Thursday, March 5, 2009 Sentence First, Trial Never A hoary truism teaches us that crisis reveals character, rather than shaping it. To the extent the word “character” applies to the government ruling us, that maxim certainly applies with respect to the state of permanent crisis we have experienced since 9-11.The tyrannical practices and powers exhibited […]

Monday, May 25, 2009 The “Water Cure” for Mancow Disease Doing “God’s work” in the Philippines: U.S. troops on a mission to suppress an independence movement inspired by American ideals apply the “water cure” — a form of torture now commonly called “waterboarding” — to a captured Filipino rebel. This method of interrogation proved too […]

Thursday, May 28, 2009 Again, May God Forgive Us The kid was hurting very bad and they covered all the doors with sheets. Then when I heard screaming I climbed the door because on top it wasn’t covered and I saw [name withheld] who was wearing a military uniform, putting his [male appendage] into the […]

Saturday, May 30, 2009 “Just A Child With A Temper” Caveat lector: This post contains some subject-appropriate unsavory language.Nothing to see here — just move along: Irma Marquez, who was not abused by Yonkers Police Officer Wayne Simoes, recuperates from the non-abuse she didn’t experience at his hands. At the time this photo was taken, […]

Thursday, June 4, 2009 And We, Like Sheep…. Nothing Personal — It’s strictly business: Professional antagonists Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf (not to be mistaken for his more famous cousin, Wile E. Coyote), prepare for a day of mayhem among the sheep. After leading police on a long chase near the same Slauson Cutoff made […]

Monday, June 8, 2009 Cheney’s Revenge: Coming to a Police Station Near You (UPDATED, 6/10) Ryan S. Smith of Niagara Falls, New York, is a 21-year-old ex-con suspected of taking part in a vicious kidnapping and robbery. He is, quite likely, a fairly nasty specimen of humanity. Whether or not that’s the case, he will […]

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 “It’s The Money” Rancher Seaborn Tay (after several of his employees became rustlers): “What do you reckon it is that makes a man go to hell like that?”Faithful Ranch Hand: “It’s the money, Mr. Tay.”Conn Conhager (disgustedly): “The money…. God help us if that’s all it is.”What is it that turns […]

Friday, June 12, 2009 The Tragedy and Farce of Collective Guilt (UPDATED, June 13) Dark Helmet, evil ruler of the Spaceballs: Before you die, Lone Star, there is something you should know about us.Lone Star, intrepid if thick-headed space hero: What?Dark Helmet (with triumphant menace): I … am your father’s, brother’s, nephew’s, cousin’s former roommate.Lone […]