Scott Greenfield at Simple Justice notes Radley Balko's report on yet another report about police shooting an unarmed civilian during a raid and then worries that we're seeing too many reports of this kind of thing: I similarly take note of these incidents from time to time, having done so more frequently in the past than I have lately. Lately, these "isolated incidents" … [Read more...] about Between Insensitivity and Despair
To Hell With Toning It Down
(I've been hanging onto this for a few days in the hope of figuring out a better way to say what I'm trying to say, but it's just not coming to me, so I'm going with what I've got.) In the wake of the tragic shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords last weekend, we've been hearing the usual scolding from public figures worried about the anger and hatred in our … [Read more...] about To Hell With Toning It Down
2010 in Review
It's the end of another year, and time for me to look back at what I've been doing here at Windypundit, just to see where I've been and maybe to figure out where I'm going from here. With that end in mind, 2010 was the year in which I first questioned the propriety of the TSA's full-body imaging system...a full 10 months before it became cool to do so. I tested Avvo again, and … [Read more...] about 2010 in Review
Prosecutor Scott Andringa Tried To Put a Paraplegic Man In Prison For 25 Years For Having Too Many Pain Pills
Let me be perfectly clear about this: Scott Andringa tried to put a paraplegic man in prison for 25 years for having too many pain pills. This happened a few years ago, and obviously the story is a bit more complicated than I can summarize in that one sentence, but that's basically what happened. The paraplegic man is named Richard Paey. He's been in a car accident, he's … [Read more...] about Prosecutor Scott Andringa Tried To Put a Paraplegic Man In Prison For 25 Years For Having Too Many Pain Pills
Can’t Deduct Defense?
It's a good question, really... Over at Popehat, Patrick has this to say about Joel Rosenberg's defense fund: Note that this is not tax-deductible. The government does not encourage its subjects to stand up for the blameless. Well, why the hell not? As far as I can tell, the tax rule for legal expenses is that the expenses are tax deductible only if they are business or income … [Read more...] about Can’t Deduct Defense?