The U.S. Judicial System
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ericmortensen:
News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
Hertfordshire police would not confirm his identity, but the force said in a statement: “At 10.40am today [Monday 18 July] police were called to Langley Road, Watford, following the concerns for the welfare of a man who lives at an address on the street. Upon police and ambulance arrival at a property, the body of a man was found. The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.
“The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing.”
[..]
Speaking to another Guardian journalist last week, Hoare repeatedly expressed the hope that the hacking scandal would lead to journalism in general being cleaned up and said he had decided to blow the whistle on the activities of some of his former News of the World colleagues with that aim in mind.
Wow.
Nothing to see here folks, move along.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lojk6c3TOK1qz9m0ho1_r1_500.jpg)
News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
Hertfordshire police would not confirm his identity, but the force said in a statement: “At 10.40am today [Monday 18 July] police were called to Langley Road, Watford, following the concerns for the welfare of a man who lives at an address on the street. Upon police and ambulance arrival at a property, the body of a man was found. The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.
“The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing.”
[..]
Speaking to another Guardian journalist last week, Hoare repeatedly expressed the hope that the hacking scandal would lead to journalism in general being cleaned up and said he had decided to blow the whistle on the activities of some of his former News of the World colleagues with that aim in mind.
Wow.
Nothing to see here folks, move along.
(via apoplecticskeptic)
Police officer Shandy Cobane, who was videotaped last year stomping on a suspect and threatening to beat the “Mexican piss” out of him, will get to keep his job, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz said Thursday.
Cobane’s punishment for the widely publicized incident will be a 30-day suspension without pay, Diaz said at an afternoon news conference.
bullshit.
“Several doctors interviewed across the country, particularly in rural areas, described frustration over being barred from taking a few extra minutes during a Caesarean delivery to tie the tubes of women who no longer want children or face complications if they become pregnant again. “I feel very stuck,” said a doctor at a hospital in an isolated town in a western mountain state whose institution barred the procedures after the Phoenix case. “I don’t know where to turn.””—
Religious hospitals’ restrictions sparking conflicts, scrutiny (via robot-heart-politics)
Dear Christians,
You know how you always whine and moan that atheists just can’t keep their atheism to themselves? THIS is why we can’t do that because your beliefs are affecting what people can and cannot do in a country that is supposed to guarantee a certain level of freedom. Religiously-affiliated hospitals are sometimes the only option for people which means women are left without sterilization or contraceptive options because the doctors are not allowed to provide them.
Love,
Rabble
(via rabbleprochoice)
This is why my sister in law is pregnant with No. 4. She begged the doc to tie her tubes. No dice. Against his beliefs, he said.
(via nanner)
When your only choice is a Catholic hospital that won’t do any of the following:
- Abortions, even for ectopic pregnancies,
- Tubal ligations,
- C-Sections except in medical emergencies, or
- Sexual health counseling,
Your health is being threatened by someone else’s religion.
Shit like this makes my blood boil. The same thing is happening with pharmacies.
(via lemdi)
“A nurse practitioner at an Idaho Planned Parenthood called a local Walgreen’s pharmacy to fill a prescription for Methergine, a medicine used to prevent or control bleeding of the uterus following childbirth or an abortion. The pharmacists refused to fill the prescription unless the nurse told her whether or not the patient had an abortion. Because of patient confidentiality laws, the nurse refused to disclose that information, and asked for a referral to another pharmacy. The pharmacist hung up.”—
Pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for potentially life-saving drugs — Feministe
And now for a new subject: On what planet is this ok?
It shouldn’t be okay anywhere and it shouldn’t be legal.
(via lemdi)
Federal prosecutors are refusing to reveal customers from Oakland County and the 248 area code who hired hookers from a high-priced escort service but are willing to out clients from Detroit, according to federal court records. The legal tactic was unveiled in records filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit involving the Miami Companions escort service.
