Legal Insurrection

Michael Drejka, the Florida man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton after being physically attacked by McGlockton in a dispute over a handicap parking spot, was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison. He was convicted in August of manslaughter.

This case always seemed to me to be sufficiently ambiguous that an acquittal was very possible at trial if the criminal charge against Drejka was vigorously and skillfully defended. Unfortunately for Drejka, my observation of his legal counsel at trial revealed neither a vigorous nor skillful defense. Faced with an aggressive prosecution, such a weak defense is almost certain to result in a conviction.  Continue reading “Handicap Spot Shooter Sentenced to 20 Years”

Legal Insurrection – by  William A. Jacobson

On August 13, 2019, we wrote about an extraordinary Amicus Brief filed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on behalf of himself and several other Democrat Senators.

The Brief was extraordinary because it threatened the Justices with a potential restructuring of the Court if the Justices didn’t dismiss as “moot” the first big 2nd Amendment case the Court has taken in a decade. The Brief was panned by right, left, and center as a thinly-veiled and inappropriate threat.  Continue reading “Supreme Court to hear big 2nd Amendment case despite threats from Sheldon Whitehouse and other Dem Senators”

Mint Press News – by Ramzy Baroud

On August 20, Heba Ahmed al-Labadi fell into the dark hole of the Israeli legal system, joining 413 Palestinian prisoners who are currently held in so-called administrative detention.

On September 26, Heba and seven other prisoners declared a hunger strike to protest their unlawful detention and horrific conditions in Israeli prisons. Among the prisoners is Ahmed Ghannam, 42, from the village of Dura, near Hebron, who launched his hunger strike on July 14.  Continue reading “Strip Searches and Worse: Heba al-Labadi Among Palestinians Tortured in Israeli Prisons”

Middle East Monitor

Israel’s District Planning and Building Committee considered a plan on Sunday submitted by the Bedouin Settlement Authority in the Negev which aims to build camps as preparation for the displacement of 36,000 Arab citizens, Arab48.com has reported. The plan targets Palestinian-Arab residents within Israel who live in Bedouin villages “unrecognised” by the Israeli occupation government.  Continue reading “Israel to build camps as preparation for displacing Arab citizens”

Legal Insurrection

I like this idea! I know as someone with severe social anxiety a crowded and loud place can cause extreme discomfort and panic attacks. From The Gainsville Sun:

The zoo — with its screeching, howling and caterwauling inhabitants — can be a noisy nightmare for a child with autism or other sensory issues. Continue reading “Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo Wants to Make the Zoo Accommodating for Those With Sensory Issues”

Anti-War – by Jason Ditz

Launched in April, Khalifa Hafter’s bid to take over Libya, and the capital of Tripoli, looks to be breaking out again, with his forces attacking fighters from the UN-backed unity government over the past couple of days.

The Hafter forces opened fire on the unity force fighters in southern Tripoli, and heavy fighting is reported in parts of the city. The unity government’s office is claiming to have retaken parts of the city lost in the early push.  Continue reading “New Clashes Erupt in Libya; Fighting Reported in South Tripoli”

Independent

Turkey’s president has threatened to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe if the European Union labelled its military operation underway in Syria an “invasion”.

“We will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech to lawmakers from his AK Party on Thursday.  Continue reading “Erdogan threatens to flood Europe with 3.6 million refugees if EU calls Syria operation an ‘invasion”

Vigilant Citizen

In this day and age, mass media critics do not evaluate movies by their artistic merit, but by the direction of their political message. To be deemed “good”, a movie needs to check a list of “agenda” boxes. Well, Joker does not check any boxes and it also goes against the grain. It is an uncompromising piece of art that is more akin to a low-budget auteur film than a DC Comics blockbuster. And, through its deeply unsettling character study of a “loser” who turns into a famous murderer, the movie provides a scattering critique of mass media.  Continue reading “The Actual Reason Why “Joker” was Bashed by Mass Media”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Sumner County, TN — Freedom of speech, in the land of the free, is not guaranteed. Despite the wording of the First Amendment, claiming that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech,” there are countless laws across the country designed to do exactly that. However, even when there aren’t archaic anti-speech laws on the books, police will all too often deprive people of their freedom — for practicing their freedom. A Tennessee man is learning this the hard way after his sticker about gun control recently got him targeted by police and extorted.  Continue reading “Tennessee Man Prosecuted for Pro-Gun Sticker That Says ‘Rifle UC Rifle’”

Legal Insurrection – by Leslie Eastman

Thousands of climate change activists led by climate alarmist group Extinction Rebellion initiated two weeks of protests around the world on Monday. They demanded drastic global reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.

Personally, I would argue that the levels of pretension and hyperbole were toxic.  Continue reading “Climate Alarmist Group ‘Extinction Rebellion’ Chokes Major Cities With Fake Blood and Green Justice Antics”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Baltimore, MD — The Baltimore police department is arguably one of the most corrupt and violent departments in the country. From planting guns and drugs to shooting innocent people, the BPD is constantly in the news for all the wrong reasons. As the following case illustrates, all this negative press doesn’t seem to serve as any kind of deterrent for future criminal behavior—especially considering that this criminal is the city’s highest paid employee.   Continue reading “Cop Making $260K a Year, Caught on Video Beating Innocent Man for Saying the Ground is Wet”

Minnesota Daily – by Natalie Rademacher

Textbooks in hand, members of the student group Students for a Democratic Society held a sit-in outside University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel’s office Friday morning.

The students are calling for the University to disarm the University Police Department and increase the diversity of the student population. The sit-in is part of a broader campaign by the student group this year to demand action by the University.  Continue reading “Students host ‘study-in’ outside Gabel’s office”

Daily Mail

The number of elderly people taking antidepressants has more than doubled in two decades – despite no increase in the numbers with depression.

A major British study also reveals that the majority of over-65s who take the drugs do not have depressive symptoms.  Continue reading “Number of elderly on anti-depressants doubles in 20 years”