Church Shootings Sad, Indicative
by Sunday’s shooting at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church was an event that proves even the places that are most sacred to us are not inviolable, …
Category: Crime
The Value of Media Neutrality
The news that an AP reporter traveled in company with Taliban terrorists and filmed the execution of two Afghan women indicates that it can. Many …
Proper Crime Reporting
The city of College Station, Texas knows how to properly report a crime – with a full description of the event and the suspect: On …
Child Care / Crime / Society
Second-Guessing Witnesses
The SF Chronicle says: The town of Turlock and much of the rest of the nation was shocked when a 27-year-old man beat and stomped …
The Forgotten War
Libby Spencer at Newshoggers and Bob Barr have something in common: both realize that America’s War on Drugs is a waste of both resources and …
Why Obama is Winning
There’s no doubt that Barack Obama gives a damn fine speech when he’s had time to thoroughly prepare his remarks. But the biggest reason why …
Crime / Death Penalty / Texas
Ertman & Pena’s Killer To Finally Die
The horrifying murder of Jenny Ertman and Elizabeth Pena was my welcome home to Houston after living in Oregon for several years. I remember the …
Crime / Death Penalty / Law / Texas
Texas Killer’s Death Sentence Upheld
In 1991, Kenneth Wayne Morris, a 9th grade dropout who is now 37, killed James Moody Adams, co-founder of the Northwest Academy while while his …
Principal Busts Dope Dealing Delinquent
In New Hampshire, Concord High School principal Jean Barker turned the tables on a student arranging to sell drugs via text messages by setting up …
Child Care / Crime / Media
"So you want attention, eh?"
Kids these days – it’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Turns out the 11-year-old boy who reported an abduction attempt in …