Legal Horror Terminally Taints Drew Peterson Case

Joliet, IL—Prosecutors could not find evidence to support their suspicions that retired Bolingbrook police Sergeant Drew Peterson killed as many as two wives. A lack of any tangible or admissible evidence was no problem for the Will County State’s Attorney because he had a solution.

The top prosecutor, James Glasgow took his "solution" of twisting the Bill of rights and allowing hearsay evidence to be used at trial against Peterson straight to the Illinois General Assembly. Suddenly, unlike other accused people Peterson would be denied his right to face his accuser. Convicting Peterson was a much higher priority than preserving the right to a fair trial to these wayward politicians.

The new, Drew Peterson Hearsay Law was enacted just for this case. The Illinois legislature also required the trial judge to first determine and rule that one or more witnesses were murdered by Peterson before the trial in order to allow for any hearsay statements. Without a trial a judge would have to be clairvoyant to make such a determination. This bizarre concept is unprecedented in American justice.

To inform the jury pool that a judge has already determined guilt is un-American, outrageous and grossly unfair. To preclude that from happening Judge Stephen White ordered such court documents to be sealed. Of course there are sometimes savvy people on juries that may know the quirks of the new Peterson Law.

The unthinkable happened when reporters got a copy of the sealed judge’s order and spilled the beans. The big story today is that Judge White actually determined and ruled that Peterson probably murdered two of his wives.

Even if no hearsay is allowed in the Peterson case, the damage caused by the leaked documents can’t be undone. The real impact of this “accident” is that Drew Peterson can never get a fair trial anywhere. There is no fix for this one except to dismiss the single murder count against Peterson with prejudice.

There can be no excuse for our prosecutors and courts to trample on the rights of an accused. If they can do it to Peterson that can also do to you or someone you love. History is replete with courts pretending to dispense justice.

We cannot afford to allow Will County, Illinois to emulate the Peoples Court of Berlin, Germany, circa 1944.

Police are Very Popular YouTube Stars…

For the most part cops don’t like citizens with the power to shoot and publish video of their conduct for the entire world to see. Many cops like press attention for the good deeds they do every day and ham it up for reality TV shows like COPS. Dealing with some ghetto kid with a cell phone camera is another matter.

These days quality video cameras are very cheap and tiny. Putting video on YouTube is a snap for any fifth grader these days. Videos of police in action become viral and get millions of viewing hits. Your deeds good or bad can be seen all over the world.

Motives vary for those shooting video of cops in action. I want and need video for this blog. Getting the video without cops becoming unglued is an art even for me. I rely on my First Amendment news gathering rights. I have no interest in catching cops in compromising positions or causing them difficulties. I do however want to be able to show real pros being proficient under difficult conditions.

Getting caught without the required uniform cap is a minor transgression in some departments that can get cops suspended for as much as three days without pay for a first offense. Cops understandably can get jittery about how and where their image will be used.

Some states have laws that require all parties to private conversations to consent to being recorded. It’s not really about consent but rather recording aren’t made in a surreptitious manner. The parties to the conversation can simply shut up if they don’t want their voice on tape. To continue talking after you are aware of the recording is implied consent to be memorialized on tape.

Most of the time when cops arrest people for recording them it ends in civil damages being awarded to those who dared to record. It takes years for such cases to grind through the courts.

Illinois is tricky in that the statute reads one way but case law established in 1990 has gutted the statute eliminating the need for ordinary citizens to obtain consent. The courts in Illinois have called such recording as “enhanced note taking.”

Illinois 720 ILS 5/14-2"(a)
Illinois is, by statute, a two-party state. But, Illinois courts have found that the recording of a conversation by a party to the conversation is not a violation of the statute even if another party to the conversation is unaware of the recording. People v. Jansen, 561 N.E.2d 312, 314 (Ill. App. Ct. 1990).

It’s conceivable a cop lacking that important information could make an eavesdropping arrest based on the statute that’s still not been taken off the books 20 years later! That officer and or his department will wind up paying damages for those arrests.

The reality is every American is on a video stage when out in public. Most surveillance cameras are visible but many are concealed or just unnoticeable to most folks. Cops must assume that someone has video of them and act accordingly because more than likely that’s the case.

The flip side of this is that lots of great police work has been caught on tape. The tapes have led to recognition for a job well done and many such tapes are put into police training materials for recruits to emulate.

Arresting someone making a video recording of a police action is always really ugly. Officers making such arrests always look mean, tyrannical and operating on anger rather than the law.

Many people want to embarrass the police and for cops to play into the hands of their tormenters is a terrible idea. Making an arrest and then tampering with or destroying the recording can lead to felony evidence tampering charges later.

Many people with cameras fully support the police and hope their recordings will somehow aid in prosecution, document professionalism and unfound bogus complaints. The truth is the vast majority of videos being shot on our streets show cops in a good light because they simply follow their training. The vast majority of cops only want to make our world safe from predators and enjoyable and that’s why we need them.

Cops need to remember they are players on the stage and everyone is watching them. Cops are often the best entertainment in town and need to smile for those videos. Your actions will be replayed a few million times on YouTube. You can be seen as professional with a wide smile doing good or an angry tyrant with a scowl inflicting misery.

Officers, like it or not, you have the stage so make it your showcase.

I shot the below video with a $100.00 Flip Mino HD camera. Imagine who you’ll look in your Cecil B. DeMille Close-up.

Every Police Labor Organization Needs To Inform Their Officers…

The United States Supreme Court in two landmark cases(Heller and McDonald) made it clear that American’s have the right to possess and carry arms. They have applied the Second Amendment to every state and local jurisdiction.

That means people arrested for simply carrying or possessing firearms, knives and other weapons in common usage are engaged in constitutional protected activity There are some 25,000 laws on the books and many of them are now unenforceable.

Those people wrongfully arrested now have an open door at every Federal District courthouse in America to file lawsuits claiming a violation of their Civil Rights under USC:1983. The individual arresting officers all have a real risk of personal liability! Indemnification by their employer may not be allowed in many cases.

The federal courts can be expected to issue injunctions order awards for damages and attorney's fees.

Politicians like Richard M. Daley and the police chiefs they appoint will offer their cops up like lambs to the slaughter demanding they enforce unenforceable laws. Why should cops risk their children’s college funds to satisfy public officials that defy the law of the land?

Every police organization in the country needs to get a legal opinion from their lawyers on this entire subject. Remember you take an oath to defend the Constitution rather than the illegal orders of your superiors. That, “I was only following orders” defense does not work in any American court.

The simple carrying of a concealed weapon is no longer a crime in America especially in jurisdictions that deny permits or have no shall issue style permits.

Richard M. Daley’s popularity has tanked

Chicago, IL—Perhaps it’s because taxes skyrocketed during a period of lavish spending, corruption and waste. Maybe it was that clandestine midnight raid to demolish the historic Meigs Field Airport on the lakefront or parking meter fiasco? Possibly it was because of the failed effort to turn the Olympic Games into a massive and unprecedented extortion and racketeering enterprise. Could it have been his un-American stand on Chicagoan’s right to self-defense that has put Mayor Richard M. Daley’s popularity in the toilet?

I know Daley miscalculated and misread Chicagoan’s desire to have a meaningful way to defend themselves, families and businesses with firearms. Perhaps the city should have conducted a poll on the issue rather dictating an unconstitutional ban. Dictators have never been big on polling their peons.

The Mayor and aldermen are quite happy that they and no other citizens can carry firearms lawfully. These guys are so insecure they don’t want law abiding Chicagoans to enjoy that absolute right. The truth is gun control have been exposed for decades as a costly failure. Gun laws and bans only victimize the law abiding and never the criminals.

With the ill-advised replacement gun ban the city has set up every cop for being personally sued for violation of civil rights under USC: 1983. The city will be paying out millions of dollars in court judgments if they dare try to enforce their new defective ordinance.

Daley is down to a 37% approval rating and more them half of Chicago’s voters want him permanently exiled. What a great time for a fiscally Conservative African-American who believes in gun rights to unseat the Daley/Burke Crime Syndicate.

Imagine taxes lowered and businesses enticed to return to the City That Used to Work? Imagine employment returning and the shuttered commercial and residential property thriving once again. That could happen but never under Richard M. Daley.

Chicago Officer Down

Chicago, IL—It was a central District (001) officer who had just finished a shift protecting mayor Daley’s residence in downtown Chicago. He was about to retire under mandatory conditions since his 63rd birthday was August 14th. His name is Michael R. Bailey.

Crimefile News offers our condolences to the entire Bailey family along with his brothers and sisters in blue.

Ghetto Rats Murder Yet Another Chicago Cop This Morning

Chicago, IL—This time it was an off duty cop who was simply cleaning the windshield on his brand new Buick automobile in front of his own house. The officer had just arrived home after his shift protecting Richard M. Daley’s residence.

Details are scarce right now but it appears there were multiple assailants and apparently lots of shots fired at the scene. The officer was still in full uniform when he was murdered.

This senseless attack happened shortly after 6:00 AM near the intersection of 74th Street and Evans Avenue. Police are still processing the crime scene and trying to determine the motivation and identification of the killers.

This was a career Chicago cop facing mandatory retirement August 14th on his 63rd birthday.

Chicago’s African-American community is in a non-stop, mid-summer orgy of violence. The underpaid, undermanned, out-gunned and demoralized police department is totally incapable of keeping a lid on the ghetto carnage.

Chicago’s corrupt politicians have wasted millions on questionable projects that were never wanted or needed while they allowed the department to degenerate into the mess that it is today.

Mayor Daley will certainly scream about guns again, when he knows full well it was his own corruption and mismanagement that facilitated this deadly anarchy. The Daley/Burke cancer on Chicago must be taken out for good and the streets returned to the law-abiding folks.

The law-abiding citizens of Chicago need to get firearms, training and courage to stop the armed monsters in their tracks. Police alone will never be able to reclaim Chicago.

Obama’s Hope and Change has Evolved Into a Communist Revolution

Washington, DC—Barack Obama has not delivered on even the slightest improvements he promised. The Marxist scheme of Obamacare is nothing more than a prescription for fiscal doom for Americans and their future grandchildren.

I wonder how many sick people could be treated for the millions of tax dollars being spent to fund elective abortion as a birth control method for the irresponsible. Of Course Obama lied and said that would never happen to ensure the passage of the massive scheme. No matter how you try and define it, pregnancy is not an illness.

Obama has only impressed me with his ability at unbridled deception. Obama has continually manipulated reality and has proven to be a master of the cover-up. Instead of transparency he’s built a brick wall that he and his un-vetted and unelected Czars that have also evaded Senate confirmation have conspired behind.

The Seizure of banks, automakers and Wall Street by the Obama Administration has been a death knell to private enterprise, competition and everything that has made this nation exceptional. Corrupt and inefficient businesses must be allowed to fail in America to provide opportunity for others to succeed. The massive bailouts are an anti-American outrage.

The work of Obama and his fellow conspirators to destroy our economy, currency, national defense and Constitution is nothing less than High Treason.

Remember the dreaded Patriot Act that Liberals say they hated? Not only has Obama made no effort to lift it he allowed it to be expanded. That’s about power grabbing that the dictator needs and nothing more.

Obama has lost the support of the moderates, independents and voters rightly disillusioned by the pathetic performance of George W. Bush that elected him.

Many want to forgive Obama as a inexperienced rookie that’s not up to the job. That’s a big mistake. Obama was and is nothing less than a foreign insurgent and political operative in the process of leading a Marxist/Communist revolution.

Barack Obama is the worst threat to freedom we’ve ever faced. Americans must resist this cabal and the enslavement they’re bringing us. Waiting for elections will prove disastrous.

The Tea Party demonstrations have been an exercise in futility. Americans must find their muscle since their voice has been ignored by the arrogant despots.

Americans have an absolute right to use violence to stop an overthrow of our Constitution by anyone including a rogue president. Failure to act will invite the exact kind government led by Stalin, Castro, Pot, and Hitler to rule our daily lives.

Crimefile’s WIND Radio interview in Chicago on Gun Rights

Chicago, IL—In light of the Supreme Court decision on the McDonald case that struck down this city’s 28 year-old gun ban, I was a guest on Big John Howell and Amy Jacobson’s drive time radio show.

It was a fast moving half-hour show. You can listen to it here.

Every American Taxpayer Is Now an Abortionist

Washington, DC—Barack Obama signed a contract of sorts and promised America that the massive ObamaCare legislation would not fund abortions. Many members of Congress voted for the bill based on those assurances or that Marxist inspired legislation would have never passed.

Personally I dislike abortion as an ugly alternative but in some cases I remain convinced they may be necessary. Unfortunately abortion has become nothing more than a bloody form of birth control, for the irresponsible. I even think government should pay for this nasty procedure under certain conditions beyond just the life of the mother. More than elective abortions, I dislike deceptive politicians.

Obama has lied in a big way since millions are going to establish abortion mills despite anything Obama promised. Obama dared to label those who voiced doubts about the claims of no public abortion funding as liars. In the end it’s Obama who is again the liar.

Every American taxpayer is now a willing accessory to the extraction and demise of innocent fetuses. Anyone who sends money to the government is as guilty as the person holding the suction device actually doing the abortions.

Those Americans that feel justified to use violence to stop abortion now have lots of deserving targets for their wrath starting at the Whitehouse. Those who want no part of taxpayer funded abortions or violence can only absolve themselves by refusing to pay any taxes bound for the federal government. Frankly tax resistance could shut the monster down quickly. I guess how this plays out depends on just how committed the abortion foes are to their core values. I think we will see just how committed those right to Life activists are.

One thing for sure America needs to evict the Communist traitor from the Whitehouse immediately. Waiting for 2012 will certainly enable the destruction of our Constitution and way of life.

Another Major Federal Court Complaint RE: Chicago’s Gun Ban

Chicago, IL—The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions in the Heller and McDonald matters will bury Mayor Richard M.Daley and other Chicago officials under litigation.

For some 28 years Chicago’s politicians violated the civil rights of citizens to keep and bear arms for lawful self-defense. Many people were arrested for being in possession of guns city officials banned. Their firearms were confiscated and ordered destroyed by local courts that marked the victims with a criminal record.

Many people were denied employment because of the criminal record they were branded with for engaging in constitutionally protected activity. In addition these people sat in jail cells, paid for bail and legal fees. Some people even had their automobiles confiscated. There were other factors too numerous to mention here that were simple punishment that was unlawfully administered.

A class action federal lawsuit was filed, Second Amendment Arms, et al. vs City of Chicago, et al. seeking compensation for those victimized by Chicago’s politicians. The fun part is that those responsible and named individually as well as in the official capacities. Perhaps these despots can be bankrupted for their transgressions.

Can the city afford the continuation of violating the gun rights of people that will be able to sue for every arrest over the possession and carrying of firearms? Yes, I said carrying since the court held that the people have the right not just to keep arms but to bear them as well.

If you think you should be made a member of the class to be compensated you should contact the lawyer listed at the bottom of the attached complaint.
Chicago Class Action Gun Complaint

At Last, A Worthy Candidate for Cook County Sheriff

Chicago, IL—On my very recent trip to Chicago I attended a freedom rally at the State of Illinois building plaza. They were celebrating two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that reaffirmed the rights of all law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. I visited with many old friends and met some new ones at this friendly gathering.

I was very delighted to meet a young career cop who is wise, well beyond his years. Sheriff's candidate Frederick Collins wants to resurrect the Cook County Sheriff’s image, professionalism as he earns respect from the voters. Collins told me he was at the rally to celebrate with those assembled and to meet and greet them. I must say, I was impressed.

I’ve watched nearly forty years pass in Cook County as the Edward Burke Crime Family had nearly absolute power over the city and county. The power controlled every move made at the Sheriff’s Office.

The office of Cook County Sheriff’s Office once had real term limits ousting every one after a single term until the mob wanted their favorite one to stay. They law was changed just for Richard Elrod who was elected in a 1970 race so close it took four months to re-count the ballots. The Democrats kept counting until every vote from every Cook County cemetery was counted. Elrod was installed by a fixed election.

Elrod soon gutted the merit system established for hiring and promotions and went on to become the worst Sheriff ever. When Elrod was finally appointed as a Circuit Court Judge in 1988 he was succeeded by Democratic Party hacks that never served the voters.

Chicago’s Sheriffs have smeared law enforcement for far too long now. There are plenty of good men and women that go to work every day dreading the political intrigue inside the Sheriff’s office. The stench of corruption here is overpowering and now is the time to bring integrity, professionalism and honor to this important office.

Because Chicago’s African-American substantial Democrat voting block tends to only stray from the democratic ticket for candidates of their own race and that Regular Democratic Organization controlled by racketeering criminals only a Democrat can win. That is until now.

I will predict that the substantial African-American voting block will stray from party lines to elect a dark skinned candidate in a heartbeat. With the Conservative and African-American vote combined Collins could easily be the next Sheriff.

Collins is a proven Chicago police crime fighter who has worked in my old Monroe Street (012) District. Collins is a political Conservative that owes and pledges his allegiance to the Constitution and voters not the Daley/Burke Mob.

Collins has vowed that he will do all he can to bring down the draconian and unconstitutional gun laws that inhibit the right to lawful self-defense. Collins wants Cook County to protect the rights of all law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms for lawful purposes.

Collins granted Crimefile News and interview so you can meet him in that discussion seen below.

Please support this lad with a generous contribution you can arrange at www.collins4sheriff.com

The Swiss Denied Steve Cooley His Campaign Show Pony

Bern, Switzerland—The Swiss government formally announced that they have freed film director Roman Polanski. They will not be turning Polanski over to the star struck, Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley for more victimization in a court system rife with corruption.

Cooley needs Polanski or any high profile person to publicly torture and vilify to help is campaign for Attorney General of California.

There are thousands of older men that have impregnated California’s teen girls that go unpunished simply because nobody cares if those predators don’t have name recognition. Cooley knows Polanski would have been a wonderful campaign show pony to delight voters with.

Polanski will not be winning any humanitarian awards for his conduct more than three decades ago with a 13 year-old girl in Jack Nicholson’s hot tub. It’s interesting that Polanski’s victim had disclosed to police and prosecutors her two prior sexual encounters with other men. Those offenders were never were never sought by authorities for their crimes.

Polanski entered into a plea agreement in good faith and served time at the state prison in Chino as a result. The judge and prosecutor reneged on that agreement and Polanski fled. For four decades they covered up the corruption of the case and refused to give the Swiss investigative documents. The Swiss were absolutely right in putting an end to this exercise.

It was very un-Swiss like for this country’s government to involve themselves in the Polanski matter at all. I was In Geneva and Zurich shortly after Polanski’s arrest and I found the Swiss people to be very unhappy with their government over this case. That controversy caused the government to allow Polanski’s house arrest rather than keep him in jail while the official extradition decision was being made.

If I could vote in California Cooley would not get my vote over his sickening mishandling of celebrity cases. Celebrities fail sometimes but when they do they do not deserve more punishment that any other citizen.

Nobody deserves to be a politician’s show pony.

Chicago Police Officer Thor Soderberg Murdered at 43

Chicago, IL—Thor Soderberg was a police academy instructor currently assigned to deal with South side Chicago gangs and violence. Late this afternoon while leaving a police building a local thug snatched Soderberg’s service pistol and shot him in the head killing him.

The offender attempted an armed robbery nearby with the gun and was shot and wounded by other officers. The suspect has non-life threatening wounds. The yet to be identified thug reportedly has an extensive criminal record of mostly drug related crimes.

Soderberg leaves a wife and many friends who are devastated by this despicable and cowardly and racist driven act.

My thoughts tonight are with departed role model, his family and friends.

Another Chicago Cop Murdered In The Englewood Combat Zone

Chicago, IL—It’s long been a neighborhood ruled by thugs enabled by Mayor Richard M. Daley’s long standing gun ban. The 7th Police District is a combat zone and scene of multiple shootings daily. When they are not shooting they’re stabbing and beating each other in this neighborhood filled with horrible wild savages.

For police unfortunately this ghetto is steadfastly in an, us or them hateful mentality. The African-American inhabitants of Englewood simply hate anyone with white skin. Chicago cops are high value targets here and yet another cop gave his life simply trying to keep the peace.

This time it was a 42 year-old, eleven year Chicago police veteran. His name won’t be released after someone tells his wife and children that he’s not coming home ever again.

There was one offender shot by police returning fire that’s said to be in critical condition at a local hospital. The investigation is still under way and more will be known later.

This ghetto culture of violence is a direct result of enslavement through entitlements. Schools run by committed Socialists conveying the message that there is no need for ambition, excellence or self-reliance have made this monster.

Ebonics is tolerated and encouraged along with a bankrupt culture that makes the darkest African jungle seem civilized. The forces of evil have been fueling this lost civilization for way too many generations. Their self-genocide may be the only solution.

Prosecutors Duck Drew Peterson Trial

Joliet, IL—Prosecutors have turned tail and fled from selection of a Jury tomorrow after the Judge in the case ruled against some of the hearsay statements against retired police sergeant Drew Peterson.

Citing their wish to appeal the ruling, Will County State’s Attorney James Glascow has asked Judge Stephen White to continue the case. Because of the time involved in perfecting such an appeal the case could take six months to a year before a trial could commence.

Under those circumstances it’s now clear there is a substantial lack of evidence and Drew Peterson will likely be ordered released. Peterson has been in custody for a year since he was indicted and arrested on a charge of murdering his third wife Kathleen Savio. There is the serious issue of speedy trial rights of anyone accused of crimes in America.

The difficult part for anyone reporting this story is that motions are filed under seal and the lawyers are barred from talking about specifics of the hearsay conversations excluded from evidence.

One thing for sure, the case against Peterson always was incredibly weak and if Peterson is acquitted they won’t be able to try him again should any real evidence surface.

Prosecutors and police have been recently claiming that they’re close to locating the remains of Peterson's fourth wife Stacy Peterson who has remained missing. It remains to be seen just how true those claims really are.

Prominent defense team member, Joe “The Shark” Lopez said Glasgow. “chickened out, since he has no case.”

Peterson is expected to be released from custody in time for lunch tomorrow.


In the mean time all those people that hate drew Peterson will have to return to wringing their hands and relentlessly complaining about the rights of an accused to a fair and speedy trial.


Update 8 July: Judge Stephen White just ruled that Peterson must remain in jail. That ruling will get quick review by the Illinois Court of Appeals. I suspect Judge white did not have the gonads to do his job because of all the whiners.

New Daley Gun Ban Is Object of New Litigation

Chicago, IL—The ink was not dry on Chicago’s defiant new gun ban before a new federal District Court lawsuit was filed against Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago. The new case is Benson vs City of Chicago.

The plaintiffs are asking that the new effort to keep Chicago’s law-abiding citizens disarmed be declared unconstitutional and an injunction be issued preventing its enforcement.

The complaint which is attached below also contains verbatim quotes from members of the City Council insulting and criticizing the United States Supreme Court as they conspire to violate the Civil Rights of Chicagoans.

The gratuitous remarks of the Council members quoted complaint are a window into their lawlessness and intent to simply defy the law of the land.

Benson v. Chicago Complaint FINAL[1]

Lindsey Lohan is a Victim of Celebrity Justice

Beverly Hills, CA—Lindsey Lohan has created the very public image of herself as a wild child. First of all she is very young and has had a life of privilege and excess that challenges her personal development. Looks, natural talent and a good agent brought Lohan as much trouble as her rewards because of a natural maturity issue.

Yes, Lohan made her bed and apparently filled it with alcohol, drugs and energetic lesbians. It’s all part of a surreal existence that fuels needed publicity and keeps Lohan’s name out there. The fact is, any publicity is usually good publicity in Hollywood. Publicity does have a serious down side. Lohan can’t even pee in privacy.

Lohan has not been served well by her own dysfunctional family, choice of friends or our government. Lohan is on the fast track to become another human life destroyed on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

When but a few American citizens find themselves arrested for petty ante DUI and drug violations they are never put on display in garish live TV courtroom settings. If and when ordinary people slip they are punished in a substantially more dignified manner.

A sick segment of our society wants to see Lohan or any celebrity suffer publicly for their misdeeds. These pathetic people need to get a life of their own.

Lohan seems to have a problem that perhaps 30 or 60 days in a sound rehabilitation program may help. This is more about a massive effort at tyrannical government humiliation, than an effort to deal with a kid with what everyone agrees has an illness. Jail cells are for criminals who hurt others. Lohan has only victimized herself.

In addition to Lohan’s woes the rent on her West Hollywood apartment and utilities must still be paid while she doing time and is in rehab with limited sources of income. Lohan may deserve some sanction, but instead she’s getting 100 times what she deserves through celebrity justice.

Lohan will have massive career obstacles when this punishment is over. Resurrection will be very difficult but not impossible.

Lohan should write a tell-all auto-biography while she is in the Gulag. I’m sure there’s a publisher or two around that will pay a decent advance for “Hollywood Rehab for Dummies” or “Life after Celebrity Justice”.

I don’t want to see Lohan as another Courtney Love or a female version of Gary Bussey. I’d hope that book would be the last we her about Lohan’s, wild child days. I do want to see Lohan in good health and enjoying publicity for her ability as an actress and singer.

If there is some saving grace is that 90 days in the financially strapped L.A. County Jail will actually get her less than three weeks in the slammer..

Will Lohan reclaim her life? We will have to wait and see.

NRA takes Daley to court over new gun ban law

This is an announcement from the NRA today:

NRA Supporting Chicago Residents New Suit Against Mayor Richard Daley and the City of Chicago

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Fairfax, Va. -- The National Rifle Association is supporting a lawsuit against Mayor Richard Daley and the City of Chicago's newly adopted gun control ordinance, which violates the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago. Last Friday, the City Council rushed through passage of this ordinance in response to the Court's June 28th decision rendering Chicago’s draconian handgun ban unconstitutional.

“The Supreme Court has now said the Second Amendment is an individual freedom for all. And that must have meaning,” said Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association. “This decision cannot lead to different measures of freedom, depending on what part of the country you live in. City by city, person by person, this decision must be more than a philosophical victory. An individual right is no right at all if individuals can’t access it.”

Just four days after the Court struck down the nearly 30 year-long handgun bans in Chicago and Oak Park, Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago enacted the most restrictive anti-gun ordinance in the United States. In the words of Corporation Counsel Mara Georges, the top attorney for the City: “We've gone farther than anyone else ever has.” The so-called “Responsible Gun Ownership Ordinance” provisions include: a prohibition on all gun sales inside the City; a prohibition on possession of firearms for self-defense outside the “home” -- even on a patio or in an attached garage; a prohibition on more than one assembled and operable firearm in the home; and a training requirement to obtain a Chicago Firearm Permit. However, range training would be impossible since it will now be unlawful to operate a shooting range inside city limits.

“The Supreme Court told Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago that it has to respect the Second Amendment. By enacting this ordinance, their response is 'Make Us',” said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist. “The NRA will not rest until Chicago's law-abiding residents can exercise the same freedoms that our Founding Fathers intended all Americans to have.”

Recent statements from some of Chicago's city officials reflect their complete lack of respect for the Supreme Court decision. Alderman Daniel Solis stated, “the decision made by the Supreme Court is not really in the best interests of our citizens.” Alderman Sharon Denise Dixon denounced what she called the Court’s “blatant… misreading of the law.” And another city council member even went so far as to say, “[w]e’re here today because of their poor judgment."

The case is Benson v. City of Chicago.

-- NRA - ILA --

Daley’s Defiant New Gun Ban Is Published Here…

Chicago, IL—In a move that can only be described as lawless Mayor Daley and his City Council have defied the United States Supreme Court edict under McDonald vs City of Chicago. The court has struck down the gun ban as it more importantly established that no state or local governments can infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms.

The written formal order is forthcoming from the 7th Circuit court of Appeals where the matter was remanded. The fact remains that the gun ban was formally and finally declared unconstitutional and gun rights infringements are forever unenforceable nationwide. .

Mayor Richard M. Daley made no bones about it saying he would find other roadblocks to keep Chicagoans from enjoying their absolute right. Daley kept his word and placed the taxpayers of Chicago in the position of being the ATM for every person that finds their Constitutional rights violated. Daley did so by conspiring with other politicians and bureaucrats under his iron fist to willfully violate Civil Rights.

Here is the final insult to the Supreme Court and every citizen of Chicago:

Gun Control July 22010

It’s Race Riot Season In California Again…

Los Angeles, CA—The jury is out deliberating on murder charges against a young White transit cop over a fatal incident at the Oakland's Fruitvale station. A young African-American wanted to hold court on a transit platform while resisting arrest. The offender, Oscar Grant, Jr. was putting on a show for his friends who were recording the altercation on their cell-phone cameras.

Fighting police is risky behavior that serves little purpose and only makes things much worse. Holding court in a courtroom instead of the streets is always a better idea, but the show for Grant’s friends had to go on.

This time something went terribly wrong and the young cop grabbed his service pistol instead of his electronic stun gun. Instead of lighting up this street performer with electricity he let a round fly from his .40 caliber pistol.

Was it an intentional act or an accident? That’s what the jury is trying to determine. To arrive at an answer the jury would have to either follow the reasonable doubt standard and free the cop or read the tea leaves and convict on a psychic guess.

If the jury either acquits or hangs on a split vote Oakland’s thugs will be out in full force. Perhaps with enough media coverage the violence can spread across the country. We may be finding out just how racially divided we are.

A race riot would not be about Oscar Grant or the young cop, but about the big picture of a divided America and opportunistic thugs waiting to burn, rape and plunder.
Police in every community with a large African-American population within California are bracing for the worst. How many innocent people will have property destroyed, be injured or killed by thugs using this verdict as an excuse for more senseless violence?

Of course after the shooting there was a pretty nasty riot in Oakland. Too bad the thugs did not get it out of their system.

Frankly I don’t see a basis for a conviction. This is a case that should have been settled in a civil rather than a criminal court. Negligence is much easier to prove there than any criminal court.