Criminal Justice
How to Get Charged With Murder Without Harming Anyone
An old man shoots a female robber in the back. Her accomplice gets arrested for murder. What?
Botched Execution Fuels Death Penalty Opposition
Government can't even kill people right.
Barbarism in the USA: Arizona's Botched Execution
There are limits to the type of punishment the state can impose on prisoners in America.
Arizona Inmate Dies 'Gasping and Snorting' Two Hours After Lethal Injection
"I've witnessed a number of executions before and I've never seen anything like this."
Man Arrested for Passive Aggressive Watermelon Stabbing
The war on passive aggression and watermelon cruelty is alive in Thomaston, Connecticut.
Cops Have Ugly, Unsympathetic Reaction to NYPD Choking Victim
"Those are your police, America."
Arizona Supreme Court Delays Man's Execution
To examine claim filed with court this morning
Trial Begins in Fatal Shooting of Detroit Woman on Man's Porch
Man says he thought woman, who had been in a car crash, was trying to break into his home
Over-Policing America
SWAT teams were once used only in emergencies such as riots or hostage situations. But today there are more than 50,000 "no-knock raids" a year.
Surpeme Court OKs Ariz. Execution Despite Use of Mystery Drug
Lethal injections still look sanitary so governments prefer them despite the trouble acquiring a supply
Human Rights Watch: 'All of the high-profile domestic terrorism plots of the last decade, with four exceptions, were actually FBI sting operations'
So says a new report from the human rights group.
Punishing Prostitution Clients Is Not a Feminist Solution
Conceptually the "Nordic Model"-which criminalizes the buying rather than the selling of sexual services-strips women of agency and autonomy.
"Do You Have It Up Your Ass?" Drug Warriors in New Mexico Go Too Far
This man was x-rayed and digitally probed without his consent. No contraband was found.
