Year: 2011

The Problem With King

Peter King sees nothing wrong with the hearings he’s holding on Muslim radicalization in America. I can’t imagine anything productive or less radical coming from these hearings. But my main objection–even fear–is that these hearings will allow the next terrorist attempt to be successful, thus “proving” their point, and creating a horrible vicious cycle. How…
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Another Day, Another Drug Raid

What makes this one unique is that they got Snoop! And pictures.

“Hello, 911, I broke into this house… can you send police?”

I wonder how this call came out. “Homeowner in his own home”? [thanks to A.H.]

Fight the Terror

I received an email from Richard Hughbank with a letter written by Police Major Joseph Bail, Jr. (ret.). This is in response to the Washington Monthlyarticle I linked to a short while back. Hughbank asked if I would post it. It’s too long to post. It’s very long (too long?). But I’m happy to link…
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Brokeback Marijuana

It amazes me that all those rugged western cowboy can get all Big State when it comes to drugs (actually, nothing really amazes me in the war on the drugs). The headline reads: In Montana, an Economic Boom Faces Repeal Effort. Really? Because you’d think they wouldn’t be in a position to shut down money-making…
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NYC Settles in Public Housing Trespassing Cases

From the Times: New York City has quietly reached settlements with several plaintiffs in a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that the city’s trespassing-enforcement policies in public housing complexes are discriminatory and unlawful, lawyers and others said this week. … The city made its offers in October and December and is in the process of paying…
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Officers in Alvarez Shooting Not Indicted

Well I guess since nobody was indicted, we can all shake and go home. But seriously… it would have been horrible if the officers were indicted for doing their job. Though the fact that Alvarez also gets to walk bothers me less since he already survived his “trial by ordeal.” I mean the guy was…
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In case you were wondering…

In case you were wondering–I sure was–what happened to Marisol Valles García, the 20-year-old Mexican woman/criminal-justice student who became police chief in a town because nobody else wanted the job… here’s an update in the Times. Nothing too revelatory… but at least she’s still alive. Though there’s also a chance she hopped over the border.…
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This is America

Hopefully just a very small part of it. Shame on us. I try not and make the Nazi comparison lightly, but people, this is American fascism. You know you’re a fascist when: You wrap yourself in an American flag to call another group of Americans terrorists, killers, and pure evil. You wish another group of…
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