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The Supremes and the D.C. gun ban
Posted on March 19, 2008It's going to be a while before we know what the U.S. Supreme Court decides to do about Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban. But the New York Times has a really good report on yesterday's arguments -- you get an idea...
UPDATE on Rowan Ford homicide
Posted on March 19, 2008David Spears and Chris Collings, the men accused of raping and murder 9-year-old Rowan Ford last year, won't go back to court until May. Their cases have been postponed so there will be more time for discovery, the Joplin Globe...
4 DUI arrests during OP saturation patrol on St. Pat's
Posted on March 19, 2008From OPPD: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol on St. Patrick?s Day, Monday, March 17, 2008. The DUI Saturation Patrol was conducted with the intent to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving...
Fact: The First Amendment protects "Halo," too
Posted on March 18, 2008This is different ... Minnesota passed a law forbidding retailers from selling "mature" or "adults only" games to minor. But a U.S. appeals court has knocked it down, saying that even kids have a free-speech interest in this situation. Snip:...
Report: Rapists, pedophiles are getting Pell grants
Posted on March 18, 2008Here's something to ponder when Junior's next tuition bill comes in the mail: Dozens of sexual offenders are taking college courses through the mail while they're being held at treatment centers. And they're using Pell grants to do it, The...
Teenager saves bus full of kids, gets detention
Posted on March 18, 2008Story is from California. The girl, age 15, got sick on the ride to school, but instead of getting off at the building, she convinced her driver for a ride back to the bus barn. Good thing. The driver hit...
TX prosecutors are worried about "castle law"
Posted on March 18, 2008The Dallas Morning News says that prosecutors don't care for the state's new castle law, which protects citizens who shoot (and kill) anyone who breaks into their house or business or even their car. Juries are supposed to presume that...
FL teacher accused of making teen urinate in a lunchbox
Posted on March 18, 2008As opposed to letting him use the toilet. (Though I'm guessing the kid probably could've held it.) No police, but Mom is reportedly lawyer-shopping. Story is from -- where else? -- Florida.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on March 18, 2008Thanks again for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links to any interesting stories you might have seen elsewhere. Please sign...
More on the Kelsey Smith murder trial
Posted on March 18, 2008From Benita Williams: Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline said attorneys for murder defendant Edwin Hall challenged his handling of the case to divert attention from evidence against their client. Kline made his argument in a legal brief that a...
KCFD: Firefighter died while helping put out set fire
Posted on March 18, 2008The house fire where firefighter Terrance Crockett died yesterday appears to be intentionally set, Fire Chief Smokey Dyer says. Crockett was handling one of the hoses after the fire was out when he collapsed. Tony Rizzo has more information here.
33 arrested for DUI in KCPD sobriety checkpoint
Posted on March 18, 2008From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department, along with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Jackson County Traffic Task Force conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on March 17, 2008 from 2100 hours to 0400 hours at 39tr and Southwest Trafficway...
Love on a string
Posted on March 18, 2008This cracked me up ... and the deputy apparently found it amusing, too. She stopped to take photos with her cellphone. Hat Tip: Many thanks to The DB! This photo, supplied by Sheriff's Deputy Melissa Myers, shows Matthew Musnicki ,...
Graffiti on the rise in KCMO?
Posted on March 18, 2008That's according to Mayor Funkhouser's blog. The increases have been noted in the 1st, 3rd and 4th districts, and a lot of it looks like the work of gangs, not hipsters and starving art students. Saw this via The Kansas...
60-something man robs Independence bank
Posted on March 18, 2008From Karen Uhlenhuth: A man easily old enough to be a grandfather robbed an Independence bank shortly after 1 p.m. today, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The robber, estimated to be 60 to 65 years old, entered the...
Report: Lawyers suffer from higher rates of depression, anxiety
Posted on March 18, 2008Snip from the National Law Journal: Krieger, whose scholarship focuses on work-life issues for lawyers, has conducted research showing that practicing lawyers exhibit clinical anxiety, hostility and depression at rates that range from eight to 15 times the general population...
Independence PD gets $46K to target aggressive drivers on I-70
Posted on March 18, 2008From Independence PD: The Independence Police Department and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Highway Safety Division, will be conducting a news conference to announce a grant to be given to the Police Department from MoDOT to increase traffic enforcement...
KY mom says Wal-Mart sold her penis-shaped "fun straws"
Posted on March 18, 2008Snip: ?There are two of them that are shaped like the male private area,? said Bailey. ?I called Wal-Mart and they very rude with me about it. They acted like I was lying, like I was making it all up....
UPDATE: MO man videotaped officer yelling, cursing
Posted on March 18, 2008Remember Brett Darrow? He's the gentlemen who got pulled over in St. George, Mo., and recorded their interaction with a video camera installed in his car. It became national news, and the officer got fired -- possibly for such bon...
TX officials seize rattlesnake-flavored vodka
Posted on March 18, 2008It gets that flavoring from the 10-inch rattlesnake stuffed in each bottle. Not that rattlesnake is particularly tasty, though some Asian cultures say it serves as an aphrodisiac when combined with booze. There is an excellent photo waiting for you...
Do gun buybacks work?
Posted on March 18, 2008That's what this USA Today article asks. Several police departments say they get a good response whenever they offer buyback programs. The article quotes opponents who say that criminals aren't the ones turning the guns in. In a lot of...
Live audio of the D.C. gun ban arguments
Posted on March 18, 2008CNN has streaming audio of the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court here, if you're interested. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mike!
Would you like weed with that?
Posted on March 18, 2008Two McDonald's employees are accused of selling pot from their West Virginia store during business hours, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
AZ man accused of going 82 in 40 mph zone -- wife blames caffeine, "really foul mood"
Posted on March 18, 2008Who else was along for the ride? The couple's four kiddos, ages 1 to 12. Snip from the Arizona Republic: When the officer asked why he didn't pull over, Hall said, "I don't have to, I wasn't doing anything wrong,"...
Worst Flight Ever
Posted on March 18, 2008She's suing for $200K. If something like this happened to me, I would sue until I owned the entire airline. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb!
UPDATE: Woman accused of shooting husband who brought her a warm beer
Posted on March 18, 2008Story is from St. Louis. Corine Jones -- who was accused of shooting her husband in 2006 after he brought her a warm beer -- died in January at a nursing home, before she could be tried. Her defense attorney...
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
Posted on March 18, 2008A Michigan sheriff seized nearly 1,500 Dominican cigars during a drug bust recently. Instead of burning them, though, he's decided to ship the smokes to Iraq, where they'll be given to U.S. soldiers.
AZ woman offered oral sex for gas money, police say
Posted on March 18, 2008But the transaction didn't go forward, the authorities say. Instead, the woman allegedly stabbed the man with a pair of scissors -- and nearly severed one of her own fingers in the process, they report.
Popcorn Sutton, Moonshine King
Posted on March 18, 2008The story doesn't say if "Popcorn" is his Christian name, but I hope it is. Hat Tip: Many thanks, sexy!
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
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If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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