When I think of veterans, I think of my dad. As I understand it, my father joined the army when he was 17---I think he lied about his age---and he's 88 now, so anything he remembers happened a long time ago. Some things about the army were very different back then, and this evening on Veteran's Day I though I'd just share a couple of details about his … [Read more...] about My Father Before the War
Scattershot
Random shots around the web: 24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot Making it illegal for bosses to be assholes is one of those ideas that sounds great after a bad day at the office, but I think it would just lead to a lot of productivity-wasting lawsuits. Why federal-level plans to put more cops on the street didn't help and won't help. "you may soon be driving on a public … [Read more...] about Scattershot
Scattershot
Random shots around the web: Bringing the hammer down on octogenerian poker games. Busted by the hug police. Unless something is done, the Chicago Transit Authority will take drastic measures in October November January. Danger! Danger! '70's fashion! Windypundit is still banned in China, how about you? (Hat tips: Balko, VPo) … [Read more...] about Scattershot
Tasering During a Welfare Check
The So-Called Austin Mayor blog links to a Sun Times column by Mary Mitchell about some Chicago cops who were called in to do a welfare check on 82-year-old Lillian Fletcher and ended up tasering her. I'm not particularly willing to let cops get away with stuff, and this sounds pretty awful, but...I think the cops might have done the best they could in a … [Read more...] about Tasering During a Welfare Check
More Economic Thinking About Snitching
I'm having a little trouble finding time to keep up the conversation, but Scott Greenfield at Simple Justice has responded to my speculative post on why clients might prefer to hire a lawyer who refuses to represent snitches. He says some nice things about me, but his response makes it clear that I get way too much of my information about the criminal justice system from … [Read more...] about More Economic Thinking About Snitching