One last bit on crime in New York City during Irene: There were about 30 arrests citywide for crimes committed between midnight and 7:30 a.m. during a police tour of duty that roughly matched the duration of the storm’s approach and arrival. (An earlier estimate of 45 arrests — described by the mayor as proving…
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You might think that headline is a joke, but it’s not. Good for Bonn, I say!
To round up wandering kids in an effort to combat mobs of roving teens. From the Sun: Baltimore’s curfew center began four years ago — a collaborative effort among police, the school system and social services — to get kids off the street and away from potential harm. Their work has taken on a new…
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I just like the headline. And no, sex is not a crime… even on duty (though it should be an admin issue). Update:He got fired.
Jamaican Kingpin pleads guilty in New York. I’m surprised he lived to see the day.
Flogging image of the day:
A US Court of Appeals in Massachusetts has said that arresting someone for filming the police is a constitutional violation. A guy, after we answered in the affirmative as to whether his phone was recording audio, was charged with violation of the wiretap statute, disturbing the peace, and aiding in the escape of a prisoner.…
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Since we all know that the Bible is the literal word of God (I’m not certain which version, but certainly one of the English-language ones, since it would make no sense for God to speak a language other than American), it turns out, perhaps not surprisingly, that there are people out there who insist the…
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In the most polluted waterway in America, Newtown Creek, which divides Brooklyn and Queens, I found this blue crab. Now I wouldn’t eat anything from this waterway, but I was surprised by 1) how large this was NYC crab is, and 2) birds know right where to go to get that good lump crab meat!…
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Speaking of rich people buying the services of the state, it seems the Justice Department is now doing the dirty work of pharmaceutical companies by cracking down on Google which got paid to run ads for Canadian drug companies. That’s not free speech. That’s illegal because Congress says it is. So the Justice Department is…
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