Fresh angles are hard to come by in the blogging era. Just when I thought there weren’t any new ways to comment on the legalization debate, this video came out. Everything does sounds better auto tuned. Wait for the second segment in this video, after gay marriage, before Angry Gorilla.…
Here is a shocking video from MPP. The field drug tests used by police around the country are wildly inaccurate leading to false arrests. I can’t say I was shocked by these results. An open records request I filed last year found over 500 cases over a two year period…
Dallas law enforcement is concerned about border/Phoenix levels of drug cartel violence coming to the Metroplex. I’m usually one to knock law enforcement fear mongering, especially when it comes to drugs. However, the rash of kidnappings in Phoenix shows that Mexican drug cartels will fight for turf in the US.…
Two great stories from DMN. First, the number of executions in Texas decreased from 27 in 2007 to 18 in 2008. What’s the cause of the 30% reduction in government killing? DMN attributes the enormous cost of death cases, a zealous defense bar, new sentencing options, and the decreasing number…
Via the Agitator via nevergetbusted.com. Regardless of how you view the drug war, we should all applaud efforts to rid the criminal justice system of corrupt law enforcement. That’s what makes this story so significant. Until now the libertarian/anti drug war movement has been reactionary; waiting for news to happen…
DCDLA Christmas Party The Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Xmas party was tonight at Pappadeux on Oak Lawn. My only complaint was that there were only two food options; fried and dessert. I pitched my open records project to more people than probably wanted to hear about it. One more…
The police pull you over and find a suspicious white powder in your car. You swear this powder is for your athlete’s foot. The police believe this powder is cocaine. You are booked into jail. Bail is set at $25,000. The powder is sent to the DPS lab for further…
Texas’ Drug Free Zone (DFZ) law is a testament to the failure of Prohibition. If our drug war worked special laws to keep drugs out of certain areas wouldn’t be necessary. But I digress. So what is a Drug Free Zone? Basically in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises…
Cindy McCain is speaking tonite at the Republican Convention. Her husband John is the GOP presidential nominee. John is anadvocate for federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients. Cindy is an ex addict who allegedly stole prescription drugs from a charity she worked at. Fortunately for Cindy she had an excellent…
I just got back from Mexico. It was a wonderful week in beautiful Quintana Roo. I spent two days wandering Playa Del Carmen, a small port city near Cozumel. Commerce is a contact sport is most Mexican markets, Playa is no different. Most shopkeepers sit in front of their store…