- BBC News – Hamas arrests male hairdresser for cutting woman’s hair
- Hamas introduced the ban on male hairdressers cutting women’s hair last year. It was seen as a move to bolster the government’s Islamic credentials against critics who said Hamas had become too moderate.
Now though at least one male hairdresser has been arrested and jailed for a night.
- Donations Help Offset $40K in Court Costs Faced by Ex-Cheerleader’s Family – News – ABA Journal
- …raised more than $23,000 to offset $40,000 in court costs the cheerleader’s family has been ordered to pay her former school district, the Associated Press reports. There’s also growing pressure for the district to decline payment of the fees.
“It’s really an awful statement to send on how you treat a teenage sexual assault victim,” …
http://www.helpthecheerleader.com/
- Woman Arrested for Speaking At City Council Meeting in Arizona
- Citizen Jennifer Jones, attempting to air the City Council’s dirty laundry, got arrested for speaking at a public meeting in Quartzsite, Arizona. Police arrested her for speaking at the order of the City Council, specifically Councilman Joe Winslow, even after the Mayor defended her right to speak. Police chief Jeff Gilbert arrested Mrs Jones over Mayor Ed Foster’s objections.
Mrs Jones was exercising her right as a citizen to speak at a City Council meeting, and she had the floor. Councilman Winslow shut her down by passing a motion to have her shut down, which in and of itself is a violation as motions can’t be passed while a recognized speaker has the floor.
- All Google Profiles Will Be Made Public By July 31
- Want to keep your Google profile between you and your friends? Too bad.
Google profiles will not be allowed to remain private, with users required to make at least their full name and gender public in order to use the site.
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