The Impact of Trayvon Martin’s Death on America

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Outside of his family and friends, Trayvon Martin was unknown until a few days after February 26, 2012. On that evening, Trayvon Martin was the average 17-year old child of divorced parents where the father is involved in his son’s life and there is an extended family. Living in Miami Gardens, Trayvon was visiting his dad in Sanford, Florida, who was staying with his girlfriend. He went to the 7-Eleven and on his way back, was followed by a man in a truck. Trayvon was on the phone with a childhood friend named Rachel, and told her about a creepy looking guy following him. Trayvon ran. The man got out of his truck, followed Trayvon, and shot him dead.

The killing of Trayvon Martin impacted America more than the killing of some U.S. Presidents. Because of technology and the internet, people from across the globe took interest in the case.  …

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VPN Use Did Not Hide Cyber Abuser Who Is Now Charged With Federal Crime

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Back in 2013 when I was bombarded with vile, harassing comments sent to my other blog through proxy IP addresses, I learned that those sites are hosted by companies that provide server computers.

I also learned that although some promise that those using the proxy IP address service will not be traceable, that is not true.  Users enter the site through an IP address that is generally the one provided by their internet service provider.  Law enforcement has authority to obtain the logs that provide online fingerprints.

This case is similar where a man assumed that his use of VPN’s would hide him online as he went about violating laws.

(Boston, Ma 100617) Courtroom sketch of Ryan Lin (center) and his attorney Francis Doran (R), in the Moakley Federal Court House. Judge is David Hennessy. October 6, 2017 Sketch by Jane Flavell Collins

Ryan Lin of Massachusetts used VPN…

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Questions Arise About Swatting Prank That Ended In Death

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There was a swatting incident on December 30, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas.  I’ve been reporting on it on my other blog.  Some of you might already know that my other blog deals solely with cyber abuse, whether harassment, stalking, swatting, threats, spoofing, or combinations.

Today after reading some articles and comments on Twitter about the most recent swatting incident, I asked myself if there is anything I could have done to make information more available; to inform the public that spill-over of internet harassment into the personal lives of target victims is dangerous.  However, as with other issues, people don’t seem to take an interest unless major media reports it first or unless it happens to them.  Then too, I’m only a drop of water in a vast ocean.

Swatting is a prank where someone makes a call to a police department with a false story of a happening…

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4 Jersey City Police Officers Charged In Connection With Beating Of Man On Fire

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/02/4-jersey-city-officers-indicted-man-on-fire-beating/