Criminal Justice
A Lethal Injection of Reality
Medicalizing executions helps maintain support for the death penalty.
Paul Ryan's Poverty Plan: Good on Incarceration, Licensing, Perverse Incentives; Not So Good on Paternalism
What's worthwhile in the Wisconsin congressman's proposals, and what's not
Hanging Delayed is Hanging Denied: Abolish the Dysfunctional Death Penalty
Long delays and legal maladministration are further reason to dump capital punishment.
Canada Gets SWAT-Mania: Troubled Man Removed From Plane by Tactical Team (and Fighter Jets)
"A little bit out of hand," says security expert.
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?
Dad Left Kids in Car At Police Station Parking Lot. Now He's Got New Charges.
The precinct parking lot is not exactly a high-crime area.
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
