Category: Minnesota

Twitter hides Trump ‘shooting’ tweet for ‘glorifying violence’

Post author By Randall
Post date May 29, 2020
Categories In gear, Minnesota, News, president, restricted tweet, Social Media, Tech, Trump, Twitter, violence, white house

[ad_1] Twitter is referring to the fact that Trump’s “looting” comment is a quote from former Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, in charge during the Miami’s 1967 race riots and known for his “stop and frisk” tactics. During the riots, he used the same phrase: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” He’s also known […]

Minnesota cop receives $585,000 after fellow officers spied on DMV data

Post author By Randall
Post date June 23, 2019
Categories In dmv, gear, Internet, lawsuit, Minnesota, Privacy, Security, stalking, Tech

[ad_1] This isn’t the first such lawsuit against Minneapolis for similar behavior, or even other Minnesota cities. It’s the first to go to trial, however, and certainly the first to involve a court-decided payout. City attorney Susan Segal told Wired she was “disappointed” in the outcome, but stressed that Minneapolis had tightened its restrictions on […]