CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - An Australian man who for four years used a tiny camera hidden in the toe of his shoe to film up women's skirts on commuter trams has been arrested by police.
The man used the device, hidden in a pair of black sneakers, to film women's underwear, while a second camera disguised as a music player captured images of their faces to later match. The man, in his 20s, was arrested after one woman became suspicious of his behavior on a commuter tram in Melbourne, a city of around 4 million, and spotted the hidden lens, Australian newspapers reported on Thursday.
Searching the man's home, police later seized photographs and recording equipment showing the man had been secretly filming up female dresses for at least four years. He is to be charged for stalking and being a public nuisance, carrying a maximum 10-year jail term. Good one Top Job- 10 years for something that wouldn't even qualify as soft-core pr0n...
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Good one Top Job- 10 years for something that wouldn't even qualify as soft-core pr0n...
Unless you're the woman being filmed for others pumping pleasure. Good on her. These things escalate into worse crimes when ignored. He's not far from kidnapping and from there to murder.
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Oh I agree totally TW2412. I am just saying that the guy was an idiot for doing this in the first place... I hope he gets the full 10 years, with hard labor included.
Police have charged a Copenhagen watchmaker with attempted murder for shooting two of three men who allegedly used a fake gun to threaten the shopkeeper. Impudent serf!
The watchmaker claimed he shot the men in self defence, but police have many unanswered questions regarding the incident, particularly since the thieves were shot in the back. But still on the premises after brandishing a weapon during the commission of a crime.
Police want to know why the thieves were shot while apparently in the process of leaving the shop and what the watchmaker was doing with two guns in his shop. Possession of firearms is illegal in Denmark, with the exception of certain antique models or hunting rifles kept at licensed clubs and organisations. But the impudent serf has a license to conduct lawful business in Copenhagen, but he does not have the right to defend himself and his property.
The watchmaker did not deny shooting at the robbers, who were described as being of eastern European origin. An honest man in Copenhagen. In a better time, they'd raise a statue in his honor, next to the mermaid.
'He has acknowledged having shot at the three men,' Detective Inspector John Amdisen of Copenhagen Police told Politiken newspaper. "We've cracked the case!"
The story police have so far is that one of the three thieves placed a fake pistol under the watchmaker's chin, the shopowner panicked, pulled a pistol from his pocket and started shooting. 'He shot until he couldn't shoot anymore,' said Amidsen. Hell, WE ought to give that man American citizenship.
It is not yet known how many shots were fired, but three bullets found their way into two of the robbers. Police also found rifle at the crime scene. Considering the circumstances, that's decent gun control.
The watchmaker had been robbed on several occasions prior to this latest attempt. In March 2004, two armed robbers entered his store and threatened his niece, who is a co-owner of the store. The watchmaker responded by throwing hot coffee at the robbers and throwing a screwdriver at one of them.
The incident is a rare one and lawyers, law enforcement officials and even the general public will follow closely the proceedings and outcome of any upcoming trial.
'I can't recall that we've ever had a case here where a citizen has shot at robbers and claimed self-defence. It will be an indicator of how similar cases in the future are decided and could lead to a situation where other shopkeepers have weapons under their counters to use, if they are targets of robberies,' said defence lawyer Torben Koch. Dream on, Torben
The watchmaker was scheduled to appear before the magistrate for a preliminary hearing Wednesday, where he was expected to be detained in custody.
The two injured thieves' wounds were not life threatening and all three men will be charged with attempted robbery.
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Europe is going down before the Horde because of the logic that underlies this nonsense prosecution. It is an inversion of all morality that a man cannot defend himself... this is the rule of the sheep taken to its logical conclusion.
Nietzsche was right: The strong must be protected from the weak.
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'He shot until he couldn't shoot anymore,' said Amidsen.
Well duh. Your life's in danger, you defend yourself. It's understood (by us at least) that when someone threatens your life, you might go a bit cuckoo while removing the source of that threat. It's understood (by Europeans) that you respond to threats by giving the violent men whatever they want.
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Noramlly I would criticise the shooting skills of a guy who emptied two magazines into a couple of critters, and they lived, but there are extenuating circumstances here. Since the guns are illegal, I doubt he had much opportunity for range time. And he probably doesn't get much choice of loads either.
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So far it sounds like he hasn't been charged with the assualt with a deadly weapon ( screwdriver) or chemical warfare (hot coffee). Probably a good thing he dosen't run a McDonalds( the coffee thingy).
Give them time.
Prince Charles is to fly to New York, booking the entire first-class and business class section of a jumbo jet for his 20-strong entourage - to pick up an award for his work on the environment.
During the trip he plans to emphasise the importance which the British Government places on climate change as a key international priority. To underline his commitment to reducing his 'carbon footprint' - the amount of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere during the flight - he is to travel by scheduled flight instead of a chartered or private jet.
But he and his 20-strong party will travel exclusively in the first and club class sections where there are a total of 62 seats. This means their effective 'carbon footprint' is three times what it would be if every seat was used and the short return trip to New York will result in the emission of 24 tonnes of carbon dioxide. To 'offset' this, the prince would need to pay £177.60 to plant trees.
Charles and Camilla will visit Philadelphia and New York on a two-day visit to America on 27 and 28 January. The Prince is to receive the Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard Medical School's Centre for Health and the Global Environment, from last year's recipient, former Vice President and Presidential candidate Al Gore and actress Meryl Streep. She of Alar fame. For which she never apologized.
He is to be praised for highlighting the importance of the environment. and bringing in donations from sycophantic Hollywood hypocrites.
The Prince, who has described climate change as the 'biggest threat to mankind', is also planning to publish details of his own carbon footprint - a measure of how his activities have had an impact on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced - as part of his 2007 accounts.
In November it was revealed that he planned a green revolution at his office. The radical shake-up included getting staff to use bicycles to help the fight against global warming. "Cars? How dare you peasants drive cars! and don't forget to wash my Daimler while you're at it."
He said he was even prepared to travel to London by private railcar attached to commuter train from a station near Highgrove. Charles told aides he also wanted to stop using gas-guzzling royal helicopters and private jets on official engagements whenever possible and intended to make more use of the royal train and to find a more environmentally-friendly fuel for his fleet of cars. Yeah, I don't use private jets or helicopters either. Where's my award? He can run his cars on hot air by the sound of it.
In December Charles officially announced his plans saying he may cut down on official engagements to live a greener lifestyle. To the relief of all involved, no doubt.
Senior courtiers said changing his travel programme may result in the prince carrying out fewer official duties each year. His spokesman Paddy Harverson said at the time: "One of our main targets will be to reduce the number of flights the prince uses in the UK each year."
The cost of Charles and Camilla's weekend visit to New York will be significantly less than the £280,186 to taxpayers for his last official trip to America in November 2005. With a hefty discount negotiated with British Airways the cost is still expected to be around £100,000. If he had paid full fare for the 14 first class seats and 48 business class seats the return flight would have cost £281,530. I am sure the Tommies serving in Iraq are duly impressed.
Last year Charles spent £1.1 million on private planes and helicopters, including £304,000 on a private jet for his official tour of Egypt, India and Saudi Arabia. Sheesh, what a dolt.
Charlie can still be King if he will do the following:
Get Camilla's teeth fixed.
Guarantee that she will never wear a weed in her hair again.
Donate his Arab garb to a wax museum.
Serve penance for his numerous sins and sillinesses by dressing in sackcloth and ashes and prostrating himself on the steps of Canterbury Cathedral for a year and a day.
Adopt Richard IV as his reign name and declare a Crusade against Al Guardian, the Beeb, and Das Independent.
Have that scumbag tank officer beheaded for boffing Di and then bragging about it in a sleazy book.
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In December Charles officially announced his plans saying he may cut down on official engagements to live a greener lifestyle.
Aha. That's what this is all about. I don't think he wants to be king any more than we serfs want him to be. All that hard work, only to have plebeian ingrates get all up in his grill about stuff like abandoning the capital territory to Muslim invaders. The sun would never rise on the British Empire with this dhimmi fuckwit in charge.
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There are lots of answers in the koran, it just depends upon what questions you are asking...
The article says 4,000 conversions in one year. Perhaps it's me but that doesn't sound like very many for a country as large as Germany. I bet the Scientologists have a better conversion rate and they are illegal in Germany.
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Ed-yep-they figure they never finished the job and that reflects poorly on German's stick-to-it-iveness. Also gives them a chance to work that "international community white guilt" thingy.
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These poor idjits ought to convert in their local pubs with lotsa brewski. They'd be a lot happier personally and the local economy would benefit also.
'And if war comes again, I assure you that we shall carry it right into the enemy's biggest ports, like Karachi. I know this harbour quite well for I started working there. And you have my word that given the opportunity, the Indian Navy will make the world's biggest bonfire of it.'
-- Admiral S M Nanda, then Chief of Naval Staff, at a press conference in Jamnagar, November 1971.
The oldest of seven children, Sardarilal Matharadas Nanda was born in Punjab on October 10, 1915, but grew up at Manora, a small island off Karachi where his father was posted. Commissioned as an acting sublieutenant in the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve, he climbed up through the ranks to become the Chief of Naval Staff in March 1970. A year later, India and Pakistan went to war.
In a move that made naval history, Admiral Nanda towed three Russian missile boats, which did not have the necessary range to reach Karachi and return, halfway out to sea before unleashing them on Pakistan's primary port. Karachi burned for seven days. The admiral had kept his promise.
In an exclusive interview with Deputy Managing Editor Ramananda Sengupta in his plush home on New Delhi's Prithviraj Road, the admiral, whose memory at 91 is enviable, recollects how he braved government and military apathy and opposition to become The Man Who Bombed Karachi, which is also the title of his autobiography.
Let us start from the beginning. After being kept out of the earlier wars, why was the navy brought into play in 1971?
During the 1965 war and 1962 war with China, the Navy was kept in Bombay. We didn't do anything. With the result that nobody bothered about the navy, and everyone thought it was an ornamental service.
During my time as the chief, I found, to start with, that the emphasis was all the time on the requirements of the army and air force, and not of the navy.
In 1971, when the three service chiefs would meet the prime minister (Indira Gandhi), she would ask the army chief first, then the air force chief, about their views on the situation. And then she would look at her watch and say, 'Admiral, you have anything to say?'
And I'd say 'No ma'am, I have nothing to say.'
But inside I was thinking that you can write off the navy if it does not take part. That was not acceptable to me. So I had made up my mind that if there was war, the navy would take part.
One day, when things hotted up in Bengal, after one such meeting, same questions, same last query, I told her that I would like to see her in her office.
'Come over,' she said. We were both in South Block. I told her 'Madam, things are hotting up, and there is a possibility of war breaking out anytime. I have made up my mind that I am going to attack Karachi. I want political clearance from you. I don't want to be told at the last minute that I cannot do it. Militarily it is my responsibility.'
She thought a bit, and then said, 'Well Admiral, if there's a war, there's war.'
'Thank you very much madam, I have got my answer,' I replied.
So I called my directors of naval operations and naval intelligence, said I have spoken to the prime minister, and I think we have clearance to plan what to do if the war breaks out. I am planning to attack Karachi, and we've got to make preparations.
Everybody looked at me, and they said Karachi is a very heavily defended port. They've got six inch guns, while our guns are only four inch. So we will be well within their range before they come into our range. So I said we have these Russian-made Osa Class missile boats with Styx missiles, which are for harbour defence. What is their range? What are their capabilities? Do they have ship to surface missiles?
First they said the boats did not have the range to reach Karachi and return. Then they said if we hit Karachi with our missiles, then there will an uproar all over the world over the civilian casualties.
So I said look, 'What is a ship? It is steel. A missile locks on to steel.' I knew Karachi quite well. They have a one-mile long area on the coast which have oil tanks, made of steel. I said 'Why can't let our missiles lock on the oil tanks?' They were not so sure.
Now a soldier must have faith in his weapons systems. I needed to test these missiles. But where was the target going to come from? So I asked the Russians how they tested their missiles. They said we have a special type of a ship with compartments in it, so that if a missile hits it, does not sink. Can we get a ship like that, I asked. It will take us two years to build it, they replied. I said forget it.
We had a British made practice target, which was made out of a hull on which is fitted a large frame, or target, on which we fire the guns. So I had some aluminum balls prepared to be fitted on the target. Then we towed this target some 30 miles out to sea, and came back.
Then I got into a helicopter, and gave the order to fire the missile. It went right through the target, 30 miles away. Then I called all the ships to close in and see the effect for themselves. That put their faith into the system. Having done that, we had further meetings.
The commander of the Western Naval Command still didn't believe in the system, and opposed it, saying it was too much of a risk.
On December 3, the Pakistan air force attacked us in the evening. By that time, we had our own forces, including the three missile boats, ready. But they did not have the range to go into Karachi and come back.
So on the evening of December 4, we towed these boats out half the way, they dropped their tow lines and raced towards Karachi. We hit Karachi, sank two warships and damaged a third.
We did this again on December 8, and sank two more ships. One or two missiles hit the oil tanks near the harbour, which set the entire complex ablaze.
Karachi burned for seven days.
What did we do with our aircraft carrier, Vikrant?
INS Vikrant. Photograph courtesy: Indian NavyVikrant is a funny story. During the 1965 war, it was in dry dock, and could not be used. During 1971, there was a crack in a boiler, because of which they could not fire the steam catapult needed to send out the aircraft.
Three months before the war, Naval Headquarters decided it was not operable at all. The aircraft were moved ashore. Then I went out to Bombay, and the captain explained that if the aircraft could not be catapulted out, it would fall into the sea, and kill everybody.
I said 'What's the bloody point of having an aircraft carrier if it cannot be used during a war?'
So I decided to take a risk. I ordered a steel band to be put around the boiler which had a crack. Then I said we need to get to a place where we have strong winds, and check out whether the aircraft falls into the sea or not.
I took the carrier out to sea myself and asked the engineer officer, the chief of the Western Naval Command, Admiral Krishnan, and M K Roy, Director of Naval Intelligence, to come with me.
My staff said I must get permission from Naval HQ. I said I am the Chief of Naval Staff, you don't need to ask anybody else. I am giving the orders and I am taking the responsibility for them.
We waited till the wind was strong enough. The aircraft was finally ordered to take off. And it was a success. We did that three or four times.
But there was still aversion. Somebody said 'Sir, there are people in the boiler room, and if it blows up it will kill all of them.'
So I said how does the boiler work? It works on oil. How does it come into the boiler? There is a pipe which brings it in. Who controls the valve of that pipe? The tanks are down below, but the valve is on the upper deck.
I said vacate the boiler room. Have someone man the valves. So if the boiler blows up or catches fire, it will damage the boiler room, but not the men. So that was done.
You took the Vikrant to the other coast, into the Bay of Bengal?
Yes, because people were still not sure how to use an aircraft carrier. They thought it was taking too much of a risk, particularly with a crack in the boiler. I discussed the issue with my engineer officer, and he said 'Sir, whatever you order, we will do.' This was about August or September, before the war began.
So I said we have to take the risk. We discussed all possible scenarios. They wanted to keep the Vikrant in Bombay, but I said no, and sent it to Cochin. Then when things started hotting up, I sent her to Madras. The aircraft, which were kept ashore, were flown to Madras. And we were operational.
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Chuang Chuang the Panda is just too heavy to have sex. Thai authorities have put him on a strict diet as part of a long-running campaign to get him to mate with female partner Lin Hui at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand.
"Chuang Chuang is gaining weight too fast and we found Lin Hui is no longer comfortable with having sex with him," said the zoo's chief veterinarian, Kanika Limtrakul, adding that Chuang Chuang weighed 331 pounds while Lin Hui is only 253 pounds. As a result, zoo authorities are cutting out bamboo shoots in the daily meal for Chuang Chuang and giving the obese bear only bamboo leaves, Kanika said.
The diet plan is the latest in an unsuccessful and often strange campaign by zoo officials to get the two bears to mate. They have held a mock wedding, announced plans to separate the two to spark a little romance and even talked of introducing panda porn -- videos of other pandas mating -- to get the pair in the mood.
Thailand rented Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui from China for $250,000 in October 2003 for 10 years. They are expected to generate millions of dollars in revenues from Thai and foreign tourists.
There are as few as 1,600 giant pandas in the mountain forests of central China, according to the zoo. An additional 120 are in Chinese breeding facilities and zoos, and about 20 live in zoos outside China. Pandas are threatened by loss of habitat, poaching and a low reproduction rate. Females in the wild normally have a cub once every two to three years.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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Police catch sneaker peeker
Prince Charles is to fly to New York, booking the entire first-class and business class section of a jumbo jet for his 20-strong entourage - to pick up an award for his work on the environment. 
