Non-Sequiturs: 1.05.09

* HLS graduate, public defender, and video game designer Melissa Brooks Batten was shot to death by her estranged spouse just days after obtaining a restraining order against him. David Giacalone writes “We certainly don’t often think about domestic violence reaching our profession, but when it does it should motivate all of us to work harder to help prevent domestic violence throughout our society, and to protect its potential and actual victims, through better procedures and education.” [f/k/a]

* AirTran removed passengers from a flight because they were talking about which seats were “safest.” Oh, did I mention that the passengers were Muslim? They were Muslim. What country do we live in again? [WebCPA]

* The IRS really needs to get one of them “take a penny, leave a penny” jars. [TaxProf Blog]

* Here are nine reasons not to attend law school. Shockingly “because business school is easier and shorter” didn’t make the list. [Legal Geekery]

* Apparently, Christmas used to be more fun before the church got involved. This week’s Blawg Review pays homage to that finest of pagan traditions. [Charon QC via Blawg Review]

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