Texas exonerations for innocent people sent to prison are coming fast and furious. Here is an interview that may be of interest.

Tim Cole Family Trying to Hold Cops Accountable

The family of Tim Cole invited the city of Lubbock to a meeting to discuss wrongdoing, liability, etc. by the LPD during the Tim Cole investigation. Predictably, the city snubbed it.

IWTS Blogger Interviews Drug Dog Expert

Read I Was The State blog. An interview with a certified canine expert reveals that the efficacy rate for drug dogs is about 52%. At firt glance that seems outrageous, as well it should. But actually, it's probably pretty close to being in line with average efficacy rates of drug testing and alcohol breath testing. The 2% over the one-half mark probably makes it "good enough for government work" in the eyes of the police-state zealots.

MADD Prohibitionists

I Was The State blogs frequently about MADD and their prohibitionist agenda. The constitution has been shredded in the name of the so-called "war" on drugs and it is being further trampled by MADD. Why is that? MADD started out with a goal to reduce accidents caused by drunk drivers, which is laudable. But they have completely lost sight of that goal. They have gained a great deal of political power, and they use it to make sure anybody accused of drunk driving is deprived of their rights. MADD is downright scary. We are funding a lobby with taxpayer money. In concert with the government agency National Traffic Safety Administration, they push to lower legal BAC's, (admitting the goal is 0.0); they want to eventually have an IID (ignition interlock device) on every car (from the factory). They target bars, where there is nobody driving, on the pretext that they MIGHT drive. They use intimidation, coercion, demagoguery, and whatever else they deem necessary to their cause. Read Grits for Breakfast, I Was The State, DUI Blog, for more information on this subject.

The "Drug War" And the Pesky Ol' Constitution

I have spent the past 21 years trying to help folks get off or stay off drugs. I am not for drug use. But I am for things like probable cause, due process, etc. A blog that I have in my links called "I was the State" is owned by a former prosecutor, who is now a criminal defense attorney. He blogs often about the fallacies of the so called drug war. IWTS against drug prohibition, maintaining that the drugs which are now illegal should be legal and regulated, much like alcohol. There is a lot to be said for this argument, although I wouldn't flat out advocate it without some research. It is not politically feasible at the moment, anyway. But in the future, I want to talk about the fiasco at Tulia, Texas and it's implications. Most importantly, the fact that Tulia was not an isolated event. It happens every day on a smaller scale. That has probably improved since the demise, (or semi-demise) of the "task forces", which got so bad that even Rick Perry couldn't stomach them anymore. That, my friends is pretty bad. More later.

I Was The State: I GOT THESE GUNS

I Was The State: I GOT THESE GUNS

South Texas Chisme: Perry's HPV vaccine cronies cash in anyway

South Texas Chisme: Perry's HPV vaccine cronies cash in anyway