Scattershot 2011-09-15
I’ve haven’t been writing very much lately, but other people are keeping busy, and I thought I’d share a few items with you folks. Ken Lammers at Crimlaw has written a fascinating series of posts about how the criminal justice system (at least in his Virginia) determines the value of a stolen item for purposes [...]
Scattershot 2011-06-23
I’m going to take a break for a week or so (maybe), but here are a few random shots around the web: I’ve always wondered why the TSA doesn’t make it easier for passengers at security checkpoints to mail packages that they’re not allowed to take on planes. I believe Jennifer has stumbled on the [...]
Scattershot 2011-04-11
Random shots around the web: I’m sure the benefit to the food contractor is purely a coincidence. This crap from the TSA is so wrong. And, the TSA is using puppies for propaganda. Have they no decency!
Scattershot 2011-03-22
Random shots around the web: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Still a complete tool. Rather awesome response to a racist screed. Somebody get this guy a recording contract. Or an appearance on the Colbert Report. There’s a lot I don’t understand on Twitter, such as whatever this person is up to. What is that? A [...]
Scattershot 2011-03-09
Random shots around the web: Kevin Smith is releasing a horror movie in which the bad guys are, basically, the Westboro Baptist Church. The Scarlett P. Twitter in a nutshell. Massively idiotic anti-terrorism training. Can’t. Get. It. Out. Of. My. Head. (Hat tip: Ethics Alarms)
Scattershot 2011-03-03
Random shots around the web: Congratulations to the Jews, on beating the rap. Carl Hiaasen, who used to write fun books, apparently believes in the government needs to know how much pain medication everyone is taking. Not that drug monitoring would help. Note to teachers unions: This is why people hate you. Apropos of nothing, [...]
Scattershot 2011-03-01
Random shots around the web: I missed this earlier, but blocking the internet kill switch seems like a good thing. They say that “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Does that apply to a criminal defense lawyer charged with a traffic misdemeanor? Sunday night’s Oscar speech by the writer of The [...]
Scattershot 2011-02-25
Random shots around the web: The state of Illinois has made it even easier for you to pay them to get your right to drive back after they take it away from you without bothering to convict you of a crime. Meanwhile in D.C., changes in drunk driving arrest procedures set up officers for a [...]
Scattershot 2011-02-14
Random shots around the web: Homeland Security can seize domain names? WTF? A little bit of crime facilitating speech (?) from Steve Graham (useful to the 420 crowd). More Venn diagram humor. Gang fight caught on video. Now matter how awful I think our criminal justice system is, I can always count on the crimlaw blogosphere [...]
Scattershot 2011-01-27
Random shots around the web: It bothers me that foreigners need advice like this to enter my country. A terrible fate for a telegenic white girl. The true face of public education and an amazingly reasonable judge. This is kind of awesome. Lindsay Beyerstein explains why the kids-getting-high-on-bath-salts story isn’t as exciting as it sounds. [...]
Scattershot 2010-11-27
Random shots around the web: Yet another reason why the U.N. is a joke. Why Ken Lammers should stay out of England. (Explanation) Why Canada’s Human Rights Commission is a joke and why Patrick at Popehat should stay out of Canada. It looks like music piracy is now a matter of homeland security. Why I’m [...]
Scattershot 2009-11-20
Random shots around the web: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been returning overhead photos of the Apollo landing sites. Cory Maye is getting a new trial. Steve Landsburg slams Krugman and then praises Krugman. Sounds right to me in both cases. It just kills me that teachers grade students all the time, but their unions [...]
Scattershot 2009-11-06
Random shots around the web: Economist Steven Landsburg is blogging to promote his new book. Another example of using civil forfeiture to turn a police force into a theft ring. The war on people in pain continues. (Hit tip: Pete Guither)
Scattershot 2009-10-23
Random shots around the web: Don’t mess with Texas. Or Texas’ pecans. When you’ve made the sale, quit talking. Remember when I called Money Laundering a fake crime? Sound like we should hire casino security experts to do the TSA’s job.
Scattershot 2009-10-16
Random shots around the web: Lousiana justice of the peace Keith Bardwell just denied a marriage license to an interracial couple. Money quote: “I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way.” No cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients this year, presumably because their cost of living has not gone [...]
Scattershot 2009-09-28
Random shots around the web: On a per-capita basis, Jericho, Arkansas has got to be the worst-run town in the country. A lot of trouble comes from people forgetting this: “The sad truth is that the parties who seek to develop sophisticated and sensible schemes for state control quickly lose control over the administrative process [...]
Scattershot 2009-09-21
Random shots around the web: How not to conduct an emergency drill. Scott Greenfield: So badass he doesn’t remember how to give up. I agree with Peter Suderman: Patrick Swayze’s coolest movie was neither Ghost nor Dirty Dancing. …as well they should.
Scattershot 2009-09-14
Random shots around the web: Not the craziest religion I’ve ever heard about: godchuck. (Warning: Plays Music) My wife and I have had conversations like this.
Scattershot 2009-09-07
Random shots around the web: Norm Pattis continues his quiet war against his former sensei. Eric Turkewitz has some interesting things to say about his wife’s ass. Fascinating discussion of medical responsibility for Michael Jackson’s death in the comments at Kevin M.D. A new book about a heroic former prosecutor being stalked by someone she [...]
Scattershot 2009-08-31
Random shots around the web: I guess this is easier than, you know, catching criminals. More evidence that our harsh treatment of released sex offenders is just ineffective security theater. I should have seen this coming: Michael Jackson sightings. The death of Spiderman? Or at least the death of an interesting Spiderman…along with every other [...]