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Is Government Big Enough Yet?
You know the size of government, even local government, has gotten out of control when 56 government employees manage to run a prescription drug ring and go undetected for five years.
Paul Ibrahim
in Big Government, Crime
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Italy Deploys Soldiers to Fight Street Crime
And it's about time!
As a victim of Roman thieves myself, I can attest to the need for safer streets in Italians cities. And so can almost everyone I have met who has been to Italy.
Denver to Ban Pipes and Chains?
You may have read this column I wrote last week, sarcastically suggesting that knives should be banned because, just like guns, they could potentially be used to commit a crime.
Well, this may not be that far-fetched after all. A friend sent me this article discussing how Denver police want to prevent protesters from carrying pipes and chains. I'm sure that'll resolve their problems just like gun bans made DC and Chicago the safest cities in America.
Paul Ibrahim
in Bans, Gun Rights, Paul Ibrahim Columns, Regulation, Crime
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Do Stabbings Mean We Need More Knife Control?
The logic of the anti-gun crowd is: Since guns are used to kill, then we should ban guns.
My column today asks, then why not ban knives too?
Paul Ibrahim
in Bans, Gun Rights, Paul Ibrahim Columns, Crime
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America’s Universities: Negotiating with Tree-Climbing Criminals
With the Berkeley tree-sitting fiasco coming back to light in recent weeks, and considering its parallels with similar events in recent years at Cornell, my alma mater, I wrote a column on the subject. Enjoy!
Paul Ibrahim
in Paul Ibrahim Columns, Political Correctness, Environment, Academia, Crime, Cornell
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Man Who Killed Burglars Cleared
A man who shot and killed two burglars crawling out of his neighbor's home has been cleared in court. I haven't been following this case and I don't know its details, but obviously to me, if the burglars got down on their knees and put their hands up, you don't shoot them. But according to him, they were still threatening him, which, if that is the case, makes him a hero. I bet you no one's gonna burglarize any homes in that neighborhood anytime soon.
Paul Ibrahim
in Gun Rights, Law, Crime
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Mug Shots...
... because why not.
How the Cigarette Tax Rewards Crime
George Mason's Walter Williams has penned a wonderful piece about tobacco taxes. An excerpt:
While it's politically popular to impose confiscatory taxes on America's 40 million tobacco smokers, there are a number of consequences one might consider, but let's start out with a quiz. If a carton of cigarettes sells for $160 in New York City, and $35 in North Carolina, what do you predict will happen? If you answered tons of cigarettes will be going up I-95 from North Carolina to New York City, go to the head of the class.
Smuggling cigarettes is illegal; so the next quiz question is: Who is most likely to engage in cigarette smuggling? It's a mixed answer, but for the most part, organized smugglers will be people with a high disregard for the law.
Paul Ibrahim
in Taxes, Crime, George Mason University
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