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A Kennedy Arrested Outside the White House

Drew Grant — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:58:31 -0400

Conor Kennedy. (Getty Images)

Conor Kennedy, the 18-year-old son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and second-most-recent ex-boyfriend of Taylor Swift (right behind Harry Styles from One Direction), was arrested yesterday for protesting at the White House.

Along with his father and actress Daryl Hannah, Mr. Kennedy was seen marching outside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to protest the proposed Keystone XL tar sand pipeline. Both father and son were arrested for their part in the demonstration, which claimed that the proposed pipeline would "boost carbon pollution by triggering a boom of growth in the tar sands industry in Canada, and greatly increasing greenhouse gas emissions."

Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend has been spending her time since the Grammys making fun of her ex-boyfriends in a new music video (as she is wont to do). Luckily, it might take her a while to work all the way back to the Kennedy--in part because his family was so nice to her, and in part because she seems hung up on mocking Styles--so he might actually escape the dreaded John Mayer curse.

He'll have more trouble, however, avoiding the court summons.

Former Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis, In Cuffs

Drew Grant — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:21:51 -0400

Ray Lewis (Photo via Lauren Thorpe)

This amazing image comes to us via tipster Lauren Thorpe, who wrote in " I've been down at OWS all morning and am heading back down there again now," with an attachment of former Philadelphia police Captain Ray Lewis, who was arrested today in conjunction with the Occupy Wall Street protests. There is simply nothing more bizarre than looking at images of a man in police uniform arrested and handcuffed by people wearing lower-ranking NYPD garb.

Click through for larger image.

If that's not Pulitzer-worthy photography--capturing the true insanity of today--then we don't know our Pulitzers.

Former Police Captain and Current OWS Protester Ray Lewis Arrested

Drew Grant — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:21:29 -0400

: Captain Ray Lewis arrested (Photo via @AdamGabbatt)

Retired Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis-- whom we profiled yesterday after a video emerged of him giving a speech down on Occupy Wall Street-- has been arrested, according the an official OWS press release.

From an email we received from OWS, titled "Thousands Occupy Wall Street; All Entry Points to NYSE Blockaded" (Emphasis their's):

At least 200 people have been arrested so far for peaceful assembly and nonviolent civil disobedience, including retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis. "All the cops are just workers for the one percent, and they don't even realize they're being exploited," Mr. Lewis said. "As soon as I'm let out of jail, I'll be right back here and they'll have to arrest me again."

A NYPD spokesperson was unable to confirm individual arrests, they did comment that "multiple arrests have been made in relation to the protests" and the charges were still pending.

Fox29 in Chicago was able to confirm the arrest, which happened earlier in the morning. A photo emerged on Twitter, via user @AdamGabbatt, showing Mr. Lewis in dress uniform, arguing with an officer. The New York Observer's Emily Witt saw him taken into custody on Nassau and Pine just after 9:00 a.m.

The Free Julian Assange Movement Begins

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:04:35 -0400

Time to trade in those Che Guvera tees.

British authorities took Julian Assange into custody this morning over rape charges in Sweden.

Within hours Justice for Assange had launched a website to take donations and distribute the banner image below.

Clothing bearing Assange's name and face have also appeared, although it's unclear if any of the proceeds from the $13 "I Love Julian" thong will go towards Assange's legal defense fund. .

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Facebook Follies: Let Sleeping Friend Requests Lie

Steve Huff — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:43:57 -0400

Pasco County Florida resident Harry William Bruder's Facebook experience was probably ill-advised from the start. It had nothing to do with Bruder's age or his not-ready-for-primetime appearance; after all, Facebook is home to all walks of life, from handsy extended family members to beloved teammates from your little league team. No, Bruder discovered the hard way that domestic violence injunctions even apply to communication over the Internet. In the eyes of the law, it is inadvisable to friend-request an estranged spouse, especially when the the court order against contact does indeed include any email or instant messaging. It's also a very bad idea to hack the estranged spouse's email and change her password after she refuses a second friend request. But the Pasco County Sheriff says Bruder admitted to all these things when questioned about it. Bruder also admitted that he was aware of violating the injunction against him and that his actions were "stupid." There were no reports of criminal "poking" in this case, but the confluence of social networking and legal action gives hope to anyone who has ever wondered if they could stand the psychological strain of one more Farmville invitation.

[Tampa Tribune]