Archive for the ‘Law enforcement’ Category

Save the Budget by Legalizing Marijuana

Posted by Jason on July 28th, 2009 under California's Troubles, Economics, Healthcare, Law enforcement, Obama, Taxes, budget Tags: , , , , ,  •  2 Comments

Do a google search and type in the following letters - legali.  I find this topic so fascinating.  Isn’t it interesting that this movement would gain strength during a time of massive government deficits?  The most likely time to get people to overlook their moral compass is when they are imprisoned by debt.  I also think [...]

California’s Real Budget Problem

Posted by Jason on July 7th, 2009 under Government Spending, Law enforcement, budget Tags: , , ,  •  3 Comments

We’ve all heard numerous times about the $42 billion budget deficit in California.  The number changes all the time.  We thought we had it fixed a year ago and then it turned out you can’t tax your way to a balanced budget.  State revenues declined much faster than expected and the budget remained in deficit.  [...]

Bernie Madoff Goes To Jail

Posted by Jason on June 30th, 2009 under Law enforcement Tags: , ,  •  1 Comment

Yesterday was the sentencing of ponzi king Bernie Madoff.  Mr. Madoff received the maximum sentence of 150 years for his crime.  He is 71 years old and will probably only serve a fraction of the time before he dies.  I am happy to say that Mr. Madoff deserves all he got and more.  Next up, [...]

Tasers

Posted by Mark on June 10th, 2009 under Law enforcement, Technology Tags: ,  •  2 Comments

Police with Tasers has become a hot topic on the news in the last couple years. The media loves to jump all over a cop who “over-steps his bounds” by Tasing someone.  Sometimes the media is correct and sometimes they are totally wrong.  Here are two examples I heard in the last 24 hours:
1. Police [...]