Crime and Punishment

Looks like the Peoria Police Department has its own page of prostitution-related arrests. Apparently there were complaints, because this one comes with dating advice from the Chief of Police: If your wife is not meeting your needs, try meeting hers. It can do wonders. No wife at home? Try finding a decent woman whom you can love, cherish and respect and then make her … [Read more...] about The Humiliation Spreads

Here's a really cool example of Chicago Police and residents working together to catch a criminal. The crime isn't a huge one, but it's interesting how this worked: The North Edgebrook community...police and residents were faced with an unusual problem: someone was vandalizing neighborhood signs and spreading large roofing nails at a busy intersection. The crimes were … [Read more...] about A Little Modern Crime Fighting

The Chicago Sun-Times has an article about the Chicago Police Department's "new effort to decrease demand for prostitution citywide with the threat of online humiliation." That means that people who are arrested on prostitution-related charges will have their names, addresses, and mugshots posted on a Chicago Police website. A few thoughts: The site is called Prostitution … [Read more...] about Shame of the Windy City

Ken Lammers experiences a revealing moment in court. … [Read more...] about Another Glimpse of Valkenvania

Ken Lammers demonstrates once again why I'm glad I'm a computer programmer, not a defense lawyer. I spent much of yesterday and today writing code. It was tricky, it used unfamiliar technology, and it involved a lot of thrashing around in frustration. But two days later I'm done and it works. Mission accomplished. Lammers, meanwhile, was trying to prevent the Commonwealth … [Read more...] about Virginia, Spelled V-A-L-K-E-N-V-A-N-I-A