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Jun 23, 2007

2007 Tranny March Photographs

Photos, Photographs, Images, etc from the 2007 Trans March in San Francisco

A gallery of photos shot yesterday at the Trans March in San Francisco

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Jun 14, 2007

What the fuck is wrong with “The System”?

An identity thief on probation causes six months of hell and 30k in lost income to 1 victim, yet gets only time served and probation!

This story on SF Gate shows why identity theft is such a great crime, if you’re a criminal…

The story is titled, “How victim snared ID thief.” But it should really be called, “How an identity theft victim got screwed twice, once by the criminal, and once by the (in)justice system.”

The cops don’t pursue the criminals, and when the courts get ahold of the scummy bastards, they don’t do jack shit. The only reason the criminal was caught was because the indignant and brave victim chased her down. The criminal, Maria Nelson, was on probation for one of 8 previous fraud convictions. You’d think someone on probation would do some real jail time… But not in this case, Maria Nelson, pleaded guilty to ONE(!) count of fraudulently using someone else’s identity, and Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn sentenced her to the 44 days she had already served in county jail and three years’ probation. Like the victim, Karen Lodrick, said, “I went through six months of hell, and she’s going to get probation? She was on probation when she victimized me. Obviously, probation’s not helping.”

Until the cops, DA and the courts recognize the severe and costly impact of identity theft on the victims that are left to sort out the mess that is made of their financial and personal lives, and start treating the perpetrators of this crime as the mangy, costly and devastating criminals that they are, we will continue to see people victimized by identity thieves operating with almost complete impunity.

I’m sickened by this case! The DA, and Judge Harold Kahn should be ashamed. Maria Nelson should have been prosecuted to the full extent of the law for each and every crime that could be pinned on her (god knows there were enough she committed), and then sentenced to the maximum allowed by law. She is an unrepentant repeat offender, and obviously a professional thief, she had a perfect fake drivers license and a key to the mailbox cluster, etc. Who knows how many innocent people she has victimized. Who knows how much she has cost these victims in time, money, and security… She has really hurt people… And yet she gets time served and probation. Excuse me while I puke.

Hey Assistant District Attorney Reve Bautista and Judge Harold Kahn, when you’re handed a criminal on a silver platter, do something about it… You guys are fucking assholes! I hope Maria Nelson has a key to your mailboxes; obviously you both can use a lesson on the impact of identity theft. But I’m sure you have nothing to worry about, Nelson is on probation… I’m positive she’d never violate the terms of her probation…

A local copy of the story is saved here

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Jun 10, 2007

Death on a California Poppy

Photograph of a Crab Spider eating a Bee on a California Poppy

Crab Spiders have an extremely toxic poison. Toxic enough to ambush and kill a bee that is several times its size—poison so fast acting that the bee doesn’t have a chance to escape the flower before dying…

Shot today in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco at the Strybing Arboretum, one of my favorite places to shoot bugs…

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Jun 06, 2007

Lindy Hoppers invade Union Square in San Francisco!!!

A mass invasion by a mass of joyful dancers makes Union Square in San Francisco a hopping spot today

If anyone has contact information for this group, please send me an email, and I’ll update the posting with a link to their site. Note, these photos have been resized and converted, but have not been edited/touched up etc… Sorry, simply ran out of time and wakefulness tonight. If you’re interested in using a photo let me know, I have the 15mb raw image files. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy the shots as much as I enjoyed taking them!

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