Okay, I'll get in the game with my prediction: John Mark Karr didn't kill JonBenet Ramsey. (I've been right about things like this before, but didn't say anything in advance so who'd believe me, right? This time, right or wrong, I'm on record.) He allegedly says her death was an accident, which is obviously not true: The forensic evidence shows a deliberate, brutal murder. … [Read more...] about John Mark Karr
Drug in the Workplace, Part 1
Pete Guither asks us to help put together a challenge to a page at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) called Drugs in the Workplace—What an employer needs to know. I'll start with the third sentence, which includes this: "77 percent of illicit drug users in the United States are employed." Since the employment rate in the general … [Read more...] about Drug in the Workplace, Part 1
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
I think the drug war has been arguably the single most devastating, dysfunctional, harmful social policy since slavery. That's Norm Stamper, retired Seattle Police Chief. He's just one of the current and former police officers and other criminal justice professionals who are members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Here's a short video of some of their speakers: … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Beautiful Crime-Free Glenview
I found this sign in a small park-like area in Glenview, Illinois: I'm amused by the little figurines of the dog and its owner with the pooper-scooper. I'm also fascinated with the kind of thinking that must have gone into deciding on a maximum leash length. Were there incidents with long-leashed dogs? Was 8 feet the compromise value after a debate? But what really … [Read more...] about Beautiful Crime-Free Glenview
“It’s the warrantless, stupid!”
KipEsquire gets the NSA wiretapping decision exactly right. And he got it right back in January too. … [Read more...] about “It’s the warrantless, stupid!”