Palin Hacker Facing 50 Years In Prison

Sarah Palin

News reports state, David Kernell, the 22-year-old university student that hacked into the email account of then Governor of Alaska and U.S. Vice Presidential Candidate, Sarah Palin, in 2008, is facing 50 years in prison (Link). The case is set to go to trial shortly.

David Kernell

It's amazing how people make wantonly bad decisions, believing themselves above the law and culpability, when violating the privacy and dignity of others they spy on. Judges have been making examples of hackers and software pirates, abusing technology for their own ends.

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Oprah Settles Defamation Lawsuit

Nomvuyo Mzamane (left)

Last week, the Judiciary Report laid out the possible outcomes that could occur, regarding the defamation case against talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, a Philadelphia judge allowed it to proceed to trial, issuing a 128 page ruling.

Oprah Winfrey

Nomvuyo Mzamane, the former headmistress of Winfrey's school in South Africa, alleged she was defamed, as having been complicit in a sex abuse scandal that transpired against minors, via launching a cover up.

Oprah Winfrey (center)

A week ago the Judiciary Report stated, if Winfrey can't prove her claims in court, she would face a six to seven figure legal judgment against her. Well, Winfrey settled the case yesterday and met with the headmistress face to face. In other words, the trial is off.

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Posted Mar 23rd 2010 7:25PM - Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit with the former head mistress of her school for girls, according to Oprah's lawyers...

The trial was scheduled to begin Monday in Philadelphia, and Oprah was expected to take the stand. Lawyers for both sides say Winfrey and Mzamane met face to face before the settlement.

http://www.tmz.com

Life In Prison For Woman That Set Stripper On Fire

Rianne Theriault-Odom

Rianne Theriault-Odom, 28, has been sentenced to life in prison for dousing a stripper with gasoline hidden in a soda can, then setting her on fire. She was convicted of torture and aggravated mayhem.

Roberta Busby (before and after the attack)

Roberta Busby, 28, was put through terrible physical and emotional pain, when Theriault-Odom lashed out at her in an act of revenge and rage, for not hiring her to work as a stripper at the "Babes & Beer" strip club. Busby has been left disfigured by the horrible attack and welcomed the judge's sentence of life in prison for Theriault-Odom.

Roberta Busby, Stripper Set on Fire, Blasts Attacker: You'll "Answer to God"

March 5, 2010 4:20 PM - LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Theriault-Odom, mother of four, was sentenced in Van Nuys Superior Court for the Feb. 5, 2009 attack on Roberta Busby, a 28-year old stripper from Simi Valley. The two women had been feuding when Theriault-Odom doused Busby with gasoline from a soda bottle and set her on fire at a club called "Babes & Beer." Employees and patrons used curtains to put out the flames...

Busby, mother of two, told her attacker through a letter in court, "Now you're going to feel the same heartache that I felt when I couldn't hug, kiss or play with my kids or even talk to my kids."

"I guess I'll never know what was going through your mind that night, but one day you'll have to answer to God, and that's more justice than any prison can do to you," Busby said...

http://www.cbsnews.com

Obama Seeking Military Trials For Terrorists

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama

According to the Washington Post, U.S. President Barack Obama is making a u-turn, regarding civilian trials for terrorists in American courts that are used by everyday citizens.

The report states, the President is going against the position of his Attorney General, Eric Holder, opting for trial by military tribunal on U.S. shores, which as the Judiciary Report stated a month ago, is appropriate.

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WASHINGTON — Human rights advocates voiced dismay Friday at signals President Barack Obama is considering a military tribunal for the September 11 plotters, backtracking on a plan for a civilian trial.

The U-turn would reportedly be part of a compromise with Congress in hopes that Republicans would agree to help Obama on another key goal -- closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Self-confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four accused co-plotters are detained in Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial for the 2001 attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, most in New York.

The Washington Post said Obama aides were set to recommend a military tribunal and rescind plans to try the men in a civilian court in New York, just steps from where the World Trade Center once stood...

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