Jennifer Abel gets off a good rant explaining part of the problem: Should've left well enough alone. Should've stayed off-line. But no-I checked a couple of news websites instead and read something which must've shown on my face, for my boyfriend asked, "What's wrong?" "Nothing," I snapped in the same tone of voice most people use to say "Fuck you and everyone you love." Then … [Read more...] about More Reasons Why the TSA is the Worst Agency Ever
Merry Christmas, Joel
I just wanted to take a moment to wish Joel Rosenberg a Merry Christmas! Yeah, Joel, you heard me. I know you're Jewish, so I suppose it's just Chinese food on Saturday to you, but I'm glad you're home with your family today. For a while there, that was not a sure thing, so I think it's cause for a bit of merriment. … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas, Joel
Death For Extremist Speech?
It's been a long time since I posted anything at When Falls the Coliseum, but I finally got around to writing something new for them. It's about the recent verdict by an Oregon jury, calling for the death penalty for Bruce Turnidge and his son Joshua for the murder of two police officers. There's a part of the prosecutors' argument that just doesn't seem like the sort of thing … [Read more...] about Death For Extremist Speech?
The Physics of Privacy
A California Court of Appeals judge recently ruled in People v. Lieng that there's no constitutional problem with police using night vision goggles to see things that they couldn't otherwise see. In Kyllo v. United States the Supreme Court had ruled that police could not use a thermal imaging device without a warrant, and you'd think the same rule would apply here, but it … [Read more...] about The Physics of Privacy
Free Speech At the Fringes
Over at the Legal Satyricon, Charles Platt is a little annoyed at Julian Assange over the whole Wikileaks business: I'm getting an uneasy feeling when I watch Julian Assange using pretentious phrases such as "my philosophy" and "my work." ... It's the same feeling I had when I saw the World Trade Center going down. A feeling that I am watching a golden opportunity for people … [Read more...] about Free Speech At the Fringes