“Increasingly, social media has allowed real human beings to contact other real human beings in order to avoid being randomly stopped and having their breath searched. Sennett Devermont has turned checkpoint alerts into what he believes is a public service. Devermont, a co-founder of the dating site site DateUp (later sold to IAC) and various other ventures, has created the superhero name Mr. Checkpoint, and his site works hard to ensure that his followers receive text alerts as soon as the information comes to him. His Twitter feed now has more than 43,000 followers, who hang on his every revelation.”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57586241-71/local-hero-man-tweets-dui-checkpoint-locations/
Related posts:
SWAT team sent to home of CNN’s Wolf Blitzer
HBO executive: Rampant piracy of ‘Game of Thrones’ is a ‘compliment’
Documenting "Detainee Treatment [sic for 'Torture']"
The Dismal State of Police Body-Camera Laws
Oregon Extends Reach Of Red Light Camera Surveillance
The Ponzi scheme that’s more than 100x the size of Bernie Madoff
The U.S. Is Getting “Played” In Syria
Chicago Firearms Confiscation Begins
More Bad News for Low Wage Workers
Ohio secretly uploaded all drivers license photos into police database
House Committee Rejects Requiring Account Of Drone Casualties
Brain scans reveal fructose link to overeating
Snowden Issues Statement Condemning Actions of Both Obama and Biden
All About Bitcoin Mining: Road To Riches Or Fool's Gold?
Government's definition of 'terrorist' encompasses practically everyone