Comments on: Lunch Links

By: Frank Hummel

Frank Hummel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:09 +0000

“SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts wants to broaden the drunk driving exception to the Fourth Amendment”

I was under the impression that has already happened.

By: Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:24:32 +0000

I found it ironic.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:12:06 +0000

I’d call them a pain in the ass and use one of a dozen different technologies to block them.

What don’t you like. That NeighborhoodScan can locate sex offenders or that they charge money for something that is free?

By: Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:33:03 +0000

#26

OK–so WTF are they called now? Anyway, I found it ironic.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:18:10 +0000

“But these nutrition activists often seem rather detached from reality.”

I didn’t think any activists were attached to reality. If they were, they’d have jobs.

Oh, you’re not an activist, you’re an advocate.

Andrew, that’s so cool you’re still in to popups.

By: Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:11:56 +0000

Radley, did you know that one of the popups on your site is for NeighborhoodScan.com, a company that claims it can show you where sex offenders live near your home? Just saying…

By: RobZ

RobZ — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:18:13 +0000

I’ve certainly read that some ranchers receive water at subsidized rates. I’m guessing that that’s true. (If farmers get it, why not ranchers?) The government is said to lose on the average of 2 dollars an acre for each acre leased out for grazing rights. Arguably that’s a subsidy for those ranchers lucky enough to own property near good publicly owned grazing land. Some people claim it amounts to hundreds of millions per year. Perhaps.

My grandfather was a cowboy his whole working life. Eventually, he saved enough to buy a small ranch in South Dakota. Never made a lot of money, but he certainly loved what he did. I’d be surprised if he ever received a subsidy of any sort.

By: dtom

dtom — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:39:45 +0000

If it was American style, they would have shot her dog.

By: digamma

digamma — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:59:15 +0000

Hang on, is Max Sawicky blogging again?

By: J sub D

J sub D — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:39 +0000

She added that it will cost her around £110 for an emergency fix on her front door, although she will be reimbursed for that by police. A spokesman for Lancashire Constabulary said: “This was a genuine mistake and our neighbourhood policing team have spoken to the lady at length and we have given an unreserved apology.
Not exactly American style.

This part is.

"In this instance the warrant was intended for an adjacent property where drugs paraphernalia was recovered." [italics added]

By: Sallie

Sallie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:40:20 +0000

# 18 — you are right that the foods we eat are influenced by government subsidies, and that the government is (hold the front page!) now attempting to “fix” a problem that they partly created in the first place.

But, beef and pork are not subsidised. Sure, corn is, and to the extent that makes feed cheaper it indirectly subsidises feedlotting, but ranchers themselves receive no subsidies for their livestock products. Just to clarify.

/wonkery

By: Roho

Roho — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:55:03 +0000

Amateurs, definitely. The correct response is to cite her for having a broken door

By: random guy

random guy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:05:24 +0000

One of the best questions regarding weight loss is “How much are you willing to spend to change your habits?” Most people attempting to loose weight or get healthy never realize that it is going to cost them a significant investment to change their lifestyle. People are overweight and undernourished because of the cheapness and convenience of ‘bad’ foods. How could it not be given how much the government spends to subsidize beef, pork, and corn to such a ridiculous degree?

The government wants to spend so much money to help with America’s health crisis when government spending is the reason we are eating eight times the amount of red meat that we should be. Maybe if we got rid of the subsides (and just maybe gave a portion of the money to schools) then the foods people buy would fall into a natural distribution in terms of nutritional requirements.

Of course, the state is unwilling to consider that previous intervention by the state is a main contributing factor to a problem that the state now feels necessary to fix.

By: Matt I.

Matt I. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:50:05 +0000

Here’s what I don’t understand: Roberts is miffed because he didn’t get a chance to reverse a ruling he didn’t like. But isn’t the whole point of the Supreme Court to grant reviews by nine supposedly impartial justices?

How can he be allowed to judge a case when he’s already made up his mind? Shouldn’t he be recused in that case?

It’s just one of these things that point out how there is no real justice in this country.

By: Sex Offenders Chased by Day Care Center

Sex Offenders Chased by Day Care Center — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:07:49 +0000

[...] via Radley Balko [...]

By: Tokin42

Tokin42 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:56:00 +0000

#9 | Nick T | October 21st, 2009 at 2:02 pm

…..gasp- bust stops!

+1 for Busts. I’d love to live next to a bust stop.

By: Chris in AL

Chris in AL — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:52:24 +0000

“Their excuse was there was no number on the door but there are door numbers a couple of doors down – can they not count?”

No m’am. Being able to count is automatic disqualification from SWAT teams.

By: Mike Leatherwood

Mike Leatherwood — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:44:47 +0000

If it was American-like, the Brits would have forced her to the ground, hand cuffed her, left her nude and shivering, and played on her daughter’s computer. Oh, yeah, they would have shot the daughter.

By: Mike Healy

Mike Healy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:21:48 +0000

#10 – Don’t worry, practice makes perfect.

By: Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:18:23 +0000

… ought to stop this nonsense and think of a final solution.
… you spend days on end steaking out sex offenders

I like where this is going…