August 2008
1 post
Malwebolence - The World of Web Trolling -... →
The New York Times has an interesting and detailed article on internet harassment. Some quotes:
In the days after the Megan Meier story became public, Lori Drew and her family found themselves in the trolls’ crosshairs. Their personal information — e-mail addresses, satellite images of their home, phone numbers — spread across the Internet. One of the numbers led to a voice-mail greeting with the...
July 2008
2 posts
“A U.N. “safe haven” for Muslim refugees during Bosnia’s war,...”
– Will Mladic be next behind bars? - Boston.com
May 2008
4 posts
South Africans Torture Each Other In Xenophobic... →
These days, the nights and early mornings belong to Ramaphosa’s marauders. On Monday, soon after dawn, they were boldly celebrating their victories. Stores belonging to immigrants already had been looted, but there were still fires to set and walls to overturn. There was dancing and some singing. Then the police arrived, quick to fire rubber-tipped bullets. Rocks were tossed by the mob in...
“A man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods as firefighters...”
– Police: Man a prime suspect in Florida fires - Yahoo! News
Mob of fifteen people beats Cleveland man to death →
Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death on the street. Before police arrived, one attacker urinated on the victim’s head. The attackers sent word that anyone helping police could face retribution, according to City Councilman Kevin Conwell. He described the assailants as gang members. “You got a male being assaulted by 15 other guys. He’s laying on the...