- Yet another fine example of the effectivness of restraining orders and 911 calls.
- And yet another fine specimen of David Codrea’s only ones.
- Yet another tale of a man who couldn’t get government ID because of government bureaucracy. Although I doubt, as the article assumes, that this is a Republican conspiracy to stop poor people from v*ting. Both Demopublicans and Republicrats abounded in creation of this mess.
- Should have found this one yesterday, but it’s fascinating any day. Spanish mission churches were oriented to catch dramatic bolts of light on solstices, equinoxes, and saint’s days (even when it required some architectural oddities to achieve).
- Though commentors debunk major points in this anti-F*c*b**k article, the writer, former political prisoner Hossein Derakhshan, has reason to cry alarm.
- When people are amusingly, mind-bogglingly dumb.
- Your multi-hanky weeper of the day. Let’s hope the charities this dying lady gave her money to don’t blow it all on admin costs.

Actually, restraining orders are very useful.
If you have to shoot the restrainee, particularly since he’s probably violating the order to get within range, an RO and the information provided to get it make it much easier to prove self-defense.