Author: Mark Draughn
The Murder of Kathryn Johnston
Lately I’ve been blogging about some scandalous behavior by Chicago Cops. There’s been some bad stuff in the news, with more to come, but the Windy City has nothing going on that remotely compares to what happened in Atlanta last November. That’s when Atlanta cops shot and killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a drug raid.… Read more
Lies, Damn Lies, and Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs testified before Congress last month about the supposed perils of free trade: Since the beginning of this new century, the United States has lost more than three million manufacturing jobs. Three million more jobs have been lost to cheap overseas labor markets… That’s 6 million jobs. Donald Luskin points out that there are… Read more
More Charges for Abbate
Chicago police officer Anthony Abbate is in more trouble: Chicago Police Officer Anthony Abbate, accused of beating a female bartender in an attack caught on videotape, was charged in an indictment Friday with 14 new felonies… My first thought when I about the 14 new charges was that this was just the department piling on… Read more
Stormin’ Norman
Connecticut criminal defense attorney Norm Pattis is ready to fight for YOU! Read more
Will the VT Massacre Spawn Another War on Privacy?
A few days ago Kip Esquire posted a terrific article about the likely responses to the Virginia Tech massacre from our politicians, and the dangers we face from that. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t? Sounds like job for — politicians! Seriously, think back to September 11. The first knee-jerk reactions were “Never… Read more