The law and the jungle

So much in the news seems to be about events beyond our control -- the terrorists are coming! the national debt is crushing us! here comes the tornado -- duck quick! -- that it's nice once in a while to see a story about people who refuse to let adversity overwhelm them:

There is convincing evidence that Carlos DeLuna was executed for a murder that was actually committed by Carlos Hernandez:

I have been getting my vicarious thrills lately from following the John Edwards trial. Edwards is the scumbag of all scumbags, and the unfolding creepiness of his sordid behavior is glorious to behold in a can't-take-your-eyes-off-the-car-wreck kind of way. But there's a real issue here, and it hinges on the definition of the word "the" in much the same way Bill Clinton tried to redefine "is":

Freedom marches on. Er, make that "tiptoes carefully, always looking both ways."

FORT LEE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Forget dangerous driving, pedestrians are the new threat to street safety — phone calls, texting, music and wandering into traffic. Now, one New Jersey town is cracking down on the practice.

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A very strange column in USA Today defending John Edwards as a "victim of the morality police":

Not up for the driver-of-the-year award:

VALPARAISO | A Porter County sheriff's officer involved in five vehicle-related incidents was relieved of his duties Thursday afternoon.

This is a worse nanny state intrusion than the "Here, Kid, eat this and go tell your mother she doesn't care enough about you to give you healthy food" lunchroom incident:

A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it’s attracting barbs from farm kids themselves.

"It ain't over till it's over" department:

Twenty-nine years after he was shot and permanently paralyzed from the neck down, a Fort Wayne man has died.

The Allen County Coroner's Office has ruled the death Friday of Brian Burtz was a homicide.

The Indiana Supreme Court tackles the mo-ped/motorized bike confusion:

Any victory for freedom, however small, is worth celebrating:

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks in a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers.