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Stuff to read while I'm busy

While I'm focused elsewhere today, let me point readers to several stories I'd blog about in more detail if I had more time:Creative sentencingThe Rockwall Herald Banner recently published a column by a local attorney on creative sentencing practices, their benefits and limits.Gone to the dogsThe Houston Chronicle has a feature on dogfighting and a new PR campaign by the Houston PD aimed at combating it.Extra creditStudent internships at the local jail?Snitch rulesThe ACLU Blog of Rights not long ago published a blog post on several interesting subjects related to informants and snitching, including a discussion of " Pearson v. Callahan [which] presents the question of whether the Fourth Amendment is violated when police enter a home without a warrant after an informant inside signals to police that a crime, usually a drug deal, is taking place...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).