Colorado state trooper Brian Pettit got community service for a drunk-driving wreck that would put any of us civilians in jail. Sadly, this is totally ordinary. Drunk guy runs a stop sign and gets nailed. Happens every day. Police find a fellow officer drunk behind the wheel and don’t arrest him. Happens every day. You’ve […]
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Nevada DOT gives an inch
Nevada DOT recently posted 80 mph on part of I-80, leaving most of the highway posted 75. This was a political compromise. The legislature had asked for 80 as a general speed limit but the governor’s people didn’t want any of it. The order went out last year to collect speed data on part of […]
The rules of the game
A long time ago, hopefully beyond the statute of limitations, I was at a Fourth of July party the BATF would have gone wild for. Drunk people with illegal fireworks and illegal cigars. Sober, I nearly got incinerated by a bonfire. Seems like a miracle nobody got hurt. The only harm was done by traffic […]
The dog ate my report
Before we take a look at what the crooks at Nevada DOT are up to, I want to tell a story about a former employer. The company was catching a lot of unwanted attention from prosecutors and competitors. Corporate lawyers adopted two policies. First, they had the computer automatically delete email to keep it out […]
A rose by any other name
If you’re a gardener in the East you can probably recognize the Japanese Beetle. You don’t do it by the book. There is a book. It’s complicated and you need a microscope. For this beetle, a quick look is good enough and experience does the rest. Our brains are good at pattern recognition. Some Connecticut […]
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