I've been experimenting with my video camera some more. A friend loaned me a suction cup mount that allowed me to attach the camera to the inside of the car window. So a few days ago I took a drive with the camera attached. I downloaded it to my computer (3.8GB!), then I sped it way up and added music. Click here to see a larger version. Be sure to click the full-screen … [Read more...] about A Ride Home In 2:51
Safer Drunk Driving?
A few days ago I wrote a post about one of the uncomfortable truths about drunk driving: As with most things, the more times you do it, the better you get. The psychology professor who explained this to me said that a lot of the impairment of mild drunkenness comes not from drunkenness per se, but from the unfamiliarity of performing certain tasks while drunk. The first few … [Read more...] about Safer Drunk Driving?
Civil DUI?
Grits For Breakfast has now joined the discussion we've been having about how DUI is enforced. In his first post, he picks up on Shawn Matlock's suggestion that DUI should be stripped of it's criminal aspects and treated as a civil matter. I don't like the sound of that. In fact, I want exactly the opposite. If you're drunk and you hit my car, that's a civil matter: I can sue … [Read more...] about Civil DUI?
We’re Dead Last! We’re Dead Last!
The story Radley Balko was in town for last month is now officially out in the open, with an op-ed in the Chicago-Tribune: At Reason Magazine, we recently took a look at how the 35 most-populous cities in the United States balance individual freedom with government paternalism. We ranked the cities on how much freedom they afford their residents to indulge in alcohol, tobacco, … [Read more...] about We’re Dead Last! We’re Dead Last!
Steven Molo Comments
Lawyer Steven Molo has posted a couple of comments to my review of his book, Your Witness: Lessons on Cross-Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers, and I thought they were interesting enough that I'm excerpting them here: I apologize if my comment about not being an avid reader of blogs was off-putting or had any ring of arrogance. I meant it more as an … [Read more...] about Steven Molo Comments