As a kid I loved to watch a show called Candid Camera hosted by Allen Funt on television. For those of you not in the new forty or beyond, the best current examples I can provide are Punk'd and Off Their Rockers. The premise is to capture folks' reactions on camera when they are put [...]
Tag: crime
What was in that urine?
I am all for being a law-abiding citizen. I understand that we have laws and penalties for good reasons. I do take issue sometimes though with the sensibility of some laws and penalties. Case-in-point, the Devils Lake man who was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson to 20 months in prison (to be followed [...]
Hearing is believing…
You may recall the story of Byron David Smith, the 64 year old man from Little Falls, Minnesota who shot and killed the two teen intruders who broke into his home on Thanksgiving Day. Smith's statement to the police was quite chilling. The general thought by prosecutors was that the incident went far beyond self-defense. [...]
Break-ins are no longer an issue Mr. Smith.
I am sure many of the local folks have heard about the man from Little Falls, Minnesota( Byron David Smith) who shot two intruders who entered his house on Thanksgiving Day. The two intruders have since been identified as two teenage cousins - 18-year-old Haile Kifer and 17-year-old Nicholas Brady. They were, according to inital reports, good kids. Well, [...]
Bad moccasin…really?
I read a story on InForum today about a woman who stole a police car and then led the police on a chase through Fergus Falls. The woman was quite intoxicated at the time and was in the squad car because the officer was preparing to take her to detox. Alas, she made her way [...]
John isn’t on the client list…
I was pleased to read a recent Associated Press article that used a Maine case to highlight a growing trend - the publication of the names of prostitutes' patrons . Oh yes, you heard that right. The days of nameless, faceless customers only referenced as "Johns" seem to be coming to an end. Well, it is about [...]
It is time for the Herd to be heard…
Integrity is sometimes difficult to define, but we tend to know it when we see it. At the very least it can be said to be consistency between what we say and what we do over time. Ideally, it is also a statement of honesty, fairness, and character. Integrity simply put (in The New Forty dictionary) is [...]
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