Nor should they. The story from the New York Times. You can read everything I’ve written about Sean Bell. This post is probably the best, if you just want one. Also, on principle, I’m against recharging people at the federal level. Smacks of double jeopardy to me. The Fifth Amendment is pretty explicit: “[No person…
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Like they do every day. But this time there was more snow.
National Public Radio just announced the death of some guy who was known for helping fund, “freedom fighters in Afghanistan fight the Soviet Union.” And then, without any further talk, segued right into a story about the dangers of the Taliban’s links to Al Qaeda. Oh, the irony! [For those who don’t get it, those…
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“A doctor testifying for the defense in the NYPD sodomy trial told jurors on Wednesday that the alleged victim’s injuries couldn’t have come from a police baton. … ‘Do I have an opinion on it? I don’t believe it happened.’” Both these quotes are from this Daily News article on Mineo.
I’m not a football fan. Baseball is my game. But I enjoyed watching the game last night and rooting for the Saints (and my wife won $140 in the betting pool–of which I made off with $50 since I paid for her squares). I was rooting for the Saints because if I don’t have a…
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From Vice magazine.
I didn’t post for over a month and guess what? I kind of liked it. So here’s my plan: less posting. Maybe once or twice a week. We’ll see how it goes. If you need daily fixes of police news (and granted I still do), I urge you to look at all the links on…
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It’s official: Responsibility of the Moving Picture Show for Crime The demoralizing character of some of the moving picture shows, says the New Jersey Law Journal, continues to be exemplified by proceedings from time to time in our local and county criminal courts. One of the latest instances was a case which came before Judge…
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My wife and I were in Kalibukbuk, Bali, visiting a few friends from Amsterdam, one of whom kind of lives in Bali now. He asked if we wanted to go see a cockfight. Well, in the name of Clifford Geertz and “thick description,” yes! (Hell, and this slightly worries me, I’ve enjoyed every bit of…
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The New York Times reportsthat, “Intense pressure to produce annual crime reductions led some supervisors and precinct commanders to manipulate crime statistics.” I’m shocked. Shocked. Reclassifying a $1,100 theft as a $950 theft isn’t the end of the world. But a police culture where it’s OK to play a bit fast and loose with the…
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