Random shots around the web:Radley Balko now has a home at the Washington Post. Interestingly, he's billed as an "Opinion Blogger" rather than an "Opinion Writer" like the columnists featured at the top of the Opinions page. (In fact, he doesn't appear anywhere on that page as I write this.) Radley plays it like an old-school blogger too: He starts with an Introduction … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2014-01-10
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Scattershot – 2013-12-13
Random shots around the web:Jack Marshall points out that memorial events for the mass shooting in Newton, Connecticut last year are ignoring one of the victims. Blonde Justice says she does, but doesn't present any evidence. Deborah Montesano tries to spin the government's $11.8 billion dollar loss from owning GM, using numbers that the Center for Automotive Research … [Read more...] about Scattershot – 2013-12-13
Scattershot 2013-12-09
Random shots around the web:The ACLU tells an effective horror story about what can be done with all that GPS data the NSA is gathering.The ATF continues to make wonderful ethical choices.Bill Otis at Crime & Consequences says sending people to prison doesn't ruin their lives. Because holocaust survivors.Today's Google front-page doodle is about Admiral … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2013-12-09
Scattershot 2011-09-15
I've haven't been writing very much lately, but other people are keeping busy, and I thought I'd share a few items with you folks. Ken Lammers at Crimlaw has written a fascinating series of posts about how the criminal justice system (at least in his Virginia) determines the value of a stolen item for purposes of charging and sentencing. He covers items with a fairly obvious … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-09-15
Scattershot 2011-06-23
I'm going to take a break for a week or so (maybe), but here are a few random shots around the web: I've always wondered why the TSA doesn't make it easier for passengers at security checkpoints to mail packages that they're not allowed to take on planes. I believe Jennifer has stumbled on the answer. You know how some legal bloggers try to get clients by posting about current … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-06-23