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To: faqsnlojiks who wrote (5996)	3/7/2007 2:27:14 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Respond to of 20106

The difference is how you express the same action legally. I would not generally expect the intruder to survive, if I saw any form of weapon, or anything but immediate surrender. I have no hope of saving the little brat, I have no need to rehabilitate him, and the latest round of home invasions tells me that should my home be invaded, I should assume that it is a fight for life. We have for too long assumed that the poor unfortunates are just soooo desperate. Time that was turned around. I have a right to be safe in my home. Thieves have a right to know that they are in grave danger when they decide to rob people.

To: faqsnlojiks who wrote (5996)	3/7/2007 4:59:41 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

BBC: Turkish court bans YouTube access BBC ^ \| Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 15:04 GMT \| BBC Staff news.bbc.co.uk YouTube attracts a monthly audience of 70 million people Access to the popular video-sharing website YouTube has been suspended in Turkey following a court order. The ban was imposed after prosecutors told the court that clips insulting former Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had appeared on the site. According to Turkish media, there has been a "virtual war" between Greek and Turkish users of the site, with both sides posting insulting videos. The clip prompting the ban reportedly dubbed Ataturk and Turks homosexuals. Insulting Ataturk, the founding father of modern Turkey, or "Turkishness" is an offence which can result in a prison sentence. The offending videos sparked a storm of complaints to YouTube and the clips were removed, but the court order goes further, blocking all access to the site. Freedom of speech Turkish visitors to the site are now greeted with a message in English and Turkish reading "Access to www.youtube.com site has been suspended in accordance with decision no: 2007/384 dated 06.03.2007 of Istanbul First Criminal Peace Court". Paul Doany, the head of Turk Telecom, the country's largest telecoms company, said that they had blocked access to the site as soon as the court order came through. "We are not in the position of saying that what YouTube did was an insult, that it was right or wrong," Mr Doany told Anatolia news agency. "A court decision was proposed to us, and we are doing what that court decision says." Mr Doany said that for its part Turk Telecom will continue to enforce the ban as long as the order stands. The European Union, which Turkey is hoping to join, has long called for an easing of Article 301 - the law which prevents insults to Turkish culture - arguing that the law places severe restrictions on free speech in Turkey. About 50 writers in the country have been put on trial for allegedly contravening the rule, including Nobel prizewinner Orhan Pamuk, though most cases have eventually been dismissed by the judge.