White cop, black citizen
In Pontiac, Michigan, on Thanksgiving, a black man was walking down the street in daylight. He had his hands in his pockets. Then he is stopped and questioned by a cop who said that he was stopped...
View ArticleState of Michigan “wins” Luddite nomination
This is too good. From The Detroit Free Press: The state of Michigan is the, uh, honored recipient of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation‘s first Luddite Awards for its efforts to...
View ArticleElon Musk quote of the day
Asked by a reporter whether Tesla would consider building an assembly plant in Michigan, where Tesla is barred from selling cars or operating showrooms under recently enacted legislation, Musk said:...
View ArticleFTC urges Michigan to drop Tesla sales ban (updated)
Via The Detroit News: The Federal Trade Commission on Monday strongly urged the Michigan state legislature to reconsider its ban on Tesla Motors and other automakers from directly selling vehicles to...
View ArticleAn outrageous auto insurance scam
The Intercept is reporting on a growing scam regarding automobile insurance, with a special focus on Michigan. Fake “insurance salesmen” sell automobile insurance policies to people who don’t know they...
View ArticleArmed shopper shoots at shoplifters
In Auburn Hills, about 10 miles from my home, a shopper at a Home Depot yesterday opened fire on a vehicle in the parking lot that she believed was being driven by shoplifters. This was the middle of...
View ArticleUpdate on Home Depot vigilante shooting
Click here to view a story in which a Home Depot customer pulled a gun in the parking lot and shot at a fleeing shoplifter. Now, the authorities in Michigan have taken action, against the shooter: On...
View ArticleTesla lawsuit against Michigan triggers comments
Daniel Howes, writing in the Detroit News: The surprise isn’t that Tesla Motors Inc. is suing Gov. Rick Snyder and the state for the right to sell its cars directly to consumers. It’s that it took this...
View Article