So in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa County, Arizona, they send in a tank and the SWAT team to bust a guy — a guy with no history of owning weapons — for cockfighting. A scared neighbor said, “When the tank came in and pushed the wall over and you see what’s in there, and all…
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Detective Rice, the officer shot last week on Harford Road, evidently has had some medical setbacks. I wish him the best. What is it about the 2300 block of Harford? Here’s a picture from March, 2001, I took on the 2300 block of Harford. It’s the street memorial to Agent Cowdery.
So, if you have a quarter-ounce of weed in your home, should police be able to take all your possessions. That’s what can happen and has happened in Michigan. And the problem is getting worse in tight economic times. If you do think it is OK, why shouldn’t police be able to take your car…
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Two interesting articles: 1) Bring back the drunk tank. 2) Chicago Fighting Police-Misconduct Lawsuits–and Winning.
I bet Baltimore’s Eastern District is no different. Because I do know that between 1990 and 2000, the Eastern lost 30% of its population, can’t imagine the last 10 years were any better. Here’s a story about Detroit. I’ve still never been there.
Ken Jefferson of Jacksonville, Florida, that is. Now I’ve never met Ken Jefferson and I’ve never been to Jacksonville, but I did get this email from a professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville: I thought you might like this story from my class, an Intro to Communication Class. The context is students are presenting…
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From our local “International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers,” comes the best union logo I’ve ever seen. From Astoria Ugly:
The other day my wife and I were walking down a street near we live and I stopped across the street from a handsome old brick building. View Larger Map “I bet that used to be the police station,” I said. “How do you know?” “I don’t know.” I didn’t know how I knew. But…
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Legalizing and regulated vice sure makes things easier and safer. Here’s the latest story, from the BBC, on such matters as prostitution in Amsterdam. The war on prostitution doesn’t affect society like the war on drugs does. But it’s just as crazy! Of course prostitution should be legal and regulated. Duh!
Last week I reported that marijuana arrests in New York City cost the city $75 million per year. In truth, that’s a pretty conservative estimate. One thing left out is the cost of actually testing the drugs people are arrested for. Now if somebody takes a quick plea, the drugs may never be tested. But…
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