Tag: Crime and Justice

Fellow Central Illinoisan, Matt Hale may be headed to jail for solicitation of murder. I won't miss you homey.

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Radley Balko has commented on one reason to oppose capital punishment – it costs far more than incarceration. Like me, he has other reasons for opposing capital punishment as well […]

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Chris Lydgate and Nick Budnick of the Willamette Week Online dig through the trash to get the goods on some top Portland officials with no respect for privacy: It's past […]

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Heather Lende of The Anchorage Daily News reports that Haines residents apologize to wrongly convicted man: A month ago, the Chilkat Valley News stunned old-timers and shocked newcomers with Phillip […]

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Two cops in Houston have been indicted in connection with the mass arrest scheme concocted in order to "fight" drag racing. The article mentioned this little tidbit: Acting Police Chief […]

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From the Shit That Doesn't Really Matter Anymore But Is Interesting To James category:  Author Patricia Cornwall has concluded that Jack the Ripper's true identity was that of artist Walter […]

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I've been designated a "man of interest" by the joint sniper task force. I may be responsible for 13 heartless and unprovoked shootings in the DC Metropolitan area. I may […]

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Did this morning seem lighter? Brighter? Did everyone on the Metro look a little more at ease? I believe so. Now we can get back to worrying about terrorists…

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According to email news alerts just sent by MSNBC and CNN, police have surrounded a white van and payphone at a gas station in Richmond and have taken a man […]

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Michelle Malkin says we should keep an open mind about the possible identity of the sniper. In spite of law enforcement reliance on them, profiles are really just educated guesses […]

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