Although it is never a happy event when someone is gunned down, at first I was almost pleased when I heard the news about the Boston Police ‘taking out’ what appeared to be a dangerous terrorist about to commit some heinous violent crime. But then I did some research....
Year: 2015
State v. Jones: Bad Stop or Bad Laws?
The Police Stop: A Quandary Most of us do not want a police state where government officials or police can simply stop you and ask you for your “papers” for no reason. Yet there is also that righteous indignation about those who “get off” “scot-free” because of...
Jury or Judge: Can You Kill a Corpse?
When I first heard the news that there was a verdict in Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo’s shooting case I was pleased. I thought it would give me a great opportunity to demonstrate what I had been talking about in prior posts regarding these types of cases: Let...
To Play the Race Card or Not to Play the Race Card? That is the Question.
This again? I had not planned on talking more about this issue but after being asked some really interesting questions I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It gets so complicated. The best question was whether it is EVER possible to “play the race card”? Of course it...
The Race Card
Since I am relatively new to this whole blogging thing I am still learning. I have a lot to learn. For example, until recently I thought trolls were only something you found in scary fairy tales. But I am getting lots of random nasty comments from sad people with...
Who Really “Won” the Tsarnaev Trial?
Well I guess I was wrong about the jury in the Tsarnaev case. Sounding a bit facetious (but not really) I did not expect them to play so willingly into the Tsarnaev brothers’ murderous hands. Nor show such mercy. To some of you doing that may not make much sense (and...
Free Range Chicken vs. Free Range Kids
Or…. Enough About Police Brutality Already; Let’s Talk about Something Really Controversial: Parenting! Free Range Chicken is a good thing right? We all know that the more “free” things are the better they are. To eat, at least. Even Eric Holder is in on the being...
Richard Sherman: A True Story of American Racism
Seahawks at Redskins 10/6/14 Huh? Let me explain. I love Richard Sherman. He’s a kind of a hero to me. I’m standing in the Oak Harbor Walmart, the only place to buy Seahawks t-shirts on Whidbey Island. There are three choices: Marshawn Lynch, The Beast, that...
Baltimore and the War on Drugs
It is not always crystal clear what causes things like riots to get out of control. One politician even blamed gay marriage for what has been happening in Baltimore recently(!) I try to be open minded about other people’s opinions, but seriously? A more serious...
BALTIMORE IS BURNING
I’ve been watching the events in Baltimore over the past two weeks with fascination. And Horror. It’s like watching a Shakespearean drama unfold, only it’s real. When I first heard the news about Freddie Gray dying in police custody I groaned out loud for several...