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Smearing Trayvon Martin: The True Lie that Black Men Commit More Crime than Whites
To them, he is a “victim,” a “good” man who only wanted to protect his neighborhood from crime and “suspicious” people. Moreover, the assertion that George Zimmerman acted out of racial bias in his hunting and killing of Trayvon Martin is personally
Updated: 03/29/2012 02:45P
New police corruption alleged in secret report
The confidential report produced by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) in 2008, found that private investigators, linked to organised criminals, used corrupt serving and former police officers to delete intelligence records from law enforcement
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:51P
"A Picture of Such Horror as Should Be Unrealized Anywhere in the Civilized World"
The consent decree settles a lawsuit brought by the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of 1200 Mississippi youth, ages 13 to 22, confined to the Walnut Grove Correctional Center. That prison is operated by the GEO Group,
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:36P
Neighborhood watch member would have been charged under Pa. law
Florida adopted the law seven years ago, and Pennsylvania passed a similar law last year. The breadth of the Florida law has created a media circus and a firestorm of debate since the Feb. 26 shooting by neighborhood crime watch volunteer George
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:36P
Noy wants investors to stay for long haul
While it is their job to encourage foreign investors to bring business into the country, it is the job of those involved in law enforcement... to discourage international criminal syndicates from operating in this country and victimizing our people,”
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:34P
Carters Professional Corporation | Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act
This Anti-terrorism and Charity Law Alert will provide a brief review of the new Bill. B. BACKGROUND Bill C-10, An Act to enact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:33P
Trayvon Martin's killing and probable cause
It requires, as any good cop or prosecutor or criminal defense attorney will tell you — and as the US Supreme Court put it — only "reasonably trustworthy information" supporting a "prudent" belief that the suspect committed or is committing a crime.
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:31P
DSI drops probe against Yingluck
The complaint cited violations of the stock market law as well as Article 267 of the Criminal Code as the basis for the DSI investigation. The DSI subsequently assigned its banking and financial investigators to look into the complaint as well as check
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:23P
Martin case highlights self-defense laws
Zimmerman has not yet been arrested or charged with a crime, and that has sparked public outrage across the country. Most states have laws that protect a person who uses reasonable force to defend themselves. Florida has what is known as a “stand your
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:14P
Afghan Women are Victims of Justice System
by Cesar Chelala In Afghanistan, there were expectations that ten years after the fall of the Taliban women's rights –which had been systematically abused during the Taliban's rule- would be respected. A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW),
Updated: 03/29/2012 01:10P
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