Philadelphia has seen seven officer die in less than three years. That is seven too many. From an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer: The police say it’s not their fault that career criminals aren’t in prison; they keep arresting them, but judges’ sentences are too lenient. The judges say it’s not their fault; they follow…
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Lott is the guy who wants to lockup Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimmer, for smoking mari-ju-wana in his county. That at least made me suspectthat Lott is an idiot. But this picture, of Lott in front of his new “peacekeeper”, confirmed it. Talk about putting the war back in “war on drugs.” What a dope.…
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I was just informed that Cop in the Hood won an award. How exciting! I won the 2008 PROSE Award for best book in Sociology and Social Work. PROSE is the Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. You know… PROSE… recognizing the best books for 33 years and, uh, er, well no, I actually…
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No doubt timed to sync with the release of the Kindle 2, Cop in the Hood is finally available via Kindle. Ten dolla. What a bargain! Buy it to-day!
Officially, the NYPD stopped and frisked 531,000 people last year. That’s a lot. They resulted in 31,665 arrests and 34,081 summonses. Because of the 4th Amendment, you need “probable cause” for a search or arrest. A search happens once you go inside pockets or look for anything accept weapons (drugs do come to mind). Because…
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Fewer police is not a good option. If anything is “shovel ready,” the next NYPD academy class sure is! Too bad it’s not going to happen.
Do I have faith in any drug czar? No. But who knows. Maybe I’m wrong. This guy is interesting. Especially because of the “jaywalking incident” that got him a vote of no confidence from the police union.
The drug war has failed, and its repressive policies are having negative consequences in Latin America, a 17-member commission said today. The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, co- chaired by former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Cesar Giviria of Colombia, and Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico called for an “open and honest debate”…
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Read the story by Denny Walsh in the Sacramento Bee here.