Year: 2009
The Silence of the Lames: MPD Edition (Updated)
See update, below. Timmy Dolan isn’t taking the disgrace of his deparment lying down; he’s issued a stern memo decrying . . . . . . the criticism. Sigh. The Minnesota Metro Gang Strike Force scandal continues to unravel; hopefully some of the various coverups will, as well, sooner than later. Among the latest… Read more
Of Exigent Circumstances and Radio Dead Zones
When it comes to judicial oversight of law enforcement intrusion into our privacy, I’m pretty suspicious of claims of exigent circumstances. For example, I don’t believe the claim that terrorism investigators need to conduct warrantless surveillance because there’s not enough time to get a warrant. Some places have judges stationed at sobriety checkpoints to speed… Read more
“This is not a democracy, sir.”
Let’s go to the tape. Do watch the whole thing, from beginning to end, but after you do that, let’s start watching it, again, starting at 3:40 into it. 3:50 MPD squad, lights and sirens on, screams to a stop, and two cops leap out and join the struggle. The one furthest from the camera brings… Read more
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… Read more
The Cyber Revolution Reaches the Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit just decided United States v. Comprehensive Drug Testing which includes some very important new rules for seizing data on people’s computers. Or so I’m told by folks like Scott Greenfield and Orin Kerr, who understand these things far better than me. As I understand the problem Kozinski is trying to solve, the… Read more