Thanks to my solid academic training, today I can write hundreds of words on virtually any topic without possessing a shred of information which is how I got a good job in journalism. – Dave Berry, Journalist/Humorist/Columnist/Novelist Dear [insert the…
read more →After our initial discussion on what constitutes a thug, last week I challenged you guys to spot the thug in a line-up of anonymous characters. Here’s a quick recap: Considering these fresh faces, I asked four questions:
read more →Thought Experiment!!! Any Shakespeare fans out there? Up for some R-rated poetry this marvelous morn? It’s for a good cause. Okay, here we go:
read more →Chuck Haggard recently commented on my “Don’t give people reasons to crucify you” post (okay, that wasn’t exactly the title). Chuck mentioned a recent officer-involved-shooting in California. The officer, Erick Gelhaus, has been cleared criminally. But the incident has nonetheless erupted…
read more →A friend of mine (who shall remain nameless) got an email the other day from a well-trained fellow CCW permit holder and firearms instructor. Dude’s email address was something like [email protected]… Can’t wait to see what the jury thinks of that…
read more →In a wonderfully thorough comment made in response to my post on Scotchman and Blackface, my new friend Dennis H. made reference to two landmark cases from the United States Supreme Court: Tennessee v. Garner and Connor v. Graham. Since Dennis…
read more →This sucks. It just does. This lady did what she was supposed to do and got herself some training, but then apparently made a costly mistake and now faces serious charges and jail time. Basically she’s a PA permit holder, but she…
read more →So, a bunch of you chimed in with responses to the epic battle of Scotchman and Black-Face, which later became a lawsuit decided in part by Hunt-Berlin Coal Co. v. Paton, 202 S.W. 935 (Tenn. 1918). To quickly recap, a strapping young bloke named Paton…
read more →Fun Fact: In Tennessee, a “dwelling” for purposes of the castle doctrine includes a tent. So even if you’re homeless and living under a pitched bed sheet (or perhaps you have other reasons for living in a tent for a…
read more →Here’s an interesting set of facts from a Tennessee Supreme Court case from 1918. For some reason I would just love to stage this scene with actors and costumes and props. And appropriate accents (see if you automatically take on an accent…
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