This is a very bad result of politicians being so eager to cut funding for public defenders: Poor Philadelphians who are charged with murder and have a court-appointed lawyer are more often found guilty and serve longer prison terms than those represented by public defenders, a new federally funded RAND Corp. study finds. The study, released Friday night by the California-based think tank, concludes that public defenders in Philadelphia reduce their clients’ murder conviction rate by 19 percent and lower [...]
Archive for Category: "Blind Justice"
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P. Alvarez: "Cooperman, 68, said in an interview that he can’t wa
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December 17, 2011 8:22 am
Comcastic!
December 13, 2011 10:39 am
Catch 22
December 10, 2011 12:35 pm
It was Obama who asked for Citizen Imprisonment Law
December 9, 2011 7:15 pm
Battlefield earth
December 8, 2011 11:40 am
To feds, food stamps bigger than Wall St. fraud
December 5, 2011 2:04 pm
Sheriff Joe
December 5, 2011 12:13 pm
War against the American people
November 30, 2011 10:54 am
Whistleblower death
November 30, 2011 9:34 am
Judge Rakoff’s SEC ruling
November 29, 2011 7:33 pm
SCOTUS declines gun case
November 28, 2011 12:39 pm
Woo hoo
November 25, 2011 9:03 am
Double secret probation
November 22, 2011 9:13 am
Louie, Louie
November 18, 2011 11:37 am
Clarence Thomas
Other News
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Class War Corporate Statism Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Politics As Usual
Government, Enron style
Taibbi has an excellent piece on how Obama is lying when he covers up for the banks. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but here’s the conclusion: But by taking a dive on fraud, and orchestrating mass cover-ups like the coming foreclosure settlement fiasco, what they’re doing instead is signaling to the world that not only are our financial markets corrupt, but our government is broken as well. The problem with companies like Lehman and Enron is that their executives [...]
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Class War The Shadow Knows
Rich people less empathetic than the poor
Boy, that one’s a shocker, huh? Bookmark It
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Just Plain Crazy
Accidents will happen
When a gun is involved, even minor accidents can kill people. And that’s the thing about guns, right? Someone else’s slip of the hand, carelessness or anger can result in the death of another human being. It doesn’t seem like it should be so controversial to have more common-sense rules in place. Unfortunately, the NRA believes that any rules are an affront to reason and they’ve bought enough politicians to block them. I don’t know what it’s like in rural [...]
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Higher Ground
My favorite time of the year
Yes, it’s Global Orgasm for Peace Day! Make an “O” face for peace… Bookmark It
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My So-Called Life
Grumble, grumble
Last night, I fried my ergo keyboard by spilling a glass of water on it. (Yes, I did take it apart and tried to dry it. No dice.) So not only did I have to order a new ergonomic keyboard, I had to go pick up a $10 cheapie this morning so I can continue to work. And let me tell you: It’s hard to use a regular keyboard when you’re used to the ergonomic kind. I keep hitting the [...]
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Humor
The joys of swearing
I wish my mother could see this. She was always telling me my vulgar language was the mark of a poor vocabulary, and I’d respond, “Well, I guess I shoot that theory to shit!” Bookmark It
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Class War Corporate Statism Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
How companies stole worker pensions
Via Alternet, this excerpt from Retirement Heist: How Companies Plunder and Profit From the Nest Eggs of Americans Workers, by Ellen E. Schultz: In December 2010, General Electric held its Annual Outlook Investor Meeting at Rockefeller Center in New York City. At the meeting, chief executive Jeffrey Immelt stood on the Saturday Night Live stage and gave the gathered analysts and shareholders a rundown on the global conglomerate’s health. But in contrast to the iconic comedy show that is filmed [...]
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Class War Politics As Usual
How to make colleges free
By dismantling all the provate-sector supports for which we’re already paying. Via Rortybomb. Bookmark It
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