Archive for the 'Good Call' Category

A Rare Breath of Good Sense

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

According to the Newark Advocate

A 15-year-old girl accused of sending nude photos of herself via a cell phone will not be classified as a sex offender.
This is a very good thing as the “crime” she was accused of was essentially sending naughty pictures of herself to her peers.
I hate to inform the idiots who write […]

Baggy Pants Ban Unconstitutional

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

I saw this on Yahoo but Yahoo links have a habit of going poof so I’ll post News.com.au instead
Circuit Judge Paul Moyle made a very good call here and I hope other Judges show as much good sense.
I will say though that “fashion” statement of underwear showing is pretty tacky. Folks if you are […]

Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Buy Beer

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Debra Saunders (s.f. chronicle) via Real Clear Politics.
Nothing more to add then, spot on.

Another good “Reason” to Lower the Drinking Age to 18

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Sorry for the pun but its on Reason magazine of course.
In short
Treating college students like children has not made much of a dent in the rate of heavy episodic drinking on campus, which has remained around 40 percent since 1993, compared to 43 percent when the uniform drinking age was established in 1988. […]

Tell Your Kids to Go Outside and Play

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

On the L.A. Times.
All I can say is amen. If I had Prosperlings I’d kick them outside pronto. Its good for them, good for you and your misses and because it teaches independence, is good for your country.

Good Cops!

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

After all this anti government ranting I want to point out that this isn’t an anti police blog but an anti fascism blog, there is a big difference. Good police enforcing good laws are an asset to our communities
Right now I want to point out some awesome police officers in Cincinnati .
Let me […]

Some Cities Seek to Lower Drinking Age

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Here.
This is good and important step to making our laws rational. Right now we have a patch work of laws where basically you are a child till 21 unless someone wants you to die in a foreign war or go to prison.
This is an irrational and bad policy that breeds contempt for the law.
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California is the 1st State to Condemn Torture

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

On Common Dreams.
This is wonderful news! While it won’t stop torture at least many California physicians and psychologists will now think twice about being a part of such atrocities.
My hats off to the legislature.

Dr. Life

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

I think it the Talmud said it best “He who saves a life saves the world.”
This story was just 10 kind of awesome so I just needed to post it. It may have been on Digg or Reddit first. I just don’t care. In short A UK Doctor builds a dialysis […]

Hero of the Week: Barney Frank

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

For showing the good sense to introduce a marijuana legalization bill. .
Its doesn’t go quite far enough but its a start. Hopefully we will get some common sense real soon now.

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