Jimmy Carter writes in the New York Times. And Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle tells it like it is. And before you dismiss a Cook County Board President, consider that Cook County (Chicago) is larger than some 30 states. And in the article there are some very good words from the new Chicago Police…
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“I crave felicity…. I’m in a state of peonage that seems perpetual.” Whoa. Is this really how outlaw cowboys talk? Who doesn’t crave felicity? I’ve just never put it quite like that.
Shooting don’t get much more “good” than this one in Texas.
And he has a 0.79 ERA in 13 games! Moskos is young, but damn good. Daniel Moskos, that is (no relation).
Thanks to the good people at Target for the video explaining just how bad unions would be for their “team members.” [You know, if Target really considers me their “guest,” how come nobody ever offers me a drink? They’re not being a very good host.] You should watch the video. It’s shocking the way those…
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Americans riot when their team wins. Canadians riot when they lose. There’s video of two police cars being torched in Vancouver. There was some pretty hard-core looting and dozens of injuries. But even their riots seem relatively polite. Apparently, nobody was shot. From the Vancouver Province: Just after 11 p.m., in the aftermath of violence,…
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I have an op-ed in the Washington Post: Suggest adding the whipping post to America’s system of criminal justice and most people recoil in horror. But offer a choice between five years in prison or 10 lashes and almost everybody picks the lash. What does that say about prison? Read the whole article here.
Neill Franklin was my commanding officer when I graduated from the police academy. Now we’re co-authors and friends. Here, on WBAL, he talks about ending the drug war. You can also read a good article about Neill Franklin in The Fix.
Josh Rothman writes in the Boston Globe: His book is, as promised, a well-reasoned defense of flogging. It’s also an attack upon the penal system. … It’s hard to say how serious Moskos is being (though my money is on “pretty serious”). Even if you aren’t convinced that flogging is the future, though, Moskos’ deeper…
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There’s a story about this in the New York Times. But what struck me was this: Today, even prison officials encourage death row inmates to draft appeals. “At times, we also help the person draft the petition,” said K.V. Reddy, president of the All-India Prison Officers Association, who opposes capital punishment. “Normally, everybody sympathizes with…
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