Hackers fuck with redlight scameras

Tinfoil Hat Time Anyone?

National Motorists Association
Newsletter 109

There aren't many places we go in public nowadays that are "off the grid." Cameras track our movements through a myriad of applications --- store security (inside and out), ATM transactions, traffic cams, you name it.

Who hasn't seen crime procedurals on television where a suspect's movements are tracked across town from one camera feed to the next. If it is on TV it must be true, right?

Until recent times, such camera systems were hardwired to some sort of analog monitoring system. These systems were mostly self-contained and reasonably secure.

More prevalent today are wireless setups, where each camera has its own IP (Internet Protocol) address and can stream video directly to a remote network device that manages the camera and its recording schedule.

Just as hackers can wreak havoc by finding and tapping into unsecured computers through IP addresses, the same can be done with cameras that don't have the proper security protocols in place.

According to Tom Connor of Ars Technica, IP cameras can be located quite readily by anyone who has basic computer skills and knows what to search for online. Says Connor, ". . . users need only load a simple browser-based applet (typically Flash, Java, or ActiveX) to view live or recorded video, control cameras, or check their settings."

He also noted that IP devices come with easy-to-follow instructions to set onboard security that, when done properly, will lock out uninvited intruders. Unfortunately, many camera owners never bother to take the few minutes necessary to do so.

Connor followed up by searching for and tapping into unsecured cameras worldwide, from small villages in far-away places to doctors' offices to aquarium tanks.

Among the cameras he accessed were three red-light cameras in an unnamed Texas town. The lack of IP security enabled Connor to change the camera settings which, thankfully, he didn't follow through with.

As if we didn't need another reason to oppose red-light and speed cameras.

Speeding cop KIA

The cop wasn't killed by speeding, he was killed by the sudden stop without a seatbelt.

Report: Officer Killed In Crash Was Speeding

BALTIMORE (AP) — An investigative report concludes that a Baltimore police officer who died when his cruiser crashed into the back of a fire truck was speeding.
The report also say Officer Thomas Portz Jr., 32, was probably distracted by a film crew on the opposite side of a highway when he crashed in October.

The report was obtained by The Baltimore Sun under the Public Information Act. It also says Portz was not wearing his seat belt.

According to the report, Portz had been speeding at 71 mph. The speed limit is 50 mph on that portion U.S. 40. Portz was not responding to an emergency call.



Comments

I feel bad for his family but when does a cop not speed?

Agree completely, the police fly up and down the street in front of my house (30mph or more above limit) and when I call to “complain” and ask that they be careful. The police post a car out front for a few days ticketing civilians for doing 10 mph over.

I say “good”, one less distracted driver and speeder off the road. Lucikily he didn’t take others with him, as is so often the case.

I AGREE!!!! The Police Speed alll the time just because they can!! They text and talk on their cell phens while driving !! Better him than my child !!!!

Sorry the young man lost his life, but these young men and women are given far more credit than they deserve, and authority than they can handle, they truly need more seasoned supervision from older staff. Life is not what you see on TV, stop trying to be TV cops. Just do your job.

When was the last time an officer was written up for driving without a seatbelt, talking on a cell phone, or speeding. Yes they do it and sometimes they need to speed to respond to a true emergency. But sometimes they just do it because they can get away with it. It is terrible that the man died. If he would have been wearing his seatbelt he would probably still be alive, even though he was speeding. If he was not speeding but not wearing his seatbelt he probably would have been alive.

Why did WJZ have to file a Freedom of Information Act request to get information on an accident? Portz was not responding to a call as has been written here. Unfortunately, the police cover-up anything involving one of their own. It is unfortunate that this officer was killed, but I’ll bet there were many others killed on the day this officer was killed. There is an industry that has built up on the police cult and they have a vested interested in keeping the this myth of hero. I have a great deal of sympathy to his family and friends, but it doesn’t justify creating a myth around his death. It does no one any good. Does anyone know the name of the sedan driver killed the same day that Chesley was killed in the same type of robbery? Why was the off-duty Chesley a hero and not the sedan driver?

First and foremost, I support the police department. However, when I used to live in Essex, police would fly up and down the backroads of the townhomes there. One evening my neighbors son was almost struck by one of their cars as he went to retrieve a ball for a younger child that had made its way into the road. After seeing this, I asked the cop if he would slow down on the roads. His response, demanding to see my liscence and then hastling me for 10 minutes or so until he gave me my identification back. Ridiculous. I understand there need for speeding when in imminent situations, but it’s the norm with Police Officers. Oh and my father is a retired officer, he would speed each and every time we were in a car. On the occasion he was pulled over, he’d flash his old badge, wink and nod, and the cop would let him go. That is until on one occasion we were in VA and he tried to do the same thing there, the cop there laughed at him and said, speeding is speeding regardless of your badge or title and then handed my father a ticket. Sweet justice, wish there were more Officers like that VA trooper.

Deputy DoNutt crashes into house...GO VOLS!

"Toby Champion: Offensive lineman living in Knoxville and working as a deputy sheriff with the Knox County sheriff's department."
-Where are they now? The 1998 Tennessee national championship team

Deputy crashes into North Knox house

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — A North Knox County family's quiet Sunday evening at home was disrupted when a sheriff’s deputy slammed his cruiser into their garage.

The impact shoved a truck parked in the garage at 2117 Cunningham Road into the home’s den, but no one was injured, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley.

The crash occurred about 9:24 p.m., Dooley said, when Officer Toby Champion was en route to a domestic call involving a weapon.

Dooley said Champion apparently failed to negotiate a curve and struck the home.

Champion is a former University of Tennessee football player. He played from 1998-2000.

The crash is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.

Comments

" apparently " ???? These supermen need driving lessons ! HAve you noticed how many law enforcement vechicles have been totaled lately , and guess who's paying for them , not the officers. They only get paid days off to recoup. Check into it KNS.

"Sir, you can't come in here without a warrant!"

I wonder if this is the same Toby Champion that played football at UT.

What does the fact he played UT football have to do with anything relating to this story?!

Well zipperhead, I asked a simple question because I remember a Toby Champion playing for UT. This could be the first time a UT football player has been on the right side of the law!

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But, he didn't get there because he was driving over his head and crashed his car. You can't help if you don't get there. And yes, I do know what I'm talking about.

Actually this home has been hit by a vehicle 4 times in the past like 6 years. Its unfortunate for the homeowners, but the other 3 times it was hit it was not determined that the drivers were being erratic, just an accident.

Home invasion cop-style. So what happened with the "domestic call"?

Well the 24 hour arrest record had several assaults... and prostitution haha

Anyone considered that the family could have been frying doughnuts and the officer tried to make it a drive through, might not be his fault.

:)It might of been a sugar drop from the lack of dounuts.(:

Another case of a civilians getting in the way of law enforcement.
Great Job!

"The crash is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office."

Really. I'll betcha that they will find the officer was not at fault and try to find some way to blame the homeowner for maybe like building a house on a curve or crash zone or something like that. THP should be investigating this instead of letting the agency that's directly involved handle it internally. That's how curroption starts.

Maybe not blame them directly but they are probably investigating it to report it as a no-fault accident meaning the homeowners would have to pay for the damage...

I have noticed anymore whenever you pass a police car there either on there cel phones or busy looking at there laptops. And there usually all over the road i see it all the time. Lets remember folks its not a coffee shop or a phone booth so lets pay attention to the road .

How about they obey the same laws they want us to. If it is too dangerous to text while driving I am pretty sure it would be too dangerous to use a lap top while driving. They have radios in their cars and dispatchers to tell them where to go and give them the info they need.

Like somebody else said, what if a person had been standing in the driveway or in front of the car he hit? OR what if somebody had been inside the house where he hit it? Somebody coud have died for pure stupidity. He needs to slow down.
Get there when you do. If the domestic squabble ends in one killing the other then oh well. They won't have to deal with them any longer. Those calls are usually the same people over and over. After the first time they should tell them they aren't coming back. Either get away from each other or learn to get along. We aren't playing referee and didn't take you to raise. Grow up and be adults!

If it is a red call (where you use your sirens) the dispatcher gives you the signal, the address and any pertinent info. Depending on the circumstances and if the dispatcher deems necessary, a domestic involving a weapon should be a red call. If the call is a normal call (say a dispute, wreck or fight where immediate danger is not happening right NOW) then the dispatcher only gives you the signal and your call sign. You would have to look at your laptop for the address and the info involving the call...

if you are going to start pointing fingers and grandstanding then you really should be somewhat knowledgeable on the subject yourself. obviously you dont even know the law you are accusing officers of violating. if u are refering to the states anti-texting law (tca 55-8-199)then you need to read this section

TN Code 55-8-199

(e) This section shall not apply to the following persons:

(1) Officers of the state or of any county, city or town charged with the enforcement of the laws of the state, when in the actual discharge of their official duties;

Dragonater Note: Constitutional Equal Protection requires all laws to apply equally to all citizens, or they are VOID.

thus exempting officers from using their cell phones and/or laptops. i dont understand why everyone is so quick to bash the officers who protect us. hopefully your public display of ignorance of the law will serve as an example to others so quick to cry foul on officers. now having said all that, i hate to admit that i do STRONGLY AGREE with your last paragraph

:) A dounut rolled under his feet and couldn`t get the car to slow down (:



Knox County deputy crashes cruiser into home

KNOXVILLE, TENN. - A Knox County sheriff's deputy crashed his cruiser into a house in the 2100 block of Cunningham Road in North Knoxville around 9:00 p.m. Sunday.

Witnesses say the officer went down an embankment, knocking out part of a fence. He then came close to hitting a tree before spinning around backwards and crashing into the family's garage.

The impact of the crash caused the family's vehicle to go through a wall.

"I was downstairs watching TV in the basement, in our basement den," said Les Pierce, the owner of the home. "All of a sudden I heard a big crash and my pick-up came through the wall, lots of smoke and dust."

Pierce said the deputy seemed like he was in shock and was trying to find his cell phone to call for assistance.

He says the officer did not appear to be injured. No one inside was hurt.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Comments

I truly feel for this family. One minute their life is normal and the next everything is turned upside down. If you have ever delt with the county you can get pretty screwed. Notice the officer was never mentioned nor what actually happend.
Knox County needs to check out their officers plus cell phones, computers and Krispy kreme.

To the family save every receipt and I feel for you.
They will use you everyway porrible.
Call Don Dare and tell him.

The deputy was probably speeding, punching on the ole computer and on the cell phone... all at the same time. It would have been helpful for more info. If this had been a taxpaying citizen, it would be certain that his/her name would have been released. Did the deputy have to submit a blood sample?

Dragonater puts Maryville Daily News out of business

Maryville Daily Times Blog goes out of print business

by Former Staff
31 Jan 2011

MARYVILLW, TENN. -- Blount County Publishers Clearinghouse Ltd has reached an agreement to outsource the printing and packaging of The Daily Times Blog to The NOxVile News Sentinel's German printing press. The newspaper's new name will be The NOxVile News Sentinel Of Blount County.

“This decision was made after considering several options,” said Karl Estrada, publisher of The Daily Times Blog. “To achieve the level of quality and efficiency we need to compete against media corporations receiving billions in Banker Bailouts, we determined it would be more cost-effective to fire 30 employees. Time spent signing those paychecks can be better spent on spending executive bonues.”

Grogg Joneston, president of Blount County Publishers Clearinghouse, the owner of The Daily Times Blog, said, “We love placing propaganda for Blount County Mafia Thugs, I mean to say politicians, and are here for the long run. Outsourcing the printing and packaging of The Daily Times Blog newspaper is a decision we jumped at once we saw how my executive pay raise was on the line. Not having to invest in employees will intensify the World Bank's plan to offshore all of America: delivering content that is relevant and wanted by our corporate and government polluters.

“Blount County is a marvelous community, unless you ride a motorcycle, ha ha ha. It has no right to a newspaper that is responsive to its readers and local advertisers and must reflect the Police State that enslaves it well. Outsourcing our printing and packaging will greatly strengthen the monopoly Leviathon that is the Scripps Howard Empire, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bohemian Grove homosexual nudist colony for snuff kiddie porn.”

The decision will affect a number of employees when it begins in mid-March, with suicide counseling available to affected workers, unless they have Tenncare.

The Banner, a new newspeper in Blount County, will now be the only newspaper in Blount County. It is published by Harry Grothjahn, general manager of WBCR 1470 AM and co-host of the Dragonater Radio Show.

Fastest wheelie...on ice

Ryan Suchanek will be attempting to set the Guinness book of world records of Fastest Wheelie On Ice. The event will take place on Lake Koshkonong & Sunset Bar & Grill on Saturday Feb 5, 2011, from 12 – 3 pm.

After the event come have some drinks and warm up with the grill at

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verticalmischief.com - Ryan S got oil on his rear tire and the bike stepped out sideways at the Byron Wheelstand Comp on Oct 3, when it caught, it resulted in a nasty highside and a broken collar bone!

CHiPs TV motocop arrested, convicted, sentenced to 3 years prison

Star of 70's TV show 'CHiPs' avoids jail

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Larry Wilcox, the actor who played Officer Jon Baker on the 1970s TV show "CHiPs," was sentenced Friday to three years probation by a Florida judge for conspiracy to commit securities fraud.

Wilcox pleaded guilty in November and had been cooperating with the authorities, according to court documents. In addition to serving three years of probation, he was ordered to perform 500 hours of community service and pay a $100 fine.

Along with Erik Estrada as Officer 'Ponch' Poncherello, Wilcox started in the show about two well-coifed, motorcycle-riding California Highway Patrolmen from 1977-1983.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Wilcox in October with paying kickbacks to pension fund managers and brokers to manipulate the volume and price of penny stocks and illegally generate stock sales.

The scheme involved more than a dozen other penny stock promoters and the SEC worked closely with the FBI and authorities in Florida in an investigation that involved "undercover operations."

Wilcox faced a maximum of five years in prison, but Judge James I. Cohn decided he deserved a lighter sentence.

Penny stocks are, as the name implies, shares of small, often obscure companies that are traded on a market called the Pink Sheet.

Wilcox's lawyer, William Leon Richey, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Faggot cops rape drivers by cavity searches during traffic stops

This is now so common that the Sheild TV show had public strip searches on public streets with full nudity on prime time TV...


VIDEO: Red Dog APD Unit Investigated And Settle Lawsuits Over Public Strip Searches

January 28, 2011

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Police Department has confirmed that it is conducting an internal investigation into inappropriate conduct accusations involving some members of the department’s Red Dog unit.

The three officers involved have been placed on administrative duty pending disciplinary decisions.

Channel 2 Action News reporter Eric Philips began piecing together the story after two men came forward and complained about possible officer misconduct during a June traffic stop on Fulton Street.

One of the men said members of the Red Dog unit pulled over his vehicle and forced him to pull down his pants on the side of the road in broad daylight, as officers conducted a search for drugs. No drugs were ever found, passenger Brian Kidd said.

Kidd told Philips that his roommate, Shawn Venegas, was also subjected to a body cavity search that left him feeling uncomfortable.

"One of the officers actually stuck his hand down into Shawn Venegas' pants," said attorney Mark Bullman.

Kidd said it was too much for him to bear.

“They went to his bottom part. That’s as low as you can go. I don’t think anybody should be subjected to that kind of search,” Kidd said. “I had to look away because I couldn’t watch my friend be done like that.”

Venegas said he was so traumatized by the incident that he moved to another state.

"I feel molested, and I feel like I was raped," Venegas told Philips over the phone.

Two of the three officers involved in the stop were also named in the infamous Atlanta Eagle bar raid that the city recently settled. Co-counsel on the traffic stop case, Dan Grossman, was the lead attorney in the Atlanta Eagle case.

“I’ve heard many stories from citizens who were stripped in public by Red Dog,” Grossman said.

On Thursday, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos e-mailed a statement to Channel 2 in response to the accusations.

"The Atlanta Police Department is in the process of concluding the internal investigation into this matter. There is evidence to suggest that some of the officers' actions during this traffic stop were inappropriate,” Campos said. “As a result, Chief Turner intends to move swiftly to discipline some of the officers with actions - up to, and including, dismissal.”

According to the department’s website, the Red Dog unit’s mission is to provide a police presence in areas where drug sales and drug-related activities are prevalent.

“The Atlanta Police Department expects its officers to be truthful at all times, to follow all policies and procedures and to follow all of the local, state and federal laws they are sworn to uphold. Failure to do so will not be tolerated," Campos said.

On the road with Motorsports Psychology and Vision Therapies

The eyes are the windows to the brain

by The Dragonater

Riding a motorcycle or driving a car requires staring at Death every second. It behooves one to see Death clearly to avoid bumping into Him.

There are dozens of books on DIY vision therapy available in bookstores and online. Better Eyesight WithOUT Glasses -- Dr Bates' Method -- was the first published, 100 years ago. It's still in print today.



Used by Olympic and pro athletes to kick everybody else's asses:

Journal for Behavioral Optometry

Sports Vision Magazine

20/20 is only half as good as 20/10, and does not measure the tracking accuracy of moving objects. Thus serious athletes attend training camps for sports vision therapies.


Palming and sunning are good for you

The Dragonater has done daily vision therapy for decades -- beginning with racing against the world's top future Formula One and Indycar drivers in England -- and always immediately prior to driving or riding on the street today. This daily therapy improves vision by 20% or more after only 30 seconds, and is done while sitting in a car during warm up. Especially useful for Computer Eyestrain Syndrome.

Palming is the best therapy, and free. By palming and other Bates' therapies, The Dragonater was able to get 20/200 nearsightedness reduced to 20/20 or better, before "diabetic" symptoms appeared (loss of circulation in hands and feet, ataxia loss of balance, due to acidosis). This improvement was confirmed by a licensed optometrist, who originally doubted it was possible, until he saw the measurements change with his own eyes. The diabetic symptoms were eventually reduced or eliminated by the methods below.


Relaxing the rectus muscles cures far-sightedness (eyeball too short)


Relaxing the oblicus muscles cures nearsightedness (eyeball too long)

Stroke victims with crossed eyes are cured by use of vision therapy using prism glasses, which rewire the damaged brain to bypass dead tissue. Dr. M.W. Rhyne in Knoxville Tennessee has an entire floor of his office dedicated to vision therapy devices, with therapy sessions costing $50 per 30-minutes, twice a week for 8 weeks.



Actually, all eyeglasses and contacts rewire the brain, telling it to quit trying to see clearly, resulting in addiction to doctors. It's like a doctor telling you to keep wearing a splint for a broken leg, that keeps the leg crooked and broken. Misery.

Wearing glasses, combined with a lifetime of suger addiction, pre-diabetic or diabetic acidosis and Peripheral Artery Disease, results in shitty vision and celebacy.

Acidosis can be treated by drinking a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water as needed, as prescribed by my doctor, and is also a reported cure for cancer (acidosis). Juicing raw veggies alkalyzes the body with essential minerals, thus neutralizing acidity. Jack LaLane lived and worked to 96, thanks to his Power Juicer, until some doctors apparently killed him. Doctors are the leading cause of death in USA, killing 10,000 Americans for every motorcyclist killed in action.

Diabetes is an admittedly major cause of crashes. Driving in a diabetic coma (ketoacidosis) can occur from either high blood sugar or low blood sugar. Diabetic coma is a major cause of "drunk driving" arrests, since diabetic coma is indistinguishable from intoxication by alcohol. So-called blood or breath "alcohol tests" cannot tell the difference between alcohol and diabetes. Diabetic coma is a major cause of death in USA, for any age. People can walk and talk and fight and drive in a diabetic coma with 100% amnesia.

Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, by retinal detachment.

The Dragonater suspects that diabetic diseases are a major cause of reduction in visual acuity, especially night vision, resulting in crashes. Even vision therapy cannot reverse diabetes.

Recent news reports predict that 50% of all Americans will be diabetic by 2025.

So stop eating high fructose corn syrup and white sugar if you want to see to live. This requires deprogramming your brain to resist the brainwashing to eat everything in sight. Alcohol is fermented from sugar, and "alcoholics" use it to self-medicate their untreated diabetes. Other cures or treatments for diabetes include detoxification by fasting, distilled water, sauna (sweat lodge or medicine lodge invented by Native Americans), chelation (IV or oral by EDTA, garlic, milk thistle, MSM or selenium).

Winning athletes use Sports Psychologists with PhDs to defeat their competition. The head of University of Tennessee's Psychology Dept works his mojo on only the future pro superstars of UT Football, and for local high school wannabees who parents have money to invest at $500/hour. The Lady Vols have their own full-time sports psychologist, which is why they win so many national championships.

It's unknown how much psychology is used to brainwash athletes to stop eating deadly foods, like corn syrup, white sugar and alcohol.

Psychology directly affects the eyes, since retinas are part of the brain.

WARNING: 99% of so-called "eye doctors" have successfully brainwashed the sheeple that vision therapies don't exist, and that buying eyeglasses is an incurable disease. Follow the money. Don't believe the sales hype, and do your own due dilligence.


One more area where Communist China outperforms USA with free medical insurance by daily eye relaxation "exercises" in all schools to prevent wearing expensive glasses, that actually raises I.Q. and reduces attention deficit disorders. anime cybersex punk