Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Deep Thoughts hit the big time My Deep Thoughts page got picked up by StumbleUpon and then Reddit, drawing a large number of new visitors to the site. There's a fairly good discussion in the Reddits comments. Welcome to any new folks who found their way to the front page! Update: Penamientos sobre la guerra contra las drogas. Someone's translated some of them (and there's discussion). 7:42:39 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Rachel Hoffman's dad wants a change He's got an interesting idea. Every time some young person dies in a tragic situation, lawmakers seem to rush to make a law named after that youth that increases penalties or outlaws more things. Irv Hoffman, however, wants "Rachel's Law" to bar police from enlisting young people in their drug war. Gov. Charlie Crist said he was open to hearing Hoffman's suggestions. ''Anything he would have to say, we would take very seriously,'' Crist said. The interesting part is when law enforcement will have to step forward and argue that they can't fight the drug war without putting civilians at risk. 7:24:35 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

New ACLU blog The ACLU has launched a new group blog: ACLU Blog of Rights. It appears to have some real potential, with a range of contributing writers that includes Glenn Greenwald, and with categories that includes drug law reform, among other anti-authoritarian issues. I'll keep an eye on it and let you know if there's anything interesting. 7:19:03 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []