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"Was this good? Or a misstep?" This was you doing what you can with the tools you have.
Oh! Well then, thank you for clarifying, and sorry to be a bit defensive.
@Watcher: I meant that as agreement to your statement, "What I doubt is that it was anywhere near complete, let…
"The number is more like 72 years, since the US and the UK overthrew an elected government and replaced it…
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Category Archives: Prisons and Justice and Police
If everyone demanded a jury trial, the system would crash
All of this short article by Michelle Alexander (author of The New Jim Crow) is worth reading, but here’s a highlight: No wonder, then, that most people waive their rights. Take the case of Erma Faye Stewart, a single African-American … Continue reading
Increased Incarceration And The Decline In Marriage Rates
From economist Marina Adshade’s “Dollars And Sex” blog: New research published in The Review of Economics and Statistics shows that growing incarceration has contributed to declining marriage rates. In fact, this paper finds that about 13% of the decline in … Continue reading
Brandon McInerney Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison Via Plea Bargain
The Oxnard teen who shot a gay classmate he believed was flirting with him has agreed to spend the next 21 years in prison, a plea deal that ends a case that drew national attention and ignited debate on how … Continue reading
An Officer Acting Out Of Concern For His Own Safety, According To UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza
UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza said officers used force out of concern for their own safety after they were surrounded by students. “If you look at the video you are going to see that there were 200 people in … Continue reading
Open Thread, so that’s why people become cops edition
I read this story on Reason Magazine – a typically appalling police forfeiture story in which cops raided a strip club for drugs and, finding no drugs, confiscated (without receipt) cash, computers, computer pads, and the manager’s wallet. But what … Continue reading
California’s “Alternative Custody Program” Is Sexist Against Men
California has a new program to let some non-violent offenders serve some time living at home, wearing an ankle monitor. Yay California! ((Unfortunately, the program may not last long, since it only applies to people in prisons, and soon California … Continue reading
We Should Have The Right To Record On-Duty Police
It’s not often I agree with Glenn Reynolds, but his editorial about the recent trend of police harassing and arresting citizens for recording the police as they publicly perform their duties is spot-on. The most outrageous example may be Tiawanda … Continue reading
Wanna Support Marriage? End The Drug War. Fight Unemployment.
[Crossposted on Family Scholars Blog.] As an unintended consequence of participating in so many arguments about marriage equality, I’ve read a lot of work by so-called marriage advocates. Although on the subject of same-sex marriage I haven’t found their arguments … Continue reading
Dreidel: "I don’t see it as a big moral issue — that’s just the way war works." Whether or not…