Not much to say today, which would usually means that I’d spend a half-dozen paragraphs saying almost nothing at all. But nope, not today.
- Back in September, Vin Suprynowicz asked Can you take stuff if it’s unattended? He was speaking in particular about looting in New Orleans, and has some good responses to the letters people have written since then.
- Not only was an Indiana Business Owner Charged After Teens Shot with birdshot, but there were no charges pressed against the vandals who’ve caused him over $10k in damage so far. As others have mentioned, he probably should have been loaded with rock-salt to really teach ’em a lesson, but at a minimum they should have been charged if he’s going to be.
- When you look at the coincidence of downturns for the Bush administration and jumps in the level of terror alert, do you find yourself in The Nexus of politics and terror? Correlation doesn’t mean causality, but it sure is suspicious. [claire]