Chicago cops complain a lot about the way they're treated in the local media, which seems to give voice to every complaint about the police. If a neighborhood has a high crime rate, the newspapers publish stories about inadequate policing. When an officer shoots someone, the media is full of family members' allegations that the shooting was unnecessary or racially motivated. On … [Read more...] about Not a Great Time For the Chicago Police…
Crime and Punishment
Working On a Fake Job
Our financial information research company is going to be temporarily adding 15 top tier legal minds to our staff in order to conduct an intensive due diligence and legal research project in Washington DC. We are hiring individuals who are independent and can work from their home office and local law libraries yet can still be accountable to a team and are available to begin … [Read more...] about Working On a Fake Job
A Disheartening Reminder of Human Depravity
Yesterday I was moving some boxes into my new rental storage locker. As I went to get a cart to haul the boxes, I once again saw all the signs asking us not to steal the carts. It's a realistic concern. I'm moving out of my old storage locker because people stole all the carts and management decided not to replace them. When I finished, I used the bathroom, where I found … [Read more...] about A Disheartening Reminder of Human Depravity
The Itzhak Perlman of Forensic Analysis
Over at Reason, Radley Balko has written a piece about Mississippi dentist Dr. Michael West, who bills himself as a forensic odontologist or bite mark analyst. He has testified at dozens of trials, many leading to convictions. Bite mark analysis is not exactly the most trusted of forensic disciplines: Forensic odontology is an imprecise field. It often draws heavy scrutiny … [Read more...] about The Itzhak Perlman of Forensic Analysis
For Whose Benefit?
I haven't posted much in the last week because I've been real busy at my day job, but now that I just finished off a big chunk, I wanted to talk about one very interesting thing that happened last week. I'm referring, of course, to the re-arrest of Lindsay Lohan. Everybody bemoans the large amount of attention the news cycle gives to celebrities and their problems, but our … [Read more...] about For Whose Benefit?