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Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Casey Anthony (Mothers Who Kill Kids)

Casey Anthony is going to be released from jail today. She may already be released, who knows. It could've happened just after midnight, as many of the news stories are reporting.

I just read an article discussing the issues with the evidence presented in the case. It wasn't "proof beyond a reasonable doubt". What is a reasonable doubt anymore? To the jury's credit, they should've only had what was presented to them by the prosecution and by the defense. That might be the only saving grace, depending on what all was presented to them and what all was not. Some of the evidence, such as the hair in the trunk and even the presence of chloroform, was discredited by some. But even then, not completely discredited, just that it "shouldn't have been submitted as evidence".

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Casey Anthony to be Released from Prison Sunday - Should She Go Into Hiding?

Casey Anthony is set to be released from prison this Sunday, July 17th. That would make roughly two weeks that she remained in prison since the trial and the "not guilty" verdict was given. As I said in my previous post, I am not one of these people out for blood. The entire story about Casey Anthony and Caylee Anthony angers me deep down, for reasons that are virtually unknown. I mean, yes it is a horrible tale of jealousy, resentment, greed, and contempt. But technically speaking, it has nothing to do with me.
Casey Anthony - Gamut News

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Facebook Privacy Concerns: Safety for Parents and Children - Is Online Activity Ever "Private"? Part Two

This is the 2nd installment of a series I'm doing called "Is Online Activity Ever 'Private'?" You can read parts one and three here:
Part One - Suspended, Fired, Arrested for Facebook and Twitter Posts
Part Three - How to Avoid Getting Fired or Arrested for Your Facebook Posts

I recently wrote about some of the many examples of people getting suspended, fired, and arrested for what they've posted on Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube.

You can find examples all over the internet. People are posting pictures, tweets, and status updates in the perceived privacy and anonymity of the online world that get them in all sorts of trouble in the real world.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Magic School Bus on XKCD (and Other Childhood Favorites)

http://xkcd.com/911/

I don't read XKCD much, but I've liked many of the ones I've read.

This one in particular caught my fancy since I used to love watching The Magic School Bus and even caught an episode or two within the past year. The Magic School Bus is one of the many things I miss about being a kid, along with My Little Pony, Hello Kitty, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Not that all cartoons nowadays are bad (though many are), and not that all the cartoons from back in the day were great (though most were - yes, I'm being biased).

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