The intruders were allegedly trying to steal marijuana that the homeowner was growing:
Lt. Gary Trupe, coordinator for the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit, said Monday that the home was targeted because of marijuana plants that were being grown there.
Arcay and the roommate are now wanted by police for possession of 25 to 35 marijuana plants. The [...]
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An Update On The Amarillo Shooting
Posted in castle doctrine, dissent, education, privilege, property, torts on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Castle Doctrine Map Update for January 2009
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, education, politics, privilege, property, torts, tagged castle doctrine, map, update on January 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I realize the insanity of trusting Wikipedia for any kind of exhaustive legal analysis. But they’ve got a great list, and the list (for the most part) links to the relevant statutes. If I was really going to be serious about this I’d take the time to look up state murder law for all 50 [...]
Posner Gets Basic US History Wrong
Posted in constitution, dissent, economics, education, ethics, hypocrisy, politics, tagged lincoln, posner, stare decisis on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
although since he doesn’t give a damn about stare decisis, I guess I’m not surprised that he can’t be bothered to actually check the factual truth behind the decisions his clerks write for him.
Alternate Title: 65% of Internet Users Have Never Searched For Their Own Name
Posted in education, internet, media, privacy, public domain, technology, tagged pew research on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously. There is essentially no other way to interpret this data from Pew Research, which emphasizes the number of people who haven’t yet realized that their photos are somewhere on the web. Much more revealing than the photo statistic is the one about “Home Address.” If you have ever had a phone line or a [...]
Just A Flesh Wound
Posted in dissent, education, media, oregon, politics, tagged Hillary can't win, Obama, oregon on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Politico comes right out and says it: Hillary has no real chance of winning the nomination.
But let’s assume a best-case scenario for Clinton, one where she wins every remaining contest with 60 percent of the vote (an unlikely outcome since she has hit that level in only three states so far — her [...]
Wyoming Is Latest State To Enact Castle Doctrine
Posted in castle doctrine, education, politics, privilege, property, tagged Self Defense, Wyoming on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Casper Star-Tribune:
CHEYENNE — Declaring that Wyoming residents have a right to defend their homes, Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed a bill Thursday that spells out in statute that citizens may use deadly force on intruders. . . .
Wyoming’s version of the bill provides immunity from civil lawsuits to anyone who uses force in defense [...]
The Dow In Euros
Posted in economics, education, tagged Dollar, Euros, inflation on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
They days of the strong dollar are over, and we’re just beginning to feel the fallout. Time to party like it’s 2002. Folks, the word you are looking for is “inflation.”
