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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 […]

Son of Sam Walton on Billie Holliday and Harry Anslinger: “And to think she also lived in a whore house as a child, according to wiki. Forced to do things…” Mar 7, 09:08
Servetus on Billie Holliday and Harry Anslinger: ““I am waiting for the war to be fought which will make the world safe for anarchy.” — Lawrence Ferlinghetti…” Mar 6, 15:28
Carlyle Moulton on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “I tried to edit this comment but doing so was very difficult because the comment extended outside the bounds of…” Mar 3, 10:37
Carlyle Moulton on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “There is not now nor in the past ever has been a “war against drugs” but there has been and…” Mar 3, 10:17
Servetus on Washington Supreme Court rules felony drug possession law unconstitutional: “Buprenorphine used by patients with opioid use disorder is safe to use with benzodiazepines while still reducing ODs: March 3,…” Mar 3, 09:47
Servetus on John Oliver on police drug raids: “Kamala Harris joined the Biden prohibition league and will not be supporting marijuana legalization at the federal level. What else…” Mar 2, 13:16
darkcycle on Washington Supreme Court rules felony drug possession law unconstitutional: “They are dropping all simple possession charges. That won’t make a huge difference, though, they were as a rule not…” Mar 2, 12:29

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