I’m astonished to read about a case that’s going to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. His name is Matthew, he is 26 years old, and his supporters hope to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights. But he won’t be able to give evidence on his own behalf –… Continue reading It’s a chimp, dammit!
Tag: Law
Walter Williams hits another home run
Readers may be familiar with Walter Williams, a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, VA, and a regular columnist. His latest column, Control Criminals Not Guns, is a winner. Every time there’s a highly publicized shooting, out go the cries for stricter gun control laws, and it was no different with the recent murder… Continue reading Walter Williams hits another home run
Is Mexico spinning out of control?
I don’t know how many readers keep an eye on what’s happening South of the Border, but you might want to start paying close attention to developments there. It looks like the ‘drug wars’ between the Mexican government and security services on the one hand, and the drug cartels on the other, are spinning out… Continue reading Is Mexico spinning out of control?
Big Brother tactics fail miserably, but will that stop them?
If you think so, dream on . . . It’s been revealed that in Britain, CCTV public surveillance cameras number one for every 14 members of the population, or 20% of the installed total worldwide. In London alone, £200 million (equivalent to US $400 million) has been spent to install 10,000 cameras, plus their monitoring… Continue reading Big Brother tactics fail miserably, but will that stop them?
What’s in a name?
A man in California faced a three-year legal battle because he wanted to take his wife’s family name after they married, rather than have her take his. Michael Buday wanted to take his wife’s surname after marriage but found that the DMV wouldn’t issue him a new license in that name. Women get to change… Continue reading What’s in a name?
When laws trip over themselves
I’m cynically amused by a recent court case in England. In a nutshell, a drug dealer was convicted of his crimes and sentenced to incarceration. The State then sued to confiscate the assets he’d amassed from his life of crime. Unfortunately, they’d already frozen his assets, so he couldn’t afford a lawyer to represent him… Continue reading When laws trip over themselves