of a URL to the mugshot image makes it a copyrighted work, particularly when
mugshot websites are, in effect, shaking people down to pay for the removal
of their photos, blog post by John Hoff
"Powell" is one of the surnames which an informed, highly-placed sourced provided to me as the names of a known Minneapolis crime families. I do not know if Romere Powell is a member of some "Powell Crime Family," but his criminal record is impressive so he's worth writing about.
In the most recent complaint against Romere Powell, police say Powell offered to sell drugs to a citizen who was at Runyon's restaurant, a rather nice place at 107 N. Washington Ave.
This citizen was smart enough to refuse to buy narcotics but then, incredibly, allowed Powell to borrow a cell phone. So then the dude was forced to follow Powell down the street, trying to FLAG DOWN THE POLICE like, excuse me, would you please help me recover my phone from the DRUG DEALER who borrowed it and now won't give it back?
WHAT WAS THIS GUY THINKING? I mean, the one thing he knew about Powell was Powell was trying to deal drugs (allegedly, but, well, look at his RECORD). So if you loan a drug dealer your phone, and he uses the phone to coordinate a drug deal, what does that make you? I mean, besides STUPID? That's right, some kind of accessory.
Click here for criminal complaint.
God thing police can...
