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Customers held at gunpoint at Frisco bank file racial profiling suit
2008-07-10 22:48:00 A Frisco bank customer, who was held at gunpoint last fall after a Wells Fargo employee thought he might rob the bank, filed a lawsuit this morning in Dallas, alleging racial profiling. Derrill Ewans filed the suit against Wells Fargo, joined by three others who were detained at the bank with him — Camille Lewis, Nithya ...
By: TexasFred's
Vets ethics crusade targets Texas lawmakers, judges
2008-07-08 19:15:00 AUSTIN ? A California disabled veteran who spends six days a week sifting through campaign finance reports has filed complaints against 10 Texas legislators and 15 judges with the Texas Ethics Commission, ranging from failing to identify campaign donors to using campaign money for personal use. One of the complaints takes aim at state Sen. John ...
By: TexasFred's
Alabama sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day
2008-05-17 07:09:00 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same ...
By: TexasFred's
Crime And Punishment In The Bahamian Society
2008-04-24 05:39:00 OPINION-Crime and punishment - The Nassau, Guardian: There are around one thousand people in prison in The Bahamas. Is that a lot or little? How can we tell? Compared to the 2.2 million people languishing in U.S. jails it does not sound all that many, but the population of The Bahamas barely exceeds 300,000, compared to the United States population in 2005 of 298.2 million. Prison, what a strange thing it is. We can remember our shock as a child being told that some adults had done things so bad, that they had to be locked away for years until they knew better. We could hardly imagine anything worse. Prisons seem to belong to the age of the horse-drawn cart and the workhouse, not to satellites and the Internet. If anything, we should be phasing them out - converting the prison into luxury accommodations. Speaking as a social observer rather than a criminologist, we find just about everything to do with the criminal justice system an enigma. But the central question it seems...
Dismissed With Prejudice
2008-04-07 04:29:00 USMC Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum has finally been exonerated of the bogus charges leveled against him. Perhaps now he can begin to rebuild his life in the peace and prosperity he has fought so hard to secure for so many of us. While I celebrate the decision to drop all charges against this Marine Rifleman, I also ...
Unabashedly Ashamed and Proud of It
2008-03-24 03:05:00 “I would rather be tried by a jury of my peers than be carried by six of my friends in a casket.” - Justin Sharratt Michelle Obama recently said that for the first time in her adult life, she was proud of her country. While I unequivocally disagree; while I have found many occasions in my adult ...
Murtha?s Messy Massacre Myth
2008-03-10 05:15:00 “The magnitude of a lie always contains a certain factor of credibility.” - Adolph Hitler - Mein Kampf The vicious slander against the Marines of 3/1 Kilo Co. brought forth by Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha continues to receive the blessing of the US Marine Corps leadership who seem quite content sacrificing these 4 men atop the altar of political correctness. For over two ...
Welcome to NASCAR's bizarro world of crime and punishment - Nascar - ES
2008-03-07 19:05:00 Welcome to NASCAR's bizarro world of crime and punishment - NascarESPN - 36 minutes agoTherein lies the lesson: Never assume anything when dealing with NASCAR's bizarro world of law and order. Hopefully, the sorted saga of the missing and ...
The Little Massacre That Could?
2008-02-11 05:02:00 “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…” Americans know that without the sacrifices of our military, we’d soon bow to Mecca.We send phone cards and care packages to soldiers overseas. We focus vast resources on rehabilitating our combat wounded and employing our returning vets. But while America opens its wallet to these men and ...
Dr.King?s Prophetic Condemnation of the Church
2008-01-21 15:11:00 Americans (some begrudgingly) recognize Dr. Martin Luther King as the leader who was the driving force behind the Civil Rights Movement. Few of them may recognize him as one of the few Biblical prophets of modern times, much less a martyr for the Gospel. What follows is an excerpt from his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail“, in which he responds to ...
By: Sharp Iron
Crime and Punishment
2008-01-18 07:22:00 Yokwe. Tonight I was sitting in the bar at Buffalo Wild Wings playing buzztime trivia with my friends. I was having a decent night having won one game and finished second or third in all the others and had a perfect game going into the last question when I heard a voice behind ...
By: Roi Rat Journal
Crime and Punishment - 1983
2007-12-20 23:56:00 Unul din primele filme ale apreciatului regizor finlandez Aki Kaurismaki, triplu câştigător la Cannes, cu 28 de premii la festivaluri internaÅ£ionale de film ÅŸi 23 de nominalizări. Filmul “Crimă ÅŸi pedeapsă†este o ecranizare după romanul omonim al lui Dostoievski, ÅŸi a câştigat 2 premii (la categoria cel mai bun scenariu ÅŸi cel mai bun debut). Este, practic, filmul care lansează în lumea bună a cinematografiei un regizor care în scurt timp va reuÅŸi să ducă mai departe imensul talent ÅŸi nelimitatele resurse ale cinematografiei nordice arătate de filmele lui Bergman, fiind coleg de generaÅ£ie cu Bille August sau Lars von Trier, alte două nume grele ale Nordului.“Crimă ÅŸi pedeapsă†transpune într-un mod extraordinar ideea din romanul lui Dostoievski în realităţile Helsinki-ului anilor ’80. Personajul central este Antti Rahikainen (asemănarea numelui acestuia cu cel al personajului Raskolnikov nu este deloc întâmplătoare), o persoană trecutÄ...
Internet and Tech Woes: Victim of Virus and Spam IT epedemic
2007-12-11 01:57:00 So I log onto my blog and there is some 84 comments to moderate from the last week. I’m thinking, ‘Damn! My blog is happenin!’ To my dismay, 80 of the comments were spam. As usual, most of the spam could be spotted a mile away?the systematically generated posts with 20 url-hyperlinks to pharmaceuticals and ...
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
2007-11-17 11:49:00 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyBantam Classics (October 15, 1996) | 576 pages | ISBN: 9780553211757 | PDF | 2.14 mbCrime and Punishment is quite possibly the most widely read 19th century Russian novel in the English-speaking world, and while I might say it's a tad overrated (for reasons discussed below), there are many good reasons for its exalted status. In case you're not familiar with the story, it begins with the decision of an impoverished student, Raskolnikov, to rob and kill a pawnbroker, having justified his decision with the argument that her death will do the world more good than harm, both because she cheats her clients and because the money from the robbery will give him the start he needs to become a great man and ultimately benefit humanity. The action of the novel is confined to the day of the murder and a few days following it, during which time, in addition to dealing with a murder investigation led by a clever and intriguing detective who suspects him,...
A Snowballs? Chance In Hell
2007-11-06 04:56:00 “If the law supposes that…, the law is a ass…”- Dickens When it comes to squandering precious tax dollars in pursuit of the inane, nothing surprises me. The egocentricity of The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife(DFW) has infested their better judgment, resulting in a phenomenon I call the “caged Machiavelli” - when government officials, politicians ...
Blood Bananas
2007-11-05 15:31:00 I found this article by Ryan Beiler on Sojourner’s website: www.blog.beliefnet.com/godspol-itics/2007/11/blood-bananas-by--ryan-rodrick.html A recent USA Today article summarized the scandal well. This was my quote of the week for SojoMail today: Chiquita’s money helped buy weapons and ammunition used to kill innocent victims of terrorism. Simply put, defendant Chiquita funded terrorism. That’s the U.S. Justice Department, in court filings last ...
By: Sharp Iron
Crime and Punishment @ Rockingham Regional Campus and Community Library
2007-10-31 15:38:00 Do you have a fascination with Crime and / or Punishment? Well come down to the Rockingham Regional Campus and Community Library at the Murdoch University Rockingham Campus and check out my first display! It will be up for November 2007. It’s modest but I am proud of it! Would you like to buy me a ...
Michael Austin
2007-10-26 18:15:00 In 1974, during the robbery of a Royal Farms store in Baltimore, a security guard was shot to death with his own gun. Witnesses at the scene, including the cashier on duty, described the assailant as a light skinned black man around 5 feet 8 inches tall. Michael Austin, a very dark skinned man over ...
By: Sharp Iron
Crime and Punishment (Bantam Classics)
2007-10-26 02:39:00 Amazon.com The talented Alex Jennings creates an atmosphere of gripping psychological tension and brings a variety of characters to life in this new audio edition of a crime classic. When the student Raskolnikov puts his philosophical theory to the ultimate test of murder, a tragic tale of suffering and redemption unfolds in the dismal setting of ...
The Enemy Doesn?t Always Wear a Headscarf
2007-10-16 05:17:00 Throughout history the enemies of the United States were easily recognizable; They wore the red coat and flew the Union Jack; they wore the jackboot and the swastika; they worshipped the rising sun. In this modern age of global terror, the enemy praises murder. He hides behind burqua-clad women when attacking or evading or he hides in ...
Political Detachment Syndrome
2007-10-09 06:52:00 As adolescents we learned about STDs. As adults we know of children who suffer from ADD or ADHD. We know that infants die from SIDS, that there’s no cure for AIDS, that RLS may be real and that there are new respiratory ailments called COPD and SARS because they don’t really know the cause. Unfortunately, there’s another acronym ...
Homicide and Gun-Firearm Violence in Thailand: World Ranking Crime statisti
2007-10-02 17:32:00 Surfing the web for world crime statistics, I came across a great world statistic website, and found my way to its Thailand crime stats page and was surprised about my findings, particularly of how high Thailand ranked in certain categories of crime, particularly gun violence and homicide. Taken from the gun violence data out of dozens ...
American deaths in Thailand over the last five years (2002 - 2007): Unatura
2007-09-30 13:00:00 Surfing the web, I happened upon yet another unsolved homicide-suicide-accidental death ??? case involving an American man in Pattaya a few months ago. As such deaths, particularly in Pattaya, are so common, usually I wouldn’t have given it any extra thought. However, in the following reports, the deceased man’s American passport was fully exposed–right next ...
The other side of Phuket not in guidebooks: Phuket town, neighborhoods, cri
2007-09-30 09:56:00 Phuket is a grand holiday island destination favored by heaps of holiday makers and tourists from all over the world. Famed for its scenic beaches, luxury resorts, tropical and lax, yet modern and bustling lifestyle, featuring some of Thailand’s most renowned entertainment, accommodation, and leisure scenes, Phuket reserves a special presence in millions of folks ...
It?s Only Logical if it?s Physical, not Virtual
2007-09-25 06:59:00 Part of the federal government’s supposed crackdown on illegal immigration and one of the few absurdities that Republicans capitulated to was this cockamamie notion of a ‘virtual’ border fence. Apparently, Congress lacks the political will to put real physical barriers in place to stop this invasion. That, or they’re just plum lazy. Probably a smattering ...
American version of "Crime and Punishment"
2007-09-06 06:59:00 TYTKA - The funniest stuff
By: FUNNIEST STUFF
Reality Bites
2007-09-05 07:01:00 Hokie - “a word that people used to express feeling, approval, excitement, surprise” - Johann Norstedt - Retired VA Tech English Professor Once again, a suicidal maniac hell-bent on exacting as much revenge as possible has struck one of the nation’s schools, this time a world-class university. But as information about the shootings, suspect and victims ...
King County?s Dogged Pursuit of Justice
2007-06-26 07:01:00 The right of Americans to choose their representatives through free elections is guaranteed. It has been secured by pen, it has been secured by sword. It has been earned through torrents of blood spilled on the battlefield by American patriots for centuries. But despite the supposed sanctity of that right, it is coming under increasing ...
Wash Park Crime and Punishment
2007-06-20 19:13:00 There is an interesting article at Wash park Prophet about Colorado’s Homicide statutes and proposals for their reform. I should note that I am not a big fan of the death penalty, nor do I like the idea of justifying prison on the ground that it is a deterrent, but I don’t have time to go ...
In Order To Solve a Problem, You Sometimes Have To Work Backwards Part III
2007-05-29 03:09:00 The whole purpose for the creation and continuing existence of War Of Wits is to reemphasize the truth for Americans and to shed light upon the real dangers facing the United States. The true motives of international terrorist groups. The constraints that a two-party political system unnecessarily imposes on the US. The true dangers of political correctness. The ...
Crime and Punishment chapter XII
2007-05-12 03:32:00 Poems by Khalil Gibran Then one of the judges of the city stood forth and said, “Speak to us of Crime and Punishment.” And he answered saying: It is when your spirit goes wandering upon the wind, That you, alone and unguarded, commit a wrong unto others and therefore unto yourself. And for that wrong committed must you knock and ...
By: Dirmanto WEB ID
Crime and Punishment
2006-12-24 18:01:00 I've been thinking, dangerous I know. I was at work last night when a public information advertisement came on the TV warning about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. These adverts are aimed at teenagers, but I feel what they fail to show are the consequences of catching these diseases. There is no mention of the medical effects being infected may cause.This in a way brings me to my point, kids are told what to avoid, but they are not taught what the consequences will be if they fail to.I feel the same could be said about crime, kids understand what is illegal, but fail to understand the consequences that must be faced if the law is broken. What I would like to suggest is an addition to the School curriculum to include lessons in Crime and Punishment. The lessons could possibly be given twice a year for the final three years of School. The kids could be taught the process of being arrested, all the way to being sat behind bars in prison. The lessons could be given by mem...
By: Daily Referendum
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