New Egyptian Anti-Terror Law May Have Media By The Neck

A free voice is one of the foundations of democracy and to grapple this would mean a false belief in the political ideal. Unfortunately, Egypt would be one of the countries adopting a false belief in democracy. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday ratified an anti-terrorism law. It would heavily fine and suspend from employment false reports on militant attacks.

The new law came after the Egyptian military lashed out at the media after reporting that dozens of troops have been killed during Sinai. The military's official death toll was 21 soldiers and more jihadists. The number is negligible considering the achievement of the mission.

The fine is worth £200,000 pounds in Egypt for any media who calls 'wolf' on terrorist attacks. The fines could reach more than £500,00 of the same value in the UK.

Critics said the very high fines will shut down smaller Egyptian newspapers. Larger ones may be deterred from reporting attacks and any military operations against militants.

The Egyptian government originally planned to give a jail sentence for offenders. However, due to a backlash from Egyptian media, they backed down. The law also allows courts to prevent the convicted from practising his profession for more than one year. This did not mention whether it was journalism or any profession in general.

Legal Highs Cause Similar Internal Injuries Of Car Accident Victims

A senior doctor from Scotland warned that many users of legal highs suffered internal injuries similar to car crash trauma victims. Professor James Ferguson of the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary said doctors were increasingly concerned about the legal highs' possible long-term effects on users.

Ferguson said four men in their 30s who consistently used legal highs had their activities linked to muscle breakdown. The breakdown can be lethal because it could cause tissue to move into the bloodstream and lead to liver or kidney failure, which could result in potential death. Ferguson describes the condition as similar to car crash victims or building collapse patients.

To prove their hypothesis, they used an enzyme test that expected 300 or under for patients with healthy muscles. One man constantly taking legal highs returned a result of 167,000 after taking the legally-deemed substances. Ferguson's research sees ridiculously high levels.

“If you are using these legal highs again and again, you have to know what the long-term effects are going to be. This is a significant workload for us just now and it is a regular workload," he said.

“Obviously I am worried about the people who we see at the hospital. But I am also worried about those who use legal highs who we don’t see.”

Independent Reviewer Of Anti-Terrorism Laws Calls For Major Surveillance Law Overhaul

Daniel Anderson believes that the current legal framework that taps into emails, phone calls and online activity needs a major overhaul. But he called on the government to explain why the authorities need more powers.

Anderson said that agencies are the ones to carry out the bulk interception of information.

Meanwhile, the UK parliament is debating how to protect privacy while guaranteeing security agencies have the powers they need.

The issues have risen after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden put forward the abusive data collection activities of the organisation which jeopardises citizen privacy.

UK security chiefs point out they face a significant capability gap caused by technological advances and Edward Snowden’s revelation had furthered the gap for them.

UK’s GCHQ, the equivalent of the NSA, called on Twitter and Facebook to allow security services to work with them as their networks are highly important to militant groups.

Anderson pointed out that a “clean state” was important. There needed an easy to understand and comprehensive law that improves safeguards that judges instead of ministers will approve warrants to allow access to the content of emails and other private citizen information.

But he backed that organisations can collect data in bulk as it could help determine militant attacks without jeopardising the privacy of the public.

Not Getting Too Many Hits For Legal Services In LinkedIn? Here’s a Few Things You Might Have Forgotten!

LinkedIn has 300 million professionals vying for their desired positions in the corporate, industrial or public sector. Social media is a product of technological achievement. The trouble is, most of them are disorganised.

LinkedIn allows you to be in a professional social circle where you look your professional best. However, donning your best suit on and your best foot forward won’t guarantee good hits for legal services in LinkedIn. You might have forgotten these:

1.    Professional Headline

In LinkedIn, you’ll be wearing your best suit, your best smile and your best “I am your man/woman” appearance. But if you don’t have a sentence to sell yourself, you’ll be next to the people who don’t have photographs of themselves. 

You’ll be barely noticed.

Put some words with that smile. Make it count. Say everything about yourself, your background and what you do and why you do it efficiently.

2.    The Points Exactly

A sentence in your headline is enough because you are a person who is straight to the point. Businessmen, fellow employees, colleagues and hiring managers don’t like cluttered, voracious headlines. 

A few sentences that show your personality and your goals will suffice.

Show you have knowledge, insight and what you can do to get the job done through a sentence. It’s difficult, but it pays off greatly!

3.    Frequency

Like social media profiles, it is annoying to see multiple posts from the same person. On LinkedIn, it’s more annoying if a legal professional makes multiple posts about themselves without thinking twice about their posting schedule.

 People perceive LinkedIn not as an Internet Hangout but rather a from-time-to-time avenue for your thoughts.

Street Preachers, Bible Quotes and The UK Law

It’s not that hard to make something viral if something trivial was given the biggest amount of attention by authorities and experts.

Recently, a street preacher was fined for quoting the bible verse while preaching. Preacher Michael Overd’s quotes have been considered as “threatening” according to a Judge from the Bristol Crown Court.

Fifty-year old Michael Overd quoted verses from the bible that claimed homosexuality as an “abomination.” According to the Bristol Crown Judge, it had helped him make the decision.

Overd was fined about £270 along with compensation and costs that total to £1500 at the very least for homophobic harassment and “racially aggravated” harassment.

It’s great to protest against religion being part of a constitution’s core morals. But to imprison someone for using their freedom of speech and taking a word-for-word of the bible is quite arrogant, or more racist, in my opinion.

Overd said that the words from Leviticus 20, a book from the bible, had never passed his lips. He didn’t use other parts of the bible and the judge has redacted the bible, he said.

Ireland Has Ecstasy, Ketamine and a Hundred Other Drugs Legal Until Thursday!

The Irish Court of Appeal had ruled that the Misues of Drugs Act of 1977 that the possession of certain drugs held by the rule are actually legal. The court ruling found the 1977 act was added through a ministerial order rather than a recourse to the Oireachtas, which violated Article 15 of the Irish constitution.

The ministerial order had been used nine times since its inception to outlaw the possession of ketamine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and hundreds of other drugs deemed illegal until Tuesday night. 

Right after the court ruling, Irish Health Minister Leo Varadkar immediately passed a new emergency legislation that would quickly ban the drugs once again. As per new enactments, once the president signs the new legislation, it would be effective within 36 hours after signing.

By Wednesday night, the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill will be discussed in the Dail by 8pm to 11pm.

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