Tagged: Crime and Justice

DAVID ASHENFELTER of the Detroit Free Press on U.S. prosecutor apologizes to Sterling Heights man who was arrested by mistake: A prosecutor sheepishly told a federal judge in Detroit this morning that federal agents...

Harris County jackboots have raided a man for the crime of growing hibiscus: Evidently, some well-meaning but horticulturally challenged citizen turned Davis in. Davis said the team of narcotics officers combed his house for...

Marisa Schultz of The Detroit News on Voter bullying alleged in Redford: You know it’s election season when dozens of political signs sprinkle lawns and street corners. But in Redford Township, those lawn signs...

July 1, 2004 A Capital Idea: Avoiding Mistakes We Can’t Undo American Military University EN 102, Effectiveness in Writing by James Landrith Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is one of modern...

June 27, 2004 Cross Burning: Free Speech or Not? American Military University EN 102, Effectiveness in Writing by James Landrith Over the last few years, the difficult question “is cross burning free speech” has...

Clay Reddick of The Daily Texan on Undercover officers at anti-war meetings: APD officers were secretly present at protest plannings: Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas prove that undercover Austin...

I'm not feeling a lot of sympathy for these girls, nor do I care really about their ages. An innocent man spent 8 months in jail based on their lies and they made it...

Associated Press on Parents beat daughter to death with umbrella: An 11-year-old girl's parents tied her up in the garage, starved the child and beat her with an umbrella until she died during the...

Andrew Tilghman of the Houston Chronicle on Woman who flew into rage over burger convicted of assault: McDonald's manager hit with car A McDonald's customer who flew into a violent rage when she was...

Bob Egelko of the San Francisco Chronicle on Part of U.S. anti-terror law may be nullified: The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to strike down a California child molesting law may have also overturned...