Top State Court Rules Against Resentencing In the six months since he got out of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Wesley Dick has been trying to get his life on track. The Lacombe man had been sentenced to life in prison for selling heroin to an undercover cop. But after a judge in Covington ordered his release in July, he quickly got a job, started to pay child support for his daughters, 9 and 12, and saved enough to buy a pickup truck. [continues 973 words]
He Stole Bus, Rescued Others After Katrina An Algiers man hailed by some as a hero for commandeering a school bus the day after Hurricane Katrina to take 60 stranded residents to safety in Houston has been arrested on drug charges where his bus journey began: the Fischer public housing complex. Jabar Gibson, 20, who garnered a movie deal and national attention as the renegade bus driver, was booked Friday with possession with intent to distribute heroin after police stopped his rental car for allegedly driving erratically, New Orleans police said. [continues 426 words]
The arrests of three law abiding, productive and decent Arcata businessmen on Monday is wrong. I want to go on record as decrying this arrogant use of force by our central government. The DEA and its collective posse have used the naked force of the State to aggressively attack the legitimate business of our private citizens. "Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends." - Isabel Patterson, from The God of The Machine, 1968. [continues 393 words]
