Crime and Punishment

[Sunsilver]

Not when he’s up against a buffalo and is armed only with an iPhone and a Budweiser.

Oh yes, the false courage (plus lack of common sense) provided by alcohol....

[Maria]

Wow. Before that bison attacked, you could see a plume of dust behind him. You couldn't see it because of the tree, but he must have been doing the angry pawing thing that bulls do. That is a definite warning sign with large herbivores. Do not approach!

[Primula Baggins]

Do not approach even in the absence of warning signs!

[Sunsilver]

Maria, yes, that's EXACTLY what he was doing!

[elengil]

https://www.aclu.org/news/national-secu ... y9jSKWnb-c

I've pretty much hated the so-called "Patriot Act" since its inception, and very glad to see a legal win against its broad misuse!

For well over a year, the U.S. government has held Adham Hassoun in a detention facility without trial, without criminal charge, and without end in sight. Today, a court ordered the government to release him and expressed contempt for the government’s frivolous and alarming legal position: “Distilled to its core, [the government's] position is that [it] should be able to detain Mr. Hassoun indefinitely based on the executive branch’s say-so, and that decision is insulated from any meaningful review by the judiciary. The record in this case demonstrates firsthand the danger of adopting [the government's] position. [The government's] position cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny.”

[elengil]

So this happened like 3 weeks ago, how was it not being blasted over every major news outlet?? I know I can be dense at times but I'm pretty sure I'd have remembered this BREAKING NEWS at some point.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ju ... 21g7OksSW4

Among Raniere’s crimes was sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. Specifically, Raniere began having sex with a victim member identified as “Camila” when she was 15-years-old and he was 45. Raniere also took naked photographs of Camila when she was a minor.

Each of Raniere’s co-defendants previously pleaded guilty. On March 12, 2019, Nancy Salzman, Nxivm’s president and co-founder, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. On March 25, 2019, Lauren Salzman, a first-line master over slaves in DOS, pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. On April 8, 2019, Allison Mack, a first-line master, pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. On April 19, 2019, Clare Bronfman, a high-ranking member of Nxivm’s Executive Board, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal and harbor illegal aliens for financial gain, and fraudulent use of identification documents, and Kathy Russell, Nxivm’s bookkeeper, pleaded guilty to visa fraud. They are awaiting sentencing.