Year: 2008
A Day On the Job
I’m working at one of my clients’ offices all day today. It’s “Disco Friday,” meaning everyone is supposed to dress in Disco-esque clothing. I’m not partaking. I don’t have the music in me. Actually, unless I see somebody in Tony Manero’s white suit, I have no idea what dressing like Disco means. The last time… Read more
Dad Went Home
This last Saturday, my dad was scheduled to go home after two months in the hospital, and my wife and I were gearing up to handle it. The end of his last hospital stay, a year ago, things had gotten ugly. After being stuck in a hospital room for six weeks, he just wanted to leave. Unfortunately, the… Read more
Motion Juries – Another Radical Idea for Criminal Justice Reform
Based on my vast legal experience—reading crime novels and surfing the legal blogosphere—I have occasionally come up with a few radical ideas for criminal justice reform. As with my previous effort, this idea is probably unworkable, unconstitutional, and a sure election loss for any politician who proposes them. But what’s a blog for? When a… Read more
Creed Of the Legislative Tyrant
From the U.K. comes a new law that its backers claim will ban violent pornography: Five years ago Jane Longhurst, a teacher from Brighton, was murdered. It later emerged her killer had been compulsively accessing websites such as Club Dead and Rape Action, which contained images of women being abused and violated. The victim’s mother… Read more
Driven To Suicide For a Victimless Crime
In prostitution, everybody involved gets something they want. It’s a victimless crime. That doesn’t stop cops and prosecutors from going after it anyway. From the AP wire: TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A woman convicted two weeks ago of being the “D.C. Madam” hanged herself Thursday, apparently making good on her vow never to go to prison… Read more