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Law Enforcement and Public Perception: Race, Ethnicity, and Community Policing
By Russell B. Laine, Chief of Police, Algonquin, Illinois
s we are all well aware, recent events have once again renewed focus on the relationship between police agencies and minority communities. Unfortunately, highly publicized national and local incidents serve to foster the perception that unfair/unethical actions by law enforcement are both widespread and systemic. Although not accurate, this perception is extremely damaging to our crime reduction efforts. Without community support, law enforcement agencies cannot succeed.
The root causes of tension between police officers and the communities they serve are as understandable as they are historic. Law enforcement officers occupy a unique position in a free society. They patrol the narrow line that separates freedom from lawlessness and even the most basic enforcement action taken by police officers can appear to infringe on the rights of others. The very nature of their duties ensures that law enforcement officers will be placed in the center of situations that are typified by stress and hostility. As a result, law enforcement officers are often the focal point for rage and confusion. If you add to this already volatile combination the perception that the officers may be acting in an unfair or inequitable fashion, it becomes clear why some members of the community view law enforcement officers with suspicion and contempt instead of with trust and respect.
We have made remarkable strides in policing in recent years. As a nation, we have dramatically increased the strength of our numbers; done a better job of training and preparing the men and women in police service for the work they do; and, we've provided police officers today with more and better tools to do their jobs than perhaps ever before. The result is that crime has decreased dramatically; people really are safer than they've been in years; and, because of the effective work of police departments, our citizens thrive today in areas where they abandoned hope not so long ago.
As a profession, we are not willing to accept any substandard law enforcement practices. That is why the IACP has always been so strongly committed to promoting and enhancing the ethical conduct of police officers. Through the use of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and the IACP's Law Enforcement Oath of Honor we have demonstrated our unwavering commitment to professional policing standards. Nonetheless, the troubling reality that the people of the United States must confront is that we are entering a time when there is an increasing concern in many areas that the once strong police-community relationship is in jeopardy.
That is why over the years the IACP has aggressively sought to address this critical issue. Since the first IACP Forum on professional traffic stops in 1998, no year has passed without a resolution, model policy release, publication, or forum to further promote and reinforce this commitment. More than 25 actions and publications highlight the IACP's efforts in this area including the following:
In addition, at our upcoming annual conference in Denver, we will be holding a special plenary session on "Race and the Police: In Search of Perspective." This plenary session will feature a panel of IACP leaders and special guests to discuss, conversationally, the realities and implications of today's police-race dynamics. Among the topics to be addressed are the selection, orientation, and training of officers who police minority areas; the reality of minorities' perceptions of police; the systemic or non-systemic nature of profiling; the poorly illuminated structure of disproportionate police-minority contact; the reality of disparate confinement; and the issue of illegal immigrants and crime.
This plenary session will serve as a prelude to preparation of an IACP Policy Brief designed to provide members and the public with a more complete and accurate representation of race-police issues and "where we are" in our collective effort to protect our communities and to serve all citizens justly. This brief will set forth our progress and successes and the issues and the barriers that remain.
Finally, the renewed focus on police-community relations once again emphasizes the need for the establishment of a National Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice that the IACP has advocated for more than 20 years. This commission, modeled after the 1965 Presidential Commission, would be empowered to conduct a comprehensive review of law enforcement and the administration of justice in the United States and to provide the nation with a measured response to crime.
It is imperative that we, as police leaders, do everything in our power to remove the doubt and improve the confidence in our agencies and our officers. We know that despite our daily efforts establishing and maintaining a safe community is difficult at the best of times. When the bond of trust between a police agency and its community is strained, the task becomes almost impossible.
We must continue our efforts to move past the difficulties and recriminations of the past and work together to forge stronger and safer communities. ■
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXVI, no. 9, September 2009. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Recombinant proteins (r-proteins) have increasingly become important in fundamental research as well as in preclinical and clinical work. Because many r-proteins are of human origin, cultivated human cells are the optimal choice to ensure authentic biophysical properties and functional activities, which depend on proper folding, phosphorylation, disulfide bridge formation, proteolytic processing, and glycosylation (Table 1).
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Cytokines produced in E. coli are not glycosylated and may expose cryptic or normally hidden epitopes. Hence, antibodies may have different affinities for native human proteins compared to the E. coli-produced proteins.
Indeed, Western blot analysis shows that mAbs raised against a full-length protein from insect cells recognize the VEGF165 protein from E. coli as well as other highly reactive species that may correspond to micro-aggregates (Figure 1C). In contrast, only one band is seen with the human-cell version. The mAbs raised against a full-length protein from E. coli recognize the IL-4 protein from E. coli under both reducing and nonreducing conditions (Figure 1D). In contrast, only the protein under nonreducing conditions is detected with the human-cell version.
Due to their critical role in intracellular communication, dysregulation of protein kinases has been implicated in as many as 400 human diseases including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, neurological disorders, and rheumatoid arthritis. Hence, protein kinases are important for drug design and screening. Currently, kinases are predominantly produced in nonhuman cells (e.g., E. coli or insect cells), many of which require protein truncation and/or in vitro activation steps due to the limitations of the expression system. HumanZyme has expressed more than 100 recombinant human protein kinases that are full length and in vivo activated including difficult to produce ATM and mTOR kinases. Using p38a as an example, HumanZyme demonstrated that the properties and inhibition profiles of the human protein kinases produced in human cells are differentiated from versions of the same kinase that were produced in nonhuman-cell systems. This will allow researchers to avoid pursuing false-negative leads and missing promising targets.p38aHuXp was produced and activated in human cells in the presence of arsenite. Sample kinases from Vendor A and B were expressed and purified from E. coli, in vitro activated by MKK6, and repurified. SDS PAGE analysis shows that p38a produced in the human cell-expression system is pure with a dominant band of 60 kD and minor band of endogenous human GST of 23 kD. This was confirmed by MS analysis, and no other contaminant proteins were found.
The Km.ATP for p38aHuXp is 109 ± 12 µM while the Km was 212 ± 26 µM for the Vendor A preparation. The Km of 120 µM was found with Vendor B enzyme. The IC50 values were determined for 14 known kinase inhibitors (Table 2). While the IC50 values for SB-202190 (the known p38a-selective inhibitor) for both p38a preparations were similar (0.02 µM and 0.03 µM respectively), there is clearly a difference in the sensitivity to the inhibitors between p38aHuXp and Vendor A preparations (Figure 3 and Table 2).
The Vendor A preparation was only sensitive to AMP-PNP (a nonhydrolysable ATP analog). Yet, the protein was sevenfold less sensitive than p38aHuXp, which is consistent with its higher Km. p38aHuXp, on the other hand, had measurable IC50 values against staurosporine, K252a, Ro 31-8220, KT5720, and SB-202190. The inhibition profile of Vendor A kinase is comparable to that of Vendor B (Table 2).
Taken together, the current study demonstrates that the properties of the human cytokines and protein kinases produced in human cells are distinct from those produced in nonhuman-cell systems. Ever since Genentech scientists produced the first recombinant human protein in E. coli in 1977, r-protein expression in heterologous hosts has played a critical role in the launch of the entire modern biotechnology industry. With the widespread availability of authentic and cost-effective human protein reagents from human cells, we are now at the point of a paradigm shift where authentic proteins will be widely used as the preferred research and diagnostic reagents as well as for drug screening and antibody development, thereby greatly improving the speed and quality of both basic research and pharmaceutical development.---Soon Seog Jeong, Ph.D., is director of research, Hui Feng, Ph.D., and Gabriel Cubberley are research scientists, and Maria Borovilos is research associate at HumanZyme. Web: www.humanzyme.com. E-mail: [email protected]
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Happy Fall!
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We don't have moose but we do have deer. Unfortunately we can't hunt them inside the city limits where they've taken up residence and any time they want to reduce the herds, there are people who get in an uproar about it. So we spray deer repellent over the yard and hope that we get to enjoy the flowers a little before they get eaten. Guess I should be thankful they're not moose.ReplyDelete
Yes, Karen, that would be amazing...inedible moose tracks (an ice cream in WI is so flavored). Urban deer, such a problem. My guys are in total hunt mode. My oldest son works on his mater's degree program in between sitting and waiting; the big opening weekend is coming up where three generations of men will sit outside and wait patiently for hours. How does that work, when they can't sit still any other time, for more than ten minutes? Must save it up all year.ReplyDelete
I want to go hunting chocolates too:)ReplyDelete
Have a nice week end MIchelle. Good to know other side of you:)
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The reported case fulfills the diagnostic criteria for CAH and MS.
Some clues suggest that the association between CAH and MS could be nonincidental: a possible MS susceptibility locus is on chromosome 6p21, on which the CYP21 gene is located; the CYP21 gene and the CYP21P pseudogene alternate in tandem with the C4 genes (the genes that code for the homonym complement protein) (C4AQ0 is particularly frequent in patients with relapsing-remitting MS); and, in previous studies, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed T2-hyperintense focal areas in the white matter of CAH patients. Our observation should alert neurologists to the presence of signs and symptoms suggestive of late-onset CAH in MS patients and, in turn, endocrinologists to the appearance of neurological signs and symptoms in CAH patients.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of inherited recessive disorders of adrenal steroidogenesis, due to deficiency in one of the enzymes in the synthetic pathway. The most common form of CAH is caused by a 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The 21-hydroxylase deficiency is due to a deletion or mutations in the CYP21 gene (the gene that codes for 21-hydroxylase), which is located in the HLA histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6. Adrenal enzyme deficiency causes an underproduction of cortisol and, in turn, hypersecretion of corticotropin. High plasma corticotropin levels lead to overproduction of intermediate metabolites, such as 17α-hydroxylase–progesterone, and androgens.1
A 22-year-old woman, diagnosed at birth as having CAH, had sudden visual loss in the right eye and pyramidal, sensory, and cerebellar signs.
Evidence of a congenital salt-wasting 21-hydroxylase deficiency consisted of ambiguous external genitalia, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and high levels of 17α-hydroxylase–progesterone, corticotropin, and renin. Appropriate hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone acetate treatment produced a good outcome. The CAH diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by the detection of a homozygote N172I mutation of the CYP21 gene on chromosome 6.
Five days after the onset of neurological symptoms, a magnetic resonance image showed several T2-hyperintense white matter lesions, located in periventricular areas, the corpus callosum, the pons, and the cerebellum. Visual evoked responses were absent in the right eye and delayed in the left eye. Visual symptoms, and visual evoked response abnormalities, were completely resolved after intravenous treatment with methylprednisolone, 1 g/d, for 3 days. Two years later, she had vertigo, nausea, and ataxia, which recovered spontaneously after 7 days. The magnetic resonance image showed additional demyelinating areas; some T1-weighted lesions were enhancing (Figure 1).
Brain magnetic resonance images of multiple demyelinating areas (spin echo proton density–weighted image; repetition time, 2551 milliseconds; and echo time, 20 milliseconds) (A) and an enhancing lesion (T1-weighted image; repetition time, 450 milliseconds; and echo time, 20 milliseconds) (B).
A cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed an elevated IgG index (2.00) and numerous oligoclonal bands at the isoelectric focusing. Four months later, she had left sixth cranial nerve impairment with diplopia, which resolved with corticosteroid treatment. Thereafter, her neurological status was completely stable. At the last neurological examination, September 13, 2003, she had only asymmetry of deep tendon reflexes and a mild tremor in her left arm.
The patient described herein fulfills the diagnostic criteria for CAH1 and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).2 Given that the report seems to be unique, it is possible that the 2 diseases are randomly associated. However, the following clues suggest that CAH and MS could share common determinants.
The CYP21 gene is located within the HLA complex locus on chromosome 6p21, which is one of the genetic regions related to MS susceptibility.3
In a previous study on MS patients, a significantly higher frequency of the C4AQ0 allele was reported in those with relapsing-remitting MS than in control subjects: 50% of C4AQ0-positive MS patients showed a structural deletion of the C4/CYP21 gene complex.4 The CYP21 gene and the CYP21P pseudogene alternate in tandem with the C4 genes, which code for the homonym complement protein (Figure 2).
The chromosomal region of 6p21. RP1 indicates retinitis pigmentosa 1; C4A, the gene that codes for complement 4A; CYP21, the gene that codes for 21-hydroxylase; CYP21P, the CYP21 pseudogene; RP2, retinitis pigmentosa 2; and C4B, the gene that codes for complement 4B.
Finally, magnetic resonance imaging focal areas of T2-increased signal intensity in the white matter, without corresponding to neurological impairment, were detected in 4 (27%) of 15 CAH patients by Sinforiani et al,5 in 14 (36%) of 39 patients by Nass et al,6 and in 7 (30%) of 23 patients by us (R.B., C.L., E.C., C.U., D.F., and V.C., unpublished data, 2003).
In these series, white matter abnormalities were diffuse (mostly periventricular) and focal. Diffuse white matter abnormalities could be an expression of hypotensive episodes, producing infarctions in watershed areas.6 A different explanation could be that they are the expression of myelin sufferance, interpretable as extrapontine myelinolysis, induced by the rapid correction of hyponatremia.6 Concerning focal white matter abnormalities, some of them, such as the lesions in the cerebellum6 and the corpus callosum (R.B., C.L., E.C., C.U., D.F., and V.C., unpublished data, 2003), are similar to those typical of MS.
Therefore, we can speculate that the co-occurrence of CAH and central nervous system demyelination could in fact be nonrandom. First, validation of this alternative hypothesis would depend on a plausible reason as to why the CAH-MS co-occurrence has been described in only one case and why all the previous CAH patients with white matter abnormalities, perhaps interpretable as demyelinating lesions, had no clinical neurological signs. A possible explanation derives from the interplay between MS-inducing immunopathological processes and the particular "hormonal environment" that characterizes CAH patients. These latter patients are indeed exposed before and after birth to high levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and progesterone, which can have anti-inflammatory effects and a protective role for myelin.7,8 The dual-signal hypothesis on MS pathogenesis holds that 2 concomitant (but possibly unrelated) inflammatory events, respectively occurring in the central nervous system and in the periphery, constitute the crucial elements in the disease's development.9 Accordingly, in those CAH patients who are prone to develop MS, hormonal factors could modulate the peripheral MS-promoting autoimmune events and prevent these patients from exceeding the clinical threshold of the disease. In this scenario, the patients could show only mild pathological signs, not overt clinical manifestations.
Of course, the explanation of the relationships between MS and CAH can derive only from extensive epidemiological and genetic studies. However, our observation should alert neurologists to the presence of signs and symptoms suggestive of CAH in MS patients and, in turn, endocrinologists to the appearance of neurological signs and symptoms in CAH patients.
Correspondence: Roberto Bergamaschi, MD, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurological Institute "C. Mondino," Via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: February 3, 2004.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Bergamaschi, Livieri, and Cosi. Acquisition of data: Bergamaschi, Livieri, Candeloro, and Uggetti. Analysis and interpretation of data: Bergamaschi, Livieri, Candeloro, and Franciotta. Drafting of the manuscript: Bergamaschi, Livieri, Candeloro, and Uggetti. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Franciotta and Cosi. Study supervision: Bergamaschi and Cosi.
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After the event's conclusion we made our way back to Ahmedabad for a late lunch and ice cream! It's a little known fact, but evidently Ahmedabad is the ice cream capital of India, and pistachio-saffron had proved itself to be the best combination since peanut butter and chocolate. Ben Boynton was particularly excited by the dairy-delights served up at the Havmor desert stand.
The next stop of the day was the Hansiba store, a retail outlet for goods produced by the women of SEWA. The STFC (SEWA Trade Facilitation Center) group invited us to discounted merchandise at the store on the condition that we accept to participate in a survey. After taking some time to tour the shop, and to view the various hand-made goods offered for sale many of us proceeded to shop! Among the goods offered were elaborate pillowcase covers, elegant scarves and other decorative goods. In addition to widdling down our Christmas shopping lists we were also able to contribute to an excellent case; supporting the women of SEWA.
Sunday was spent sightseeing! We woke up early, caught breakfast in the lobby and made our way to the old walled city of Ahmedabad for the "Heritage Walk". We were led along a 1.5km route through portions of the city that are over 600 years old! Throughout its history a mix of Hindu, Muslim and Western influences has impacted Ahmadabad. As a result the mix of architecture styles was striking. As we walked the streets we were dodging pedestrians, mopeds, small autos and livestock. We also had the opportunity to purchase fresh produce from street vendors, including water chestnuts and sugar cane. We also came across groups of men coloring and strengthening kite strings for the impending kite festival, wherein those flying kites intend to use their kite strings to cut those of other kite flyers, with the last kite flying being the winner. The tour reached its end at the site of the fifteenth century Jami Masjid Mosque.
Our next stop was the Adalaj Sepwell on the outskirts of town. An intricately designed structure descends below the ground, the site served as a place for locals to gather water as well as socialize. The detail in the stonework was striking. In what has become rather typical, as the only Caucasians we garnered much attention with other visitors of the site requesting to take photos with us. We spent some time taking in the scene before treating ourselves to cocoanut water and continuing onto the next site of interest.
Arriving at the Akshardhan temple we found ourselves thrust into crowds of Hindu worshipers. We were forbidden to bring in any cameras, cell phones, tobacco or other "addictive substances". The temple itself was gorgeous, housing statues and relics of Swaminarayan, the central figure of the Swaminarayan sect of the Hindu faith. In addition to being a beautiful place of worship the site has also gained a reputation of being the "Hindu Disneyland", complete with an ice cream stand, a small rollercoaster ride and a water slide that you ride in an inflatable raft. Thoroughly exhausted, and hungry, we stopped for a late lunch/early dinner before returning to the hotel to prepare for our last week in India.


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I work for UCLA at JPL as an assistant science coordinator for the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS). I have been working on the Galileo project since November of 1988. My work for NIMS involves providing support for the design of observations of Jupiter's atmosphere and its Galilean satellites (i.e., Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io). Also, I am working on the analysis of the scientific and engineering data that we receive from NIMS. The NIMS observations of Jupiter's atmosphere will provide information about its chemical composition and structure. The NIMS observations of Jupiter's Galilean satellites will provide information about the chemical composition of their surfaces.
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Erie has part in top religion story of 2012
A story with an Erie connection led the list of the top 2012 religion stories, as picked by professional journalists who cover religion.
Catholic opposition to Obamacare was first in the voting, which was done by members of the Religion Newswriters Association before the Dec. 14 killing of 20 students and six adults at a school in Newtown, Conn.
"The No. 1 U.S. religion story in December 2012 was, without a doubt, the school attack and the mournful search for meaning that follows," the RNA said in a news release.
However, the year's other significant religious events selected by RNA members before the shooting were:
1. U.S. Catholics lead opposition to the Obamacare requirement that insurance coverage for contraception be provided for employees. The government backs down a bit, but not enough to satisfy the opposition.
Locally, the Catholic Diocese of Erie was one of a dozen that filed federal lawsuits over the mandate in May under the religious-freedom clause of the First Amendment. A U.S. district judge in Erie is considering a government request to dismiss the suit.
2. A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey shows that "nones" is the fastest-growing religious group in the United States, rising to 19.6 percent of the population.
3. The circulation of an anti-Islam film trailer, "Innocence of Muslims," causes unrest in several countries, leading to claims that it inspired the fatal attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.
4. Mitt Romney's Mormon faith turns out to be a virtual nonissue for white evangelical voters, who support him more strongly than they did John McCain, in the U.S. presidential race.
5. Monsignor William Lynn, of Philadelphia, becomes the first senior Catholic official in the U.S. to be found guilty of covering up priestly child abuse; later Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City, Mo., becomes the first bishop to be found guilty of it.
6. The Vatican criticizes the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an umbrella group of U.S. nuns, alleging they haven't supported church teaching on abortion, sexuality or women's ordination.
7. Voters OK same-sex marriage in Maine, Maryland and Washington while Minnesota defeats a ban on same-sex marriage after North Carolina approves one.
8. The Episcopal Church overwhelmingly adopts a trial ritual for blessing same-sex couples. Earlier, the United Methodists fail to vote on approving gay clergy and the Presbyterians (USA) vote to study, rather than sanction, same-sex marriage ceremonies.
9. Six people are killed and three wounded at worship in a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee.
The shooter, an Army veteran killed by police, is described as a neo-Nazi.
10. The Southern Baptist Convention elects without opposition its first black president, the Rev. Fred Luter of New Orleans.
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its Mobb Deep ft. Lil Kim - Quiet Storm remix
It's a banger though right :P
And yeah, I don't really like Soulja Boy, but everyone goes crazy at a club I go to when Crank Dat goes on, just because it's funny.
And his latest just makes me lol,
entertains me for the wrong reasons aha.
Lil Wayne songs pretty coo, got nothing on old Cash Money days, like Go DJ :P biznite is you trippinnn
Wiired...you some real Brooklyn hip hop..listen to this...you prob already have but here is the link
its Mobb Deep ft. Lil Kim - Quiet Storm remix
but that song and soulja girl are the only songs i like that soulja boy sings.
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and some of Ice Cube's old stuff
Come Together.
Not bad Bliss man, haven't heard it before. Not much of a MD fan though
I like some UK Hiphop also. Keyword being some, though I'm not that big a fan of the ones I do like. I think some Sway songs are good, like this:
Nice, first time i've heard anything by Sway. He got a good flow.


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The tax man cometh: New Mexico is hoping peer pressure persuades delinquent taxpayers to pay their bills. Beginning last week, the state began publishing on the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Web site the names of businesses and individuals that have liens against them because of tax liabilities. In the eastern New Mexico area, Jaime Ortiz Construction of Portales, N.M., owed the largest amount - $133,840.72 in gross receipts tax. Interestingly, it was a Texas-based company - GBH Construction of Texarkana - that had one of three highest bills, owing $1,209,427.17 in gross receipts tax. Hopefully, making such information public will help alleviate these debts.
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Drink it in: Because of population and the number of highways and roadways, Texas, unfortunately, is always going to fare badly in the number of drunken driving fatalities. The numbers, however, are sobering. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Texas led the nation with 1,354 drunken driving fatalities in 2006. Because of size, that ranking will be difficult to change. What is troubling, though, is that Texas had a 2.6 percent increase (34 more fatalities than 2005). Neighboring states New Mexico (an 8.7-percent decrease with 13 fewer fatalities) and Oklahoma (a 13.4-percent decrease with 31 fewer fatalities) were more fortunate. When these numbers are crunched, size - in terms of population and roads - is not a significant factor.
and the ugly.
The big picture: If and when Amarillo gets red-light cameras at intersections, the city may want to consider what types of cheaters it wants to catch. Last week, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority assured motorists that pictures taken by cameras on state turnpikes cannot be used in divorce proceedings. Pictures of license plates are used to bill motorists who use the electronic toll-collection system, as well as catch motorists speeding through toll-collection systems. Attorneys in some states have requested such pictures to prove infidelity in divorce cases by showing that a spouse was not where he or she claimed. If Amarillo joins the growing number of cities using red-light cameras, it might want to prepare for the unintended consequences of technology.
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CWN.org - (JAKARTA) -- Local authorities accompanied by an Islamist mob attempted to demolish two buildings in a church compound used by three congregations in Jatimulya village, West Java province on June 14.
The initial dismantling of a roof, doors and fence came to a halt after a Public Order officer from Bekasi Regency fell from the roof of one of the buildings. Authorities had sealed the buildings shut since 2005.
Since then, members of the three churches - Protestant Batak Christian Church (Huria Kristen Batak Protestant, or HKBP), Indonesian Evangelical Prophet Church (Gereja Kerasulan Injili Indonesia, or GEKINDO) and Elshadday Pentecostal Church in Indonesia (Gereja Pentakosta di Indonesia, or GPdI) - have been meeting in homes.
The churches have maintained ownership of the buildings, located in North Tambun district east of Jakarta, in hopes of being able to resume worship there some day. For nearly three years the buildings had been subject to vandalism and theft, prompting the Rev. Pestaria Hutajulu of GEKINDO to file a complaint on June 12 with Jakarta police against the village and district heads. She held them responsible since they ordered the buildings to be sealed.
Church leaders had obtained permission from local authorities to use the buildings but lacked a worship permit from district officials when objections from Muslims erupted in September 2005. The previous year, Christian sources said, Muslims had built an Islamic school on a lot directly in front of the church compound, restricting access to a narrow two-meter passageway.
Banned from the buildings, tensions grew as church members began to worship on the street. Muslims assaulted a pastor on October 30, 2005, and this led to an agreement under which the congregations would cease worshipping in the street, officials would help the Christians find a place to build a worship facility and the buildings would not be torn down.
Authorities have done nothing to help locate an alternative worship place, Christian sources said, and on June 10 officials informed church leaders and their lawyers that the buildings would be destroyed on June 14.
When the pastors and their lawyers arrived to meet with the Jatimulya head on June 10, sources said, the village leader simply handed them a letter from a North Tambun district official ordering them to remove equipment from the buildings, as they were scheduled to be demolished on June 14.
The pastors pointed out that demolition would be in violation of the 2005 agreement, but authorities told them the agreement was no longer in force. According to Christian support organization Open Doors, on June 8 local residents had seen Rev. Hutajulu and other Christians praying in one of the buildings - which they had entered and begun praying over after finding vandals had removed some doors and windows and stolen a podium, pews and electrical fans, among other equipment.
Suspecting the Christians would reopen the church, the local residents had reported what they had seen to officials. At the meeting with authorities two days later, local authorities refused to listen to Rev. Hutajulu's explanation for why they had entered the building.
As the meeting broke up, sources said, Rev. Hutajulu asked the village head if the church could use the village hall for worship. He replied, "Sure, as long as it's for a mass circumcision."
Awaiting Police Action The day of the planned demolition, Rev. Hutajulu released a statement saying, "Jesus taught us to obey the government. However, 'Whoever destroys the temple of God will be destroyed by the Lord.'"
Dozens of Islamic officials and residents were attempting to break in before demolition work stopped when the Public Order official fell from the roof into one of the buildings.
The churches had purchased the buildings, Rev. Hutajulu said, from a developer who used to worship in one of the congregations, whose combined memberships now total more than 500. She said the Christians had obtained permission from local residents to worship there.
The Rev. Erwin Marbun of HKBP said the Christians had socialized with local authorities as well as Muslim leaders.
"They seemed to welcome us," Rev. Marbun said. "But now, why are they damaging the churches?"
On June 12 Rev. Marbun sought help from the National Commission on Human Rights, but to no avail. Several other appeals also failed.
Following the attempted demolition, church leaders met with advocacy group Religious Freedom Defenders Team, which has filed a case with police in Jakarta. Police have promised to respond within two weeks, Rev. Marbun said.
"We need justice - we are citizens too," said Rev. Marbun.
Rev. Hutajulu said Christians have been meeting in the area since 1989 and seeking worship permits since 1991.
"We hope the law is still strong to stand up and give us justice," she said.
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Dennis Keene, 64, faces charges of murder and drunken driving in the August crash that killed Lori Lindlief, 55, while she was walking her dogs on an Agua Dulce street.
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Pat Robinson being candid off camera on Larry King
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The bad seat in someone's car. like the middle seat in a truck or that way back seat in an suv. it's the seat that no one like's to sit in.
"i'm driving so you have to sit in the nigger seat"
"aw damn it, i hate the nigger seat
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