A basic rule of law is that real property is unique. Thus, two lots, side by side, are not interchangeable; and if a property owner builds a house on the neighbor’s lot by mistake, he’s got a big problem. First, he can’t force his neighbor to swap lots, or sell her lot with his hou[...]
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Michigan legislator arrested for chasing stripper with a gun
Neil Friske, a first-term GOP state representative in Michigan who resembles J. Edgar Hoover (photo, left), stands out in many ways. He’s the son of a World War 2 Luftwaffe pilot. That’s right, his dad fought for Hitler, and after moving to the U.S. joined the anti-communist John Birch S[...]
June 23rd, 2024 - 6:23 pm § in Humor, Law and Courts
Never too old for prison
A federal judge sentenced Steven Whitecloud (photo, left), 88, of Billing, Montana, to prison last week for bank robbery, NBC News reported on Sunday, June 23, 2024 (read story here). Whitecloud put his grandson up to robbing banks and was the getaway driver. They pulled off two bank robberies in Au[...]
June 23rd, 2024 - 2:25 pm § in Law and Courts
Texas criminal justice screwed up again
I’ve never been to Texas, so I only have impressions of the place, mostly unfavorable. There’s the politics, of course, and a criminal justice system that’s downright frightening. Texas is the state most likely to execute an innocent person. There have been close calls, and at leas[...]
June 23rd, 2024 - 12:02 am § in Law and Courts, Racism
A shocking hate crime in Texas
A drunk woman harassed a U.S. citizen of Palestinian ethnicity, making racist remarks, then tried to drown her 3-year-old daughter in the apartment complex pool. Even though she told cops she intends to kill the entire family, her bail was set at only $25,000 for attempted murder and $15,000 for inj[...]
Capitol rioter tells his side of the story (video)
It just so happens he’s lying to the reporter in the video below. That interview was in November 2022. On June 18, 2024, Dale Huttle, 73, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024. His actions included using a flagpole to jab [...]
June 21st, 2024 - 1:46 pm § in Law and Courts
Swiss court convicts Britain’s richest family of enslaving servants
Four members of Britain’s richest family are headed for Swiss prisons for enslaving their servants. Instead of paying decent wages to servants at their Swiss villa, they imported illiterate workers, held them in prisoner-like conditions, worked them long hours, and paid them less than they spe[...]
June 19th, 2024 - 11:05 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Why your car insurance premiums are going up so much
Besides more expensive new and used cars, parts, and labor, people are driving crazier and getting in more accidents. The Seattle area is “seeing an alarming increase in traffic deaths and serious crashes,” KING 5 TV reported on June 19, 2024. “Prosecutors said it’s the most [...]
June 19th, 2024 - 10:41 pm § in Law and Courts
A Washington county wants to send their criminals to you
Some public officials in Mason County, Washington, want to get rid of their petty criminals by sending them to their neighbors. Under a proposed county ordinance, people arrested for crimes like public drunkenness, malicious mischief, and theft would have the charges dropped in exchange for leaving [...]
June 19th, 2024 - 6:01 pm § in Law and Courts
Why cops shoot suspects in vehicles
There are many examples of police opening fire on vehicles when a suspect tries to flee. It’s not to keep the suspect from escaping. Behind these shootings is the fact cops consider a moving car a deadly weapon. They’ll shoot the driver if a cop is being dragged or threatened with being [...]