Effective January 1, 2016 Texans will be able to open-carry a loaded firearm. This creates some questions: Who can carry? What restrictions are there on your right to open carry? What about the police; does this mean they can stop anyone seen openly carrying a firearm? Let’s take them 1 by 1. The Law Individuals […]
Texas Open Carry EXPLAINED
In OR Recreational Marijuana Legal July 1st – But You Can’t Sell It?
That’s right folks. Come July 1, 2015 you may legally possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana in Oregon for recreational use. However, the voter approved law did not implement how this law would regulate the sale and distribution of marijuana. This creates an interesting quagmire, where residents can grow their own, but technically, there […]
TX Marijuana Bill: Fine-Only For Possession of Small Amounts
A new bill proposed by Texas State Rep. Joe Moody would make the possession of up to one oz. punishable with a $100 ticket. Moody contends that the current marijuana policy in Texas isn’t working, and that a new approach would allow us to more effective utilization of the limited resources in our criminal justice […]
DWI Suspect Chows Down – Picks Up New Charges
Kenneth Desormes of New York expressed his contempt, or perhaps dismay, at his Breathalyzer test results by attempting to scarf them down. This creative plan cover-up plan didn’t pan out, however, and the police served him up a steaming hot dish of new charges. Desormes would have been only charged with misdemeanor DWI, but his […]
For Drunk Driving Firefighters in Austin The Party Is Over
Apparently there is a bit of a drunk driving pattern emerging among Austin’s brave men that battle blazes. Since January, six firefighters have been suspended for being arrested for suspicion of DWI. The latest suspect was one of the brass, on July 11, Madison, a 29-year AFD veteran who receives the highest salary of any […]
Shoplifter awarded $510K for broken Ankle During NYPD Arrest
Let’s file this one under ludicrous and unbelievable. Fifty year old Kavin Jarman, an alleged shoplifter who broke his ankle while getting arrested by the NYPD, was awarded $510,000 for his injury. What makes this story even more incredible is that this is not the first, or even the second time that he has sued […]