Author Archives: Pete Guither

From the Daily Southtown Business Group Warns About Rising Prison Population A skyrocketing prison population, spiraling drug crime and juvenile crime rates come under fire in a major study of Chicago-area crime and criminal justice published today. Chicago Metropolis 2020, … Continue reading →

Radley Balko has been covering this, but in case you missed it, “Deputy” Shaquille O’Neal has been accompanying police on paramilitary-style police raids, including drug raids. Shaq — there’s a difference between FICTION and reality. I sometimes wonder if we’ve … Continue reading →

A halloween video for you, courtesy of the SAFER Colorado Blog

Via the DARE Generation Diary… … on Friday, a federal judge granted the Bush administration’s motion to dismiss Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law that strips financial aid from college students with drug convictions … Continue reading →

A picture that speaks volumes. …but go read anyway. [Thanks, Allan]

Via Dare Generation Diary, an endorsement in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: … And some of Souder’s other efforts, such as his bill prohibiting college students with drug convictions from getting financial aid, have hurt Hoosiers. Indiana leads the nation … Continue reading →

OK, this is just bizarre. Via the drug czar’s “blog” comes this truly surreal item: Colombia will launch a hard-hitting advertising campaign in London next week aimed at raising awareness that cocaine use in Europe is killing hundreds of children … Continue reading →

An interesting message from Mark Greer at DrugSense: While the main purpose of DrugSense is to encourage accuracy and honesty in the media with respect to illegal drugs, our goal is ultimately to stop the costly and ineffective drug war. … Continue reading →

I’m a bit busy right now with photography (doing 75 actor head shot sessions and two theatre production photography shoots in three days), so talk amongst yourselves. Here are a couple of things to check out. “bullet” Daksya notes what … Continue reading →

Via Radley Balko and Mark Kleiman, comes the most sickening observance of “Red Ribbon Week” imaginable. If classes had been held in a forest yesterday at Marshall Middle School in Fauquier County, it would have been difficult for teachers to … Continue reading →