So far it hasn’t set David King back any, either. And this has to go down as the slowest getaway in the history of crime. Mr. King rented a narrowboat for 2 weeks in Cheshire, England. The boat’s top speed – 4 MPH! You can probably guess what Mr. King…
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Pot Brownie Cop, Who Took Pot From Suspects, Is Not Even Charged! And His Wife’s A Peach, Too!
(For this story, you can safely put aside your position on legalizing marijuana. It’s not about the pot.) So back in April 2006, then-Cpl. Edward Sanchez, of the Dearborn, Michigan police, called 911 and said: I think we’re dying… We made brownies and I think we’re dead, I really do.…
Judge Facing Reprimand For Remark To Slumlord
So at long last, the slumlord, anesthesiologist Esmat Zaklama, appeared before Guttenberg, New Jersey Municipal Judge Frank Leanza. Here’s a little history on Dr. Zaklama (from the New Jersey Law Journal): “Dr. Zaklama has a history in North Jersey of being a slumlord,” said Judge Leanza. Summonses issued to him…
Leaving Circuit City – Bag Search?
Some of us, like Michael Righi (and me), have a real problem with groundless intrusions into our lives, even small ones. (If you’re inclined to give up your rights because “you have nothing to hide, so what’s the big deal,” you might want to skip this one.) Mr. Righi was…
Chipping Away At Student’s Free Speech (No, Not “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”)
Then high-school junior Amy Doninger was ticked off that the battle of the bands (Jamfest) was cancelled. So, at home, on her own blog, she posted an entry stating that Jamfest is canceled due to the douchbags in central office. As events unfolded, it turns out her characterization was pretty…
Fudge Shop Fannie Spends 28 Days In Jail – So Far
Her name isn’t “Fannie.” It just sounds better than “Fudge Shop Catherine.” Ms. Catherine Delgado recently moved to Maryland from Massachusetts with her 2 and 4 year old kids. Per her attorney, last month her boyfriend was charged with beating her and fracturing her eye socket. So things weren’t going…
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – Just Lie, And You’ll Get By
All Randy Miller ever wanted to be was a soldier. He achieved that in 2004, when he enlisted and was assigned to the elite 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He volunteered to be a paratrooper, not the safest of choices. He made 22 jumps and, along the way,…
Can You Lose A House You Paid For?
You may have heard a lot of media noise about the potential bursting of the housing bubble. Well, a correction in the real estate market is the least of Kwaku Atta Poku’s worries. Mr. Poku—a hard-working immigrant from Ghana and owner of a small taxi business—carefully paid and kept a…
FBI Frames Four Men – Pays Big Price
No amount of money can give these falsely convicted men back their lives (2 of them died in prison), but the $101,750,000 awarded by U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner certainly makes a statement. In 1965, a small-time hoodlum named Deegan was killed. One of those known by the FBI…