June 2: At least eight people were wounded -- five fatally -- in shootings from Friday night through early Monday in Chicago, while two brothers were stabbed -- one fatally. June 5: Nine people were shot -- including a woman who was seriously injured and a 16-year-old boy -- in seven separate eruptions of violence late Wednesday and early Thursday on the South and West Sides. … [Read more...] about Crimefighting the Chicago Way
Do People Suck?
Mike at Crime & Federalism says "Yes, they do." His evidence is pretty compelling: The story of a 78-year-old man being hit by a car and left lying in the street as people walk on by. (You can click to see security video of the hit-and-run. It's a little shocking.) A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city … [Read more...] about Do People Suck?
The D.C. Police State
One of the hallmarks of police states everywhere is the internal checkpoint. Think of all the movies you've seen where some Nazi or Soviet bureaucrat---backed up by uniformed thugs---is blocking a road or a train platform and demanding that people "show me your papers!" For a long time, we here in the United States could look down on other countries for their sad practice … [Read more...] about The D.C. Police State
Today I Am A Man
Well, no, just a photographer. A less wussy photographer. Digital cameras capture images using a light-sensitive sensor at the point where the lens focuses the image. In compact fun cameras, it's sealed away safely inside the camera body, so it stays clean all the time. In a DSLR like mine, however, it can get a little dusty. That's because I can swap the lenses on my camera, … [Read more...] about Today I Am A Man
The Chicago Defense Bar Notices Me
A few days ago, I lamented the poor state of Chicago-based criminal defense blogs. As I hoped, a few local lawyers spotted it and spoke up. The first one was Chicago divorce lawyer Maria Fahnert. Not what I'm looking for, but since she was nice enough to leave a comment---and wasn't obviously just marketing herself---I thought I'd mention her. The second response came out of a … [Read more...] about The Chicago Defense Bar Notices Me