with rocks and dirt. A building permit was then revoked. ...

"The Supreme Court has come to our rescue," Mike Sackett said just after the decision was issued, "and reminded the EPA — and everyone — that this is still America, and Americans still have rights under the Constitution."

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» Group Forces Congressional Hearing On Big Sis’ Twitter, Drudge Spying Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

» Group Forces Congressional Hearing On Big Sis’ Twitter, Drudge Spying Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!:

Group Forces Congressional Hearing On Big Sis’ Twitter, Drudge Spying

Homeland Security is monitoring the web for anti-government sentiment and signs of social unrest

http://www.infowars.com/group-forces-congressional-hearing-on-big-sis-twitter-drudge-spying/

Steve Watson
Infowars.com
February 9, 2012

A privacy advocacy group has swayed Congress to hold a hearing next week into the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of monitoring social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as media reports and organizations, including The Drudge Report.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) recently obtained close to300 pages of documents, as a result of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, detailing the federal agency’s “intelligence gathering” practices on the web.

Among the documents were guidelines from DHS instructing outside contractors to monitor the web for media reports and comments that “reflect adversely” on the agency or the federal government.

As Reuters reported last month, in early 2010 contractors were asked to spend 24 hours monitoring news media coverage on popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks, as well as news sites including the Huffington Post and The Drudge Report.

The contractors were required to provide the DHS with feedback on any potential “threats and hazards”, as well as “any media reports that reflect adversely on the U.S. Government and the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S.) ability to prevent, protect and respond, to recovery efforts or activities related to any crisis or events which impact National Planning Scenarios.”

The documents also state that the program should highlight “both positive and negative reports on FEMA, C.I.A., C.B.P., ICE, etc., as well as organizations outside of D.H.S.” ... http://www.infowars.com/group-forces-congressional-hearing-on-big-sis-twitter-drudge-spying/

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Red eye in the camera

Red eye in the camera

The Tentacle April 30, 2008 “Seeing Red-Eye in the Camera” by Kevin E. Dayhoff

The discussion and debate over speed and red light cameras continues to reverberate. It is one of a number of headaches lingering in the aftermath of the recent and unusual session of the Maryland General Assembly.

[…]

One of the main sticking points was a poison amendment that would have sent the proceeds to the state as opposed to remaining in the local jurisdiction.

And there in a nutshell was the rub. If the legislation was truly offered as a public safety initiative, then why did it matter that the fines collected would not stay in the local jurisdiction?

If the truth were told, the purpose of the legislation was to “enhance” the coffers of local government. It was a wolf in the sheep’s clothing disguised as a “public safety initiative.”

Perhaps the only thing missing was language that the legislation is “for the children.”

[…]

Red light cameras have been around in Maryland for quite a number of years. Speed cameras were first proposed in Maryland around 2003. Four years later the Maryland General Assembly approved them for use in Montgomery County.

A March 2006 editorial in the Annapolis newspaper, The Capital, noted a fall 2005 Washington Post “analysis of red-light camera use in Washington, D.C., where such devices have totaled up more than 500,000 violations and $32 million in fines in six years.”

The analysis found that “the number of accidents at intersections with the cameras was going up at either the same rate or a faster rate than at intersections without the cameras. There was no evidence the cameras were preventing collisions or injuries.”

[…]

Advocates for red light and speeding cameras still need to make their case. The perception is growing that the cameras are much more about raising money than traffic safety.

As much as it is impossible for police officers to be everywhere all the time, the best way to address traffic safety, when common sense and prudence have taken a holiday, is by awareness and education – and “constant enforcement” – by humans, not predatory computer programmed cameras.

Read my column in its entirety here: Seeing Red-Eye in the Camera

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