Updates ...

No I haven't forgotten about my blog. Finals were hard and with only a weekend to rest I went back to work full time. My computer was also out for repairs.

I will be updating frequently now that summer is here. This summer I am planning trips to Nicaragua, New York, and possible Chicago if I get an interview from the Patent Law program.

More to come soon.

Lessons in Criminal Procedure ...

Tomorrow is my final for Constitutional Criminal Procedure. Here are a few lessons I learned that everyone should know.

1. If you committed a crime. Shut up. Don't tell cops anything.



2. Shut up.



3. Seriously, shut up.



4. Don't store anything incriminating in your car, cops can pretty much search this whenever you get pulled over.



5. Store incriminating evidence in your home, specially in places too small for a weapon.



6. If you get arrested and the cops start to interrogate you, ask for a an attorney, being silent is not enough. Ask for a lawyer and shut up.



7. Don't trust your cell mates, they be snitches, and what you say to them is completely admissible.



8. Ask if you are being detained, if so- shut up, if not walk away.



9. Don't volunteer to do anything for the cops (open something, go to with them), but always comply if ordered.



10. Last and most importantly. Shut up. (and maybe don't commit crimes)

Another Reason to Hate the Law Library...

Those who know me know that I avoid the library like the plague during finals. It's too quiet, people are on edge (I've gotten yelled at before by somebody there), and they don't let me have music.

Well, here is another reason why I should avoid going to the library: to not get shot. This is a security bulletin sent by my school to students.

Scary.
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DATE AND TIME
OF OCCURRENCE: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at approximately 12:13 A.M.

LOCATION: Off-Campus at Seventh Street and Westmoreland Avenue

DESCRIPTION: A suspected drunken driver was stopped by California Highway Patrol Officer after failing to stop for a traffic violation. The suspect exited his vehicle and pulled out a handgun according to CHP officers. The officers fired on the suspect in self defense. The suspect succumbed to his injuries. The passenger riding in the suspect’s car was arrested.

LAPD officers responded to the scene.

Southwestern Campus Security advised students of the incident and directed them to a safe exit route. No Southwestern students were involved in the incident.

LAPD and CHP are continuing their investigations into the matter and Southwestern Campus Security officers are assisting in the investigation.

Sexy Song...

Nothing of substance today. Too busy with finals, but I wanted to share this Pedro the Lion song I am feeling right now. I love the fact that it mixes adultery and religion in a blissful hypocritical union. Lyrics below, song on YouTube here.

Rapture

This is how we multiply

Pity that its not my wife

The friction of skin

The trembling sigh

This is how the bodies move

With everything that we could lose

Pushing us deeper still

The sheets and the sweat

The seed and the spill

The bitter pill yet undiscovered

Gideon is in the drawer

Clothes scattered on the floor

Shes arching her back

She screams for more

Oh my sweet rapture

I hear Jesus calling me home

Finally the chance to breath

Reaching for the fallen sheets

Collapsing in a glowing heap

We've gone too far

We've done too much

We have to quit it

Just one more kiss

Just one more touch

Please 10 more minutes

This feels so good. . .

Just barely moving. . .

The tension building. . .

Our bodies working. . .

To Reach their goal. . .

Oh my sweet rapture

I hear Jesus and the angels singing

Hallelujah

Calling me to enter the promise land.

Irony ....

My former Political Science prof keeps a blog (along with others) about election news and research. I read this on there and wanted to share.

The Irony of the 2008 Democratic Primaries
One short thought: In 2006 and 2007, numerous states moved primaries up to Super Tuesday and earlier so that they could be more "relevant". Isn't it ironic that it is the states that did not move -- North Carolina, Indiana, Oregon -- who are basking in unprecedented attention by the candidates? Those states that did move often received little more than a wave from the candidates; if they had not moved, they could be being romanced right now.

Word.

LINK

Economic Stimulus ...

I got's my $$ from the government today... go free money! Let my kids worry about the deficit.

L.A. May Day March...

Today was May Day, International Worker's Day and local groups organized a march in downtown L.A. to support migrant and worker's rights. This is following up last year's march where LAPD attacked protesters and media. As part of the NLG legal observers program I volunteered to observe this event today (instead of studying for finals).

The Los Angeles Times reported the event as a peaceful one, but with a low turn of about 10,000 people. The march was uneventful for the most part. I share a couple of pictures and videos I took today. For most of the march I was in the back, so I missed the best shots. The rest of the photos here.

Marchers on the street in Downtown LA



LAPD lining up with bicycles at the back of the protest.



LAPD mobile crowd control cart.
Street performers turning the street.