Posted on September 17, 2009 10:45 AM
America has had two colossal failures since its founding: the War on Alcohol and the War on Drugs. We all acknowledge now that the former facilitated the fantastic growth and power of the Mafia. Sadly, our politicians have yet to admit the public corruption and the creation of new gangs we have encouraged by the latter. Drug criminals now control our border with Mexico. We spend $1,673.45 per second per day on the greatest failure in our history the only result of which is that we have now become the prison capital of the world with no diminution of drug use to show for decades of effort and billions spent each month.
Posted on July 29, 2009 11:31 AM
A homeless parolee accused of abducting and killing teenager Lily Burk was charged Tuesday with murder, kidnapping and robbery. Charles Samuel, 50, seen here in this photo, was led into Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon. The photo, by the way, was removed from the L.A. Times story (1) probably because they didn't want President Obama calling them stupid for publishing it.
Posted on July 1, 2009 04:15 AM
Justice David H. Souter, writing for the majority, said a search of the girl's backpack and outer garments did not offend the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches. But the pills, each no stronger than two Advils, did not justify an "embarrassing, frightening and humiliating search."
Posted on May 27, 2009 12:53 PM
"If I were a criminal, to confuse police I’d get personalized license plates that say “NO PLATES". At first glance that sounds like a great idea. A cop issuing you a ticket would scribble "NO PLATES" in the appropriate section so that back at the courthouse they would file the citation as uncollectable.
Posted on April 23, 2009 08:36 PM
When I was fourteen years old (1959) I used to hang around in the Village spending most of my nights explaining the origins of the Universe to a small crowd who would gather at the Cafe Wha? to hear me. I vaguely recall my lectures, basically rehashing theories I read in physics books and embellishing those with my imagination at the time. What I do remember quite clearly is that almost every week some listener would ask me if I had read "The Fountainhead."
Posted on February 24, 2009 01:43 AM
California prisons like San Quentin hold twice as many inmates as they were designed to accommodate. In the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's annual report of 2007 we learn that there were 171,444 inmates in prisons meant to hold only half as many. Less than two weeks ago, a three-judge panel tentatively ruled that the state must reduce its prison population by as many as 57,000 people.
Posted on December 10, 2007 01:46 PM
War on Drugs costs hundreds more lives lost than the War in Iraq.
Posted on November 3, 2007 06:12 PM
When we arrest an illegal immigrant we simply ask if they would like to be sent to prison or to a Mexican College.
Posted on July 21, 2007 04:45 PM
I thought Nixon's idea of fighting a war on drugs which started the year before was futile and counter-productive and, after almost a trillion dollars spent, I still do.
America has had two colossal failures since its founding: the War on Alcohol and the War on Drugs. We all acknowledge now that the former facilitated the fantastic growth and power of the Mafia. Sadly, our politicians have yet to admit the public corruption and the creation of new gangs we have encouraged by the latter. Drug criminals now control our border with Mexico. We spend $1,673.45 per second per day on the greatest failure in our history the only result of which is that we have now become the prison capital of the world with no diminution of drug use to show for decades of effort and billions spent each month.
