Update: Weed Has Still Never Killed Anyone. Ever.
This month, the Centers for Disease Control released revised figures on last year’s drug-induced deaths. The numbers are sobering: “More…
10 years ago
Town Hall Meeting on Law Enforcement Devolves into Lawlessness
On December 8, 2015, a town board meeting in Hymera, Indiana got out of hand when a dispute over the…
10 years ago
College Football Star Smokes Weed, Falls Out of Hotel
Tom Petty once sang: “I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings, and coming down is the hardest thing.”…
10 years ago
Urine Trouble: The Problem of Inactive Metabolites
According to a police crash reconstructionist, Lafayette resident Stephanie Shrock was reaching for a cup of coffee when she lost control…
10 years ago
There Are, In Fact, Times When the Customer Is Wrong
Sometimes there's a thin line between generosity and property damage. Oak Lawn, Illinois resident Natasha West thought she'd found a…
10 years ago
Don’t Try to Scare Your Ex With a Gun, Even If You Think It’s Funny
A recent Indiana Court of Appeals case confirms that you can be convicted of attempted stalking. Noah Pittman, according to…
10 years ago
Smack Talk Directed at Police Animals: NOT Protected Speech
In a story first broken by WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, Oakland Raiders linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong reportedly taunted an on-duty police canine…
10 years ago
Pay No Attention to That Code Behind the Curtain!
It's not unusual these days to find articles demanding greater transparency in the criminal justice system. A recent piece in…
10 years ago
The Defense of Necessity, or: “I chose not to anger an armed violent felon and complied with his demands. I’m not guilty.”
A recent Indiana Supreme Court decision reversed the trial court and ruled that a jury should have been instructed on the…
10 years ago
Where Intoxication Was Voluntary, Crazy Is Hard to Prove
A recent decision from the Indiana Court of Appeals reminds us that you cannot drink and drug yourself into a…
10 years ago