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Daily Archives: August 14, 2013
Frisky
Mayor Bloomberg tries to defend Stop and Frisk in this horrible piece in the New York Post: Frisks save lives He basically takes the position that Stop and Frisk has been responsible for a decrease in violent crime, even though … Continue reading
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Great and terrible power, exercised with some lenience, is still great and terrible power.
Ken White at Popehat has an excellent post that’s extremely helpful for those who would like to understand the Holder memo and federal sentencing: The Eric Holder Memorandum on Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Explained He concludes: I’m not happy that the … Continue reading
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