Law and Order

“Do you know who I am???” That bullying, boastful phrase made famous by Moe Greene and sometimes uttered by politicians and the famous when they get in a jam. After hearing a full accounting of the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio (D) for allegedly DUI, some of us were left slightly wanting (and…

… thought possibly it only applies in New Zealand as I could not imagine any American police force being stupid enough to do this. Kim Dotcom, the notorious founder of MegaUpload and one of the most-wanted alleged copyright infringers in the world, may get all his stuff back from police after a judge ruled that…

That you can kick a handcuffed person in the head and not go to jail … 1.) Whenever you want? 2.) Only if you’re a police officer? 3.) Either of the above as long as you have the right attorney? From WPRO: Edward Krawetz, the Lincoln Police Officer convicted of kicking a handcuffed suspect in…

… just this afternoon. Posted here in accordance with A.R. policy. Looks like WJAR broke it. Former House Minority Leader Robert Watson pleaded no contest Thursday to a charge of marijuana possession. Watson was arraigned in Washington County District Court. According to a court clerk, Judge Mary McCaffrey imposed the recommended sentence, and if Watson…

Today’s ProJo contained a description of the most alarming threat to the private ownership of real estate that I’ve seen since the Kelo vs New London ruling. A [RI] Superior Court judge has ruled that some neighbors, not Our Redeemer Evangelical Luther-an Church, own a piece of land because they have had uncontested use of…

Whelp, wherever the money went, we learn this evening that it didn’t go to doctors or medical care at the World Scholar-Athlete Games last summer (the ones held in Connecticut because URI had booted the I.I.S. owing to their tab). … A spokeswoman for [I.I.S. Executive Director Daniel] Doyle, Beth Bailey, said Wednesday that a…

Commenting to Monique’s post on the topic, Matt writes: There is no question this conduct was criminal in nature (whether it should be is another issue) and the AG prosecutes for this kind of stuff all the time. See e.g. State v. Cardona, 969 A. 2d 667, 675 (Battery is defined as “an act that…

Last Friday, a Right to Life rally at the State House was cut short due to serious disruptions by, it would appear, a group of pro-choice, Occupy Providence activists. Check out the FOX News report of the incident here. Barth Bracy, executive director of Rhode Island Right to Life, said their rally had to be…

It seems the recent blackout of many popular web sites caused some SOPA/PIPA supporters to change their tune. We even had Senator Reed and Congressman Cicilline come out against the bills, after they’d previously been non-committal. Senator Whitehouse still supports the bill that he is sponsoring, but says he is willing to make changes. I…