Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Quote of the day: No matter how strange or despicable you act, I can do one better, because I work for the government. Million Dollar Hotel 8:40:40 PM    comment () A Bad Day For Civil Liberties. America died a bit last week, as the Supreme Court ruled against a citizen's right to sue a police officer for wrongful arrest, or for inappropriate use of deadly force. This is the latest nail in the coffin of our... [About Civil Liberties] That's not entirely true--people still have the right to resist criminal acts by the police using deadly force in exactly the same way that they can resist private-sector criminals. The Supreme Court's ruling simply means that people have no peaceful means of redress, leaving them no choice but to either submit helplessly to any abuse--or shoot dead any thugs who attack them, regardless of whether the thugs are wearing black uniforms or red bandanas. 7:49:41 PM    comment () ARTHUR SILBER: DON'T "CURE" US! JUST LEAVE US ALONE!. I have occasionally mentioned the work of Thomas Szasz, a man who is one of my great personal heroes. Dr. Szasz's dedication to genuine human freedom and his ongoing resistance to the widespread destruction caused by the "therapeutic state" constitute one of the truly great achievements of our time, and his work deserves your very careful consideration. Look over his website, and read some of the many illuminating articles you will find there. In connection with the story discussed... [Liberty & Power: Group Blog] A very good article on the trend to treat behavior that people don't like as a "mental disease" and inflicting treatment on the "sick" person against their will. This is especially common as a new form of child abuse, and in this case the article focuses on autism. 7:35:31 PM    comment () Mosul: The New Front Line. This attack on an Iraqi-American forward base near Mosul signals that there still some effective insurgent military forces in area,... [Hit and Run] I wouldn't be too sure that the attack was effective, rather than just lucky. Iraqis have been firing mortars and rockets at Fed bases more or less constantly, and they usually miss because they aren't aimed. Sooner or later someone had to get a lucky hit. 7:24:39 PM    comment ()

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