In the movies and on television, bank robbers are daring and audacious. After storming the bank in a blitz attack that stuns the guards, they force the bank manager to empty the vault while they raid the teller drawers. All the while, one of them yells out a precise two-minute countdown that will allow them to escape before the police respond. In real life, bank … [Read more...] about A Bank Robbery To Go
“We Are All Not Guilty of Something…”
As you may have noticed, I love reading criminal defense blogs, and now there's a new one I'm looking forward to. Actually it's one of the oldest crimlaw blogs on the web, but it's getting some new life to it: Mirriam Seddiq -- the no-longer-anonymous proprietress of the original Not Guilty blog -- is scraping a few rusty spots off her sword and shield as … [Read more...] about “We Are All Not Guilty of Something…”
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
I've been a Weird Al fan since the beginning, so yeah, I'd go see this. … [Read more...] about Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
WFTC: We Don’t Work For the Money
In my latest piece for When Falls the Coliseum, I try to explain why we work, and it's not for the money. To be honest, I kind of rushed this piece out to meet my self-imposed goal of posting something on WFTC every week. It's really not very good. I wouldn't read it if I were you. … [Read more...] about WFTC: We Don’t Work For the Money
Census Form! Entrapment! Beware!
I just got my 2010 Census form in the mail. I assume some of you got one too. You may have noticed that the cover letter includes the following paragraph: This is your official 2010 Census form. We need your help to count everyone in the United States by providing basic information about all the people living in this house or apartment. Please complete and mail back the … [Read more...] about Census Form! Entrapment! Beware!