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Category Archives: Satire and parody
“The Constitution does not require Florida to join New York in la-la-land.”
Whenever a court invokes the old saw that constitutional rights can’t be stopped at the prison gate, it’s even money that the decision will do exactly that. The latest is the 11th Circuit’s upholding of the Florida Department of Corrections’ … Continue reading
Punch & Judy’s easy answers to everything
Posted in Satire and parody, Satirical cartoons
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Trigger warnings for courtrooms
“We understand that even the thought of an individual coming to campus with the views that Mr. Shapiro [a twerpy conservative political commentator] expresses can be concerning and even hurtful and that’s why we wanted to make you aware as … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal procedure, Law & Parody, Satire and parody
Tagged Ben Shapiro, microaggressions, safe spaces
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Chief Judge orders prosecutors not to be crooked and defense lawyers not to be incompetent
The Chief Judge adopted the “groundbreaking recommendation” of the NY State Justice Task Force Report that from Jan. 1, all New York State trial judges must issue an order in every criminal case directing prosecutors to disclose evidence helpful to the … Continue reading
President Trump takes to the street
We donated a dollar and he blew us a kiss. P.S. Squawk has gone legit! See us in “The Crime Report,” the online zine of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Squawk is interrogated
Lenny Bruce complained that cops would go to his show, write down every word of his routine and then read it aloud in the Grand Jury, completely ruining his lines. Although not remotely in the league of that great iconoclast, we … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Humor, Satire and parody
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Let’s remove offensive statues from Central Park
Inspired by a recent video of students pulling down, kicking and spitting on a statue of a Confederate soldier, we took a tour of inspection to similarly purge Central Park. The first offender we came across was Alice in Wonderland: … Continue reading
Posted in Satire and parody
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