Where's Our Right to Lie?

Ever lied online?



Back in '80s when the Internet more closely resembled a series of tubes, the state of Rhode Island passed a law making it illegal to lie online. And until this week, this law was still in effect, according to the Associated Press.

That's right, in Rhode Island someone could actually be slapped with a misdemeanor charge, fined up to $500, and sentenced up to a year in prison for lying about their age on an online dating site, fibbing on Facebook about how many people were at a house party, or pumping up their resume on LinkedIn.

According to the Associated Press, lawmakers have finally caught up with the times and voted to repeal this antiquated law.

"This law made virtually the entire population of Rhode Island a criminal," executive director of the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Steven Brown told the Associated Press. "When this bill was enacted nobody had any idea what its ramifications were. Telling fibs may be wrong, but it shouldn't be criminal activity."



Originally the law was meant to crack down on scammers and con artists but it also made the "transmission of false data" illegal, according to the Associated Press. Quickly the Internet outgrew the law.

The state representative who proposed tossing the law, Chris Blazejewski, told the Associated Press that it was probably unconstitutional. What's more, it wasn't very useful -- only a few people had ever been prosecuted for not telling the truth online.

"There are a lot of things we don't condone in our society that aren't crimes," Blazejewski said. "We take freedom of speech very seriously in this country and we should be concerned about the real and serious possibility of further erosion to our First A

Where's OUR (New Jersey's) Common Sense?

He may have been ticketed for not saving his Jeep from a cliff dive, but his other option was to let his 5-year-old son die and go to jail.

Frank Roder of New Jersey was ticketed on Thursday for failing to use his emergency brake, after which his Jeep flew into the Rahway River. Roder had leaped out of the vehicle because his son opened the door and was running straight toward a 35-foot embankment, according to Fox News.

"He hopped out, and I thought that was OK. I was just going to park," Roder, 38, told the station. "He just took off, made a beeline for the edge."

Roder said he narrowly saved his little boy Aidan, but his 2006 Jeep Commander wasn't so lucky. Roder knew something was wrong when the kid said, "Um, Daddy ..."

And then, the Jeep was gone. It slid down an embankment and into the muddy water below.

A cop on the scene reportedly handed him a pair of tickets -- one for the brake, and another for failure to produce his insurance card, which was in the water-bound Jeep -- and told Roder he should have just applied the brake.

"I say, 'Really? And if I did and my boy stepped over the edge and fell instead of the Jeep, then where would I be?' He says, 'Jail, for child endangerment'."

Though miffed and carless, Roder plans on paying his $50 and $60 tickets,

Common Sense

Sandusky Convicted of 45 Counts

Originally printed at http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Sandusky-Convicted-of-45-Counts-160091845.html

By Kimberly Kaplan and Michael Isikoff, NBC News, and M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.com
June 22, 2012

Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse Friday night and faces spending the rest of his life in state prison.
Sandusky's attorney, Joseph Amendola, asked Judge John Cleland to allow Sandusky to be released on house arrest, but Cleland summarily rejected the request, saying: "Bail is revoked. Mr. Sandusky is remanded to the custody of the sheriff."
Sandusky was immediately led out of the courthouse in handcuffs as a large crowd of onlookers cheered.
Sandusky, 68, the former longtime defensive coordinator at Penn State, had denied all 48 counts alleging that he abused 10 boys over 15 years. Two grand jury reports accused him of having used his connection to one of the nation's premier college football programs to "groom" the boys, whom he met through his Second Mile charity for troubled children, for sexual relationships.

Happy Fathers Day!

              I Would believe that most Fathers start out Feeling like this!

                         Then sort of grow into the Life long Position!

                         They all have one thing in common, they all have

                                               Dadisms....................

    Don't ask me, ask your mother.

    I'll play catch after I read the paper.

    Coffee will stunt your growth.

    A little dirt never hurt anyone--just wipe it off..

    Get your elbows off the table.

    This is your last warning.

    I'm not just talking to hear my own voice!

    Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry.

    Don't forget to check your oil.

    You're only young once.

    You're gonna like it, whether you like it or not!

    The early bird gets the worm. Rise and shine!

    If your friend jumped off a bridge would you?

    You have things so easy!

    Don't look at me in that tone of voice!

    What do you think this is, your birthday?

    How many times do I have to pound that into your head?

    What part of NO don't you understand?

    I don't care what other people are doing! I'm not everybody else's father!

    Didn't your teacher learn you anything?!

    Two wrongs do not make a right.

    Don't use that tone with me!

    Am I talking to a brick wall?

    If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll...

    Wipe your feet!

    Enough is enough!

    Don't make me stop the car!

    What did I just get finished telling you

    You'll realize the value of money once you start earning.

    Turn off those lights. Do you think I am made of money?

    

    Now you listen to ME, Buster!

    I told you... Now see.

    I told you, keep your eye on the ball.

    This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.

    We're not lost. I'm just not sure where we are.

    When I was your age, I treated MY father with respect.

    As long as you live under my roof, you'll live by my rules.

    I'll tell you why. Because I said so. That's why.

    Do what I say, not what I do.    

   but no matter what         WE ALL LOVE FATHERS!