Well, of course not:

Former New York Gov. Eliot M. Spitzer (D) will not face criminal charges for his role in the prostitution scandal that drove him from office this year, prosecutors announced this afternoon ( Read more... )

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 Lynne Abraham blasted the city's ( Read more... )

I've read speculation in more than a few places around the blogosphere that the Supreme Court's ruling in Heller, which struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns, should lead to lower murder rates in the nation's capital (and elsewhere, assuming similar bans can be successfully challenged ( Read more... )

• I was wrong: Americans are driving less, to the tune of 11 billion miles in March compared to last year.  And mileage dropped another 4.5 billion in April vs. a year ago.
• The current markup in gas prices includes speculation that hurricane season (which began June 1) may disrupt supplies, but it could go even higher if another Big One hits the Gulf.
• ( Read more... )

[cross-posted to A Thousand Cuts]

Washington, D. C. cops crack down on qat users, arresting dozens of people and seizing 30 pounds of the mildly stimulating plant commonly found in Africa and the Middle East.

The next night, seven people are murdered in "a spasm of violence" in the eastern part of the District, bringing the total number of ( Read more... )

He's just preparing for the coming hyperinflation:

A man has been accused of attempting to pass a $360 billion check, which he claims was given to him by his girlfriend’s mother to start a record business, Fort Worth police said ( Read more... )

Forget traffic jams.  Soon you may be able to use your nav system to avoid getting carjacked:

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. will start a new system this week warning motorists when they are driving close to crime hotspots ( Read more... )

Skyrocketing metal prices have led to roof panels disappearing from English churches (HT: Marginal Revolution):

For centuries, people have stolen religious artifacts in Europe, including chunks of religious buildings, but Britain is in the midst of an accelerating crime wave that some experts call the most concerted assault on churches since the ( Read more... )

Only in Florida:

Amber Tedrick said she didn't know she was headed for a terrifying beer run when she climbed into the back seat of an acquaintance's car Sunday with her 16-month-old daughter ( Read more... )

Total dipshit tries to take out street light, kills two people instead.

I don't know; maybe my fellow anarchists will disagree with me.  But if you're in the city and are not either A) at a shooting range or B) defending yourself against an aggressor, you don't fire your fucking gun.  Period.

This idiot needs to go away for a long, long time.