Miss Cleo Settles with FTC
by Miss Cleo’s psychic hot line agreed Thursday to cancel $500 million in customer bills. Read the CNN.com story. There’s irony in this quote: “The amount …
Category: Crime
Crime, Definition and Punishment
Must juries adhere to the letter of the law? A referendum in South Dakota might mean the end of that standard Read the LA Times …
Another School Shooting
A student flunking out of nursing school opened fire in a class at the University of Arizona, killing 4 people. Read the story on Yahoo …
Snipers Caught
Presumedly, the entire nation now knows that the D.C. area snipers have been captured. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Congratulations must go to the law …
Cop Killer Gets Life
A convicted cop-killer got a life sentence today in Houston. Read the Houston Chronicle story. One should be glad to get a conviction and long …
Crime / Death Penalty / Youth
Should Teen Murders Be Executed?
Should teen-aged murders be executed for their crimes? The Supreme Court doesn’t want to make a federal decision on this issue. Read the AP story …
Dallas Narc Busts Invalid
Dallas Police arrested a man on drug charges over a year ago. Too bad the cops’ informant was lying. He’s since recanted, so why is …
Sniper Hypes Gun Control
By now, everyone in America knows about the D.C. area sniper. Read the CNN.com story. In a political slap, Democrats today said Republican movement on …
Convicts Voting Rights
Should ex-cons be allowed to vote? On such Floridian thinks so. Read the Washington Post story. Those interested in law and order must necessarily shudder …
Kids Murder Adult
A gang of children and teenagers beat a man to death in Milwaukee earlier this week. Read about it in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. As …