Officer Gahiji Tshamba was found guilty of manslaughter. From the Sun: “He drew his gun when it was not at all necessary,” [Circuit Judge Edward R.K.] Hargadon said in court, finding that Tshamba lied about the incident and never identified himself as an officer. “The defendant grossly overreacted and in fact exacerbated this whole tragic…
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Justin Fenton has a good article describing a killing and a revenge killing in Baltimore. It doesn’t provide the answers, but it does help clarify the picture as to why things are so damn F-ed up.
Duh. But what gives this report a little twist is that it comes from the U.S. Government. Despite the obvious, “Obama administration officials strongly deny that U.S. efforts have failed to reduce drug production or smuggling in Latin America.” What is it about being President that makes one keep fighting a failed drug war? From…
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…but not is the way I wanted. From the Washington Post: The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a 10-year prison sentence for cocaine possession, rejecting a claim that harsh penalties in federal law apply only to crack cocaine.
It’s weird there is such a thing as a “cop mustache.” Most cops don’t have them. But some do. From 10-66, Unusual Incident.
After 15 (count ’em) radio interviews today, I have one tomorrow on Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd. Thursday, June 9, 2011, 9:00PM, New York time. I mention this because 1) He asked me to. And 2) it will also be done on Second Life. I like to think I’m tech savvy, but I’m a little…
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I never liked Anthony “I’m going to tear our your f*cking bike lanes” Weiner. Normally I try and save my schadenfreude for hypocritical Republicans… but I’m happy Weiner won’t be my mayor. (Though I do hope Democrats keep his seat.) Why is it too much to ask politicians to have the common sense of, say,…
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My wife is out of town. I think for her return I’ll surprise her with a slightly used Mexican car. I’m sure she’ll love me more than ever. No doubt. The problem is that parking around here can be a real bitch.
…The Department of Education comes with a SWAT team to bust down your door for an unpaid student loan(?). The Federal Department of Education?! Why do they havea SWAT team? For a student loan?! And, oh, yeah, turns out the woman they wanted wasn’t there. I’m thinking there must be more to this story… Man,…
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An interview with Richard Branson about drugs. In the Guardian: “I’ve seen the war on drugs and I’ve not been impressed.” That must be what they call classic British understatement. “I’m the sort of person who is extreme at anything they do. I’m therefore careful not to overindulge.” He has admitted to taking other drugs…
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