Ex 911 Operator Holli M Cohoon Responds

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We recently have had several emails from Holli M Cohoon, the one who was the 911 operator in the case we have been covering for several months now.  We are going to show you what her response to all of this has been.  Before we show you her response, we are reprinting the information in question.
In order to follow the entire story, you can CLICK HERE and go to our site where the only thing on the site is evidence of this case.  We are now starting off with the soundtrack from the 911 call.

911 operator call testimony from Chuck Thompson

Now keep in mind, we took the 911 call recording and had it analyzed by a 911 call center professional who informed us every area where the call recording was in violation of 911 call protocols.  We were informed that there are only two ways to interpret this recording.  One, it's fake.  Two, it;s a cut up piece of evidence or in other words, highly tampered with.  Now this is just the 911 recording itself.  We have not even begun to touch on the other two pieces below this recording.

  Now let's look at Holli's own testimony that comes directly from the court transcripts.   To open with, Holli states that the 911 recording that you just heard above is a true and correct copy of the 911 call she received.  Holli then claims that she can not remember if she called the victim in this case back or if the victim called her back.  This was only a few months after the incident.  Question right here.  Where is the recording of this second call?  According to the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office, all calls from that time period have since been erased and that there is no evidence that even this call took place.  They have no record of it.  I have the email from them on this.  So without evidence of there being a second call, no second call ever took place.

  Now I also have to ask the question, where did Holli come up with the victim being armed with a shovel?  All one has to do is listen to the above 911 recording again and at no time is a shovel mentioned.  In fact, a gun is not mentioned either, yet you hear Holli state not one but two times for the victim to not shoot out that door.  Holli's testimony here about the victim having a shovel can only come from having conversations with both sheriff's deputies and animal control officers in collusion to develop their evidence story.  In other words, it sure looks like Holli is lying and perjuring herself to no end.

  The second audio recording we have numerous people stating what they heard Holli say that is in direct conflict with the 911 call recording as well as Holli's own testimony.  At this point there was enough to throw this case out.  In our opinion, Michael T Soberick was either a lousy 10 cent lawyer or he was misrepresenting his client and working more for the county.

  Now let's look at Holli M Cohoon's recent statements to all of this.  Sent via her Facebook account email.

I dont normally use this facebook account and just saw this message. Perhaps you should think outside your circle of friends and attempt to get all statements before publishing info. I have no idea about your "fun raid" theory. I simply answered a 911 call and was told by another dispatcher that an officer was at the door with animal control and to tell the caller the same. When the caller disconnected from the 911 call, I called her back on a landline! I dont know why the second call was not taken to court as I stated in testimony! I didnt and dont have access to the "taped call database"... that would be my prior supervisor! ASK her! Perhaps it was "gone" by the time the tape was requested because it was a landline, I DONT KNOW! The 911 call you have on your site is NOT altered in any way as I recall the conversation, but I did call her back! I DID NOT LIE in court, I DID NOT recieve a "payoff" and I DONT know of any conspieracy.. I dont even know which deputies were on her property other than Sgt. Emauelle. Perhaps thats why I was told to answer that perticular 911 call !! Lets get the "new girl"! I worked at the sheriffs office less than 2 years while preparing to open a business. It was not my "cup of tea" and VERY well known! I was not friends with or in any circle of friends within the sheriffs office.. didnt attend parties, gossip etc. I am a "come here" and left the Glou Shefiffs Office as soon as I got a loan for the business. You are "investigating" the wrong person, I am requesting that you take all info about me and my business off your website and turn your attention torwards those who know what the hell when on that day. Like I said, I was new to this county, an outsider, and have no idea about all the crazy crap that goes on in Gloucester County "good ol'boy" Society. Just wish we hadnt moved to this crazy place! Thanks!

To begin with, just because she claims she does not use that facebook page does not mean she didn't get the message as the message would have went straight to her email account.  Strike one.  Second, she is arguing about getting her side of the story before publishing any story.  Well, this was the chance.  She didn't want to respond before this.  Third, I never asked her about any kind of fun raid. she got that from reading this site.  That's three strikes already.

  Now this is where everything really becomes interesting.  Holli claims she was told to answer the 911 call from the victim and that there was already a deputy and animal control on the property?  Major violations of 911 protocol.  How did the 911 operators know this ahead of time?  This is very serious stuff Holli just released.  

  And now Holli, who after 3 months, based on her own testimony now states that she called the victim back when she stated in a court she could not remember who called who?  This is now more than two years later?  And what is with the land line statement?  Is she telling us that all 911 calls are not land line calls coming in?

  Also, now Holli is saying that there is a second phone call?  The sheriff's department has no record of a second phone call.  Someone here is lying.  Holli is also saying that the 911 call above is not altered.  She states this above.  Well then she blatantly refused to follow protocol for 911 emergency procedures then?  That's what she is saying otherwise.  She states she did not lie in court.  Where did the shovel come from Holli?  There is no evidence of any conversation of a shovel.  You didn't lie?  Really?  I'm having a very hard time believing that.

   One also has to love her statement, "I did not receive a payoff."  No one ever said she did.  Isn't it interesting that she brings this up?  Now another interesting area here at this point is Holli making the claim," let's get the new girl.",  What does that mean?  Is she saying she was setup?  Why would she even think that somehow she might have been setup?  

  Another interesting area is Holli's statement that she was only working the 911 call center until a loan came through for her to open up her present business, Sunrise Donuts. Try and get a 911 call center job sometime.  One goes through a lot to qualify for that job.  The background checks and intense interviews are not easy to pass.  It's not like getting a job at Wal Mart.  It's a career job.  A tough job no question about it, but it's not something one goes into while waiting for a loan.  

  Holli makes it very clear here that everyone at the Sheriff's office knew she hated her job?  

Is this why she thinks that maybe she was setup somehow?  And at the end of this first communication she claims that she was an outsider who could not wait to get out of her job as she was not comfortable there?  And why was she not comfortable?  That is very interesting.

Now here is Holli's second response;

Holli M Cohoon  1:32am Aug 9 

"Not long after leaving the sheriff's office, she gave false statements in court against the victim in our news stories and also received a very large sum of money from the Gloucester Sheriff's Office. 

 Not long after that, Holli opened a new business.. One could say that the Sunrise Donuts Shop has been financed by the tax payers of Gloucester County as the Sheriff's Office is not supposed to be a money making enterprise. The finances come from we the tax payers." 

 Whatever wording you choose.. the above sounds like a "payoff". Again, I did not recieve "a large sum of money" from the Sheriffs Office. Or any sum of money from the Sheriffs Office. No, I dont believe I was "set up" , my comment was facetious. I was simply the second chair dispatcher that day. I have given you my side of the story, the truth. Its just not nearly as exciting as the version you are posting. I find it interesting that you say you dont publish the so called "victims" name in your report, yet I am now a victim and you have no problem posting mine. I am being wrongfully accused of lying and being involved in a 'conspiracy", it is quite hurtful and damaging to my reputation. In reguards to the recent posting about how I got -  Name removed' - address for the Protective Order.. I was not assisted by the Sheriffs Office, I just"googled" her name. Just goes to show how something so simple can be turned around to a sinister nature. Again, I request that you do not post anything else about me or my business.

  The top part of this response has to do with another article written about Holli.  We received inside information from someone close to Holli who volunteered a great deal of news to us.  Everything we were able to check came out verified and one area we could not verify without breaking a number of laws, so in a case like this, one has to deem the information as being valid based on all other verified information.

  We could not report the exact statements given to us as it has the potential to reveal the person who gave us this information.  If that should happen, the person who revealed the information would then have to file protective orders against Holli in fear of retaliation.  With that said, we are still not revealing the exact information that was given to us and we are choosing to protect the informant.  To clarify though, there is no reason to believe that Holli received some kind of direct payoff for lying in court.  That was not our statement and never has been.

  The second part of this response deals with Holli now claiming to be a victim.  It's fair to say that she has become a victim.  While these responses have been going on, this is the same time that Holli had filed for protective orders against the victim in this case.  The first hearing was in Holli's favor but was contested and an appeal was filed.  The appeal was held a little over a week later.

  Judge Long heard the appeal, in our opinion, there is a clear conflict of interest here in having Judge Long hearing that appeal, we reported before the first hearing that judge Long was one of the people who should not hear this case because of potential conflicts of interest.  However, we have reviewed all the details on this case already and will not press that issue.  Based on information that came out in the protective order hearing, I have to side with Judge Long.  He was correct in granting the order.

  The details mainly are based on a video the victim shot outside of Holli's Sunrise Donuts shop and then posted the video on Facebook and then proceeded to post some comments afterwards that were considered to be a potential threat to Holli.  

  Now here is where the story continues to twist and turn and get even more bizarre.  The behavior could not be considered normal.  The victim has since been to a doctor and diagnosed as suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.  Please CLICK HERE  to see more about PTSD from the Mayo Clinic's website.  Though this does NOT justify the victim's actions, it does explain the victim;s actions against Holli,  

  The victim in this case has been through so much over the past several years that she keeps reliving the entire event of the illegal raid and all the issues that have followed.  The victim lives in a constant state of fear because of all of these issues.  She worries about suffering another illegal raid and even possibly being killed by the local Sheriff's Office Deputies or Animal Control Officers.  She also worries about what the courts may do and that they might try to lock her up.  This is an everyday event for her.  This is what numerous county officials and employees have created.  

  Now there are other interesting statements that Holli makes in her remarks.  She states that she has told the truth but is now being put into the middle of a conspiracy.  Does this mean that she knows that a conspiracy exists?  And if she knows that a conspiracy exists, why is she going along with it?  That would make her a part of the conspiracy and lying to cover it up.  Each time she has sent a response to us, she has had some very serious holes in her story that open a lot more questions.

http://www.facebook.com/holli.cohoon?sk=friends&v=friends&ft_ref=fbsa  Here is a link to Holli's friends page on Facebook.  She claims to not have been friends with people in the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office.  These remarks are right on this page in her own writing.   Her page sure tells another story.  She has a bunch of friends from the Gloucester County Sheriff's office.  But remember Holli does not lie.  She told us so herself numerous times.  In the event she removes these friends, we have taken numerous screen shots that show the state of friends on this date and time.  Friends from the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office, Animal Control and local county court system.  

Ex 911 operator holli cohoon's facebook friends listings from Chuck Thompson

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Federal court rules cops can warrantlessly track suspects via cellphone

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Geo-data received based on "reasonable grounds" phone was connected to a crime.

by Cyrus Farivar - Aug 14 2012, 8:30pm ED

In a 2-1 ruling, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled (PDF) that law enforcement has the right to obtain location data from a cellphone in order to track a suspect without a warrant. The case involves a man named Melvin Skinner, a newly convicted drug trafficker, who was part of a cross-country, large-scale drug operation organized by another man, James Michael West.

Skinner had appealed his many convictions: conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, conspiracy to commit money laundering, aiding and abetting the attempt to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana. His attorneys argued that the government’s use of his GPS location information from his phone, which led to his arrest, constituted a warrantless search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

"There is no Fourth Amendment violation because Skinner did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the data given off by his voluntarily procured pay-as-you-go cell phone," wrote Judge John Rogers, in the majority opinion. "If a tool used to transport contraband gives off a signal that can be tracked for location, certainly the police can track the signal."

The Stored Communications Act strikes again

In January 2006, Christopher S. Shearer, another participant in the West marijuana operation, was stopped with $362,000 in cash. Shearer was on his way to deliver money on behalf of West to his marijuana supplier, Philip Apodaca, in Tucson, Arizona. Under questioning, DEA agents learned from Shearer how the West group conducted the drug trafficking operation. The agents found out that Apodaca would purchase prepaid cellphones under fictitious names and used pre-programmed contact information to orchestrate drug trafficking. Those phones were then discarded after a period of time.

However, by May and June 2006, law enforcement agents received authorization to intercept the communications of two phones established in West’s name. In an order written by a Tennessee federal magistrate judge, the prosecuting United States attorney received authorization to install a pen register, a trap and trace device, and to receive location data from the call’s origination and termination points, in addition to GPS and ping data from those phones.

Among other rationales, the judge cited the Stored Communications Act (also known as a 2703(d) order) as grounds to provide this order. Under that federal statute, authorities can’t receive the contents of electronic communication (what was said), but can find out where and to whom it was said. In contemporary cases within the last decade, law enforcement and judges have increasingly used this reasoning to obtain extensive location data that can effectively turn the phone into a tracking device. Such information previously would have required a much higher legal threshold—a probable cause-driven warrant.

Thanks to the intercepted calls between Shearer and West, law enforcement learned of the existence of a truck driver courier, known by the codename "Big Foot," who turned out to be Melvin Skinner. Based on the location data acquired from both phones, law enforcement agents were able to learn of Skinner’s location en route during his drug delivery from Arizona to Tennessee. Not surprisingly, he was promptly arrested at a rest stop near Abilene, Texas while driving a "motorhome filled with over 1,100 pounds of marijuana."

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GVLN - Birth control for men edges closer

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Researchers make male mice reversibly infertile without using hormones.

• Amy Maxmen

16 August 2012

Developing oral contraceptives for men has not gone as swiftly as researchers imagined in the early 1970s, who suggested at the time that a 'male pill' was not far off1. But today researchers report a new way to make male mice temporarily infertile.

Although the treatment is not ready for human use, that potential does exist because the method avoids some of the pitfalls of earlier attempts, says Diana Blithe, programme director for contraceptive development at the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Maryland, who was not involved in the study. Blithe is excited by the findings: “The field has a number of leads,” she says, “and this is among the most promising.”

The technique, which is reported today in the journal Cell², appears to have a much more specific action than previous methods: it impairs sperm production by blocking a protein called BRDT. This protein was singled out as a potential therapeutic target five years ago because it only occurs in the testes, where it is required for the division of sperm cells.

If the approach proves safe in humans, it would be an improvement over hormone-based methods of male contraception, which are not completely effective and cause side effects such as mood swings, acne and a loss of libido.

These typically employ progesterone and testosterone. The progesterone limits sperm production, but it also impairs other 'male' features, such a high muscle mass and the ability to get erections, which a limited amount of therapeutic testoterone then restores.

“The best thing is that we did not affect hormone levels,” says study author Martin Matzuk, a reproductive biologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

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How Many Fake Followers The Most Popular People On Twitter Have?

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Ever wonder if some of the most popular people are really as popular as they seem to be?  Is it possible that maybe, just maybe they are not as popular as they would have you believe?  Take a look at this one site that has uncovered fake and inactive followers for some of Twitter's most popular people. Is Lady Gaga nearly as popular as she looks?  No.  47% of her listed following is fake and another 30% is inactive out of 28,445,916 followers.  That;s more than 75% of her listed following.  She still has a very impressive number of real followers, but no where near what is being shown.

Rihanna's numbers are even worse.  With a following of 23,314,400 followers, 48% are fake and another 36% are inactive leaving only 16% actively following her.  Again, the real number is still impressive, but over 84% of her following does not exist.

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Is there some company out there that sells fake followers for Twitter?  Buy 1,000 followers on Twitter for only $99.00?  Special for this week only?  Get 100,000 followers for a mere $1,300.00?  Surprise your friends.  Well we have not found a pay for network yet, but we have found a free network that promises to help you grow your following and Lady Gaga is on the list.

Grow your network on Twiends.  Sign in with your Twitter account and from your Facebook account.  Get more followers by adding your account by country and by interests.  Could this be where the fake followers or the drop outs come from?  Hard to say.  Guess it only goes to show, not everything is what it may seem.

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Gloucester, VA - eBay Bans Sale Of Postions And Magical Charms

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by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez 

Oh Ebay. You were there for me when I was 12 and able to convince my mother that I absolutely needed a crappy alarm clock with James Marsters’ face on it, and you’re here for me now as I struggle to buy college books and make rent. Unfortunately, it looks like you won’t have my back when I graduate next year and need a spell that will ensure me a well-paying job right out of college: in their 2012 Fall Seller Update, Ebay announced that it will ban all sales of magic potions, charms, and spells effective August 30th.

Here’s the list of all the fun things you’re no longer allowed to buy on Ebay:

Advice; spells; curses; hexing; conjuring; magic; prayers; blessing services; magic potions; healing sessions; work from home businesses & information; wholesale lists, and drop shop lists

So I suppose that this is an effort on Ebay’s part to protect their users, as it’s probably safe to say that if a woman is trying to auction off her soul for a minimum of $2000, she’s probably trying to swindle you. On the other hand, I’m sure a lot of folks make a living off hawking their psychic prowess, which, in my opinion, usually boils down to being empathetic and giving good advice (which is a newly prohibited commodity as well). So what will become of these witches, wizards, and all-around magical folk? According to Ebay, they’ll have until September 1st to sell the rest of their items, after which their listings will be shut down and removed.

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GVLN - Order Your Drag Queen Barbie In Time For Christmas

 Mattel Commissions ‘Drag Queen’ Barbie

Ken's sexual orientation and faux relationship with Barbie has previously-been exposed by photographer Dina Goldstein. 

Taking a step further, Mattel has now commissioned the first ‘Drag Queen Barbie’. 

Designed by NYC’s design house The Blonds (David Blond and Philippe Blond), the gender-bending doll called ‘The Blonds Blond Diamond Barbie Doll’ looks no different from a regular Barbie doll—but takes after cross-dresser Phillipe Blond of the design duo. 

The ‘Drag Queen Barbie’ is dressed to the nines, with a bejewelled mini corset dress covered in faux gems, a floor-sweeping faux fox fur coat and glittery pump—everything from her eyelashes to her nail polish is also ‘made up’. 

The doll retails exclusively online at US$125, and will be out in December.

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The picture above is of the guy the drag queen Barbie has been designed after.  

Just what your grandson has always wanted.  Be sure to order yours before December to get it in time for Christmas.  Just when you think it can't get any worse.

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Gloucester, VA Economics - The Bretton Woods System

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From U.S. Department of State
Nations attempted to revive the gold standard following World War I, but it collapsed entirely during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Some economists said adherence to the gold standard had prevented monetary authorities from expanding the money supply rapidly enough to revive economic activity. In any event, representatives of most of the world's leading nations met at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944 to create a new international monetary system. Because the United States at the time accounted for over half of the world's manufacturing capacity and held most of the world's gold, the leaders decided to tie world currencies to the dollar, which, in turn, they agreed should be convertible into gold at $35 per ounce.

Under the Bretton Woods system, central banks of countries other than the United Stateswere given the task of maintaining fixed exchange rates between their currencies and the dollar. They did this by intervening in foreign exchange markets. If a country's currency was too high relative to the dollar, its central bank would sell its currency in exchange for dollars, driving down the value of its currency. Conversely, if the value of a country's money was too low, the country would buy its own currency, thereby driving up the price.

The Bretton Woods system lasted until 1971. By that time, inflation in the United States and a growing American trade deficit were undermining the value of the dollar. Americans urgedGermany and Japan, both of which had favorable payments balances, to appreciate their currencies. But those nations were reluctant to take that step, since raising the value of their currencies would increases prices for their goods and hurt their exports. Finally, the United States abandoned the fixed value of the dollar and allowed it to "float" -- that is, to fluctuate against other currencies. The dollar promptly fell. World leaders sought to revive the Bretton Woods system with the so-called Smithsonian Agreement in 1971, but the effort failed. By 1973, the United States and other nations agreed to allow exchange rates to float.

Economists call the resulting system a "managed float regime," meaning that even thoughexchange rates for most currencies float, central banks still intervene to prevent sharp changes. As in 1971, countries with large trade surpluses often sell their own currencies in an effort to prevent them from appreciating (and thereby hurting exports). By the same token, countries with large deficits often buy their own currencies in order to prevent depreciation , which raises domestic prices. But there are limits to what can be accomplished through intervention, especially for countries with large trade deficits. Eventually, a country that intervenes to support its currency may deplete its international reserves, making it unable to continue buttressing the currency and potentially leaving it unable to meet its international obligations.

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GVLN World News - Coca-Cola to be booted out of Bolivia

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Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey

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Coca-Cola, one of the planet's giant corporations, is to be unceremoniously booted out of Bolivia. The announcement was made by Bolivian Minister of External Affairs, David Choquehuanca, who stated that the date chosen, December 21, coincides with the end of the cycle in the Mayan Calendar, the end of capitalism and the start of a culture of life.

Coca Cola will be expelled from Bolivia on the date that the Mayan calendar enters a new cycle - December 21. According to the Bolivian Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Choquehuanca, the decision was taken to expel Coca Cola on the date of the end of the Mayan calendar so as to create a pretext for celebrating the end of capitalism and the beginning of "the culture of life" in community-based societies. The celebration will take place at the Southern Hemisphere's Summer Solstice on La Isla del Sol (Sun Isle) in Lake Titicaca.

"The twenty-first of December 2012 is the end of selfishness, of division. The twenty-first of December has to be the end of Coca Cola and the beginning of mocochinche (a local refreshing drink)," said the Foreign Minister at a political rally for Evo Morales. "The planets will line up after 26,000 years...it is the end of capitalism and the beginning of communitarianism," he added.

The Mayan Calendar

On December 21, 2012, the Mayan Calendar will reach the end. Of what? Not the end of the world, as many believe (and one hopes this time round people will not commit suicide waiting for aliens to come to save them hiding in the tail of a comet). The Mayan Calendar on the beginning of the Summer Solstice reaches the end of a 26,000-year cycle, implying the beginning of a new one.

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Gloucester, VA - Friends Can Share your Facebook Profile With Government, Court Rules

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Federal investigators viewed the Facebook profile of an alleged gangster in the Bronx by asking his informant “friend” to show it to them. A judge ruled this was not unconstitutional because Facebook users can’t control what other people do with the information they post.
BY Jeff John Roberts

A federal judge has ruled that investigators can go through your Facebook profile if one of your friends gives them permission to do so. The decision, which is part of a New York City racketeering trial, comes as courts struggle to define privacy and civil liberties in the age of social media.

In an order issued on Friday, US District Judge William Pauley III ruled that accused gangster Melvin Colon can’t rely on the Fourth Amendment to suppress Facebook evidence that led to his indictment. Colon had argued that federal investigators violated his privacy by tapping into his profile through an informant who was one of this Facebook friends.

The informant’s Facebook friendship served to open an online window onto Colon’s alleged gangster life, revealing messages he posted about violent acts and threats to rival gang members. The government used this information to obtain a search warrant for the rest of Colon’s Facebook account. The Colon information is part of a larger investigation into crack-dealing and murder in the Bronx.

Judge Pauley III’s ruling is significant because it is the latest in a series of cases that defines how and when police can search social media.

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Gloucester, VA - Project Free TV Stream Free TV Shows

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Project Free TV, watch TV shows over the Internet for free.  We just went through their website and found a huge list of TV shows on the site that will keep anyone entertained for months to come.  Everything from newer sitcoms to older TV episodes.  They have Miami Vice seasons one through five.  You have the option of watching them on-line or downloading the individual shows.  The site does not stop at just TV shows.  They also have a very large list of movies.  On the top of the list on the site right now is Battleship.  And again, you have the option to either download the video or watch it on-line.  We checked out their download software which seems decent and it's free, however we were concerned with it being ad supported.

  With ad supported software, you end up having to view ads on the Internet that could make your Internet experience a real nightmare so we did not opt to load the software onto our systems.  We have book marked the site however as the video quality is more than decent and the speed is fine.  The videos we watched did not seem jumpy as can often happen for on demand streaming.  It's not to say that all the videos will be trouble free.  They seem to have multiple feeds for videos on the site and there is a rating system as to whether or not the feeds work properly.

  We have seen a number of free streaming TV sites in the past that were more of a joke than anything else.  This one seems like it's on target though.  You can't go wrong with free however, so it's well worth a look.

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