by James Gunter on November 24, 2009
Here at The Neighborhood Crime Map, we want to keep you safe over this Thanksgiving holiday. Not only do we want to make sure that, if you are traveling, you secure your home before you leave and take other precautionary measures (as outlined in this nifty Prevention Works blog post), but we want to make you will be safe on the biggest shopping day of the year: Black Friday.
So here is a list of things you can do to ensure that you can stay safe and unhurt as you battle the hordes of deal-hunting shoppers lined up outside the mall at 3am.
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by James Gunter on November 23, 2009
Lately, I’ve post a lot about public shaming as an alternative or supplement to jail time. In a recent post, I even discussed the effects of online shaming and how the internet is playing an increasingly stronger role in our identity and personal history. Now, the Honolulu Police Department will be starting an experiment in online shaming this week as it starts a program to post pictures of people arrested for DUIs. The goal is not only to shame those who have been arrested, but also to deter people from driving while intoxicated, as stated by Major Thomas Nitta of the HPD.
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by Samuel Hislop on November 18, 2009
It wasn’t too long ago that school bullies were known to flex their muscles face-to-face and at school. But times have changed. The Internet has become an attractive bullying ground for many teenagers and children. This trend is commonly known as cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying is a serious problem that simply cannot be ignored. According to the National Education Association, nearly 160,000 children miss school each day because they are scared of bullying.
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by George Feder on November 18, 2009
Identity theft has become a major U.S. crime. Thousands of people are victimized every year by thieves who cost them thousands dollars and ruin their credit scores. The FTC has said that identity theft has exceeded all other forms of fraud. Over nine million people were affected in 2008 and thousands more don’t even know they were hit.
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