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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    09:22 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    Tasing a 10 year old girl who didn't know better?

    Go sodomize yourself with the retractable baton on your belt. Or even better, attach the camera and then try the taser - I hear it's shocking to use rectally.
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    Edited by dragon:ONE at 11/20/09 9:23 PM dragon:ONE was starred dragon:ONE was unstarred
    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    09:14 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    I agree with the department's reason for suspending him.

    Because of his failure to equip the proper video recording device, the internet was robbed of an instant Youtube classic and internet meme.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:14 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    This is the dumb mother's fault
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    09:09 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    I don't know. I've seen some young girls go absolutely bonkers, some incidents ending in stitches or puncture wound treatments.
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    11/13/09

    In reply to Two Programmers Arrested For Roles In Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme
    I found their source code. Apparently, when the victims were doing transactions, it sometimes leaves fractions of pennies. Adding up all these fractions of pennies over several hundred thousand transactions per day could come out to a staggering number.

    However, they were simply stealing everything left of the decimal point. #bernardmadoffponzischeme
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    Image of onaclov2000 onaclov2000
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Sprinkle some crack on him and let's get out of here. #crime
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    To be clear: Mother and father saying he was at home wasn't enough. Facebook status update? Air-tight alibi. #crime
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    Image of thisotherguy: I can count to potato: thisotherguy: I can count to potato:
    11/12/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: Is it so unbelievable to think that parents would lie for their children? #crime
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    Image of ElijahDProphet ElijahDProphet
    11/12/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: Well, he is an African American in NYC. The cops aren't going to listen to his parents, since they are also likely African American. #crime
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    Image of Helvetica Helvetica
    11/12/09

    @ElijahDProphet: Oh, so the boy is African American so his parents have to be, too? Racist! #crime
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/12/09

    @thisotherguy: It's not that they wouldn't, it's that they didn't. #crime
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/12/09

    @everyone in this specific comment thread:

    Christ almighty.

    1) I was simply pointing out how absurd it is. I don't actually care if family lies, or people tend not to trust family, etc... The fact of the matter is they didn't, but it took myspace to not only show they didn't lie, but to save him from wrongful criminal charges.
    And that to me is ridiculous.

    2) The mention of race, by the other commenters was clearly in jest. A simple humor joke directed at the long, and always comical racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, plagued law enforcement and the justice system.

    But seriously, he looks like he actually sounds the way black comedians sound when they talking like white people... I wonder how he dials a phone... What a pancakeless nerd. #crime
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/13/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: Facebook*, not myspace.
    #socialnetworkingconfusionfail #crime
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    Image of bikr001 bikr001
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Umm.. Has the prosecuting attorney never heard of VNC? Logmein? Teamviewer?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    @bikr001: I doubt even a quarter of attorneys out there have even heard of this, because they invest a great deal of their time and money learning the law, not computing and networking tools. #crime
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: attorneys don't all wear powdered wigs, you know. In fact I'd wager that just about every attorney in the DA's office has used VNC, and NYC has arguably the most sophisticated computer crimes unit of any DA - perhaps even better than the US Attorney's office. If there were any doubt, I'm sure the DA in this case would have consulted with more technical divisions. #crime
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/12/09

    @weatherman: "attorneys don't all wear powdered wigs, you know."

    Yes they do. All of them. Always. #crime
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/12/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: I should have said they don't all wear them on their head all the time. Most modern attorneys favor a merkin.
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    Edited by weatherman at 11/12/09 9:21 AM weatherman was starred weatherman was unstarred
    Image of YingYangCounter YingYangCounter
    11/12/09

    @weatherman: I do believe you've just insulted everyone in one of Her Majesty countries. #crime
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/12/09

    @YingYangCounter: why? the queen wears one too!

    Anyway, I was talking about America. #crime
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    @YingYangCounter: You would think the powdered wigs were insult enough. #crime
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    Image of Frizzaper Frizzaper
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    This seems like a bad precedent to set, I (as well as many other regular gizmodo readers) could set up scripts or use simple automation programs to do all sorts of things online while we are elsewhere.

    Even discounting the flimsy security of Facebook, imagine writing a script that logs into facebook, updates your status twice, pays a utility bill and a credit-card bill online and writes an e-mail, all while you're out robbing a bank... #crime
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    Image of SQLGuru SQLGuru
    11/12/09

    @Frizzaper: You could make it look like we never left our basement ever.....wait....that's already true. #crime
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    Image of Gundem Gundem
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Now, this is a story all about how
    My Pancake got flipped-turned upside down
    And I liked to take a minute
    Just sit right there
    I'll tell you how I became the incocent kid of a town called brooklyn air

    Iiiiin Brooklyn/Harlem born and raised
    On the Facebook was where I spent most of my days
    Chillin' playing Mobsters, updating status all cool
    And poking and IMing some homeboys from the school
    When a couple of Policeman
    Who were up to no good
    Startin arresting me right in my neighborhood
    I got my right read to me my mom got scared
    She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air' #crime
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    Image of Mattz Mattz
    11/12/09

    @Gundem: I award you one internets sirrah! Now to clean the tea off my keyboard.. #crime
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    Gundem promoted this comment Mattz was starred Mattz was unstarred
    Image of o.tuite o.tuite
    11/12/09

    @Gundem: Genius!
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    Image of Queyssel Queyssel
    11/12/09

    @Gundem: AMAZING. #crime
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    Image of SmokeyRivers SmokeyRivers
    11/12/09

    @Gundem: Well played sir. Heart Click for that indeed. #crime
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    Gundem promoted this comment SmokeyRivers was starred SmokeyRivers was unstarred
    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    "Poop Cooper is NOT COMMITTING ANY CRIME." #crime
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    SQLGuru promoted this comment Poop Cooper was starred Poop Cooper was unstarred
    Image of SQLGuru SQLGuru
    11/12/09

    @Poop Cooper: This comment was posted by a bot....... #crime
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    Image of Kakkoii Kakkoii
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Everyone complains about "big brother" watching everything we do. But then we go around Tweeting and Facebooking everything were doing.

    <_< #crime
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/12/09

    @Kakkoii: Voluntary vs involuntary.

    It's one thing if I tell you my personal business, it's another if you pry, peek and snoop to get it. #crime
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    Image of Digo Digo
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Did they ever find out what happened to his pancakes? #crime
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Do my grossly frequent Gizmodo comments provide an alibi in the event of my arrest as well? #crime
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    Image of back_at_it back_at_it
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: i think 'gross frequency' is proof that there must be several of you posting on one account, thus undermining your perceived alibi ;). i call shenanigans! #crime
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Probably not, but I'd vouch for you just because you amuse me. #crime
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    Image of Jux Jux
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: "Will the defendant please put on the 3D glasses for the witness. Yes, thank you." #crime
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Jux was starred Jux was unstarred
    Image of PopandLocke PopandLocke
    11/12/09

    @Rosa Golijan: I'd say a vote of confidence from Rosa might be more damning than helpful. #crime
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment PopandLocke was starred PopandLocke was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Well danke shon Fraulein Golijan. Hopefully they'd let me tweet. #crime
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    Image of Brian Sexton Brian Sexton
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Not if you rob a store while posting a comment from an iPhone via the store's own WiFi. #crime
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    GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking promoted this comment Brian Sexton was starred Brian Sexton was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    11/12/09


    @back_at_it: We have a call of Shenanigans! #crime
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    11/12/09

    @Brian Sexton: He didn't have time! He was gone in 30 seconds! &#177; 1 second. #crime
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    Image of LastOne LastOne
    11/12/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: What's the name of that restaurant you like to eat at with all the crazy (crap) on the walls? #crime
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/12/09

    @PopandLocke: That was almost hurtful. #crime
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    Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of PopandLocke PopandLocke
    11/12/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Sorry :'( #crime
     Reply
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    11/12/09

    @LastOne: If you click on the image, you'll see it's an animated Gif that includes that line. #crime
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    Image of LastOne LastOne
    11/13/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee: That is awesome. One of my favorite movie scenes ever. #crime
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    11/11/09

    In reply to Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
    Luckily for Rodney, nobody saw the update right after that which read:

    "Hmm... I bet my pancakes are in that strangers 's house!" #crime
     Reply
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