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A Stitch in Haste

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A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.


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Entries Tagged as 'Law Enforcement Abuses'

More Global Interfaith Unity Through Hatred of Gays

July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

This is clearly an "end of the beginning" situation rather than "beginning of the end."

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Tags: Foreign Affairs · Gay Rights and Issues · Law Enforcement Abuses · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

Two SCOTUS Victories, But With Missed Opportunities

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

What the Court got right — and missed altogether — in Safford and Ricci.

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Tags: Equal Protection · Law Enforcement Abuses · Student Rights

We Must Be Winning the War on Terror…

March 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

…because the government is crafting a new excuse to shred our online privacy rights.

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Tags: First Amendment - Speech · Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Privacy Issues · Terror v. Civil Liberties

On the "Abort Obama" Incident

March 1st, 2009 · Comments Off

There was a bit of blogospheric buzz over whether "abort" is synonymous with "assassinate" (it's not), but that debate misses the point.

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Tags: First Amendment - Speech · Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Privacy Issues

The Difference Between Judges and Politicians, Revisited

February 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Stories about corrupt judges are so rare that when one actually arises, it's huge news.

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Tags: Law Enforcement Abuses · Politics

Kids in Cuffs: 14-Year Old Girl Arrested for Texting in Class

February 20th, 2009 · Comments Off

Are teachers these days really such weaselly wimps that they must call the cops to subdue every smart-aleck (but utterly harmless) brat?

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Tags: Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Student Rights

From "Kids in Cuffs" to "Kids in Padded Cells"

February 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I was not aware that rank-and-file police officers receive advanced training in child psychiatry.

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Tags: Law Enforcement Abuses

When "Reasonable Suspicion" Becomes "Any Suspicion"

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I'm of course not defending sniff dogs — not even close.

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Tags: Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Privacy Issues · Property Rights

On the California Prison-Crowding Conundrum

February 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

There are distinct pre- and post-Bayesian lessons from the overcrowding fiasco.

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Tags: Constitutional Issues · Law Enforcement Abuses · Public Goods v. Private Goods

Kids in Cuffs: 8-Year Old Aspie Charged With Battery

February 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

For (sometimes literally) crying out loud, leave the cuffs in the holster and keep 8-year old kids out of Central Booking.

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Tags: Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Student Rights