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Beer for My Horses: Toby Keith's Ode to Lyching

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:45:56 GMT

clipped by: zizzy
clipper's remarks: During the days when Toby Keith's "Grandpappy" stalked the Jim Crow South, lynching was an institutional method of terror employed against blacks to maintain white supremacy. According to the Tuskegee Institute, between the years 1882 and 1951, 3,437 African-Americans were lynched in the United States, mostly in the heart of Dixie. Felonious assault and rape (read: corrupting "the flower of white womanhood") were the two most frequent justifications for lynch mob actions.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Well a man come on the 6 o'clock news
said somebody's been shot
somebody's been abused
somebody blew up a building
somebody stole a car
somebody got away
somebody didn't get to far yeah
they didn't get too far

Grandpappy told my pappy back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he'd done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street
For all the people to see

That Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
too much corruption and crime in the streets
It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
You can bet he'll set 'em down...

Untrained Informant Killed During Sting

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:04:13 GMT

clipped by: sahara
clipper's remarks: Former FBI agent Brad Garrett, an ABC News consultant, says it made no sense to use an inexperienced person like Rachel for a gun deal.
"You have her make the phone call, you have the bad guys come into the picture and you never have her go to them," said Garrett, a veteran of scores of such undercover deals.
"You arrest them in the park and she's never exposed to the gun or the dope," said Garrett.
In the Hoffman case, police sent her out alone, with only one or two officers trailing her.
The chief concedes she had not received any training as a confidential informant, or CI, before the dangerous mission.
"As far as the training she receives, as far as training for, as a CI, we don't provide training for CIs," Jones told 20/20.

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

No training. A botched drug sting. A dead 23-year-old college graduate.

But authorities in Tallahassee, Fla., have yet to take any action against the police responsible for an undercover operation that led to the death of Rachel Hoffman, a recent graduate of Florida State University.

Police Chief Dennis Jones, interviewed for tonight's 20/20 broadcast, says he does not accept that his department is in any way responsible for the death of the young woman

"Do we feel responsible? We're responsible for the safety of this community," Jones said, labeling Hoffman a "criminal" because she was caught twice with a baggie of marijuana

"People we use as confidential informants are people that are familiar with the drug trade," the police chief said

her friends say she refused to inform on friends who smoked grass

Instead, say the friends, police pushed Hoffman to work undercover against two men considered much bigger in the drug scene, and to try to buy a gun

Clip Source: blog.puppetgov.com

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Southern U.S. town proud of its mandatory gun law

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:32 GMT

clipped by: travislaborde
clipper's remarks: not many Democrats there I bet

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

Southern U.S. town proud of its mandatory gun law

The town north of Atlanta had little prominence until it passed a gun ordinance in 1982 that required all heads of a household to own a firearm and ammunition.

The Kennesaw law has endured as the town's population has swelled to about 30,000 from 5,000 in 1982.

"When the law was passed in 1982 there was a substantial drop in crime ... and we have maintained a really low crime rate since then," said police Lt. Craig Graydon. "We are sure it is one of the lowest (crime) towns in the metro area.

"There's been no move to get rid of the law. Why would you?"

Tags: politics

Video of Cop Assaulting Cyclist at Critical Mass Ride

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:13:11 GMT

clipped by: Lexica

Clip Source: gothamist.com

Another Critical Mass ride, another stunning display of police brutality. Watch as one of New York's finest violently shoves a cyclist off his bicycle, launching him through the air to the curb at 46th street and Seventh Avenue during Friday night's monthly Critical Mass ride.

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A representative for TIMES UP! tells us that the cyclist in this video was arrested, held for 26 hours, and charged with attempted assault and resisting arrest. One other cyclist was ticketed Friday night for riding outside the bike lane, which is not actually illegal and often necessary, considering how popular bike lanes are for double parking.

UPDATE: MyFoxNY that the police officer in the video--22-year-old Patrick Pogan--has been stripped of his badge and gun and the NYPD has "placed the unidentified officer on desk duty pending the outcome of a department investigation." The bicyclist, Christopher Long, has not commented, but his lawyer said, "The video speaks for itself."

Tags: monkey-powered, law-enforcement, new-york, wtf?, critical-mass

Europe's Love Affair With Barry

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:46:57 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: a more "European" (that is, a more social-democratic) America, which at last casts off some of its nastier capitalist habits. An America that is a lot more like us Europeans who have forgone power politics and sovereignty in favor of communitarian politics and integration...

After Inauguration Day, alas, Europe and the world will not face a Dreamworks president, but the leader of a superpower. Whether McCain or Obama, the 44th president will speak more nicely than did W. in his first term. He will also pay more attention to the "decent opinions of mankind." But he will still preside over the world's largest military, economic, and cultural power.

This vast power differential is what Germans and Europeans don't quite fathom in their infatuation with Obama. Their problem was not Mr. Bush, but Mr. Big--America as Behemoth Among the Nations, unwilling to succumb to the dictates of goodness that animate post-heroic, post-imperial, and post-sovereign Europe.

Clip Source: www.babalublog.com

It's like an exorcist fantasy: Once we can send Bush off into the desert, like the scapegoat of the Israelites, we will be able to love America again.

There are two problems buried in this fantasy. One, Barack Obama is possessed of a pliable identity that oscillates between Barry and Barack, between White and Black, between the Harvard Law Review and the Chicago slums, between a leftish voting record in the Senate and a right-of-center message on the stump. He is neither saint nor softie, but the most consummate power politician to come out of Chicago since Richard Daley the Elder. Following classical electoral ritual in the U.S., Obama has been moving steadily to the right, be it on the death penalty, gun control, or Iraq. Europeans haven't quite processed his pilgrimage to the center, and if they have, they seem not to care...

Clip Source: www.babalublog.com

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Clip Source: www.babalublog.com

This, of course, is Europe's favorite dream: a post-Bush America cut down to size and chastened, a meeker and more modest America

Tags: obama, europe, politician, socialist, harvard law, chicago slums, richard daley

After SC ruling-Felons want right to bear arms.

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:48:42 GMT

clipped by: tommy2balmy
clipper's remarks: You could see this one coming.

Clip Source: www.usatoday.com

Guns ruling spurs legal challenges by felons

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh.

As a defense, Barton and several other defendants in federal gun cases argue that last month's Supreme Court ruling allows them to keep loaded handguns at home for self-defense.

"Felons, such as Barton, have the need and the right to protect themselves and their families by keeping firearms in their home," says David Chontos, Barton's court-appointed lawyer.

Chontos and other criminal defense lawyers say the high court's decision means federal laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of people convicted of felonies and crimes of domestic violence are unconstitutional as long as the weapons are needed for self-defense.

Tags: gun control, felons, d.c.

Weighing Parole For Killers

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:27:12 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: I guess we could argue that there should be no parole for killers, and that would be a black and white argument. I'm sure black and white feels pretty damn good to the victim's families.
One thing I would like to say is I think some on CM feel as though clippers must agree 100 percent with the clip or we wouldn't clip the article. Not true, at least in my case and I welcome polite, concise, adult conversation on any clip. Opposing views are always welcome and can lead to meaningful dialog and in the spirit of that, I feel this clip asks the reader to dig deep on the concept of forgiveness in our society. Is that concept worth considering? The answer can be a very complex one with good arguments on both sides.

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Lawrence spent 24 years in state prison for murdering her lover's wife with a gun and a potato peeler while in a jealous rage. A model inmate, she received a second chance at freedom last summer when a court ordered her released. Since then, she has reunited with family in Los Angeles and tried to re-integrate into society at age 61.

But Lawrence may have to return to prison instead, if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can convince the California Supreme Court that she remains a threat to public safety. That she has had no problems with the law in a year of freedom is irrelevant, the governor's office said; she should not have been let out.

When should a killer be set free? What are the limits, if any, on the governor's power to decide? Are such factors as an inmate's prison record and age ever more significant than a horrendous crime committed decades ago?

Enemy Combatants- When will we, the real opposition, be judged like that?

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:22:23 GMT

clipped by: klippety
clipper's remarks: Domestic laws already give ANY administration the power to lock us up. We are undermining the war effort, the so called domestic peace, under the gun, we will see the end of America as we have thought we know, in this lifetime.

Clip Source: www.salon.com

"A CIA analyst warned the Bush administration in 2002 that up to a third of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay may have been imprisoned by mistake, but White House officials ignored the finding and insisted that all were 'enemy combatants' subject to indefinite incarceration."

'The president has determined that they are ALL enemy combatants. We are not going to revisit it.'"

"[T]he [CIA] analyst estimated that a full third of the camp's detainees were there by mistake. When told of those findings, the top military commander at Guantanamo at the time, Major Gen. Michael Dunlavey, not only agreed with the assessment but suggested that an even higher percentage of detentions -- up to half -- were in error. Later, an academic study by Seton Hall University Law School concluded that 55 percent of detainees had never engaged in hostile acts against the United States, and only 8 percent had any association with al-Qaeda."

13 Things You Won't Believe Are Against the Law Somewhere Pt 3

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:09:34 GMT

clipped by: revenantdm
clipper's remarks: The last part of the list and it ended with a beautiful BANG! Excuses, Karaoke, and Satan... maybe the laws were not so bad if they ban the first two, but banning Satan puts me out of a job as a Minor Demon...
Marked Mature for language... (I err on the safe side)

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#3.

Excuses (Megion, Siberia)

Bureaucrats are no longer allowed to say the following phrases: "I don't know," "It's lunch time," "It's not my job" and "It's impossible" amongst a list of more than two dozen other phrases that generally piss people off when coming from the mouths of government officials

#2.

Karaoke (Lilbum, Georgia)

we all know, karaoke is the tool of the devil

The mayor says he doesn't want clubs in his town and is pretty sure once karaoke starts up, it's just a small step before toddlers are starting fires and people who sing Cher off key will be smuggling assfuls of cocaine to their gun-running friends across town

#1.

Satan (Inglis, FL)

The ban was posted on signs at the entrance to town, just in case the Devil was on a road trip and thought to pass through

after some threats of lawsuits, the ban was officially rescinded. The signs were moved to private property, at which point Satan ascended from Hell and built a dark temple of charred corpses. But only on public property

Tags: weirf, laws, funny, strange, cracked, outlawed, cursing

Unenlightened in law enforcement

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:25:00 GMT

clipped by: cdobbs
clipper's remarks: I would have to agree, why is it the highly educated are so stupid. Ah right, they lose all their common sense somewhere along the way.

Please read the full story.

Clip Source: www.ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com

In last week’s Monday Blog Post I shared jail house interviews with you from two men who killed for nothing more than cigarettes and pocket change as evidence of why you should have a gun, training, and a Concealed Weapons Permit so you can carry a gun EVERYWHERE YOU GO.

If you have ever visited Washington DC, I’m sure you recognized that if you travel just a few blocks away, in any direction, from the park-like areas of monuments and government buildings, you are in the middle of urban blight that any law abiding person would want and need a gun for self defense protection.

It truly amazes me how our government, with all their tax dollars, manpower and entitlements for the underprivileged have not been able to clean up their own backyard!

Top Ten WTF? US Sex Laws

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:38:25 GMT

clipped by: revenantdm
clipper's remarks: Every state has old, hinky laws on their books that make them look as weird as possible but these ones take the cake -- the cake the Stripper pops out of!
And Law #10 is just WRONG!

Clip Source: media.www.ecollegetimes.com

Top Ten WTF? US Sex Laws

Media Credit: Photos.com

1. Oral sex is illegal in 18 states, including Arizona.

2. In Virginia, it is illegal to have sex with the lights on.

3. It is illegal for husbands in Willowdale, Oregon, to talk dirty during intercourse.

4. Sexual intercourse between unmarried couples is illegal in Georgia.

5. Engaging in any sexual position other than missionary is illegal in Washington, DC.

6. In Connorsville, Wisconsin, it is illegal for a man to shoot off a gun when his female partner is having an orgasm.

7. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth.

8. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal in Florida.

9. It is illegal in Utah to marry your first cousin before the age of 65.

10. Sex with animals is perfectly legal for men in Washington state, as long as the animal weighs less than 40 pounds.

Tags: top 10, list, lists, sex, laws, crimes, wtf, strange, weird

The Color of Crime: Race, Crime, and Justice in America Second, Expanded Edition, 2005

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:24:01 GMT

clipped by: Charlie Martel 732AD
clipper's remarks: The media does all it can to hide these facts about crime. This certainly hinders law enforcement and diminishes people's good sense when it comes to crime avoidance, thus leading to more crime victims. Scapegoating the higher incarceration rates of blacks and Hispanics on whites also promotes hatred of whites and hate crimes against them.

Clip Source: www.amren.com

The Color of Crime

Race, Crime, and Justice in America
Second, Expanded Edition, 2005

Major Findings:

• Police and the justice system are not biased against minorities.

Crime Rates

• Blacks are seven times more likely than people of other races to commit murder, and eight times more likely to commit robbery.

• When blacks commit crimes of violence, they are nearly three times more likely than non-blacks to use a gun, and more than twice as likely to use a knife.

• Hispanics commit violent crimes at roughly three times the white rate, and Asians commit violent crimes at about one quarter the white rate.

• The single best indicator of violent crime levels in an area is the percentage of the population that is black and Hispanic.

Interracial Crime

• Of the nearly 770,000 violent interracial crimes committed every year involving blacks and whites, blacks commit 85 percent and whites commit 15 percent.

Tags: race, crime, statistics

New And Not Improved! New York Times

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:55:43 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: the death penalty and gun control. Mr. Obama endorsed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the District of Columbia’s gun-control law. We knew he ascribed to the anti-gun-control groups’ misreading of the Constitution as implying an individual right to bear arms. But it was distressing to see him declare that the court provided a guide to “reasonable regulations enacted by local communities to keep their streets safe.”

We were equally distressed by Mr. Obama’s criticism of the Supreme Court’s barring the death penalty for crimes that do not involve murder.

Mr. Obama’s shifts are striking because he was the candidate who proposed to change the face of politics.

We don’t want any “redefining” on these big questions. This country needs change it can believe in.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Editorial

Barack Obama stirred his legions of supporters, and raised our hopes, promising to change the old order of things.

Now there seems to be a new Barack Obama on the hustings. First, he broke his promise to try to keep both major parties within public-financing limits for the general election

The new Barack Obama has abandoned his vow to filibuster an electronic wiretapping bill if it includes an immunity clause

The Barack Obama of the primary season used to brag that he would stand before interest groups and tell them tough truths. The new Mr. Obama tells evangelical Christians that he wants to expand President Bush’s policy of funneling public money for social spending to religious-based organizations — a policy that violates the separation of church and state and turns a government function into a charitable donation.

On top of these perplexing shifts in position, we find ourselves disagreeing powerfully with Mr. Obama on two other issues:

Tags: obama, mccain, war in iraq, taxes, health care, campaign finance, fisa immunity clause, gun-control law, death penalty, supreme court nominations.

Like I said, we won't need SCOTUS no mo'!

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:26:51 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: If one more "R" gets on SCOTUS we can all say TOOTLES to civil liberties & HELLO to Fascism. A statement from an everyday Alarmist? No its serious! The court now in lockstep with the "R" ideology which protects the wealthy and gives a nose-thumb at those who need help. The kind of social order they wish to spread across our land, is not democracy. Not with, cruel punishment for those who can't pay their way out of a guilt accusation. Not with, melt down of habeas corpus. Not with, stripping a woman of her right to choose what's best for her body & circumstances. Not with, laws, claiming Voter Id's before one can vote. Not with, reducing punitive damages to large corp. who will become more reckless not having to face large losses to their beloved capital. Not with, dismantling gun-control laws putting all at risk of being murdered by the disgruntled, the disturbed who should never possess lethal weapons. Remember 1 or 2 more "R" justices and you can kiss your, you-know-what bye-bye

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Editorial

A Supreme Court on the Brink

the Supreme Court term that just ended seems muddled:

disturbing, highly conservative rulings

like voting rights and gun control,

important defenses of basic liberties in other areas, including the rights of detainees

Guantánamo

most important decisions came on 5-to-4 votes

reminder that the court is just one justice away from solidifying a far-right majority

that would do great damage to the Constitution and the rights of ordinary

The Supreme Court abandoned its

role in protecting voting rights

the court struck down parts of the District of Columbia’s gun-control law.

Corporations fared especially well in this term

The court reduced the punitive-damages award against Exxon Mobil

most cold-hearted decision, the court endorsed Kentucky’s use of lethal injection to execute prisoners.

In placing these rulings in the larger context of the court after two appointments by President Bush

Roberts

and

Alito

both

members of the conservative movement

One more

would shift

balance

Tags: scotus, supreme, court, justice

NRA sues San Francisco to overturn public-housing gun ban

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:03:50 GMT

clipped by: enbar
clipper's remarks: Raise your hand if you think that more guns in public housing is going to result in fewer gun deaths.

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing

SAN FRANCISCO — The National Rifle Association sued the city of San Francisco on Friday to overturn its ban on handguns in public housing, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the nation's capital.

In San Francisco, the NRA was joined by the Washington state-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and a gun owner who lives in the city's Valencia Gardens housing project.

Mayor Gavin Newsom said the city will "vigorously fight the NRA" and defended the ban as good for public safety.

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said that the Supreme Court ruling didn't address gun bans on government property and that he is "confident that our local gun control measures are on sound legal footing and will survive legal challenges."

Tags: law, violence, crime, news, u.s.-news, guns