1905 Baltimore Harbor. To appreciate the details in the picture, you need to click here and then click on “full size.” I’m assuming this picture is taken from where the aquarium is, looking northwest. Anybody know?
Balto Tow Scandal
More from the Sun: A federal grand jury has indicted 10 Baltimore police officers and two repair shop workers…. Only 10 officers who were charged last month are named in the indictment. Seven others named in the scheme remain charged in the criminal complaint. They could be indicted later, but not taking their cases before a grand jury is typically…
The Problem With King
Peter King sees nothing wrong with the hearings he’s holding on Muslim radicalization in America. I can’t imagine anything productive or less radical coming from these hearings. But my main objection–even fear–is that these hearings will allow the next terrorist attempt to be successful, thus “proving” their point, and creating a horrible vicious cycle. How are these hearings dangerous? Because,…
Another Day, Another Drug Raid
What makes this one unique is that they got Snoop! And pictures.
Marisol Valles García, former police chief, seeks asylum
The story in the Times.
“Hello, 911, I broke into this house… can you send police?”
I wonder how this call came out. “Homeowner in his own home”? [thanks to A.H.]
Fight the Terror
I received an email from Richard Hughbank with a letter written by Police Major Joseph Bail, Jr. (ret.). This is in response to the Washington Monthlyarticle I linked to a short while back. Hughbank asked if I would post it. It’s too long to post. It’s very long (too long?). But I’m happy to link to it. Mostly it’s a…
Brokeback Marijuana
It amazes me that all those rugged western cowboy can get all Big State when it comes to drugs (actually, nothing really amazes me in the war on the drugs). The headline reads: In Montana, an Economic Boom Faces Repeal Effort. Really? Because you’d think they wouldn’t be in a position to shut down money-making agriculture. A resurgent Republican majority…
NYC Settles in Public Housing Trespassing Cases
From the Times: New York City has quietly reached settlements with several plaintiffs in a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that the city’s trespassing-enforcement policies in public housing complexes are discriminatory and unlawful, lawyers and others said this week. … The city made its offers in October and December and is in the process of paying a total of slightly more…
Officers in Alvarez Shooting Not Indicted
Well I guess since nobody was indicted, we can all shake and go home. But seriously… it would have been horrible if the officers were indicted for doing their job. Though the fact that Alvarez also gets to walk bothers me less since he already survived his “trial by ordeal.” I mean the guy was shot 23(!) times, “27 holes,”…