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I’m Sorry, But I Simply Can’t

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Over at Defending People, Mark Bennett is explaining to lawyers how to decide when to reject a potential new client, and what to do about it. I have developed, and I suspect that most criminal-defense lawyers develop, an intuitive sense for when we shouldn’t take cases. I get myself in trouble when I ignore that intuition. So I listen to it. As Mark points out, this is also … [Read more...] about I’m Sorry, But I Simply Can’t

Racist Mental Violence

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Every once in a while, some unknown douchebag (I don't believe the email headers) sends me an email something like this: Hi Mark,Did you see this article?It's about Racial violence over Christmas season -- all over the country. More than a dozen episodes. All in the last month or so.Thought it might be grist for your mill.Markp.s. Apparently holidays are a … [Read more...] about Racist Mental Violence

Pow!

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So, a six year old schoolboy makes the shooting gun gesture with his finger and the idiots at the Roscoe Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland decided to suspend him. They've now backed down, but there is apparently some controversy over whether he just pointed his finger or whether he also said "Pow!"Here's a question that will blow your mind: What if he'd said … [Read more...] about Pow!

2012 in Review

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Here at Windypundit, 2012 was the year in which:The inevitable drug war deaths remained inevitable. I spoke up for sex workers, although, really, it was just a bunch of links. I became a friend of whores. I explained why criminal violence against the police is not the best response to criminal violence by the police. I showed what it looks like when police are … [Read more...] about 2012 in Review