Tag Archives: Law and government agencies

Barneys customer-frisk lawsuit: an interesting explication

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Naomi

You remember that a young black man named Trayon Christian was frisked and searched at Barneys department store by NYPD cops after he bought an expensive belt. And you remember that he has sued. Well, today there was this item … Continue reading →

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No pot, no FBI jobs for cyberwar programmers

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Naomi

Love this story, from DailyKos: FBI director: Zero tolerance pot policy kills our ability to hire cyber war programmers. Updated. FBI director James Comey said this week that the bureau may be forced to change its drug policy because the … Continue reading →

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“Sign Installer Cited for Violating Rule on the Sign He Was Installing”

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Naomi

There is much interpretation of life we owe to Kafka. And there is much interpretation of life owed to Kafka that we also owe to Lowering the Bar. Especially when the incident may be Kafkaesque but is less nightmare than … Continue reading →

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