Perpetrator Named in Nashville Christmas Bombing
“The FBI said the human remains found at the scene of a massive Christmas Day explosion in Nashville match suspect Anthony Quinn Warner”
Category: Crime
The Strange Saga of Mark Aguirre
Mark Aguirre did not retire voluntarily and was in fact at the center of a huge police scandal almost twenty years ago:
Wednesday Writs: Brief Edition, Including Van Buren v United States
If the federal government has its way, according to arguments before SCOTUS, lying on a dating website profile will be a federal crime.
Lawyers, Guns, and Indictments: Mark and Patricia McCloskey
“Mark and Patricia McCloskey had previously been charged with felony counts of exhibiting weapons–for pointing guns at protestors outside their central west end home.”
If You Don’t Want to Pay Some More (Haha, Mr. Heath)
Who needs malice by the IRS when some good, old fashioned bureaucratic indolence can do the job just as ruthlessly.
The Official Response To Breonna Taylor’s Murder Keeps Getting Worse (UPDATED)
Since last week’s press conference, that already flimsy case excusing Taylor’s killing has taken four significant body blows.
Indictment For Police Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting
One indictment has been handed down against a police officer involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
A Lament For Autumn, Now That Spring Is So Far Away
A seemingly endless summer of discontentment leaves us no closer to better than we were before.
The 2021 Budgets Are In, And Funding For Police Is…
After months of chants and hashtags, the hard numbers are in for Fiscal Year 2021, and “Defund the Police” is not happening.
The Gang Problem
Even though this answer is rather simple, the people in charge who could make a difference refuse to make the changes necessary and haven’t for decades.
F’n Rubes Who Shovel S***, or Virtuous Manhood
The Tommy Shelbys and Nucky Thompsons of the world are parasites on the real men who make the world go round.
Rochester, New York
The death of Daniel Prude in March has reignited protests in Rochester, New York, with the public release of body cam footage and suspension of the the officers involved.
Privacy For Rape Victims, Whether They Want it or Not
It is utterly unsurprising nobody considered the impact of the law on victims or to ensure it did not further strip them of their will.
Songs Where Almost Everyone Dies: Carolina Edition
There’s been a lot of doom and gloom around as of late and I thought I’d pitch in with a couple of songs where virtually everyone dies.
The Political, Contested Thing of Crime and Consequences
What counts as a “crime” in our society is a political, contested thing. It always has been and always will be. So too are the consequences
Bannon and Kolfage, When the Walls Fell
The subtle genius of “Hey, there is a huge pile of $20 million dollars in a very high profile setting, let’s go steal that!!!”
The Worst Year
The old order has been shown for the lie it was. Putting things back the way they were is effectively impossible, and a new path forward must be made.
The Time Mike Prevented A Shark From Beheading A Moose
The following story is humorous. As far as we know Mike Pence could, in fact, use his fingers to count to ten, were it necessary.
On Not Wanting to Rest Content
When the George Floyd incident first happened, you could almost feel where this was going. With the release of the bodycam footage, here we are.
Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence Overturned on Appeal
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving half of the brothers who were behind the Boston Marathon bombing, is off death row — for now.
