Tag: Criminal Justice
Tony Bagels and the Rest of the Mob
Seems that there was a big round-up of suspected Mafiosi the other day. I don’t think these were your Tony Soprano types. These guys were allegedly the real deal. In my childhood neighborhood, the local rackets were run by the Smalldone brothers, Eugene (“Checkers”), Clarence (“Chauncey”, and Clyde (“Flip-Flop”). I met Checkers and Chauncey a […]
Legislative Pre-Game Show-Jan. 12: Demagoguery On 1st Agenda of Session
What do you do if you’re a politician and you’ve got nothing but bad news to run on and you’re facing re-election? Simple. Conjure up potential ‘horribles’, create simplistic legislation attacking said ‘horribles’, and run as if you bravely stood up to said ‘horribles’, even if what you did was simply to create horrible legislation […]
Unacceptable.
On pretty much every front, really. And that is the most family friendly title I could come up with.
If you haven’t seen the NJ article this AM recounting some of the history of the despicable Dr. Bradley, then do yourself a favor. People with blood pressure issues should be forewarned. But this is a just a horror show on pretty much every front:
One of World’s Richest — An Alledged Thief
Raj Rajaratnam is a Wall Street insider, fabulously wealthy, and, it turns out, an alleged criminal.
Prison System A National Disgrace
That is the claim Senator Jim Webb makes introducing his National Criminal Justice Act of 2009: America’s criminal justice system has deteriorated to the point that it is a national disgrace. Its irregularities and inequities cut against the notion that we are a society founded on fundamental fairness. Our failure to address this problem has […]
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