Don't Buy Bottled Water in Charlottesville, Virginia...

The cops may attack and arrest you...

My parents live near Charlottesville, but I don't think they buy bottled water.  So I think they're safe...

Don't Ever Talk to the Police...

Great advice, presented in an engaging fashion. If you've never delved into this before, you'll likely be surprised...

On a related note: my own experience with juries is limited to the several times I've been in a jury pool (but never selected), and the six months I once spent as the U.S. Navy's “liaison” to the courts near Bremerton, Washington.  Those experiences leave me with just one clear thought: if I'm innocent, I don't ever want to be tried by a jury in the U.S.  I'd much rather take my chances with the judge...

This Is America?

This is very disturbing: a video of New York City Police Department officers beating the living crap out of an innocent man in a place where he had permission to be.  Reason has all the details.  These officers should be fired and prosecuted; sadly, the most likely outcome is that they'll keep their job and will not suffer any punishment.

Police Report...

From the Saskatoon Police Service (for the geographically challenged, Saskatoon is a city in Saskatchewan, Canada), this report on an incident that happened on Friday, July 13th, 2012:

The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a rather curious single vehicle collision at approximately 8:05 pm July 13th, 2012. A motorcyclist, who had been travelling at an excessive speed, attempted to navigate the curve to travel westbound on Circle Drive from Boychuk Drive. The 27 year old male operator was unsuccessful and subsequently lost control of his bike.

The motorcycle and its operator separated as both left the travel portion of the roadway and became airborne. Witnesses report the two had enough momentum that they landed in a slough some distance from where they had departed the road surface. On attending to the scene Officers did indeed locate a wet motorcyclist and nearly submerged sport motorcycle.

The operator was transported from the scene to hospital by MD Ambulance personnel. He is suffering from injuries reported to be of a minor nature and is expected to make a full recovery. Investigators believe landing in the slough prevented him from being far more seriously injured. The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage.

Charges of Driving at a Speed Greater Than Reasonable and Safe and Changing Lanes When Unsafe have been laid against the motorcycle operator. The Saskatoon Police Service would like to remind motorists that excessive speed is often a major contributing factor in vehicle collisions and that vehicles should only be utilized in the manner for which they are designed and intended.

There's a lot to love in this report. If forced to pick a favorite sentence, I think it would have to be the last sentence in the third paragraph.

I've never met a police officer who could have authored this report. I would like to.  Awesome!