Cedar Writes

Category: Crime and Justice

  • Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature

    Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature

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    This is pulled from the book I was given for Abnormal Psychology, George Vaillant’s Adaptations to Life. I highly recommend it.  In the book, Vaillant uses the example of fantasy versus sublimation as immature versus mature defenses. When a person chooses to entirely escape from reality, they can no longer determine what is real, and…

  • A Dearth of Privacy

    A Dearth of Privacy

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    I had to write a case brief and analysis for class. I’m sharing it on the blog not only because I’m very very busy this week and it lets me make the time spent work twice for me, but also because I found this case, and the implications, to be fascinating. As I have a…

  • Crimination

    Crimination

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    Next in importance to personal freedom is immunity from suspicions and jealous observation. Men may be without restraints upon their liberty; they may pass to and fro at pleasure; but if their steps are tracked by spies and and informers, their words noted down for crimination, their associates associates watched as conspirators – who shall…

  • Join Arms and March

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    I am echoing the words of many bloggers today, as we all speak out in defense of free speech. Join us, in a virtual march, to show that you, too, defend the right to speak freely. Tell the Truth Using the idea that if you offend anyone, you’ve committed a hate crime, you can silence…

  • Essay, Links, and Errata

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    Riding the Raid So as you may or may not know, I am a member of the Raiding Party. Which means I post once a month over at Sarah Hoyt’s blog, and under her blog are the Huns, commenting. Hence Raiding Party for those of us who regularly guest there. I tend to write a…

  • Where did Ferguson come from?

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    As the events in Ferguson, MO, unfold, I have been watching for some time. Every couple of days in the Criminal Justice class I’m taking, we have talked about it, and yesterday we had a lengthy discussion as the rioting was still spinning out of control. I see it continues today, with the total at…

  • Old-School

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    Saw this, looked at what I thought was an oar, and then got the First Reader’s attention. “What the H*ll is that thing?” He knew, and it’s an interesting concept, a stocked pistol, which gave the carrier a repeater which wasn’t an option for a rifle at the time. He was telling me Ned Buntline…

  • Bureaucracy and Voting

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    As some of you know, I’m part of the regular Raiding Party that guests over at According to Hoyt. My post today deals with the Rule of Law, and the way it is insidiously being threatened all around us. Dave Freer is talking about publishing over at Mad Genius Club today, but what he says…

  • Probing the Shadows

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      I had to write a very short paper, almost so short I wouldn’t call it a paper. However, I thought I’d share it here, and expound a little bit, as I only have a little time. Perhaps you know that there are two methods of analyzing crime in the US, the UCR (Uniform Crime…