One of the implicit assumptions I make here is that the criminal justice system is not exempt from the general principle that social institutions enforce social norms. In a society hostile to minorities, giving authorities another law to enforce is giving them another way to punish minorities. Even a law intended to help minorities can end up hurting them if the intended effect … [Read more...] about Should It Be a Crime to Hate Police?
2014 in Review
According to Wordpress, 2014 was a slow year, with only 114 posts, almost a quarter of which were on a Saturday. And for the first time in years, the #1 post was not my anti-Sprint rant. Instead it was my post about the protests in Ferguson. In addition to the usual social media outlets, I owe Popehat and Gamso for much of my traffic.My most active commenter was Allison … [Read more...] about 2014 in Review
More On Cops, Protesters, and Racial Bias
In a previous post, I criticized Jack Marshall's post about the connections between protesters and cop killers. Jack tried to respond, but apparently my comment system is acting up again, so he emailed it to me. I started to write a response, but I guess Jack decided he had enough material for a full blog post, so I'll respond to that instead. Or at least as much of it as I … [Read more...] about More On Cops, Protesters, and Racial Bias
Merry Christmas!
Just a little local color: … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas!
Quicken, WTF?
The other day I was doing some household bills in Quicken, and I ran the update step to download data from all my financial institutions. Reviewing the charges on my main credit card, I spotted one that really stuck out from the rest: A $250 charge to match.com.Uh, oh.I'm a married man, and although I've never actually asked my wife her opinion, I'm pretty sure she'd … [Read more...] about Quicken, WTF?