Definition of piracy: 1.(nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it. 2.A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft. 3.The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law (e.g. copying software unlawfully). 4.The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
In-flight confrontations can lead to charges defined as terrorism Reporting from Los Angeles and Oklahoma City -- Tamera Jo Freeman was on a Frontier Airlines flight to Denver in 2007 when her two children began to quarrel over the window shade and then spilled a Bloody Mary into her lap. She spanked each of them on the thigh with three swats. It was a small incident, but one that in the heightened anxiety after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks would eventually have enormous ramifications for Freeman and her children. A flight attendant confronted Freeman, who responded by hurling a few profanities and throwing what remained of a can of tomato juice on the floor. The incident aboard the Frontier flight ultimately led to Freeman's arrest and conviction for a federal felony defined as an act of terrorism under the Patriot Act, the controversial federal law enacted after the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. "I had no idea I was breaking the law," said Freeman, 40, who spent three months in jail before pleading guilty. Read More
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A 19-year-old Deltona man is arrested for assaulting his own mother, with a taco. Dena Moir tells Fox 35 News her son, Zachary Moir, got out of control Wednesday night when she was calling him down for dinner. When he refused to stop playing his X-box and come down for dinner, Dena Moir says she went upstairs and unplugged the game, that's when she says Zachary pushed her and called her a bad name. "I've been having trouble with him for awhile won't work, wont' go to school. He's being rude and disrespectful. Pushing things to the limit as far as the violence.â A few minutes later Dena says she was in the kitchen cleaning and cooking tacos for dinner when Zachary showed up. That's when she says he slapped her arm and threw a taco in her face. âHe went ahead and hit me with the taco and I got taco all over my shirt and kitchen. Iâve threatened to call police before. But anyway this time, I thought he went too far so I... Read More