Monday, April 24, 2006

Something in the Way She Moves...

Dr Dimitrios Makris, computing lecturer at Kingston University, who is part of the development team, said: "The team at Loughborough will identify these patterns and involuntary activity exhibited by people carrying concealed weapons.

"This will be passed to us at Kingston, where we will use it to develop the identification software.
Tell me, Dimitri, does your role in the developing global police state ever bother you?

No, I didn't think so.

Seems to me that, despite the best laid plans of these amoral eggheads, once people learn what the system's looking for, they could have all kinds of fun intentionally triggering off false positives...

We're the Only Ones Avuncular Enough

A 5-year-old boy was recovering Sunday after accidentally shooting himself with a gun he that belonged to his uncle, who is also a San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy, police said.
Just "the deputy" or "the uncle"?

Why is it that when non-LEOs are involved in such negligence, the papers have no problem telling us their names?

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

Suspects Take Off When Homeowner Gets His Gun

Police said the teenagers forced their way into Bob Martin's apartment on Adriel Lane on Sunday and pointed a gun at him. But when the retired Air Force sergeant noticed it was a BB or pellet gun, he got his own real gun out and the teenagers took off.
Yet another violent gun owner exercised his license to murder...

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"Buyback "Results Pathetic Despite Media Support

The Justice Resource Center bought 18 more guns Saturday in its effort to decrease violence and crime, the Rev. Louis Coleman said yesterday.
Hey, it's not like the Louisville Courier-Journal isn't doing it's part with free advertising...