Law and Order
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…
Two items have found their way to my long list of stories on which to post, and it occurs to me that they’re sufficiently related to be presented together. And fortunately, they are so stark that additional commentary is scarcely necessary. One: McKay is the young father who, seeing a local druggie breaking into his…
Sometimes, it isn’t too bad being a nerd or a geek. Or as I guess as some geeks refer to themselves, a g33k. It’s nice because when the news picks up a story that includes the discussion of DNS servers and IP addresses, I can more easily pick up on what they’re trying to say…
I know this is a Rhode Island focused blog and sometimes we touch on national issues that affect Rhode Island. This story is neither, but it is an example of the level of lunacy that our federal government and law enforcement has gone to. Today’s Providence Journal contains a story1 about a motel in Tewksbury,…
I get that the law is full of technical distinctions and processes to determine how they apply in specific instances, but the outcome of a patricide and attempted matricide in Tiverton really emphasizes the strange conclusion to which such legal findings lead Joel Beaulieu was found not guilty by reason of insanity because he “suffers…
I’m sure this sort of thing isn’t as unusual as it feels, but there’s something creepy and inappropriate about it: Cars full of Internal Revenue Service agents descended on The Beach House Bar & Grill Friday morning but it is unclear what they were seeking. A witness said the 9:18 a.m. arrival was dramatic, “like…
Not to be too much of a stereotypical conservative, but I’m not 100% convinced that there’s actually any such thing as modernity. By this, I mean that I think there’s a good case to be made that the social forces and pressures experienced by the average schlub trying to live his or her life are…
Following upon WPRI/Tim White’s excellent expose, Providence had ordered that purportedly disabled weightlifting retired “firefighter” John Sauro be examined by a doctor. On Thursday, the Providence Journal reported the results. Former firefighter John Sauro remains permanently and totally disabled from doing his job in the Fire Department, an orthopedic surgeon has concluded after a special…
