Open thread Friday is here
Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at 6:00 AM
Morning reading from the Village Voice Empire: It's the stuff Hollywood dreams of: Disabled longshoremen brothers, a bartending ex-girlfriend, backstage passes to a George Clinton concert, an oxygen nebulizer, and...a Seattle Police Department-issued Taser. Seattle Weekly has the story.
Suppertime reading from the Village Voice Empire: We won't venture what an inmate would possibly need Viagra for, but the 40-year-old corrections officer has been charged with smuggling the little blue pills and other contraband into the county jail. Broward Palm Beach New Times has the story.
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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: No one has exonerated more innocent prisoners than Texas. But several wrongfully convicted men say their lawyers are taking huge cuts of their payouts for doing very little lawyering. The Dallas Observer has the story.
Bedtime reading from the Village Voice Empire: First Gabriel Carillo got a vicious reminder of the "no cell phones" policy. Now there's Leocadio Figueroa. All he did was ask to see the watch commander. LA Weekly has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire. A Dallas cop arrested a stroke victim and her son, thinking the woman was drunk. The son was able to produce medical records, but the cop wasn't buying. After six hours in jail and a $394 ticket, the woman filed suit. Dallas Observer has the full story.
Cig break reading from the Village Voice Empire: Paul Baca said he busted Puller for the assault based on claims by two witnesses. But when police interviewed them again, they said they never ID'd Puller as the assailant. Westword has the story.
Sunday afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: Hoston is suing the Seattle Police Department, claiming an officer beat him on video. The fact that he's a convicted felon caught waving a handgun around might mess up his six-figure plan. Seattle Weekly has the story.
