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Florida's self-defense law could hamper efforts to prosecute Trayvon Martin
Police and prosecutors statewide have derided the measure, saying the law fosters a shoot-first, ask-questions-later mentality and gives criminal a pass on facing justice. The law also included a provision that grants “immunity” from prosecution or
Updated: 03/19/2012 09:35P
Florida's self-defense law could hamper efforts to prosecute Trayvon Martin
Police and prosecutors statewide have derided the measure, saying the law fosters a shoot-first, ask-questions-later mentality and gives criminal a pass on facing justice. The law also included a provision that grants “immunity” from prosecution or
Updated: 03/19/2012 09:35P
Make the Punishment Fit the Cyber-Crime
Mr. Ravi could go away for years because, on top of spying, he was convicted of a hate crime: bias intimidation, a conviction probably influenced by Mr. Clementi's subsequent suicide. According to New Jersey's civil rights law, you are subject to a
Updated: 03/19/2012 09:13P
Law enforcers to set up pickets in sensitive areas
Malik told the audience that law-enforcing agencies would get mobile SIM card locators soon to control the increasing criminal activities with the help of snatched cellphones and unregistered SIM cards. He said the federal and Sindh governments would
Updated: 03/19/2012 09:07P
Judge: City must pay pension legal fees
While the city has had to pay out millions in fees to defendants who were named in civil lawsuits, this suit was different in that it dealt with costs for defending criminal cases. State law generally requires cities to pay legal bills for employees
Updated: 03/19/2012 08:55P
Lights, camera, cops: Atlantic City ups the ante on boardwalk security
"Our efforts to increase police presence, promote security using technology and address quality of life issues in Atlantic City are producing a welcoming environment where safety is the watchword." When it comes to technology, Chiesa said the goal is
Updated: 03/19/2012 08:07P
US rides roughshod over sovereign state laws
As usual, the Afghan people have been treated to apologies from the US president and the defense minister. But they've heard all the sugar-laced words before, each time occupying forces kill civilians 'by mistake' or US drones obliterate Afghan
Updated: 03/19/2012 08:05P
"Stand your ground" law goes too far
Nobody was held accountable for the crime because a judge, citing the law, dismissed the charges. And in January, a former Broward County sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a homeless man inside a Hagen-Dazs ice cream shop in Miami Lakes.
Updated: 03/19/2012 08:01P
Governor signs tribal retrocession bill into law
Washington state in 1963 assumed jurisdiction over matters including juvenile delinquency, truancy, mental illness, adoption proceedings and motor vehicle traffic on tribal lands. Taking effect in June, the law requires both the governor and the
Updated: 03/19/2012 07:18P
Trayvon Martin death shows perils of Florida's Stand Your Ground law
Here's what many outsiders might not realize: Florida's so-called Stand Your Ground law basically allows this type of tragedy to occur without criminal consequences. In Florida, the shooter usually only has to say these magic words to get a Get Out of
Updated: 03/19/2012 07:02P
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