But six shot in Harlem isn’t. Interesting. New York Post Daily News And a paragraph in the New York Times. And I swear, I have an alibi! And I don’t have a car.
Month: September 2008
Oh, Baltimore
I always leave Baltimore loving it more than ever. This time was no exception. Except I was really wet. Man did it rain. A shame, considering the Book Fest was outdoors. Yeah, they had tents. But it was wet. Man did it rain. I got in on Friday night and went out drinking with my Palin-loving friends. Saturday I had…
More on the Tase
The Timessaysthe LT who ordered the Tas is getting in trouble. Supposedly the Posthas a video. I wonder if it will change my mind. Here’s the link. Hmmmm…. Unfortunately the video doesn’t clear much up. It doesn’t show the interaction between the light bulb and cop on the fire escape. That’s what I want to see. Was the officer being…
60% oppose mandatory minimum sentences
But that means that 40% support mandatory prison terms for non-violent drug offenses. Still I guess it’s less than half. Read the story in the Christian Science Monitor.
Overcrowded California Prisons
Something has got to give. We’ll see what.
Man farts at officer, charged with battery
Talk about a deadly weapon!
Oh, Taser. How you kill.
In an instructional manual for Taser use. This picture seems like an example of what notto do. Don’t Taser naked men standing on ledges. But it’s not that simple. Here’s story in The Daily News. The police were tying themselves to the fire escape to try and grab the guy. The guy takes a large fluorescent bulb and starts hitting…
Republican fiscal mismanagement
You mean ending government regulation, raising spending, cutting taxes, and helping the rich doesn’t make the economy strong? Wow. Who would have thought? You do realize that $700 billion is more than $2,000 for every man woman and child in the United States. That is, as they say, “real money.” I’m no economist. And I don’t understand what’s really going…
Another reason to legalize drugs
The Agitator has a story about a drug raid gone amok. I had never heard about Ryan Frederick or Detective Jarrod Shivers. There is so much I don’t like about this: the war on drugs, a bad CI (confidential informant), a drug raid, and (most of all) a dead police officer. I hate the war on drugs. Police should not…
Baltimore appearances this weekend
To everyone in Baltimore, I’m heading down there this weekend for a variety of on Saturday appearances. First at the Highlandtown Library, then at the Book Festival. For details, look at the “upcoming events” listed in the right column. Then come say hi.