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COLUMN: Do We Have Too Many Laws/Regulations?
The Federal Criminal Code today is a bit more elaborate. The words of Alexis de Tocqueville should be well remembered: “should democracy fail it would not be as Rome fell to the barbarians but rather through a loss of our basic principles by losing
Updated: 11/27/2011 12:10A
Panel seeks change to Ga. justice system
A clogged prison system and mounting costs to maintain Georgia's criminal justice system are prompting state lawmakers to consider several changes, among them to alter offender sentences.
Updated: 11/26/2011 11:57P
New Nevada law makes animal abuse cases secret from public
But the law also keeps such cases secret from the public and provides for punishment of officials who discuss the cases. The bill: (3) prohibits releasing any information concerning the report except for the purposes of a criminal investigation or
Updated: 11/26/2011 11:17P
Stun guns now legal
Every time any Taser is fired, it blows out about 50 tiny pieces of paper with a printed code unique to that weapon, which allows investigators to trace it. Taser says those steps deter criminal use. The consumer weapons come with a training DVD.
Updated: 11/26/2011 10:55P
Georgia considering big changes in justice
ATLANTA — Lawmakers are poised to consider substantial changes to the state's criminal justice system that could reshape the way Georgia courts are run, overhaul the state's expensive prison system and even transform the way offenders are sentenced.
Updated: 11/26/2011 10:30P
WCSO: RV park death doesn't appear criminal
Law enforcement reported on Friday that a shooting at the park doesn't appear to be crinimal in nature. Daniel Woods | Williston Herald Law enforcement reported on Friday afternoon that a fatal shooting north of Williston doesn't appear to be “criminal
Updated: 11/26/2011 08:24P
Police: Phone scammers posing as law enforcement
AP The Virginia State Police are warning people about a phone scam involving callers posing as law enforcement officials. State Police said they've received several complaints from residents of Virginia and elsewhere about callers identifying
Updated: 11/26/2011 08:04P
Strict Gun Laws Lead to Higher Gun Crime Rates
By adding mental health issues and petty crime offenses to the list of unacceptable behavior for gun ownership, we put ourselves on a slippery path towards disallowing any citizens from owning guns. Bad things happen when ordinary, law-abiding citizens
Updated: 11/26/2011 07:41P
Opinion: Settling Collective Guilt for Historic Crimes - The Hungarian...
In 1991, attempts were made for the criminal prosecution of acts committed during Communist times in the form of a similar law (known as the Ztnyi-Takcs law), but the Hungarian Constitutional Court found it unconstitutional to establish legal
Updated: 11/26/2011 07:17P
Why should yobs give a monkey's about the law when punishments are a joke?
Behind him, his victim stands frozen with shock and pain as blood seeps from his side. It was the picture that horrified the nation this summer. How could this happen in broad daylight on a crowded street? The yob in the picture is gangster Junior
Updated: 11/26/2011 06:43P
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