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Gangs on the Internet 402

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday July 07, 2006 @06:13AM from the click-by-shootings dept.

mikesd81 writes "Apparently street gangs have gotten Web-savvy. Web Bangers are posting potentially incriminating photos and taunts on their websites. Police departments suddenly faced with gangs are looking for help on the gangs' own easy-to-find Web sites. The director of the National Gang Crime Research Center has stated "In order to understand any subculture, be it al-Qaida, witches, devil worshippers or gangs, you have to be able to know their own language.' Knox said it's important for police to learn how to read between the lines on gang Web sites and blogs. Just as time on the streets has given gang investigators the ability to read the hieroglyphics of wall graffiti, time on the Web helps them understand arcane Web clues. Gang identifiers, such as tattoos, graffiti tags, colors and clothing often are embedded in each site."

Comment Re:Comedy is... (Score 1) 270

by icleprechauns on Wednesday May 31, 2006 @04:21PM (#15439233) Attached to: Leisure Suit Larry's Maker On Wedgies v. Bullets

my pathetic attempt at a psychological stab at the question of why video games are violent instead of comedic is that I think many players play games to do stuff they wouldn't be allowed to do in real life. I blow shit up and kill people, because, you know, I'd kinda get in trouble if I did that in reality. On the other hand, you can give anyone a wedgie (well I suppose giving a guard one would get you in a little trouble too). This is not to say that funny, non-violent games can't succeed (indeed a few have in the past); but rather, it is more difficult for them to be noticed.

EOE Concerns w/ Electronic-only Job Application? 402

Posted by Cliff on Thursday April 20, 2006 @03:20PM from the paper-applications-should-still-be-an-option dept.

Khyber asks: "Jobs seem to be increasingly harder to find in the real world today, and even harder to obtain due to the increased proliferation of on-line-only or electronic-only job applications. I know this firsthand - as today I attempted to apply for a job at Kroger's, only to discover that I had to fill out one of these electronic applications in their 'Career Opportunities Kiosk.' The machine miserably failed to get past the second page of the multi-paged the application. I've asked the manager if there was a paper application to fill out (why do I need to know how to use a computer to stock shelves?) and he has told me that I -must- fill out the application on their broken and defunct Dell Genesis Terminal. Are there legal concerns that I should be looking at, here?"

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