I'm on a few list servs. I won't say which one this originated on. But, lets just jump to what I said: 11 muslim students stood up to heckle the Israeli ambassador. Orange county prosecutor charged them with disrupting an event. While they may not have a...
By J. DeVoy No cute pictures of infants here -- just a bizarre story from San Diego Attorney Theresa Erickson pled guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for her role in what federal prosecutors described as a "baby-selling ring." (source.) Technologically, the scheme was pretty simple: Women would travel to the Ukraine...
Naturally, his candidacy is no more serious than Sarah Palin's nomination for a Rhodes Scholarship, but this guy is a constitutional train wreck. He claims that any community has a right to ban a mosque in their community. Fuck the First Amendment, Boo Boo! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZqyIM1jAMU] No, Herman, No. No...
State Rep. Scott Randolph (D-Orlando) wants to pass a bill that makes it a felony for jurors to try and sell their story within 9 months of a trial. (source) Apparently, Mr. Randolph, in his rush to score cheap points in a bill tagged with the Casey Anthony wand, forgot...
Last week, in Phoenix (home to Sheriff Joe Arapaio), my taxi driver seemed to think that he would gain points with me by bitching about "all the damn illegal Mexicans we have to pay for here." "We gotta pay to educate 'em," he said. "Pay to hospitalize 'em, and pay...
Some dipshit insists upon passing "Caylee's Law." AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state Sen. Chris Harris says he will introduce a new law to make it a felony for a parent or guardian to not report a missing child.(source) You know, because there is just a rampant problem with parents finding their...
By Marc J. Randazza Apparently some monkey grabbed a camera and started snapping self portraits. (source) If you go to the news article, you'll see that the photos have a copyright notice from "Caters News Agency, LTD." But, if the monkey is the one who "authored" the work, then how the...
The Atlantic provides a good study into Clarence Thomas' dubious claim that he is merely a faithful "originalist." (source)...
By Marc Randazza Following a three-month-long investigation of Theresa and Warren Taylor - Theresa being better known as "Kimberly Kupps" - the Polk County sheriff arrested them both on charges of promotion and distribution of obscene material. The crime? Creating pornography in their own home, then selling it both on their...
Utah, apparently a hotbed of prostitution, appears to have had some trouble enforcing its anti-solictitation laws. Under Utah law, "solicitation" is defined as follows: 76-10-1313. Sexual solicitation (1) A person is guilty of sexual solicitation when: (a) he offers or agrees to commit any sexual activity with another person for a fee;...
