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The Criminalization of Gardening and other stories

Here are several items I won't have time to blog about today but which merit readers' attention:Is Mexican gangster violence an insurgency, or worse?DA's feud with county commissioners leads to criminal inquiry into sustainable gardening. (No, they weren't growing pot.) At this news, Grits must reiterate the question, "What in the world is Craig Watkins thinking?" At $390,000, the cost of Texas regulating municipal jails would be de minimis. The bigger barrier is opposition among law enforcement who don't want to be held accountable. RELATED: A reader points out this story from the Titus County Jail about improper relations between a deputy and inmate and retaliation against a whistleblower who reported her.The Houston Chronicle praised Harris County DA Pat Lykos for launching an investigation into the suicide of a 13-year old who allegedly endured severe bullying...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 04, 2010 (boomark / email).