It will take a healthy civil settlement to compel any real change. It’s the only language, “the system,” understands.

Unions are supposed to make sure he receives due process. In practice, it’s the, “thin blue line,” and, “us vs. them,” mentality that has corrupted that due process.

Goodness of people does not preclude ensuring jackbooted thugs and the departments that shelter them pay, a lot, for breaking the law and abusing citizens. She may decide to not sue the thug, er, detective, and/or his department. But, that would only encourage the next thug with a badge.

Arizona had speed cameras for a short time. They were taken down or turned off within a year. Some people didn’t take them seriously, like one woman who was rewarded for her diligence in ignoring the tickets that got mailed to her house by having the police show up and impound her car. It only took 70 violations of…

Hey, they’ll have money. And they’ve all been taught that money is all you need. Period.

“Tank of gas.” You do know that big rigs are diesel, right? So, tank of fuel, is accurate. Keep trying, you’ll get the hang of this accurate reportage someday.

Now, now, you gotta love a girl who loved pickles.

Beautifully written. Great photos. And thank you for sharing what was clearly a day of magic for your Opa.

Body work. Fiat body work. I’d give her $4k since experience taught me you have no idea how bad it can be until they start taking the panels off.

What a concept, rich people paying their fair share. Who is this DeBlasio guy? Some sort of radical leftie like Dwight Eisenhower?

Say, that car does look a bit ... Smart.

Rich people screwing over rich people. About damn time. This ought to be interesting.

These hell beasts.

No. More. Wire. Hangars!

Few things are as annoying or dangerous as a drunk when you don’t drink. Give me a stoner who just settles in to binge-watch ... anything, or who makes art or music or poetry or ... Anything but someone intentionally poisoning themselves with alcohol.

Not code. Habit.

If people sang the real lyrics to, “Cotton-Eyed Joe,” about an abortionist keeping people from being forced to marry, that might make a difference ... might.

My father-in-law worked in banking. Asked about which bank one should open at account at, his reply was basically, “anyone but Wells Fargo ... they’re criminals.” This was back in the 80s. They’ve just become worse and worse as the years roll on.

What happened? Wells Fargo. Somewhere, deep in their HQ, is a study of this latest criminal enterprise which includes projections of potential fines, class-action suits, and so on, “as a cost of doing business.” Will their victims have their cars returned? No. Will their credit reports be cleaned up? No. Will anyone…

“As for why Willys let this example of poor engineering out of the factory in the first place, I’m not sure.”