“Voluntary surrenders,” AKA the Greyhound Escape Plan. Since 1996, the US Bureau of Prisons has let some prisoners transfer between prisons unescorted. How? By buying them a one-way ticket to the bus terminal nearest their new home. How effective has it been? Historically, fewer than 1 in 500 inmates being transferred without escorts have absconded, Read More
Law & Order
Parental Rights vs Children’s Health
When should The System step in to protect a child?
You Say Escalate Like It’s a Bad Thing
Why is escalating the violence a bad thing?
Funeral Processions and the Law, Take 2
An Oregon resident writes about rude drivers in a letter to the editor. Note that the drivers weren’t just being rude, they were in violation of several Oregon statues covering funeral processions. I’ve come to the realization that people are just ignorant of procession laws, since they vary so from state to state. What’s required Read More
Dial 911 and Die
Over 40 years ago, Jeff Cooper coined the word “hoplophobe,” meaning a “mental disturbance characterized by irrational aversion to weapons.” I’d like to coin a new word, pertaining to the irrational dependence on protection orders, restraining orders, and the 911 emergency system. There needs to be such a word for people who think that a Read More