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Are the Russian Spies a Pretext for the Internet Kill Switch?

David Z | July 1, 2010

Earlier this week it was announced that a few Russian spies had been captured operating in the U.S. That’s interesting, and I’m actually surprised that the media hasn’t made a big deal out of it. Because it’s not.

Don’t Tase Me Bro! (Philadelphia Edition)

David Z | May 4, 2010

My friend Peter posted a link on Facebook today out of Philadelphia. Last night at the Phillies game, a kid ran out on to the field between innings. The local law enforcement on the scene apprehended him using a taser.
A police officer used a Taser gun to apprehend a fan who ran onto [...]

The “Good Cop” Fnord and Selective Enforcement of Law

David Z | December 26, 2009

A friend of mine got a traffic ticket the other day, it wasn’t anything serious. As chance encounters with “the man” often do, this got me thinking. I mean, aside from the fact that every single officer in every single jurisdiction in the country has perjured himself in such a manner, that this practice is pervasively routine and accepted…

A Right Not Exercised is a Right Lost

David Z | October 10, 2009

Justin Holmes gets “pulled over” for rollerblading, and rightly refuses to identify himself to law enforcement, you know, since he hasn’t done anything wrong. When asked why he’s being detained, the officer cites some local ordinance that prohibits rollerblading, which ordinance probably does not exist. No matter, Justin’s exercise of certain rights guaranteed by the first, fourth, and fifth amendments to the U.S. constitution (and probably most State and Local legislation, too) are construed as “disrespectful”