Must a criminal suspect "unequivocably" ask for counsel?

To summarize: The police badger a suspect into a confession. During the interrogation, they prevent him from asking for counsel by interrupting him whenever he is about to ask. The prosecutor then argues that the suspect was required to "unequivocally" ask for counsel.

Does anyone see anything wrong with this?

Police are in a position of power in the interrogation room, and it is very easy to press suspects into going along with what the police want, even, in some cases, when the person is innocent. That's the reason we have the "right of counsel." Police should not be allowed to prevent suspects from invoking this right simply by cutting them off whenever the suspects start to say they want an attorney.

Neb. tries to oust trooper linked to KKK

Nebraska makes the national news again....

You can argue that his views haven't influenced his job and that his private life activities should not impact his job, but let's face it. Once it has become public knowledge that he's a Klansman, every time he is involved in any contact with minorities, there will be suspicions and allegations of misconduct, and all the incidents will have to be investigated. He's created a major headache for the Patrol.

Omaha City Council Passes Sex Offender Residency Restrictions

Key provision: The ordinance doesn't apply to offenders already living in the restricted areas.

To all sex offenders living outside of Omaha: You have until June 30 to move here and get a good spot....

You can read the entire ordinance here.

Hergert Moves to Dismiss Articles of Impeachment

Denise Richards' Divorce Petition Against Charlie Sheen

After two months on hiatus, I'm ready to go again.

Denise Richards' petition contains very serious accusations against Sheen, including statements that he visits teen porn sites and trolls for sex on the Internet. This seems a little amazing, considering not only that Denise is an incredible hottie, but also that Charlie could probably walk down the street and find any number of attractive girls willing to hook up with him, even knowing that he is married. In fact, it's kind of reminiscent of when Hugh Grant was caught with the hooker years ago.

Just goes to show that this kind of activity is not the province of ugly fat men with no financial prospects.

Is This a Good Reason for Keeping Religion Out of Schools?

How many years in hell do you get for hollowing out a bible to cart around drug paraphenalia?

Another City Employee Makes Us Proud

Seems like we are having a lot of problems with city and county employees in recent months. More arrests and firings than I can recall in a long time. Frank Castellano with the Douglas County Treasurer's Office, the guy from the Clerk of the District Court that was arrested for underage solicitation, the Ice Rink scandal.... Are the city of Omaha and Douglas County just suddenly becoming better at investigating, or is there an actual increase in misdeeds occurring in local government? Maybe we should start a count....