Category Archives: Law

Et tu, Carlos?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Holy crapola! The Cubs sure are in trouble now. Of course you’ve all heard about the huge mob bust that just went down. Well, I pulled up one of the lists of indictments and what I found was shocking. First, … Continue reading →

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A great wrong has been… um… righted.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

This, from the Guardian (UK) today: Smuggled and bootlegged, it has been the cause of transatlantic tensions for more than two decades. But after 21 years in exile, the haggis is to be allowed back into the United States. (Emphasis … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Local Flavor

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

This from the WSJ: In a pretrial hearing Friday, Kansas Judge Warren Wilbert said he might allow the defense to present evidence that Mr. Roeder acted in defense of others — in this case, fetuses — whom he believed to … Continue reading →

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I have come here to eat popcorn and kick ass. And I’m all out of popcorn.

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

Seriously, the dude’s eating popcorn. Watch through to the second camera angle and you’ll see grandpa just back there chillin’… “Mmm, this popcorn is pretty good… hey, what’s going on up there? Oh, guess it’s a robber. Lemme just munch … Continue reading →

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For the Record

Posted on July 8, 2009 by

Just thought I’d mention one of the Best Pieces of Writing Ever. I’m not even joking. I wouldn’t.  And another thing I won’t do is qualify this statement with a “…on the internet,” or anything like that.  As an expert … Continue reading →

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Boston Police Department: Model of Transparency

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

Two nights ago, the following post appeared on the Boston Police Department’s Twitter feed: INJURED OFFICER: Officer from district 4 transported to Beth Israel Hospital, human bite to arm, suspect in custody. Alert Twitterer willcady quickly asked the BPD what … Continue reading →

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