He Could Read My Mind; Wanted to Know The Tractors My Family Used
Consider this a follow-up to the post on how stupid our judicial system can be, at times...perhaps most of the time. Frederick Freeman was convicted of murdering Scott Mecklam (via Radley Balko). His conection to Mecklam? He dated a girlfriend of Mecklam's who got back together with Mecklam once Freeman was out of the picture (i.e. moved to the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 6, 2007 10:53
Vitter Outed in D.C. Madam Scandal
David Vitter, a conservative from Louisiana, was the first Member of Congress outed by the infamous "D.C. Madam." Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the "D.C. Madam," making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in the high-profile case. The statement containing Vitter's apology said ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 10, 2007 07:38
Legalizing Prostitution
Edward Morrissey (not to be confused with the less formal "Ed" Morrissey who writes his other blog) takes on Cathy Young's libertarian argument for legalizing prostitution. I am loathe to insinuate myself into a private relationship between consenting adults. However, this is not a relationship in any sense but the literal and existential. The “relationship” between prostitute and trick is essentially ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 9, 2007 11:10
Paris Hilton Jail Sentence Unfair?
By now, you've likely read or heard that Paris Hilton got sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her parole by driving with a suspended license. Jeralyn Merritt argues that the sentence is much stiffer than usual in such cases, likely because of Hilton's celebrity status. She cites the judge's decision to deny her the choice of buying ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 5, 2007 10:27
Adultery Could Carry Life Sentence in Michigan
A Michigan appeals court has ruled that adultery is constitutes first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony punishable by up to life in prison, under the literal reading of the law. "We cannot help but question whether the Legislature actually intended the result we reach here today," Judge William Murphy wrote in November for a unanimous Court of Appeals panel, "but we ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 16, 2007 09:26
Another Republican Resignation - He’s proud but tired of battling slavery
What do Belize, Saudi Arabia, Burma, North Korea, and Uzbekistan all have in common? They are among the dozen nations on the US State Department’s list of Tier 3 nations for human trafficking. Slavery, that is. Ambassador John Miller (a former Congressman from Seattle) , the head of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 25, 2006 00:56
The IRS versus Pimps
The Senate Judiciary has approved a bill that would establish an office in the IRS for investigating pimps and prostitutes who haven't paid income taxes.The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning approved a bill sponsored by committee chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, authorizing at least $2 million toward the establishment of an office in the IRS criminal investigation unit to prosecute ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 29, 2006 01:06
You Don’t Get To Read This Kind Of Piffle Everyday
Don't get too bent out of shape, but we are going to deal with a touchy subject here and we will try to do it rationally. It's about prostitution and a rancid piece of writing in today's WaPo. To begin with, the piece conflates three distinct issues: prostitution between consenting adults (in a place where it's legal, no less) prostitution where the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 10, 2006 03:32
Dutch Pedophiles Launch Political Party
Dutch citizens tired of the threat to their civil liberties posed by bans on pedophilia and bestiality areorganizing their own political party. Dutch pedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and the legalization of child pornography and sex with animals, sparking widespread outrage. The Charity, Freedom and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 30, 2006 16:46
Michael Jackson, African Americans, and Islam
Daniel Pipes reflects on rumors that Michael Jackson, who has moved to Bahrain, is on the verge of conversion to Islam. Given Mr. Jackson's famous eccentricities, it is unclear what his Bahraini venture amounts to, but if he does convert to Islam, he will be following a path in place since the late 1940s, of African-Americans under stress turning to some ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 8, 2006 07:47
