admin
-
This is not…
… walking your dog in a vacant lot next to where you live. It is not a harmless, victimless crime. It is getting in your car (or, ahem, truck) and driving to a public park. Often, like today, I notice it because of the noise (this time, the three dogs at the house in front…
-
The Start of THINK
This was written in March, 2004. To call it “proven” is not accurate. That is part of the problem when fighting against deer and elk: it is a long, ongoing war. The gist was fine but there are a number of specific refinements: In an area with elk six feet is not high enough. …
-
So on to the big issues. No, not this bad.
-
Michigan Football
I’ll start with the easy stuff. I shall call it temporary avoidance since I have a lot to resolve now. If I follow things closely over a period of time I develop thoughts and conclusions. This one is easy. It seems people are now considering bowls as more automatic–there certainly are a lot of them–and…
-
Learning continued…
“There aren’t degrees of illegal” (link) Gary Danielson of all people! “Cone of silence.” “Every level of bureocracy, every level of has done a poor job.” (some CBS announcer)
-
Thank You Penn State Leaders
Today’s e-mail to Steve Yakashima and Ty Petersburg:
-
The Depth of Jerry Sandusky
There are people writing that this is the worst college football scandal ever. It may be the longest in duration–who knows when it really started. It is the winningest coach in Joe Paterno. One facet is exposure of the “team concept” and the push things under the rug for the good of the whole philosophy. …
-
The Fallout Begins
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/opinion/dowd-personal-foul-at-penn.html One of my favorites, the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/penn-state-football-should-be-retired-permanently/2011/11/07/gIQA9oiL0M_blog.html And from an unlikely source (Matt Millen): http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Former-Penn-State-LB-Matt-Millen-gets-emotional-?urn=ncaaf-wp9465 More news so far today–it seemed this was inevitable–more victims coming forward. This one is excellent (well, not so great but it gets at an important-to-me topic): http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/11/the-mystery-of-cowardice It discusses the awful culture of team sports whereby participants…
-
“Section 1983 Claim”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871 http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-psu-civil-liability http://www.constitution.org/brief/forsythe_42-1983.htm Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection claims: http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Jan/1/126485.html Selective enforcement of statute or regulation on the basis of… http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Nov/1/126320.html How to file: http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52700 http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:R0lOyUGPwecJ:www.utd.uscourts.gov/forms/civilrt_guide.pdf+how+to+file+section+1983+claim&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg7DDO4lfBg46Hd052maPQFvEU2oCmqRxRnlW8ryWSzlSyXpJrUkCaGgDs3TiXgO2k-Kkuzn5ot5tCDYRYSfSBIEbysfUbwIbY6EAeEKdISIn8lUqVWrpZi2gWNSyEge3oOZKuY&sig=AHIEtbTowKCyKce5fT4ggm6KP6D3nWDyYw http://firechief.com/management/firefighting_tort_section_actions/
-
Jerry Sandusky, et. al.
I really, really dislike corruption. That’s what it is. I dislike the idea of keeping your mouth shut because of some “team” or “protecting one’s own” mentality. People should, and at times MUST, think for themselves. One of the great things about this story is the executives at Penn State are required to investigate and…