Scattershot

Random shots around the web: The state of Illinois has made it even easier for you to pay them to get your right to drive back after they take it away from you without bothering to convict you of a crime. Meanwhile in D.C., changes in drunk driving arrest procedures set up officers for a bit of a perjury trap. So, if I record a video of some children, and then I … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-02-25

Random shots around the web: Homeland Security can seize domain names? WTF? A little bit of crime facilitating speech (?) from Steve Graham (useful to the 420 crowd). More Venn diagram humor. Gang fight caught on video. Now matter how awful I think our criminal justice system is, I can always count on the crimlaw blogosphere to come up with new criminal justice horror … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-02-14

Random shots around the web: It bothers me that foreigners need advice like this to enter my country. A terrible fate for a telegenic white girl. The true face of public education and an amazingly reasonable judge. This is kind of awesome. Lindsay Beyerstein explains why the kids-getting-high-on-bath-salts story isn't as exciting as it sounds. A law to make people be careful … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-01-27

Random shots around the web: Yet another reason why the U.N. is a joke. Why Ken Lammers should stay out of England. (Explanation) Why Canada's Human Rights Commission is a joke and why Patrick at Popehat should stay out of Canada. It looks like music piracy is now a matter of homeland security. Why I'm putting Jennifer in charge of Homeland Security if I'm ever elected … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2010-11-27

Random shots around the web: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been returning overhead photos of the Apollo landing sites. Cory Maye is getting a new trial. Steve Landsburg slams Krugman and then praises Krugman. Sounds right to me in both cases. It just kills me that teachers grade students all the time, but their unions fight anything that suggests some teachers are … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-11-20