Radley Balko points out that former president Bill Clinton has an ugly editorial in the New York Times. It's the anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people. Clinton goes through the motions of mourning their deaths, but then he moves on to casting blame: Finally, we should never forget what drove the bombers, and how they … [Read more...] about A Warning From a Violent Man
Kill Them Because It’s Easier?
From Bill Otis at the slightly disturbing Crime & Consequences blog, here's a pro-death penalty argument that I just can't get enough of: Recently I noted that prison security -- or, more precisely, the inevitable fallibility thereof -- puts the lie to abolitionist claims that LWOP will keep us as safe as the death penalty. In-prison murder, … [Read more...] about Kill Them Because It’s Easier?
If Not Now, When?
It looks like filling the next Supreme Court vacancy is yet another area in which I disagree with the Obama administration. CBS News's Jan Crawford says Obama wants "a sparkling intellectual who could go toe to toe with Roberts and Antonin Scalia," but I'd much rather have Scott Greenfield. … [Read more...] about If Not Now, When?
What Might Have Been…
Well, with Justice Stevens retiring from the Supreme Court, it's time to start another round of speculation and wishful thinking about who will get the job this time. I have no idea who the mainstream pundits are pushing for, but I'm always partial to Wise County Deputy Commonwealth Attorney Ken Lammers. He has more criminal law experience than the entire current court … [Read more...] about What Might Have Been…
In Which I Slap Around the Fairfax County Police a Bit More
My latest post at When Falls the Coliseum takes on the issue of why the police in Fairfax County, Virginia, should be more forthcoming about how and why one of their officers shot and killed an unarmed man. Jennifer tells me I need to work on my self-promotion skills, so I'll just say that I think this is one of my more rantastic pieces. I almost sound like I'm accusing the … [Read more...] about In Which I Slap Around the Fairfax County Police a Bit More