Cotati, California Police Tase Man as He Films Them (Video)

A man recently captured police, who were outside his home answering a call about a domestic violence complaint, in what can only be described as a very bizarre video (below).The unidentified Cotati, California man and woman tell the police from inside their home that   Original post on opposingviews.com    Comments on reddit.com   

First Person Shooter: Taser’s new cop-cam takes aim at perps and privacy

You hear a click, like the sound of a light switch. Or a pencil being snapped. You’re facing away from it, looking straight ahead, just as you were instructed. The click and the searing pain you…   Original post on theverge.com    Comments on reddit.com   

ICIJ Journalists Expose Mass Web of Global Tax Evasion

An international network of journalists has obtained some 2.5 million records from tax havens detailing shell companies, offshore accounts and dubious financial deals. The unprecedented leaks include the names of 130,000 people who at one time or other moved their money offshore.   Original post on spiegel.de    Comments on reddit.com   

Nebraska Police Chase Down Man Video Recording Their Abuse While Second Man Video Records It All – PINAC

Omaha police displayed an unbridled street gang brazenness when they chased a man who was video recording them abusing his brother into a private home, confiscating his phone and arresting him to ensure their actions would never see the…   Original post on me.com    Comments on reddit.com   

BP accused of rewriting environmental record on Wikipedia – Internet – Media

A British Petroleum representative allegedly rewrote 44 percent of the oil giant’s Wikipedia page, including the environmental sections. Some Wikipedia editors are crying foul. Read this article by Violet Blue on CNET News.   Original post on cnet.com    Comments on reddit.com   

VFX protest at Oscars: images from the picket line – audio interview

A group of Visual Effects Artists is working to raise the profile of issues facing the industry by protesting at the Academy Awards. Updated with an audio interview with Jeff Heusser and Scott Squires from the march.   Original post on fxguide.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Fresh questions over Christopher Dorner’s dismissal as LA manhunt contiunes – World news

Police files raise possibility Dorner may have had legitimate grievance as frustration mounts over failure to catch ex-officer   Original post on guardian.co.uk    Comments on reddit.com   

Kenya suffers worst single loss of elephants as poachers kill 12

Poachers slaughtered an entire family of 12 elephants and hacked out their tusks in Kenya’s worst single loss of the animals on record, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday.   Original post on telegraph.co.uk    Comments on reddit.com   

7NEWS – Colorado flooded with record 4,200 gun-buyer background check requests after Conn. school shooting – Local Story

Colorado set a single-day record for gun background check requests the day after the Connecticut mass shootings.   Original post on thedenverchannel.com    Comments on reddit.com   

How do you get record high corporate profits and record low wages? Easy. Bust unions.

This is about making your work worth less Destroying union power is a macro version of the GOP’s War on Voting. Can’t win people with your ideas? Stop them from voting. Relying on a increasingly small group of the richest 1 percent to fund your…   Original post on eclectablog.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Electric Car Sales Hit Another Record

(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Electric car sales reached a record in November for the fourth consecutive month as new models like the Ford C-Max Energi plug-in electric hybrid helped juice buyer interest. According to analyst Aaron Chew of the Maxim Group, dealers sold 7,600 electric cars in November, bringing [...]   Original post on forbes.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Ind. home explosion now homicide investigation

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people have turned out in Indianapolis for the funeral of a couple killed in a house explosion earlier this month. According to the Indianapolis Star, Monsignor Tony Volz told   Original post on usatoday.com    Comments on reddit.com