Barry, From your lengthy comments at FlexYourRights, you know I rather like your video, so please read this with that in mind. I think part of what's angering people (in addition to the substantive "consent to search" issue) is that your message conflicts with your promotional style. You say you want to right wrongs—on your video you actually say you're doing it all … [Read more...] about Open Letter To Barry Cooper
Child Porn or Not Child Porn
Now that I've ruined any chances of selling ads by advocating drug smuggling and blogging about Nazi iconography, I might as well round it off by defending a bit of child pornography. Pop Quiz: If you make a video of an adult having sex with an under-age teenager, you're guilty of creating child pornography. If you make a video of two teenagers, ages 16 and 17, who are close … [Read more...] about Child Porn or Not Child Porn
Email From Barry Cooper
This seems to have gone out to Barry's Buds subscribers: I am sooooo sorry about the return address on your order saying "NEVER GET BUSTED." My dvd is manufactured and mailed by a fulfillment company in Illinois. I am in Texas. They made the mistake and I quickly corrected the problem. Future orders will say "Barry and Candi Promotions." To our surprise, mainstream … [Read more...] about Email From Barry Cooper
Radical Ideas for Criminal Justice Reform
Mike at Crime & Federalism posted a complaint about plea bargaining: It has turned our system into one that is supposed to convict the guilty and free the innocent into a risk-management system. It has turned lawyers into actuaries . "Is going to trial worth the risk?" is what lawyers ask clients. Innocence has little to do with the decision to take a deal. I'm not … [Read more...] about Radical Ideas for Criminal Justice Reform
Carnival of the Cats #151
Carnival of the Cats #151 is up at When Cats Attack! … [Read more...] about Carnival of the Cats #151