The Chicago Sun-Times has an article about the Chicago Police Department's "new effort to decrease demand for prostitution citywide with the threat of online humiliation." That means that people who are arrested on prostitution-related charges will have their names, addresses, and mugshots posted on a Chicago Police website. A few thoughts: The site is called Prostitution … [Read more...] about Shame of the Windy City
Microsoft and Chinese Censorship
[Arg. Every time I fix a typo, MovableType re-pings a bunch of trackbacks. Sorry about the duplicates, folks.] I've been having trouble figuring out how to think about the issue of Microsoft's censorship in China. Reporters Without Borders has been able to check that, as reported by several news agencies, when a Chinese blogger attempts to post a message containing terms … [Read more...] about Microsoft and Chinese Censorship
Alberto Gonzales Is a Fascist Pig!
Just wanted to make that clear. According to Declan McCullagh at CNET, Alberto Gonzales's Justice Department is floating around the idea that Internet Service Providers should be required to retain records of their customers' internet activities. Under the the Electronic Communication Transactional Records Act of 1996, these companies already have to preserve records of … [Read more...] about Alberto Gonzales Is a Fascist Pig!
Another Reason I Couldn’t Be A Criminal Lawyer
One of defense lawyer Norm Pattis's ex-clients apparently wants to kill him. On the one hand, he's got an internal justification for his actions (revenge), and he doesn't seem like the type to care about the consequences. So he's a serious threat in that sense. On the other hand, I don't see how the guy can pull this off. I mean, he didn't have the ability to order a hit … [Read more...] about Another Reason I Couldn’t Be A Criminal Lawyer
MADD Man
The news media have been having fun reporting that Glynn Birch, the new national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is a man. That MADD would chose a president who has never been a mother doesn't surprise me a bit, but I'll get back to that later. Meanwhile, lets look at a few excerpts from MADD's press release about their new president. The first paragraph … [Read more...] about MADD Man