Legalizing Drugs Will Reduce Violent Crime
by As demonstrated by his recent decision to send help to the embattled Mexico border region, President Obama is well aware of the problem posed by …
Category: Crime
Thinking Self Destruction, Not Others’
There’s a mistaken idea floating around in some of our heads telling us that suicide is the most tragic end that a person can come …
Mexican Police Tag Vandals – Excelente!
Police in Monterrey, Mexico know how to handle teenaged vandals in their town – literally spray-painting their stupid butts as a form of public embarrassment. …
Sex, Drugs, Teenagers, Teachers, and Money
Looking like a lurid "All Nude" sign, today’s Houston Chronicle’s headline screams, "Wash. court: Sex between teachers, 18-year-olds OK". In fact, the Washington Court of …
Africa / Crime / Middle East / Military
War Crimes in Gaza, Mogadishu
Jeffery Goldberg wonders if American troops committed war crimes in Somalia while fighting rebels in Mogadishu. The question seems ridiculous at first. What war crimes …
Casualties of the American Drug War
America’s War on Drugs is a known failure and it’s south-of-the-border derivative is literally the cause of blood – and decapitated heads – in the …
Palin Church Arson a Hate Crime?
The church of Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin, former Republican vice-presidential nominee, was torched Friday night and over $1M worth of damage was done to the …
Islamic Honor Killings On the Rise in Iraq
Iraq has a Ministry of Human Rights that is working to end gender discrimination in that country. That’s a tall order in a country in …
Obama on the Iraq Troop Surge
Barack Obama told Bill O’Reilly as much of the truth about Iraq last night as any Democrat not named Leiberman is likely to: “I think …
Crime / Society / Stupidity / Technology
CyberPunks, an Apt Name
Mattathias Schwartz’s article in the NY Times magazine serves as a brief peek into the anarchic world of Internet trolls and hackers, people who are …