Tag Archives: crime

Seattle Police Department: Don’t Terminate Court Oversight

Re: “SPD illegally searched trunk after driver says he was stopped due to race, judge rules” [Aug. 7, Local News]: The report on yet another instance of Seattle police officers pulling guns on a Black driver for a minor traffic … Continue reading

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Finders keepers for fruit over the sidewalk?

Is it legal for me to glean fruit from private gardens if the fruit is overhanging a public sidewalk? I consulted the King County Law Library, and they referred me to a chapter in the book Neighbor Law which addresses a slightly … Continue reading

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Mental-Health Programs: Full Funding Long Overdue

Re: “WA to get $183M from Purdue Pharma settlement, more than double original proposal” [March 3, Local News]: What to do with this money? It is intended for addiction treatment, but the state should also try actually spending serious money … Continue reading

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Positive Spin

World news bombards us from the Internet, television, radio, and mobile devices. The majority seems to describe what’s wrong—crime, terrorism, war, and economic problems. Yet there are times when good news invades the darkest hours of sadness and despair—stories of … Continue reading

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Porch Pirates & Real Life Rants

Package Theft – Let me be the first one to say I can’t stand thieves and I am always stunned at porch pirates- those individuals who swipe your packages off your porch. Therefore, I have enjoyed reading and watching how … Continue reading

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