Harris County Sheriffs arrested Edward Riley for no reason. Read about how police agencies are passing the buck and the blame for his arrest. Thom Marshall of the Houston Chronicle says this type of screw-up demands an internal investigation. What do you think? The victim in the case certainly has a right to his anger….
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Marc is a software developer, writer, and part-time political know-it-all who currently resides in Texas in the good ol' U.S.A.
Ex-CBS Exec Quits Augusta
The Augusta National Golf Club has suffered its first defection. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Apparently Mr. Wyman does not respect the right of private organizations to choose their own members. That’s his privilege. However, in agitating for CBS to join in a boycott of Augusta is going too far. It is doubtful he will…
Affirmative Action Under Review
The U.S. Supreme Court will re-think Affirmative Action by mid-next year. Read the MSNBC.com story. My guess is that they will restrict the use of race as a valid criterion in evaluating college applications. The constitutionality of AA has always been questioned, and with good reason. Twenty-five years of illogical thinking is enough.
No More Miranda Warnings?
An appeal to the Supreme Court of an Oxnard, CA excessive force case in which a man who fought with police was shot by police could have wide-ranging impact on our legal system, including a possible rollback of the Miranda requirement. Read the story on Yahoo.com. This basic right of citizens being questioned by police…
Shuttle to Space Station
Liftoff of NASA’s fifth and final shuttle mission of the year happens Monday. Read about it on MSNBC.com. The space shuttle is cool. It’s about the best thing the U.S.A. has going in the space department these days. Not that it’s a bad thing, but in the last twenty years, haven’t we moved past it?…
Jury Room Camera Debate
The battle described Monday over the use of cameras in the jury room of a Houston-area murder trial rages on. Reas the Houston Chronicle story. As of this morning’s NPR broadcast, this case is now national news. That is highly unfortunate as this bad idea hardly deserves additional attention. One hopes that at least jurors’…
‘Beauty Queen’ Editor Threatened
Is it Salman Rushdie redux? A Nigerian government official today threatened the life of the newspaper writer who aptly noted ‘Muhammed…might have wanted to marry one of the contestants’. The author of the death threat is a provincial deputy governor. Is it any wonder the best and brightest flee from places like Nigeria to the…
Cameras Don’t Belong in Jury Room
State District Judge Ted Poe is planning to allow cameras in the deliberation room of a capital murder trial. Read the story in the Houston Chronicle. Judge Poe is known for his unconventional approach to jurisprudence and is very popular in his district and in the greater Houston area. However, in this case, he is…
Life and Death in Houston
Watch out for your children in Hockley, Texas. It seems that some people, and here I’m talking about those who persist in owning dangerous dogs, cannot be taught new tricks. What will it take to convice these dim-wits that these animals have no place in human society?Naturally it takes a real tragedy for the obvious…
Beauty Pageant Enrages Muslims
In Nigeria, religously-oriented riots killed over 100 people. The cause? A beauty pageant. What is going on in that country? Put those people to work, give them something to do! Read the story. Of course, there’s more kindling here than just the bathing suit competition. One person figuring prominently in the fighting is Isioma Daniel,…