Radley Balko used to piss me off. Back in my early days in the blogosphere, I sent him a few links to stories I thought might interest him. He then mentioned those stories in his Agitator blog, but didn't credit me for sending him the links. Of course, I had no way of knowing for sure if he was using the links I sent or if it was just coincidence, but it happened often enough … [Read more...] about On the Ethics of Sourcing For Bloggers and Journalists
Scattershot 2009-07-06
Random shots around the web: I have a lot of stuff to plug in, so this would work for me. Criminal law in Metropolis and Gotham City. Things that have changed since the early days of the blogosphere. Ever wonder what happened to Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan? I can't decide if Mark Bennett is just making trouble or trying to run up his stats when all the crazies link to him as … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-07-06
Chicago Fireworks 2009
I went out last night to take pictures of the fireworks going off in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, it was raining earlier in the evening, and I think that discouraged some people from bringing out their fireworks. Several of the locations I usually hit were totally dead.To make matters worse, fog rolled in last night. That's a problem, because rather than hitting the … [Read more...] about Chicago Fireworks 2009
Independence Day, Then What?
So on July 4, 1776, the United States of America declared itself independent from the Kingdom of Great Britain. And then it was July 5, and there was work to be done. Britain was a superpower, but through war and diplomacy our small nation wrested sovereignty from the king's hands, and on September 3, 1783, the king's representatives acknowledged it in the Treaty of Paris. … [Read more...] about Independence Day, Then What?
Lori Drew Acquitted…For All the Right Reasons
The case against Lori Drew has been dismissed (more or less) by the federal judge who was hearing the case. This counts as very good news...but not exactly wonderful news. For those not following the case, Lori Drew used MySpace email to play a cruel trick on a teenage girl named Megan Meier, who killed herself. Prosecutors in Drew's home state of Missouri didn't prosecute her … [Read more...] about Lori Drew Acquitted…For All the Right Reasons