Second American Jailed for Obscene Gesture (Reuters)

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American jailed for obscene gesture
(Reuters)

American jailed for obscene gesture
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - The second American in a month was arrested while entering Brazil for making an obscene gesture while being photographed by an immigration official, police say.

German Cyclist Fined for Obscene Gesture
(AP)

German Cyclist Fined for Obscene Gesture
(AP) 08/16/2004 10:36 AM
AP - Women's road cycling silver medalist Judith Arndt won't be suspended for making an obscene gesture as she crossed the finish line, the leader of the German Olympic delegation said Monday.

American Fined for Gesture Leaving
Brazil (AP)

American Fined for Gesture Leaving
Brazil (AP) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
AP - A New Jersey man fined more than $17,000 for making an obscene gesture during fingerprinting procedures for U.S. citizens in Brazil headed home Sunday, police said.

Court Convicts Obscene Text Messager
(Reuters)

Court Convicts Obscene Text Messager
(Reuters) 06/24/2004 08:08 AM
Reuters - A teenager who sent an obscene text message to 15,000 cell-phone users has become the first computer whizkid in Russia to be convicted of sending "spam."

American Christian Jailed For His
Beliefs

American Christian Jailed For His
Beliefs 01/01/2005 10:53 AM
Marine Refuses to Use Guns ... Marine Cpl. Joel D. Klimkewicz converted to the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day saints while in the Marines, and now believes that killing is against Jesus' teachings. As such, he refused to train with a gun though he says he would be willing to clear mines and work the front lines. The result is that the military has jailed him for his religious beliefs, convicting him of disobeying a direct order. Anyone think that Bill O'Reilly is going to say the military is trying to destroy Christianity?

Maverick Envoy Leaves with Sporting
Gesture (Reuters)

Maverick Envoy Leaves with Sporting
Gesture (Reuters) 05/18/2004 10:21 AM
Reuters - Living up to his maverick reputation, Spain's departing U.N. ambassador presented a Real Madrid soccer jersey to his Chinese counterpart during a Security Council meeting on Monday.

Man Jailed for Shooting Off His
Testicles (Reuters)

Man Jailed for Shooting Off His
Testicles (Reuters) 07/13/2004 12:30 PM
Reuters - A British man who accidentally shot himself in the testicles after drinking 15 pints of beer was jailed for five years on Tuesday for possessing an illegal firearm, a court spokesman said.

Sex Tourist Pianist Jailed (Reuters)

Sex Tourist Pianist Jailed (Reuters) 06/02/2004 10:17 AM
Reuters - A concert pianist who tried to lure Sri Lankan boys over the Internet during a tour of Asia was jailed for two years on Wednesday under British sex tourism laws.

Man jailed after shooting his testicles
(Reuters)

Man jailed after shooting his testicles
(Reuters) 07/13/2004 12:30 PM
Reuters - A British man who accidentally shot himself in the testicles after drinking 15 pints of beer has been jailed for five years for possessing an illegal firearm, a court spokesman says.

Doctor Jailed for Billing for Sex
(Reuters)

Doctor Jailed for Billing for Sex
(Reuters) 06/21/2004 07:44 AM
Reuters - An Oregon doctor, who had sex with a patient and then charged the state about $5,000 for his "treatments," has been jailed for 60 days and stripped of his license, officials said on Friday.

Jailed Bomber Let Out for Coffee at
Starbucks (Reuters)

Jailed Bomber Let Out for Coffee at
Starbucks (Reuters) 09/02/2004 08:31 AM
Reuters - A Bali bomber serving a life term for his role in the nightclub blasts that killed 202 people was treated by police to an outing at an up-market shopping mall in the Indonesian capital, police admitted Thursday.

Jailed Assassin 'Weds' Using Loophole
(Reuters)

Jailed Assassin 'Weds' Using Loophole
(Reuters) 09/03/2004 09:56 AM
Reuters - Defying a life prison term in isolation, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin has secretly married by proxy, his bride said Friday.

Oregon doctor jailed for billing for sex
(Reuters)

Oregon doctor jailed for billing for sex
(Reuters) 06/18/2004 10:23 PM
Reuters - An Oregon doctor, who had sex with a patient and then charged the state about $5,000 (2,700 pounds) for his "treatments," has been jailed for 60 days and stripped of his license, officials say.

Man Jailed for Porn After Cellphone
Pictures (Reuters)

Man Jailed for Porn After Cellphone
Pictures (Reuters) 05/14/2004 07:33 AM
Reuters - A man who used a cellphone to take nude pictures of his girlfriend and then posted them on the Internet has been jailed for distributing child pornography in what officials say is Canada's first criminal conviction involving camera phones.

U.S. Soldier Jailed for Abu Ghraib Abuse
(Reuters)

U.S. Soldier Jailed for Abu Ghraib Abuse
(Reuters) 09/11/2004 05:27 AM
Reuters - The first U.S. military intelligence soldier to be court martialed over the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal was sentenced on Saturday to eight months in jail, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge.

Two Jailed for Eating Rare Tiger
(Reuters)

Two Jailed for Eating Rare Tiger
(Reuters) 07/08/2004 08:53 AM
Reuters - China has sentenced two farmers to jail terms of up to nine years for eating a rare Manchurian tiger after leaving it to die in a trap, the Beijing Evening News reported Thursday.

Man Jailed for Strangling Lover in Sex
Game (Reuters)

Man Jailed for Strangling Lover in Sex
Game (Reuters) 07/21/2004 07:28 AM
Reuters - A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to six years in jail after he accidentally killed his girlfriend in a sex game of strangulation that turned horribly wrong, a court official said Wednesday.

Gang of Deaf Thieves Jailed (Reuters)

Gang of Deaf Thieves Jailed (Reuters) 04/19/2004 09:42 AM
Reuters - Chinese police have broken up a gang of deaf teenaged robbers who carried out a string of thefts on the orders of a brutal leader.

Cyber Dissident Jailed for 19 Months
(Reuters)

Cyber Dissident Jailed for 19 Months
(Reuters) 07/14/2004 08:11 AM
Reuters - A Vietnamese court sentenced a 73-year-old former colonel to 19 months in prison on Wednesday for using the Internet to criticize government policies as Hanoi expands a crackdown on cyber dissidents.

German serial tyre-stabber jailed
(Reuters)

German serial tyre-stabber jailed
(Reuters) 05/05/2004 12:32 PM
Reuters - A German man who punctured around 2,000 car tyres in a 16-month spree of criminal damage was sentenced on Wednesday to three and a half years in prison.

Security Provider Jailed for Identity
Theft (Reuters)

Security Provider Jailed for Identity
Theft (Reuters) 05/19/2004 10:40 AM
Reuters - A Connecticut man who installed home security systems has been sentenced to prison for using a client's personal information to finance a more than $200,000 spending spree, federal prosecutors said.

Jailed Bali bomber gets coffee at
Starbucks (Reuters)

Jailed Bali bomber gets coffee at
Starbucks (Reuters) 09/02/2004 02:15 AM
Reuters - A Bali bomber serving a life term for his role in the nightclub blasts that killed 202 people was treated by police to an outing at a ritzy shopping mall in the Indonesian capital, police admit.

Cyclist Jailed for Slashing Vehicles'
Tires (Reuters)

Cyclist Jailed for Slashing Vehicles'
Tires (Reuters) 04/16/2004 10:23 AM
Reuters - A British cyclist who slashed almost 2,000 tires after a driver drenched him when driving through a puddle was sentenced to 16 months in prison Friday.

Farmer Jailed for Killing Neighbor's
Chickens (Reuters)

Farmer Jailed for Killing Neighbor's
Chickens (Reuters) 04/20/2004 09:57 AM
Reuters - A Belgian court sentenced a farmer to a year in prison for stealing and killing 12 chickens, several chicks and a cat belonging to his elderly neighbor, local news agency Belga says.

Jailed 'Killer' Freed After Wife Turns
Up Alive (Reuters)

Jailed 'Killer' Freed After Wife Turns
Up Alive (Reuters) 04/04/2005 08:03 AM
Reuters - A Chinese man jailed and badly beaten for his wife's murder has been freed after she turned up not only alive but with another husband, domestic media said on Monday, revealing a brutal arbitrariness to China's legal system.

Woman jailed for milking husband's fake
death (Reuters)

Woman jailed for milking husband's fake
death (Reuters) 05/12/2004 08:21 AM
Reuters - Singapore has jailed a woman who earned S$330,000 (110,000 pounds) in bogus insurance claims while pretending her husband was dead for 15 years, says a court official.

Court Frees Teen Jailed for Killing
Playmate (Reuters)

Court Frees Teen Jailed for Killing
Playmate (Reuters) 01/26/2004 01:47 PM
Reuters - A Florida teenager sentenced to life in prison for killing a playmate was ordered set free on Monday after serving three years for a crime that touched off a national debate on the prosecution and punishment of children.

An Obscene Waste of Energy

An Obscene Waste of Energy 01/06/2005 07:09 AM
The FCC has some meaningful duties, but regulating content shouldn't be one of them. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.

Man Sentenced for Obscene Notes to Judge
(AP)

Man Sentenced for Obscene Notes to Judge
(AP) 08/03/2004 08:05 PM
AP - A man wanted to let a judge know he was unhappy. He found out writing obscenities on court documents might not have been the best way to do so.

Woman Cleared in Mass Obscene E-Mailings
(AP)

Woman Cleared in Mass Obscene E-Mailings
(AP) 03/23/2005 07:32 AM
AP - A death penalty opponent who sent e-mails laced with obscenities and references to Adolf Hitler and Osama bin Laden to a pro-death-penalty Web site was not guilty of a crime, a judge ruled.

Making a gesture

Making a gesture 01/26/2004 11:29 AM
NE Asia Online roundup of recent advances in Minority Report-style gesture-based interfaces. Read [Via Dottocomu]...

A mooooving gesture

A mooooving gesture 08/07/2004 08:45 AM
USA Today Aug 7 2004 12:10PM GMT

Postings of Obscene Photos End Free-Form
Editorial Experiment

Postings of Obscene Photos End Free-Form
Editorial Experiment 06/22/2005 02:03 AM
A Los Angeles Times experiment in opinion journalism lasted just two days before the paper was forced to shut it down after some readers posted obscene photos.

Gesture lost in translation

Gesture lost in translation 02/01/2005 09:18 PM

Xeni @ Boing Boing

Jenna Bush, Spawn of Satan

Is it me, or is Jenna Bush holding up the sign of Satan next to her father's face in this photo? Choose picture #7 in this MSNBC slide show.
Here's the original MSNBC Link, and here's a link to a copy of the photo I saved locally (it's now offline at MSNBC) (thanks Jeremy)

Update: BB reader Charles Bestal says, "As a University of Texas student, we hear a good bit about the party animal around campus -- but it should be noted that she is most likely invoking the school's hand-sign (Hook 'em Horns, they say), rather than the devil, or her father."

The Houston Chronicle confirms that it was the University of Texas "Hook'em, Horns" but it appears to have offended some people in Norway.

Houston Chronicle

Norwa y reads something sinister in 'Hook 'em' sign

..."Sjokkhilsen fra Bush datter," read an outraged headline on Norwegian news Web site Nettavisen. Translated: "Shock greeting from Bush daughter."

...The "Hook 'em, Horns" that Bush flashed when The Eyes of Texas was played at the Black Tie and Boots gala Wednesday was misconstrued by some in Norway as a sign of the devil used by a musical scene that terrorized the country in the late 1980s and early '90s.

...Death metal's history
In Norway the horns carried a greater menace. The country has long been a hotbed of death metal, a subgenre of music with a sordid history of church burnings, murder, inadvertant bludgeonings (with sheep skulls), pet sacrifices and sundry behavior best described as anti-Christian. There the gesture has little to do with sports rivalries.

...Needless to say, Norway's more prudish contingent was aghast upon seeing the daughter of the American president flashing a sign associated with such behavior.

It could be worse ...
..."I suppose it can mean different things to different people in different parts of the world," Clark says. "I guess the Norwegians and Italians should be happy that our mascot was a longhorn and not a unicorn."

This sounds like something from a Douglas Adams book. Luckily it didn't mean anything offensive to our future Alien Overlords.

Thanks to Glenn to the Houston Chronicle link

UPDATE: David Weinberger's "Forgive me" gesture and "The Shocker" via AG.

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Judge: Cookie Gesture Wasn't Campaigning
(AP)

Judge: Cookie Gesture Wasn't Campaigning
(AP) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
AP - Carson's cookie case crumbled.

Bush Says She Discussed Gesture With
Jenna (AP)

Bush Says She Discussed Gesture With
Jenna (AP) 08/04/2004 11:49 AM
AP - Everyone does things and says things they are sorry for, first lady Laura Bush observes. And she's not necessarily talking about plain-speaking Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Juror Arrested After Complaining,
Gesture (AP)

Juror Arrested After Complaining,
Gesture (AP) 06/18/2004 08:49 PM
AP - Warning from the Sheriff's Department: Don't show up for jury duty with a bad attitude. Ross Selkirk's alleged behavior got him arrested and he had to $5,000 bail to get out of jail.

Jenna Bush Cracks Up Media With Gesture
(AP)

Jenna Bush Cracks Up Media With Gesture
(AP) 07/20/2004 11:03 PM
AP - When first lady Laura Bush counseled her twin daughters on how to behave while campaigning with their father, she may have skipped the part about not sticking your tongue out at the media.

Removing Cameras from Phones a Futile
Gesture

Removing Cameras from Phones a Futile
Gesture 06/20/2004 11:25 AM
Sprint has announced that it will start selling camera-less Treo 600 smart phones from PalmOne, the Milpitas maker of the popular handheld devices. Why? To satisfy customers fearful of corporate espionage inside their businesses. I suppose it's always better to sell what the customer wants. But I have bad news for Sprint's worried customers: This won't help much, because the pace of technology means cameras will soon disappear from view, embedded in clothing and eyeglasses, not just phones. More...
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