ethics
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New Technology Could Provide Police Access to Real-Time Footage From Home Security Cameras
I don’t know why anyone thought this was a good idea, but apparently Jackson, Miss. is experimenting with a pilot program that would give police the ability to access real-time video surveillance from your home security camera. So did none of these people play Watch Dogs? Watch Psycho-Pass? Consume literally any media about the dangers…
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Fla. Judge Accused of Saying Blacks Should ‘Go Back to Africa’ Resigns Ahead of Impeach Probe
A Florida judge who was facing investigation after being accused of making racist and sexist comments from the bench has abruptly resigned ahead of an impeachment investigation by the Legislature, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Duval Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey III was at the center of a probe by the Judicial Qualifications Commissions after allegedly…
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House GOP Reverses Vote to Gut Ethics Committee
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, 1:08 p.m. EST: Even President-elect Donald Trump thought Republicans focused their attention on the wrong issues after they held a closed-door vote to weaken the independent ethics committee created to keep lawmakers honest. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted: According to Politico, GOP members heard the president-elect and public’s displeasure with their…