Crime and Punishment

Virginia prosecutor Ken Lammers has a few interesting things to say about a video taken by a some kid who's a political operative visiting the opposition camp. I'm going to disagree with Ken over this---oddly enough, I'll be defending the cops---but first you might want to view the video. Or not. In case you skipped the video---it's nothing spectacular---it starts with a … [Read more...] about Much Ado About An Annoying Videographer

Rob at the 26th St. Bar Association is calling me out to post something about the statistics revealed in a report by the ACLU of Illinois about racial profiling by Illinois State Police. As Rob summarizes from the report: In essence, blacks are "asked" if it's ok to look around their vehicle three times more often than whites and Hispanics are "asked" twice as many times as … [Read more...] about Are Illinois State Troopers Using Racial Profiling?

Wow. There's new evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. Newer, bigger, better DNA testing has found yet more DNA from a stranger on her clothes. The presence of DNA trace evidence in several different places suggests that this is not merely innocent transfer, but a trace of her killer. No match to DNA databases. So far... … [Read more...] about JonBenet’s Parents Still Not Guilty

Grits For Breakfast has now joined the discussion we've been having about how DUI is enforced. In his first post, he picks up on Shawn Matlock's suggestion that DUI should be stripped of it's criminal aspects and treated as a civil matter. I don't like the sound of that. In fact, I want exactly the opposite. If you're drunk and you hit my car, that's a civil matter: I can sue … [Read more...] about Civil DUI?

After posting yesterday's explanation of how drunk driving isn't as dangerous as you might think from reading MADD propaganda, I began to worry that people might get the wrong impression. Let me clear this up: Drunk driving is very dangerous. Keep in mind, that we're only talking about fatal drunk-driving. There are going to be a lot more non-fatal accidents that leave … [Read more...] about DUI Is Still Dangerous