How Twitter and Social Media Impacts Mexico’s Drug War
Austin, Texas — Twitter, but increasingly Facebook and YouTube, are becoming essential elements to the way ordinary people in Mexico protect themselves from the war on drugs, according to experts sitting on a panel at South By Southwest Interactive called, “Life on the Line: Tweeting the Drug War.” Panelists included University of Texas at Brownsville […]
Motor Vehicles Accidents
Motor vehicle accident law refers to an area of law that is a hybrid of traffic law and personal injury law. Vehicle vehicles (including trucks) and motorcycles are subject to traffic laws while users of electric personal assistance vehicles are subject to traffic law. Vehicle accident law, which does not change much, consists of a […]
Cyber-gang extorted millions by posing as cops, copyright holders
European police have busted a cybercriminal ring that extorted millions of euros with a computer virus that locked machines up and demanded a ransom. They also posed as police, accusing victims of viewing child pornography and infringing copyrights. Eleven suspects were detained in an operation by Europol and Spanish police, police reported on Wednesday. A […]
Talent paying the price for crime
It came as a blow when we learned about the botched hijacking in Johannesburg of R&B singer Chad Saaiman yesterday. This is sadly a common occurrence in Gauteng where about 50% of South Africa’s crime takes place . Still, knowing it happened to a soulful singer, who moved from Cape Town, to seek fame and […]