Governors Criminal Justice Reform Council votes to allow private lawsuits for mugshot mistakes
Money for Mugshots?… Are you paying or giving? On December 19, 2013, The Daily Report published an article that Governor Deal’s Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform unanimously voted Wednesday to support creating a private cause of action for citizens so they can sue reporting agencies and other private companies that publish incorrect or sealed criminal […]
Read MoreThe Waze Navigation gets you where you are going without a ticket
WAZE APP BETTER THAN RADAR DETECTOR Want your paths to be straight and your Waze clear? Look no further than the handy smartphone application Waze. Go to Waze.com and you can download the app to your smartphone which will give you directions where you are going and warn you about police speed traps, the cheapest gas […]
Read MoreGoogle puts brakes on moneyformugshots.com extortion racket
The New York Times revealed Saturday, October 5, 2013, that Google has taken action as recently as last Thursday, October 3, 2013, to remove mugshot websites that extort money from the arrested from its search algorithm. As Randy Travis sings in his song Good Intentions anyone can wind up in jail on Christmas morning which is […]
Read MoreDaydreaming of Drinking a Beer is more Dangerous than actually Drinking One study finds
It has long been settled that texting and driving are more dangerous than driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08. Texting is reported as being 6 times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated by alcohol according to an article on Forbes.com. But did you know that according to a research study reported in Popular Mechanics that Day Dreaming […]
Read More5 Ways Not to be Fooled by DUI statistics
iacquire.com recently posted a blog about 5 ways not to be fooled by statistics. The Article suggests: Do A Little Bit of Math and Apply Common Sense Always Look for the Source and Check the Authority of the Source Question if the Statistics are Biased or Statistically Insignificant Question if the Statistics are Skewed Purposely […]
Read MoreMARYLAND v ALONZO JAY KING JR – No 4th Amendment for DNA – “tax[ing] the credulity of the credulous” -SCOTUS – June 3 2013
MARYLAND v ALONZO JAY KING JR. – No. 12-207- Supreme Court of the United States – June 3, 2013. In a 5 to 4 decision the Supreme Court approved under the 4th Amendment the collection of DNA samples from arrestees of serious, violent crimes as a routine booking procedure. Alzono King was arrested for menacing […]
Read MoreFeds propose lowering legal limit to .05 or about 1 drink for a women and 2 for a man
The AJC reports that Federal Government officials are planning to recommend lowering the legal limit from .08 to .05. Buckle your seatbelts for the implementation of the new prohibition. Federal government officials stated goal is to completely eliminate alcohol-related deaths. Since one drink for women and two drinks for men could make you DUI, expect a […]
Read MoreDrunk Tank Pink: Does your lawyer know why word choice is critical in the courtroom.
In Drunk Tank Pink, Adam Alter explains why word choice really matters in the Courtroom. A research group was questioned regarding a video of a car wreck using different terms to describe the accident. Respondents who were asked what happened after the cars “smashed” together estimated higher speeds and more damage while respondents who were asked what happened […]
Read MoreSpirit of Drunk Driving Laws: Impairment vs. Intoxication
On reason.com, Radley Balko provides a persuasive position for DUI Law reform. His basic argument is that impairment, not specifically drinking and driving, is what lawmakers should be focused on punishing. As justification, Balko quotes Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo: “people sometimes focus on how many drinks they can have before they’ll go to jail, […]. It […]
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