The law and the jungle

While we're waiting for the Supreme Court to finalize arms-bearing as an individual right in that Chicago case, here's something fun: "5 ridiculous gun myths everyone believes (thanks to movies)." No. 1 on the list is, "Bullets explode everything," especially things that are flammable such as car gas tanks. The problem is that:

Screwed again in the Heartland:

The quintessential Las Vegas or Atlantic City casino experience comes with card dealers in ties, feather-festooned showgirls and the most coveted amenity: the free drink.

Yet as casino gambling has migrated from America's storied gambling towns to middle America, the complimentary cocktail hasn't always survived the trip.

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A romantic triangle ends in an unsurprising way:

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana judge has sentenced a man to 64 years in prison for murdering his best friend and holding his ex-girlfriend captive after learning of their relationship.

Good new for porn fans in southern Indiana:

New Albany Mayor Doug England said Monday he's inclined to end the city's six-year legal fight to close an adult bookstore after the Supreme Court announced it won't take up the case.

The high court declined to hear the city's appeal in the six-year fight to close New Albany DVD, the business at 601 W. Main Street now known as Cleopatra's.

Thomas Carr is a convicted sex offender who registered as such in Alabama on his release from prison in 2004. In December of that year, he moved to Indiana but did not register with authorities here. He was arrested in 2007 and charged with violating SONRA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The problem is that SONRA wasn't passed until 2006, two years after his move.

Google News kicked out this story based on my "Indiana" word search because it's from Evansville, but it turns out to be Evansville, Wisc. I almost passed on it, but it's perversely fascinating and raises an interesting question:

A Wisconsin man is accused of secretly videotaping young children at a Florida nude beach.

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Gary has a ban, and South Bend, too. Now, Valparaiso may have one:

Joseph Gaby of Lafayette has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child molesting. That's worse news for him than it would be for most people getting the same punishment:

But Judge Thomas Busch on Wednesday also classified Gaby, 41, as a credit-restricted offender -- meaning he will receive one day of credit for every six days of incarceration.

Lamest reasoning of the year so far: Enforcing a law will lead to more crime:

The new Arizona law will intimidate crime victims and witnesses who are illegal immigrants and divert police from investigating more serious crimes, chiefs from Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia said.

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We all know the "falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater" exception to the First Amendment (see Schenck v. U.S.). Can a case be made that statements or activities could be actionable even if the standard of falsity isn't met but the person making the statement knows mayhem is likely to ensue, perhaps even wants it to? The thought springs from a reading of "Nightclub lot shooting incites group response," a lengthy story in Frost Illustrated that is recommended reading.