damnum absque injuria

January 8, 2004

Bad Day for Criminals

Filed under:   by Xrlq @ 8:42 pm

Ohio has become the 37th right-to-carry state, leaving muggers, rapists and hit men with one less business-friendly state to choose from. As a public service to the soon-to-be unemployed criminals of Ohio, I recommend relocating to any of the following 14 jurisdictions, whose laws remain criminal-friendly:

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Dean’s a Believer

Filed under:   by Xrlq @ 4:01 pm

Heh. Hat tip: David Bernstein.

Liars Pool

Filed under:   by Xrlq @ 3:13 pm

‘Tis the season for lying liars to come clean and expect everyone else to forgive them. First, Pete Rose admitted he lied in denying he’d bet on games while managing the Reds. Now, Elecia Battle has admitted she lied while falsely claiming to have purchased and lost the winning lottery ticket. Anyone care to take bets on the next bombshell? Here are a few possibilities:

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Bush’s Non-Amnesty Amnesty

Filed under:   by Xrlq @ 12:28 pm

Professor Bainbridge, whose blog is even worse than the one Dowingba considers to be the worst weblog ever, has some interesting thoughts on President Bush’s proposal to extend some form of non-amnesty amnesty to illegal aliens. The good professor makes some interesting points, but they are overshadowed by frequent references to “undocumented” aliens, and by repeated name-calling toward those who disagree with the proposal. The article contains one reference to the Gestapo, two to “nativists” and one to “reflexive Bush-haters,” and refers to opponents “foaming at the mouth” and giving birth to not one, but two cows. With the exception of an update to address of Kevin Drum’s objections, the article contains almost no references to the possibility that any rational human being might also have a problem with the proposal.

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It Worked So Well in 1986

Filed under:   by Xrlq @ 12:12 am

I hear that the Angry Clam has some opinions about President Bush’s new proposal to legalize illegal aliens. I’m curious as to what his opinions might be. Too bad they’re hosted on Blog*Spot, whose borders to the rest of the Internet seem to be a lot less porous than our border to the south.

 

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