Express Observation (MySpace’s Pedophile Playground)
MySpace releases 90k names of registered sex offenders banned from site, Harvard still claims there's no problem Link
Express Observation (Florida Gay Adoption Ban)
FL Bar joins fight against state's ban on adoptions by gays with fed amicus brief before 3rd circuit COA Link
Facebook is Pimping your Children
Now that Harvard's Berkman Center has reassured us that child predators are not a threat online, we've got a new hustler to worry about. And this time it's Facebook. Buried in the Facebook Terms of Use is this little read and considered clause:
By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, ...
Clinical Trials of NYC Foster Children – NYSDOH Coverup Continues
As I editorialized here in 2005, between 1986 and 2001 hundreds of NYC foster children were involuntarily enrolled in medical experiments. Soon after the story broke in the NYT, NYC commissioned a study by the widely respected Vera Institute for Justice. Almost four years later, that long awaited (forgotten?) study was finally released today.
After interviewing people familiar with the drug trials, reviewing policy documents, and examining the child welfare files of 796 children, Vera staff identified 532 children who were enrolled in 88 clinical trials and observational ...
Express Observation (Pedophile Playground)
Millionaire pedophile donates playground equipment and exposes himself during dedication ceremony, plaque removed Link
Express Observation (Berkman Cyber-Whitewash)
More on the cyber-whitewash re: online predators from the WashPost @ Link
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