Year: 2007
WAR ON DRUGS DEPT.
Email From Barry Cooper
This seems to have gone out to Barry’s Buds subscribers: I am sooooo sorry about the return address on your order saying “NEVER GET BUSTED.” My dvd is manufactured and mailed by a fulfillment company in Illinois. I am in Texas. They made the mistake and I quickly corrected the problem. Future orders will say… Read more
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT DEPT.
Radical Ideas for Criminal Justice Reform
Mike at Crime & Federalism posted a complaint about plea bargaining: It has turned our system into one that is supposed to convict the guilty and free the innocent into a risk-management system. It has turned lawyers into actuaries . “Is going to trial worth the risk?” is what lawyers ask clients. Innocence has little… Read more
CATBLOGGING DEPT.
Carnival of the Cats #151
Carnival of the Cats #151 is up at When Cats Attack! Read more
ENGINEERING DEPT.
The Mystery of the Self-Unscrewing Bulb
Libby asks: How do light bulbs unscrew themselves? This can’t be only be happening to me. My lamps are really old and rickety for the most part but I don’t think that’s the reason that I have to retighten the bulbs every once in while. Sometimes I think the bulb is out and discover it’s… Read more
WAR ON DRUGS DEPT.
Never Get Busted Again, Volume 1: Traffic Stops
I just finished watching Barry Cooper’s Never Get Busted Again DVD that the blogosphere was all excited about a few weeks ago. As it’s subtitled “Volume 1: Traffic Stops”, I assume he hopes to release more videos in the future. (Actually, he’s also released a bonus 45-minute DVD of a training video he made to… Read more