Tag Archive 'Police'

Sanity returns (at least temporarily) in Chicago

Bookworm on Mar 13 2008 | Filed under: Bureaucracy, Crime and punishment, Police

I blogged yesterday about law enforcement run amok, in connection with the decision to prosecute a mother who left a sleeping child in the car, while she walked a few feet away — something every mother in the world has done. As you may recall, I was quite heated in expounding upon the idiocy [...]

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British police like the Archbishop’s idea

Bookworm on Feb 28 2008 | Filed under: Britain, England, Islam

You recall the uproar a few weeks ago when the Archbishop of Canterbury said that it’s unfair for Muslims to have to follow British law and that it would be a good thing to incorporate elements of Sharia law into British law.  It turns out that he’s not the only one thinking these thoughts.  The [...]

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