I told you so.
Earlier this year I took issue with one of those news reports that seemed sourced mostly from a police […]
You Can’t Turn Over Police Reports You Haven’t Written.
Between pondering how the courthouse bathrooms were trashed within 10 minutes of the place opening, and hoping that […]
Policing and the Mentally Ill: presented without (or with very little) comment.
It’s not hard. Why does it get messed up so often?
Dog Searches Are As Accurate as We Say They Are.
Anybody who has driven from the Geneva/St. Charles area west to DeKalb has seen the billboards for Bradley […]
Nobody Cares If You Used To Be a Prosecutor
I’m in law school and think I want to be a prosecutor. It’s a noble profession, and all […]
Don’t Taze Me Cary, Illinois Bros.
Electrifying news from the Cary, Illinois police department! For the cost of only about ten thousand taxpayer dollars, […]
Why Do Cops Let People Drive Drunk?
You know how drunk drivers are a danger? They cause accidents? You know how they kill people? You […]
When you don’t know what to do, beat and kill.
I think I’m developing a reputation as the guy who doesn’t like it when the mentally ill or […]
Two Bad Misconceptions About the Law
This is a fun job. It really is. So fun, in fact that everybody wants to do it. […]
The War Against Humaneness.
Dixon, Illinois is an pretty historic place. It’s where Illinois’ most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, decided to join […]
“We dropped $200k on this armored truck and there hasn’t been a murder since,” said no police department, ever.
For a couple of reasons, I’m what you could call in interested observer of the militarization of our […]
DUI and McHenry. Is the extra spending worth it?
It’s getting weird in the DUI world. If you haven’t been paying attention, DUI arrests are on a […]