Sherlock Without the Gun

Holmes emptied five barrels of his revolver to kill the Hound of the Baskervilles. Today he’d be sued for spraying Old Spice into a suspect’s face.

Gaz & Leccy

In his legal treatise, Institutes of the Laws of England (1628), Sir Edward Coke wrote, A man’s house is his castle and fortress, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium (and each man’s home is his safest refuge). This general legal principle, carried into common law, implied that no one may enter a person’s home without permission.…

Bringing Home the Bacon

An assault occurred at the Edinburgh Central Mosque on January 31st. Assault is a crime under centuries-old common law. Was anyone physically assaulted? No. But apparently the entire Muslim community (geographic scope unknown) was assaulted. Although not physical this assault is just as bad as if it was a mental assault if you will. Who…

Justice Needed for Attawapiskat’s 99%

We can only assume that the amazing fish soup, moose stew, weight-increasing “hunger strike” she was on has left her fully capable of standing in front of a judge. We can only assume that the laws of Canada still include penitentiary-time for embezzlers of public funds. We can only assume that what Chief Spence perpetrated upon…