ChrisB on Jan 14 2009 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Libertarianism, Society
Radley Balko compares two police officer firings and finds that it’s pretty hard for an officer to get fired, unless they go easy on marijuana users.The first officer kind of reminds me of Alaskan State Trooper Mike Wooten from Sarah Palin’s silly “Troopergate” fiasco.
Sphere: Related ContentLee on Aug 14 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Chinese journalist Zhou Shuguang was abducted by the security services in China on a manifestly fatuous charge. Incredibly, he used Twitter to keep the world informed throughout the ordeal.
Sphere: Related ContentChrisB on Aug 13 2008 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Domestic Politics
Arkansas Blog has the updates on this horrible tragedy.
Sphere: Related ContentArkansas State Democratic Party Chair Bill Gwatney was shot and critically wounded at State Democratic Party Headquarters on Capitol Avenue about 11:50 a.m. today, witnesses at the scene said. Police were not releasing the victim’s identity, but it was supplied by several people on the scene.
A suspected shooter was shot and taken into custody after a chase into adjoining Grant County. His condition wasn’t known. Sources say they are working to confirm tentative information that the suspect, who was critically wounded, was a former employee of a Gwatney car dealership.
Lance on Aug 01 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Lance's Page
I don’t do much union bashing, but Retief has inspired me. In Montgomery, the Police Union is standing in the way:
Sphere: Related ContentFOR MORE than a decade, state, county and municipal police departments across the country have been shifting to the use of audio-video recording devices in their patrol cars as a means of enhancing accountability. The move, begun in recognition of the fact that police should be as answerable for their actions as other public employees are, has also provided valuable protection for officers when they have been wrongly accused of abuse. But in Montgomery County, where public employee unions exercise inordinate, overweening power in virtually every government agency, the police union has thrown up roadblocks.
Lee on Feb 04 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Here’s a truly incredible story from the college football recruiting trail. Kevin Hart, an unheralded OG from Fernly High in Nevada, held a press conference to announce that he had accepted a scholarship offer from Jeff Tedford to play for Cal. Local media turned out as well as half the school to see the announcement. One snag: Tedford had never spoken to Hart, nor was Cal interested. It seems that someone was impersonating him as well as Mike Sherman from Texas A&M and other coaches in phone calls. Police are investigating. Full story. H/T: BRB
Sphere: Related ContentLee on Jan 19 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Flopping Aces catches us up to speed on the SanFran tiger mauling affair. Apparently the two Dhaliwal brothers were begging for trouble…and for some reason the San Francisco police want to drop the case.
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