Bad cops are the product of bad policy. And policy is ultimately made by politicians. A bad system loaded with bad incentives will unfailingly produce bad cops. The good ones will never enter the field in the first place, or they will become frustrated and leave police work, or they’ll simply turn bad. At best, they’ll have unrewarding, unfulfilling jobs.-- Radley … [Read more...] about Rise of the Warrior Cop – Review Part 5 of 5: Reform
Don’t Blame the TSA Shooting on TSA Critics
Saw this from Steve Marmel:Marmel's contribution is these parts: Ginning up hate against the TSA and the government has consequences.Thanks, Tea Party. This blood is on your hands. Fuck you, Steve.I'm not in the Tea Party (whatever that is these days), but I do believe the TSA routinely violates our rights, and that internal checkpoints are a hallmark of an … [Read more...] about Don’t Blame the TSA Shooting on TSA Critics
Once More With Feeling
To honor the passing of "Ed," the anonymous editor of Blawg Review, several blawgers have banded together to assemble one last Blawg Review. The chain starts at Blawg Review and continues around through all the usual suspects.I never got around to doing a Blawg Review -- it always seemed like too much responsibility -- but my co-blogger, Joel Rosenberg (also gone too soon) … [Read more...] about Once More With Feeling
Ender’s Game…Meh
I'm not sure whether I'm going to see the new Ender's Game movie.I'm not alone in facing this decision. The big-budget movie is based on the much beloved science fiction book of the same name, which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. However, a lot of people are reluctant to see it because its author, Orson Scott Card, has in later years turned out to be something of a … [Read more...] about Ender’s Game…Meh
No Jury Duty
I dodged a...not a bullet, more like a slow-lobbed softball...today. I was a standby juror for the Cook County courtroom in Skokie today, but when I called in, only people with last names beginning H through S had to report.I'm relieved. Somehow, this time it just seemed like a drag.Although at least they've straightened out the cell phone situation, and all the juror … [Read more...] about No Jury Duty