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COLUMN: James Q. Wilson (1931-2012)
He was not a doctor or medical scientist, nor was he a fireman or coast guardsman who rescued people from immediate dangers. James Q. Wilson was a scholar who studied crime. He saved lives because his penetrating analyses of crime, and the effect of
Updated: 03/10/2012 07:16A
Distribution of Less Than One Ounce of Marijuana is Still a Crime In Massachusetts
He prevailed in the trial court . . . but the Commonwealth appealed. After hearing the case, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) found that while the voters had made specific amendments to the simple possession statute, they did not make any changes to
Updated: 03/10/2012 05:35A
Law shielding patients is protecting rapist
The mother has since filed a lawsuit, and a local lawmaker is seeking to amend the law that shields mental health records in court cases. John Doe, who will only be identified by this pseudonym because he is the victim of an alleged sex crime,
Updated: 03/10/2012 05:05A
'Crimes' that weren't criminal in olden times
It's become the 'done thing' to summarily apply jungle/rogue/rough 'Justice' to mere suspects of crime, including pickpockets and other petty thieves stealing a loaf of bread, a stray chicken — or even a bundle of garbage in a carrier-bag left lying in
Updated: 03/10/2012 05:03A
'Sabu' hacker dodges many crimes by aiding FBI
NEW YORK - The American computer hacker who shocked other Internet saboteurs by becoming an FBI informant didn't just break the law on the Web: He also carried a gun and was involved in drug dealing. Court documents unsealed this week show that in
Updated: 03/10/2012 03:56A
PCP lauds govt role in promoting freedom of press
It also demanded to repeal “the Defamation Act, 2004 and amend Section 500 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) whereby 502-A of Criminal Procedure Code (PCP).” In its meeting, the council unanimously approved the modus operandi for lodging complaints with the
Updated: 03/10/2012 03:45A
Apartheid Is A Crime, Not An Analogy – OpEd
An apartheid 'analogy' is fatally flawed, specious, absurd, and wrong for Israel because apartheid is not an analogy, but a crime as well-defined in law as embezzlement or kidnapping. The most relevant statute, the 1973 International Convention on the
Updated: 03/10/2012 03:19A
'Hate Crimes' and 'Occupy' Protests
They should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in accordance with their criminal actions. Do not, however, label their actions as so-called "hate crimes." Hate crime legislation, while it sounds lofty in its intent, is diabolical in its
Updated: 03/10/2012 03:13A
Negligent mom argues for sentencing circle
McDonald is aboriginal, has no prior criminal record, and could be eligible to receive a community-based sentence given the state of Canadian criminal law at the time Shatoya was found dead in her crib on Dec. 11, 2006, defence lawyer Kevin Hill noted.
Updated: 03/10/2012 02:54A
Negligent mom argues for sentencing circle
McDonald is aboriginal, has no prior criminal record, and could be eligible to receive a community-based sentence given the state of Canadian criminal law at the time Shatoya was found dead in her crib on Dec. 11, 2006, defence lawyer Kevin Hill noted.
Updated: 03/10/2012 02:54A
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