Author: Mark Draughn
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
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
CHICAGO NEWS DEPT.
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… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
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… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Snitching and Criminal Defense
Some of the practicing lawyers in the blogosphere are arguing about whether it’s ethical to refuse to represent clients who snitch to the government to get a better deal. On one side we have Mark Bennett, who refuses to have anything to do with snitches. His contract with his clients makes this clear in advance.… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot
A few random shots: New York mayor Micheal Bloomberg thinks that having illegal drugs in your system when you die undoes the heroism of an NYPD detective who was one of the first on the scene at Ground Zero. Find out the salary of every single employee of the City of Chicago or Cook County. Scott… Read more