I’m pretty terrible about not posting anything on here. Pretty much this is a result of being bogged down with a mountain of homework or other academic work, which is an adequate excuse for me. I was considering implementing something to produce a daily digest of interesting links from google reader with a brief comment, [...]

Two loud bangs end 25 years on death row for Gardner – Salt Lake Tribune. For the nation, Gardner’s death marked what could be the final execution of its kind in the country. Utah is the only state still using a firing squad, and only four men on death row could still choose it. The [...]

I have pretty much lost all hope of trying to highlight the fact that things are getting worse. It’s simply become so pervasive and so common place.  People I talk to seem think one of a few things: I have a tin-foil hat hidden somewhere out of sight. The current status quo is ‘fine’ because [...]

A good breakdown of the HCR bill can be found here. I’m not going to link to any of the moonbat Tea Party crap. It just made my head spin and made me a bit sad. I’m no fan of this bill (as previously stated) but it’s not the end of the world. I’m not [...]

Oh boy. There is a chance that anything that resembles property rights could outright disappear. Of course, the Daily Beast is putting Hillary Clinton’s name out there for this already. Because, you know, she has had such a long and glorious legal career.

Make of it what you will.

Here’s an article that basically spells out why privately contracted probation is wrong: She described the case of Hills McGee, a man who was originally charged with public drunkenness and obstruction of a law enforcement officer back in October 2008. After spending the night in jail after his arrest, McGee appeared in state court to [...]

The future is bright for the lazy, fat, baby-making masses.

Also, I am being discriminated against for working hard, not polluting the world with children, being single (and not wanting to get hitched), and being skinny. Maybe they should give me a stimulus to make me fall in line.

Cracked has a humourous little piece up called 7 Bullshit Police Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies), but I find myself knowing better for all of them (in part from interactions with the judicial system, sadly). In regards to #5 — not talking to the police is obstruction of justice — you don’t have to [...]

Homeless people can’t pay fines. What to do about panhandling? San Antonio has a solution: You see them everywhere….panhandlers…often holding crude cardboard signs, begging for cash at busy intersections. Efforts to wipe out panhandling by outlawing the practice have been ineffective, largely because panhandlers don’t have the money to pay fines, taxpayers are not excited [...]