I'm generally opposed to the death penalty, for what I think are pretty good reasons. But in my heart, I'm not completely opposed to it. That's because there are people I really want killed -- people like Osama bin Laden. Ordinary criminals don't have that effect on me. Oh, If I read about someone who committed a horrible home invasion murder, at some point I'll probably wish … [Read more...] about Death To Tyrants
Contradictions
The Relative Importance of DUI and National Security
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Mark Bennett just put up a post about Harris County's plans for what they call a "No-Refusal Weekend" over the holiday: A no-refusal weekend is a weekend in which local law enforcement, prosecutors, and...judges team up to ensure that anyone who is arrested for DUI...who refuses to blow in the breathalyzer (as drivers are entitled to and … [Read more...] about The Relative Importance of DUI and National Security
Safer Driving Rules For the Children
Here's a slightly annoying Chicago Tribune editorial about changes in the rules for teenage drivers here in Illinois. Basically, they've increased the restrictions teenagers face. The new rules include: - Night restrictions for drivers younger than 18 are moved back an hour. - Passenger limits on 16- and 17-year-old drivers are extended from six months to one year. These … [Read more...] about Safer Driving Rules For the Children
A Strange But Familiar Logic
Rogier van Bakel posts a bit of a horror story about trying to adopt a dog from a shelter. Oddly, the attendant don't want to let him visit the kennels, instead asking him to look through a binder and pick a dog for her to bring out. Even after he finds a dog, a big friendly Saint Bernard, the people at the shelter give him the run-around, apparently because they don't want … [Read more...] about A Strange But Familiar Logic
Comparing Strange and Culosi
Here's a disturbing comparison between a pair of news items: Jennifer Lea Strange dies from drinking too much at a water drinking contest hosted by KDND, a Sacramento, California radio station. The very next day the station cancels the show and fires everyone involved. Fairfax, Virginia Police shoot and kill Sal Culosi as he emerges unarmed from his house to meet a friend … [Read more...] about Comparing Strange and Culosi