A few days ago, Gideon at a public defender posted a very thoughful response to my post discussing whether criminal defense lawyers help their clients get away with crimes: We fight. We fight tooth and nail. Not because we absolutely believe that our client is innocent---in fact, most of the time we don't care whether the client is guilty or not. We use phrases like "make … [Read more...] about Operational Justice
Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee
It's been a while since I did any photoblogging---just posting a photo for no reason other than to look at a photo. I was up in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago, so here's a photo I took of the Midwest Airlines Center. … [Read more...] about Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee
Plumbers and Police
We had a plumber come in today to replace the toilet in our master bathroom. He was from the same company that does a lot of the plumbing work for our condo association, so I figured they'd be reasonably professional about it. I left him alone to get the job done while I worked on the computer. When he finished, I went in to check the work, and he had installed the wrong … [Read more...] about Plumbers and Police
Oregon Woman Plans to Parade Topless on July 4
And somehow that's national news. … [Read more...] about Oregon Woman Plans to Parade Topless on July 4
The Rolling Meadows Police State
Last week I wrote about the plans of D.C. police to impose checkpoints on residents. That fell through. However, the innovative folks who run things in Rolling Meadows here in Illinois have been getting away with it for a whole week: The owners of a Rolling Meadows apartment complex filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday charging that their civil rights were violated when … [Read more...] about The Rolling Meadows Police State