Stephen Littau has a good article on the insanely huge sentence received by Weldon Angelos, whose first-time bust for selling marijuana earned him a stunning 55-year mandatory sentence because he had a gun on him. He didn't shoot anybody. He didn't even brandish the gun. He just had it with him. … [Read more...] about First-Time Drug Sale + Gun = 55 Years
Archives for November 2005
Ripley on Stage
A while back I was doing a product photo for something I was selling on eBay when Ripley wandered in to see what was happening. … [Read more...] about Ripley on Stage
Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3
My current camera is a Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3. People ask me if it's a good camera, and I'm not sure how to answer that. Some people look at it and assume it's a great camera because it's larger than those tiny digital cameras that everyone seems to have in their pocket. But the truth is that it's not much different from a pocket camera, especially in the way that counts the … [Read more...] about Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3
DUI Eye Test a Fraud?
According to DUIblogger Lawrence Taylor, the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test is essentially a fraud. This is the follow-the-pen eye test that cops use to test drivers for impairment, and it's one of only three tests approved by the Department of Transportation. Taylor quotes a recent study: This summary critique demonstrates that it is scientifically meretricious and … [Read more...] about DUI Eye Test a Fraud?
Abortion, Abortion, Abortion.
You know, if Samuel Alito is confirmed as the next Justice of the Supreme Court, he will be making decisions about freedom of speech, the rights of the accused, the scope of government powers under the commerce clause, the elements of procedural due process, eminent domain, the war on drugs, guns, commerce clause issues affecting online trade, and a whole bunch of other things. … [Read more...] about Abortion, Abortion, Abortion.