the short, sad life of Danieal Kelly

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The state, to serve and protect our children: Two Philadelphia social workers were among nine charged yesterday in the death of a Danieal Kelly, a 14-year-old girl who starved to death in 2006, her body eaten by bed sores to the bone. Unveiling a blistering grand jury report today [PDF], District Attorney ...

Dirty informants . . . dirty cops?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Radley Balko has an important update on the Ryan Frederick case (# 136). He cites an unnamed source who claims that a second informant was involved in the break-in of Frederick's home that ultimately led to the deadly no-knock raid: Last week I received a tip that there may have been a ...

Blitzkrieg

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

92. Police agencies in Kentucky go on a "Byrne Blitz"—a concerted effort to increase drug seizures and arrests to ensure that the Federal funding spigot continues to flow freely. 93. First Amendment follies: A Santeria priest sues a Texas town over their prohibition against animal sacrifice. An Illinois delegate for Barack Obama resigned ...