I blame global waming…
Naughty Crissy
Ah, such a bright future ahead. From a local Utah newspaper, dated September 1, 2004: Crissy Morris is just starting her career as a teacher at HHS and will be teaching geography, sociology and PE. She hopes to make learning enjoyable for the students and make an impact in their lives. Crissy was born to John and Carol Thorpe and … Read More
The Ed Brown Standoff Ends
A follow-up to something I blogged about in August — Ed Brown and his wife have been finally taken into custody, after a five month standoff with police: They were convicted of evading $1.9 million in taxes — a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. The Browns were sentenced in absentia in April. But they refused to … Read More
Phoenix Airport Death
Accident? Suicide? Whatever it is, it’s tragic. I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated by this story. The new video doesn’t help much. It looks like the police may have been a little quick to tackle and cuff her (she certainly didn’t attack them), and probably could have spent more time trying to calm her down. But with no audio … Read More
Stupid Computer Thief Uploads Pictures Of Himself
From Boing Boing: Last week a number of computers were stolen from our office in Vancouver, BC. One of those computers was a shared iMac with Flickrbooth, an app that automatically uploads photo booth shots to our flickr account, installed on it. Just this morning a friend called to tell us that there are photos of whoever has the computer … Read More
About The Juice
Well, as you know, O.J. is at it again. He was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great’s sports memorabilia. Professor Volokh asks (and answers) an interesting question: If O.J. is convicted, can the sentencing judge take into account his past "crime" — the one for which he … Read More
The Perils Of Not Having A Secret Gay Decoder Ring
It looks like Senator Craig is toast, and I’m shedding no tears. As I stated before, I have no problem with his homosexuality alleged homosexuality. And while cheating on one’s wife is not moral or honorable, I don’t think that alone should disqualify one for public office either. My problem with Craig is that he advocated social policies which were … Read More
More Floats In The GOP “Moral Values” Parade
From Pam Spaulding: Case #1: Minnesota State Rep Mark Olsen. The co-sponsor of a (failed) state marriage amendment to ban gays and lesbians from marrying was convicted by a jury for domestic assault. Olsen cried before news cameras last year when he was charged — he allegedly shoved his wife to the ground several times. He was not sent to … Read More
Bad Excuse
A month or so ago, I wrote about the Florida state congressman Bob Allen (a proud member of the GOP, of course) who was busted for soliciting sex. Specifically, he offered $20 to an undercover police for a blowjob. Not to get a blowjob; Allen paid $20 to give one to the undercover officer. Well, a little more has been … Read More
Gonzales: Another Bit Of Perjury Yesterday
This centers around a meeting held on March 10, 2004 with members of the Bush Administration and the "Gang of 8", members of Congress who head up intelligence committees. The topic discussed was — well, that’s the issue. Here’s what Alberto Gonzales said under oath on Tuesday: At a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Gonzales repeatedly testified that the … Read More
No Charges Against Katrina Doctor
I’m pretty sure I blogged about this a couple of years ago — the physician in New Orleans who was investigated for giving four terminally ill patients a "lethal cocktail" of morphine and midazolam hydrochloride as Hurricane Katrina bore down on them. A mercy killing, if you will. The grand jury refused to indict her, so she is in the … Read More
Troy Davis: Not Dead Yet
Background here. AP: A man convicted of killing a police officer won a reprieve a day before his scheduled execution, after his lawyers argued that several witnesses had recanted or changed their testimony. The state Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday granted a stay of execution of up to 90 days to Troy Davis, 38, who was convicted of … Read More
Troy Davis Is Scheduled To Die As Early As Tomorrow
I’m not opposed to the death penalty in principle, so long as it is applied sparingly and evenly and, you know, justly. Troy Davis is facing execution tomorrow, even though… Three of four witnesses who testified at trial that Davis shot the officer have signed statements contradicting their identification of the gunman. Two other witnesses — a fellow inmate and … Read More
Gonzales Lied — Blatently Lied — Under Oath, To Congress
Lying to Congress is a crime: As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse," Gonzales told senators on April 27, 2005. Six days earlier, the FBI sent … Read More
About Lisa Nowak, The Diaper-Wearing Stalker Astronaut Lady
Despite a frustrating amount of "Inaudibles" and blacked out language, I found the transcripts of her police interview to be riveting. Nowak is clearly stressed, but able to somewhat control the interview. Somewhat. She doesn’t seem to comprehend the trouble she is in, and seems more concerned about getting information about her romantic rival than anything else. On the opposite … Read More