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Crime
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Why Trying To Rob An Ultimate Fighting Champion Is A Bad Idea
06 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The old saying goes that you shouldn’t bring a gun to an Ultimate Fighting match. Anthony Miranda, the guy in the picture, learned that lesson the hard way over the weekend when he tried to rob the wrong guy.
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Swiss Study Finds Illegal Downloading Doesn’t Actually Hurt Copyright Holders
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the wake of a worrying shift towards censorship of the internet, this is sort of comforting. A recent study conducted by the Swiss government has found that illegal downloading doesn’t necessarily negatively impact copyright holders, as many downloaders end up purchasing the products anyway – and “illegal” downloading is therefore remaining legal in Switzerland.
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BREAKING: Jackie Selebi Loses Appeal, Must Report To Jail In 48 Hours
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
BREAKING NEWS: Former Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi has lost his appeal against a conviction for receiving benefits from convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti, and has to report to jail within 48 hours.
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Hungary Have Outlawed Homeless People
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new bit of legislation has just come into force in Hungary, in an attempt to deal with the large number of homeless people in Budapest. The regulation makes it a punishable offense to be homeless; the offense is punishable by a fine just under ZAR 5 000. Because, you know, that makes sense.
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US Court Orders Hundreds Of Sites “De-indexed” From Google
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a worrying move for people who like their internet uncensored, a federal judge in Nevada has ruled that Chanel has the right seize 700 domain names that have been peddling fake Chanel products – and that search engines and social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Bing, and Google, are to “de-index” the domains.
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Miami’s Federal Detention Center – Strippers And Booze Included
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a discovery that seems more at home in the script of a B-grade crime drama series, it was alleged that drug lords in Miami’s Federal Detention Center were receiving visits from pole-dancers.
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Shoplifting Boys Forced To Slap Each Other
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Four young boys were forced to slap each other as part of their punishment after they were caught stealing chocolates at a Shoprite in Limpopo. Security footage of the incident shows how the boys took turns in slapping each other, while staff watched, laughed and passed “silly” comments.
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Secret Software Is Probably Tracking Everything You Do On Your Phone
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The Carrier IQ software, installed on most modern Android, Blackberry and Nokia phones, is supposed to record some of the things phones do so manufacturers can do quality control. Except it’s also been logging everybody’s text messages, web searches, and phone calls. Which is pretty bad.
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Gun Club Lets Children Pose With Santa And Some High-Powered Firearms
29 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An American gun club has invited children and their families to pose for pictures with Santa Claus – and a high-powered firearm! They are able to choose between grenade launchers, assault rifles and AK-47s. The picture, taken against a festive backdrop, will then feature on a holiday card. Afterwards, the families also get a chance to test out the machine guns.
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Scorned Wife Kills Husband, Attempts To Cook Him
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Pakistani woman has been arrested for killing her husband and subsequently trying to cook his flesh, during what appeared to be a raging fit of pique about her spouse’s disloyalty. The 32-year-old woman, Zainab Bibi, killed her husband after she found he was planning to marry another woman without first seeking her permission.
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Drug Dealer Throws Cocaine Worth R1,5 Million Out Of Car
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Footage showing a Liverpool drug dealer throwing R1,5 million worth of cocaine from a moving car has been released by police. The guy tossed 2kg of the drug from the window of a Mercedes while being followed by police filming the chase.
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Cheeky, Illiterate Thief Taunts Victims In “Apology” Letter
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As part of what is the ‘most rigorous’ form of non-custodial punishment, a young offender was told to write an apology letter for his crimes. Instead, he took the opportunity to mock and insult his victims.
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Google Now Censoring The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, & Other File-Sharing Services
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google seems to be dabbling in the censorship game too, these days. They’ve added sites like The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, and 4Shared to their “blacklist”, which doesn’t prevent the pages from showing up if searched for, but does prevents the names of sites appearing in their Instant and Autocomplete services.
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Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Insulting Thai Queen
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Thai man has received a sentence of 20 years in prison for committing computer crime and lese majeste – insulting the monarch – which is a big no-no in Thailand. In fact, insulting a Thai king or queen is dealt with more severely in that country than just about anywhere in the world.
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Peter Roebuck Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Male Student
21 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It looks like the investigation into the death of Peter Roebuck is far from over. The Australian sports journalist committed at the Newlands Southern Sun hotel last weekend. Police will now question 16 male students who lived with him in his eight-bedroom house. Roebuck had been accused of sexually assaulting one of them before his suicide.
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Not-So-Halaal Meat Case Begins
18 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Orion Cold Storage, the Cape-based company accused of rebranding meat as Halaal when it couldn’t have been, is in the Western Cape High Court today facing the music. Orion themselves have laid charges of sabotage, but the two workers charged say they have evidence proving their claims, like the video they shot, for instance.
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Man Claims Obama Is The Antichrist, Tries To Kill Him
18 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Last week Friday a man in a black sedan drove up to the White House and opened fire on the President’s residence in an attempt to kill him.
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Woman Catches Burglars With Private Home CCTV [VIDEO]
17 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
How’s this for awesome? A woman in America has successfully stopped a robbery in progress, by using an in-home CCTV that she streamed from work. Hit continue to check out the video.
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The Stop Online Piracy Act – What You Need To Know [VIDEO]
17 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The American Senate has officially begun holding hearings on the the ‘Internet Blacklist Bill,’ also known as the “PROTECT IP Act” or the “Stop Online Piracy Act.” It is potentially the most harmful bit of Internet censorship legislation to date, and you should know what’s going to happen if it passes.
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Poaching Mission Off To China Following Record Bust
17 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
South Africa’s Environmental Affairs Department has said it’s sending a mission to China following a record R18 million rhino horn bust in Hong Kong on Monday. So far, officials have released little information about the massive haul that left Cape Town harbour, but they have said this mission was a positive sign for relations with China.
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JHB Biker Fined R44 000 For Breaking Speed Limit
16 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been nailed recently for speeding, in light of the Department of Transport’s drive to crack down hard on road traffic violations, you may want to spare a thought for Brian Ely, a 32-year old accountant from Johannesburg. Brian has just been fined R44 000 for travelling at 206km/h in a 120km/h zone on his motorbike. Very dangerous. The speed and the fine.
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They’re Deploying Ground-to-Air Missiles For the 2012 London Olympics.
15 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Philip Hammond, Liam Fox’s replacement as the UK’s Defence Secretary, announced to MPs that ground-to-air missiles would be deployed “to protect” the 2012 Olympic Games in London if deemed operationally necessary. This follows shortly after America announced intentions to send up to 1 000 security agents to provide protection for US contestants and diplomats.
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Delhi Police Rebooting Hansie Cronje Match Fixing Case
15 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
International cricket is desperately trying to save some face after years of ridicule at the hands of numerous match-fixing scandals. And with the recent jail terms handed to the Pakistani cricketers, probably the most scandalous of all match-fixing cases is set to be reopened: the Hansie Cronje archives.
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The Occupy Wall Street Protestors Are Being Violently Swept Out By NYPD [LIVE STREAM]
15 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At 2am this morning the NYPD started violently clearing out Zuccoti Park, where the peaceful Occupy Wall Street protestors have been camped out. The cops are using pepper spray, they are using LRAD sound weapons, and they are actively preventing any official media from reporting on their violation of OWS members’ constitutional rights. Shit’s gotten real.
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Mom Banned From Internet After Sexting Son’s Friend
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 14 Comments
A brand new contender for Mom Of The Year has emerged. Meet Lori David, 38 years old, from Texas. She was recently banned by court order from using the internet, after she was caught sending naughty pics to her son’s friend.
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Former Springbok Solly Tyibilika Killed
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Rugby star, Solly Tyibilika was shot dead in a Gugulethu tavern over the weekend. Police say two men entered the premises at around 02h00 on Saturday and started shooting randomly, injuring two other patrons and killing Tyibilika, 32.
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19 Criminals Tricked Into Arrest With Free Beer
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
How do you capture wanted criminals that keep avoiding arrest? You lure them with free beer, of course. Derbyshire police managed to snag 19 wanted criminals after they managed to trick them into meeting officers by baiting them with a free crate of beer.
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Cricket Journalist Committed Suicide After Police Questioning
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Up until now, motives for Peter Roebuck’s apparent suicide have remained a mystery. Apart from his journalism career, Roebuck was also involved with the cricket coaching of teenage boys. The incident happened immediately after two policemen came see him about a case of sexual assault.
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Even Superman Wants A Piece Of Julius
11 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I think it’s safe to say that hatin’ on Julius has now officially saved more conversations than the weather. Having said that, after a good rant most of us move on. Most of us. One Eastern Cape man, however, decided to put on a cape, jump on some cars and claim that he is a superman from the clouds, sent to kill Malema.
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James Murdoch’s Evidence Yesterday Was “Disingenuous”
11 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As reported in morning spice earlier today, James Murdoch claimed yesterday that two of his former senior News of the World executives had failed to tell him the truth about the scale of phone hacking at the News of the World, and that they had misled parliament. They’ve both since issued statements and called his new evidence “disingenuous at best”.
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