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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 he has no evidence proving it (in fact, other cities without Stop and Frisk saw […]

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 methodology for the change is a fairly dramatic expansion of prosecutorial discretion. Prosecutors already had […]

darkcycle on Quote: “Absolutely incredible. I’m floored. No Turkey drop full episode to be had anywhere….they pulled it down for copyright. First time…” Nov 27, 12:50
darkcycle on Quote: “Happy turkey day, couchmates. Will try to return to share up the WKRP Turkey-drop episode for tradition’s sake later (if…” Nov 25, 13:04
Servetus on Positive news from the mess: “Citizen science makes it more convenient to study the effects of psilocybin on depression, anxiety, and stress: 23-NOV-2021…In total, we…” Nov 23, 20:23
Son of Sam Walton on Quote: “This is as much good as it is bad. Under prohibition this is horrible, but also an advantage when wanting…” Nov 23, 09:47
Servetus on Positive news from the mess: “Wear your nalaxone in a handy self-injecting device, according to inventors who developed a “wearable device [that] can detect and…” Nov 22, 23:38
Pete on Positive news from the mess: “That’s great news for me!” Nov 17, 11:01
Servetus on Positive news from the mess: “Fighting stroke and dementia with 3-5 cups of tea per day or 4-6 cups of coffee: 16-NOV-2021– Drinking coffee or…” Nov 17, 10:35

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