Category Archives: Crime
Seventeen Attorneys General Demand That Craigslist Remove Its Hooker Ads
Saying that the site is enabling prostitution and child trafficking, a coalition of 17 state Attorneys General are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section. “Only Craigslist has the power to stop these ads before they are even publis… Continue reading
Shame On You, Barack Obama
“Look forward, rather than back.” “political sensitivities” That’s the logic and reasoning the Obama administration is giving in ruling out prosecuting those who have justified, approved, or administered torture in the Bush administration. In recent days, we found out that … Continue reading
Federal Policy Change on Medical Marijuana
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder signaled a change on medical marijuana policy Wednesday, saying federal agents will target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state law. That would be a departure from the policy of the … Continue reading
New Mexico Repeals Death Penalty
This is a welcome bit of news from the New York Times: The legislation replaces lethal injection with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. “Faced with the reality that our system for imposing the death … Continue reading
Transit Officer Arrested for Killing of Unarmed Oscar Grant
Johannes Mehserle, the former Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer, was arrested today in connection with the investigation for the shooting death of the unarmed and handcuffed and face-down on the ground Oscar Grant. Mehserle, 27, was taken into custody … Continue reading
Footage of BART Police Officer Shooting Handcuffed Man
The victim, Oscar Grant, was face down, handcuffed on the cold, hard concrete platform floor, with an officer kneeling on his back or neck. The shooting officer draws his gun out of his holster, stands up, and shoots at essentially … Continue reading
“Wide Stance” Craig Gives Up Sex Sting Appeal
According to MSNBC, former U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) has give up his legal appeal to overturn his conviction in the infamous airport bathroom sex sting. Minneapolis attorney Tom Kelly said Thursday they concluded that the state Supreme Court would … Continue reading
CNN Reports 8 Year Old Boy Confesses to Police of Murder Without Attorney Present
Why does a police department get to interrogate an 8 year old boy without his parent or attorney present? This case should be immediately dismissed with prejudice. When a people believe they have the right to deny civil rights to … Continue reading
Planned Parenthood Ad – Palin Charged Victims for Rape Kits
The pre-Palin police chief in Wasilla has demonstrated that the town paid for these evidence gathering kits. During Palin, though, these were removed from the budget until she was forced to put them back in by a new state law. … Continue reading