Whether we like it or not Artificial Intelligence is upon us. It already exists in basic forms in time will it grow and evolve into a non biological organism that will defy what ever intentions the creators had or likely did not have for it. Like the first atomic...
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Dentist Threatens to Report Parents for Neglect Unless They Bring in Their Kids (and Wallets)
by Scott Shackford | Mar 29, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
A dental practice in Pennsylvania has a novel method for guaranteeing return business: Threaten to turn parents in for neglect if they stop bringing in their kids. Smiles 4 Keeps, which has three offices in the state, insists that its threats are being misinterpreted....
Stephon Clark shot 20x by cops, killed in his own backyard
by Washington Post | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
Police say they saw an object in Stephan Clark’s hand before firing 20 bullets that killed him in his own yard Sunday night in Sacramento, with the disturbing moment made public through body camera footage released Wednesday night. The two officers were responding to...
Senate Votes to Endanger Sex Workers and Censor the Internet
by EFF | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
Today [March 21, 2018] was a dark day for the Internet. The U.S. Senate just voted 97-2 to pass the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, H.R. 1865), a bill that silences online speech by forcing Internet platforms to censor their users....
Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Opponents
by Jim Bovard | Mar 17, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice, Politics
President Trump has said and done many things to appall the friends of freedom. From Trump’s pro-torture comments to his praise of police brutality to his cruise-missile barrage against Syria to his threat to annihilate North Korea, there are ample signs that he...
The Presumption of Innocence: Not Just for the Courtroom
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 17, 2018 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Justice
Journalist Peter Hitchens wrote the following in the connection with the events in Salisbury, England, involving a former Russian double agent and his daughter, but it is worth keeping in mind always: The presumption of innocence is not just a great liberty and...
Cop Hits Woman’s Car At 94 MPH, Killing Her Infant. Police Arrest Woman For Negligent Homicide.
by Tim Cushing | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
This is how things go in the US, where law enforcement is treated like a favored religion and everyone who isn't on the inside is just grist for prosecution mills. Here's the setup, via Matt Pearce. A Baton Rouge police officer was arrested Friday on a count of...
Cop Hits Woman's Car At 94 MPH, Killing Her Infant. Police Arrest Woman For Negligent Homicide.
by Tim Cushing | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
This is how things go in the US, where law enforcement is treated like a favored religion and everyone who isn't on the inside is just grist for prosecution mills. Here's the setup, via Matt Pearce. A Baton Rouge police officer was arrested Friday on a count of...
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