This article at MyWay.com should serve as a reminder of the pitfalls and dangers of blogging. I especially agree with the comment about a Facebook entry coming back to bite someone in fifteen years or so.
Law & Order
In Illinois, Kicking Drugs (And the Prison Habit)
Maybe someone finally got it right. In Illinois, they’re trying a new program. They’re desperate to find a way to keep some of the 40,000 inmates due to be released this year from re-offending and returning to prison. The solution? A multi-prong approach. Treat the addictions. Give job training. And perhaps the most important part, Read More
More: Kelo v City of New London
The Strata-Sphere has a list of eminent domain cases that will likely be affected by the Kelo decision, and it’s incredibly disheartening to see what all is going on. I knew about a couple of the cases (Cypress, CA trying to take property away from a church for a CostCo, for example). I’m not sure Read More
Incredible
Incredible What was SCOTUS thinking? Today, they handed down a 5-4 decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, No. 04-108. Kelo had sued New London to block the city from condemning her home and taking it through eminent domain. Why were they taking it? To put businesses in its place. New Read More
Can some good come from his life?
Gregory Scott Johnson was convicted of breaking into of 82-year-old Ruby Hutslar’s Anderson, IN home, beating and stomping on her, then setting a fire to hide his crime in 1985. The state has said he admitted to the killing but changed his story after his conviction. He is scheduled to be executed early Wednesday. What Read More