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What If 'Something Happens' After Judge's Ruling On Trump's Travel Ban? - 1 views
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If a refugee commits a crime, will a federal judge have blood on his hands? President Trump says yes. After Judge James L. Robart temporarily blocked an executive order that stopped all refugees as well as visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries, the president wrote on Twitter: "Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril.
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Iowans involved in drug ring bust in Omaha - 5 views
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Federal authorities in Omaha say they've broken up a substantial drug ring with the arrest of 11 suspects. FBI Special Agent Weysan Dun hopes the sting will bring a sizeable disruption to drug trafficking in the region. Agent Dun says, "These individuals are suspected of being significant sources of much of the methamphetamine that is being trafficked in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa." - ...2 more comments...
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Bill C-309 | openparliament.ca - 18 views
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OK so it is not being proposed in the USA, but this bill recently introduced in Canada is pretty interesting. Think about the people in our country who protest, but don't want their identity to be shown. Would you support this bill or not? - ...12 more comments...
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I think its a good law, people should be able to know who you are. If you really wanna protest, you shouldn't care. -
I believe that if you truly believe in the cause, then you should have to face the consequences, even if that means losing your job or your reputation and status. -
This bill makes sense. Public safety is at the forefront of this bill, if a protest gets violent or other harmful/unlawful acts occur the persons the are held responsible will be able to be identified. But looking at it from the other side, people might want to conceal their identity at protests, or the masks are part of their protest(example Anonymous). If this bill passes people will be made, if it doesn't pass other people will be mad. Who is the Canadian government ok will making mad? -
This bill should be passed because if you're risking yourself by already being there, you should have to show your face. Also, if the situation ever turned violent, that person wouldn't get away with it because their face wasn't exposed so they could be identified. -
I think that this bill should be passed because the police should have the right to identify anyone who is protesting. If you want to protest, protecting your identity shouldn't be a major concern because you would want people to know who you are, and what you are speaking out against. -
I think if you are going to protest, you are there for a reason, that you strongly believe in, so you should not want to hide who you really are -
It should be considered that this is a trade for security by means of liberty. Sacrificing freedom for a small degree of protection. If this bill passes, it could easily snowball to other things (this may be a bit of a reach) such as controlling what you can wear altogether just so that you can be identified at all times just in case you might be possibly considering intending to commit a crime. -
As said in earlier comments, I think that if you want to protest IN PUBLIC then the public has the right to know who you are. If you want you can protest in your house and no one needs to know who you are. But out side of you cant hide from the public if your are going to stand outside with a big sign and yell out things in front of people. -
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I see it as your there or your protesting for a reason so why hide it. If your protesting you believe something is ether wrong or right so why hide your believes. If you don't want to be seen or noticed here's an easy answer don't go! -
I think that you should be able to wear a mask, because if you're protesting something that you believe in, or don't believe in, than it is a personal matter and you should be able to conceal your identity from the public. -
I think it might be better if you have to register to be part of a protest but to have the list sealed unless things get violent -
I think that they should show there faces. Its there choice to go, so then show yourself, dont hide.
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Suicide of Moroccan girl reportedly wed to rapist spurs outrage - latimes.com - 11 views
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What a horrible law, who in their sane mind would think that a rapist could get away with his crimes by marrying the VICTIM? Absolutely disgusting.
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But more-so sad because of the trauma she endured and then committing suicide...
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That is ridiculousness. To think that you can get away with raping someone just by marrying them? Its stupid and unjust, she's getting forced to live with the very person who raped her. Its not right. -
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Woman Violates No Dogs Probation Order - 6 views
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Woman Violates No Dogs Probation Order A 49-year-old Iowa woman on probation for dumping 23 dead or dying dogs in a Nebraska cornfield in 2008 has admitted violating probation by living with 13 dogs. A judge told Denise Withee, of Mapleton, Iowa, that she'll be re-sentenced on April 26 and that she could face prison time.
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I hope she has to do time. Harming animals is wrong and unjustice. I dont see how anyone can do it -
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Woman held captive in Philadelphia for a decade sues city - 3 views
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Incredibly sad story. Amazing that this woman only served 8 years for killing her boyfriend and then gets released and does this crime to her own 10 year old niece.
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That's crazy that they gave a young girl to take care of to a lady that killed her brother-in-law. -
Shocking story, it's sad that, that a innocent young girl gets put under care of her abusive aunt. -
That's crazy that child services would put a then year old little girl in the care of a convict with out doing a proper background check on the women.
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Sandusky Arrested again - 5 views
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MY GOD. why cant they leave him in prison for once. He cant get away with it anymore so what is their problem with putting him in prison for the rest of his life???
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for a man his age, rehabilitation will be near impossible. you cant teach an old dog new tricks. If let out he will continue to molest young boys. The only solution, is life in prison.
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Teen Kills Bully - 9 views
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I would be interested to read more about the original case. For those not familiar with self defense laws, here is a Wikipedia entry for the "Stand your Ground Laws" they mention in this video. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine
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Josh Powell blows up his children - 12 views
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This confirmed that Josh Powell murdered his wife back in 2009, his children where getting to the age of talking about the event and he did not want to go to prison for his crime. He is a sick man
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i honestly cant believe people would do that to their kin. that is absolutely horrible and twisted. -
What made it even worse was the social worker had called the police and the respondent said something along the lines of "we will respond to the actual emergency situations first and then get to your case"...It is sad because she did everything she was "supposed to do" and the children still died.
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The Knockout Game Is Stupid, Stop Doing It - 0 views
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The latest victim, a 24-year old Orthodox Jewish man in New York was walking home when he overheard his potential attackers daring each other to knock him out. The assault is being considered a hate crime. - ...3 more comments...
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What is the point of doing that? You're hitting a person that did nothing wrong! -
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I don't understand what is the appeal of being hit so hard you become unconscious. its extremely dangerous what if you fall and snap your neck or crack your head open and start choking on your own blood because you cant roll over. -
I wonder who was twisted enough to invent this, and better yet, who was dumb enough to start spreading it around. When did it become okay to walk up to your buddies and be like 'I dare you to knock that guy cold' and even worse, for them to actually do it? -
This is the most pointless and idiotic "game". This type of thing can be very dangerous and whoever participates in it deserves to be punished severely.
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Ex-Massachusetts chemist gets 3 to 5 years in tampering case - 0 views
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(CNN) -- A former Massachusetts crime lab chemist accused of mishandling evidence affecting hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of criminal cases was sentenced Friday to three to five years in prison after pleading guilty to 27 counts. -
She should get longer in my opinion. She messed with evidence and hid things probably to her benefit.
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Obama announces new gun control measures, targets military surplus imports - 2 views
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I'm not sure how I feel. We should be allowed rto have a gun, liscences are pretty smart -
gun control won't help anyone honestly. i don't see why he's trying to ban guns so hard. criminals are just gonna stop shooting people because of gun control? A+ thinking. -
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Gangsters and Hoodlums will still use guns to kill, shoot, rob people i really don't think its going to help. -
After reading the article, I don't think these two rules were meant to stop a lot of gun crimes. On the issue of gun violence, I would say that we still need tight regulations of guns. I am less concerned with new gun control laws, and more interested to know how our society can keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals and the mentally ill.
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Glad that Obama won't stick it to us......................... - 0 views
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The new prohibitions are part of an executive order President Barack Obama issued for federal agencies to review the types of equipment they provide to local and state police. Obama traveled Monday to Camden, N.J., to highlight crime reduction and community policing tactics that the administration hopes can be a model around the country.
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Wearing a mask at a riot is now a crime - Canada - CBC News - 1 views
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"A bill that bans the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly and carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence with a conviction of the offence became law today."
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Newtown victims' families sue maker of gun used in 2012 attack | Reuters - 27 views
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"The families of nine people killed in a 2012 massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school sued the maker of the gun used in the attack on Monday, saying the weapon should not have been sold because it had no reasonable civilian purpose."
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I understand there rage towards the gun company, but you can't sue them for selling a gun. that's what there job is, that's just what they do. they didn't intentionally sell it to that guy knowing the terrible things he was going to do. -
I think the gun makers should not allow that gun to be to sold to the public. Its too powerful. But on the other hand the shooter could just get another gun. I don't think its the gun manufactures fault. People do crazy things, and it just happened to be their gun. -
I agree that the gun should not have been sold to a civilian and the maker/seller should be sued for the crime. -
They shouldn't sue the maker/seller, it was legal to sell that type of gun at that time. The seller didn't know that Lanza was going to shoot 20 first-graders and 6 teachers. -
I agree that it is wrong to sell such a powerful weapon to the general public. Never the less, you still aren''t going to get back some of those guns they have sold. A military issued weapon should not be sold to the general public, it has no good use for the public. But at the same time, I believe there is no reason to sue the company. The company didn't know this was going to happen. -
This whole massacre just absolutely angers me. I cannot believe that a gun that would be used in the military was used by a young, inexperienced man to kill 20 children and 6 faculty. Yeah, the gun-maker didn't know that Lanza was going to go out and do this, but they could have sold a different gun (a gun that would NOT be used in the military.) I think the victims' families did the right thing by sewing the gun-maker. He killed children and wives/husbands....LOVED ONES. That's not okay. -
I agree that it is wrong to sell such a powerful weapon to the general public. Never the less, you still aren''t going to get back some of those guns they have sold. A military issued weapon should not be sold to the general public, it has no good use for the public. But at the same time, I believe there is no reason to sue the company. The company didn't know this was going to happen. -
I agree with them with the thinking that such a powerful gun shouldn't be sold to just anyone, a gun like that only has one purpose and it isn't hunting. I don't think its fair to sue the gun company, just because you buy a gun doesn't mean you are going to do what happened on that terrible day. -
I think that we should have better background checks before people are sold guns. Also the gunmaker had no idea that Lanza would do something like what he did. The families have a good case because he shouldn't have had the gun at all because it is a very highly powered weapon. -
I do believe that such powerful guns should not be allowed to the public, especially for recreational use. I also do believe that before guns are sold to civilians we should issue many different back ground check systems. This is to ensure no gun is more powerful than the ones the law has and no one who is dangerous has a dangerous weapon. -
I agree that these guns shouldn't be sold to the public and in fact only used for military purposes. But I do not agree that the maker of the gun should be sued. He just made the gun. He didn't influence the carrier of the gun to do what he did with it. It's like suing a company who makes knives in the same situation. It's all about the user, not the maker. -
Guns shouldn't be sold to the public the maker of the gun should not be sued. -
I agree with them with the thinking that such a powerful gun shouldn't be sold to just anyone, a gun like that only has one purpose and it isn't hunting. I don't think its fair to sue the gun company, just because you buy a gun doesn't mean you are going to do what happened on that terrible day. You can make the gun, but there's no evidence showing the maker of the gun influenced the shooter to do what he did.
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Massachusetts child rape suspect on national crime spree arrested - 1 views
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(CNN) -- A Massachusetts child rape suspect who was wanted in connection with a cross country spree of sexual assaults, kidnappings and armed robberies has been arrested. Gregory Lewis was arrested in Fort Edward, New York, the Massachusetts State Police said.
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DOJ Investigation Into Ferguson Accidentally Found Something Gov't Doesn't Want Publicized - 2 views
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By: Alex Tabarrok This post originally appeared at MarginalRevolution.com In Ferguson and the Modern Debtor's Prison I wrote: You don't get $321 in fines and fees and 3 warrants per household from an about-average crime rate.
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This abuse of power by police officers is just the beginning. It will start at a low level like that and grow until our FBI is arresting people just for suspicion of illegal actions. This needs to be stopped while it's still at a local level.
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Obama commutes 61 prison sentences - CNNPolitics.com - 3 views
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"President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 people who were serving time for drug offenses, the White House announced Wednesday, furthering his push to reform what he sees as overzealous sentencing laws."
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I like this because there are people who are committing more serious crimes like rape, etc. and people are wasting spaces in the jail because of their drug offenses that could of been minor and didn't involve violence or anything.
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DA: No charges against Aurora police officer who shot, killed homeowner who had just ki... - 25 views
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I believe that there shouldn't be any charges against the officer for the simple fact that he told him to drop the gun multiple times loudly and clearly and was given a good amount of time to do so but then he showed his full body shining the flashlight at the officer probably triggering a fight or flight response in the officer making him pull the trigger - ...5 more comments...
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I feel that the police should be charged for the murder of the Colorado man being shot and killed because this is exactly why people have police protests. The justice system is failing the system. -
The fact that he had a hearing impairment was not something that the cops knew forthright and, not to give them the right for shooting an innocent man, they had reason to believe that he could have been the intruder. He was in a robe and looked to be disheveled and could very well have been a crazy man who broke into a random home. There is also the fact that it was dark and the police had no idea what to expect in the outcome of this incident. I do not believe that the cops are at fault in this incident. -
Should the cops be arrested, no why? because for one before the coped entered or saw the man they heard a shot being fire in the house which of course caused them to pull there weapons out. When they go to the door the man peaked out around a hallway which to a cop could look suspicious not only that but after multiple attempts to get him to drop the weapon he still didn't. Which was most likely because of he hard hearing but he made a terrible mistake by then coming out and pointing a flashlight at them with the gun in his hand even though the man wasn't pointing the gun at the police it was still alarming to them and there instinct kicked like hey I got a man with a gun in his hand pointing a flashlight at me like he could kill me and the reacted by shooting him dead. Although steps could have been taken before shooting a shot, there was also multiple cops at the scene and you can't predict what each cop would have done. none the less they shouldn't be arrested for the mistake of the man. -
i feel like he should not be charged because a man with a gun came out and he also had a flashlight and most guns have a flashlight attachment and so when the guy pointed the flashlight at them they thought he was aiming at them so they fired shots at him also in the 911 call they should have said something about having a gun or about the grandpa -
I agree with cmerksick It was a tragic mistake but I think they shouldn't be punished given the situation and knowledge the officers had. -
The fact that he had hearing loss was not told to the cops beforehand. The cop was In the right to shout him because he was holding a gun and would not put it down. The officer thought that his life might have been endangered. Although steps could have been taken before shooting a shot at the man, there was also multiple cops at the scene and you can't predict what each cop would have done. none the less they shouldn't be arrested for the mistake of the man. He had more then enof time to put down the gun or see who it was at the door. -
I feel like they didn't do anything wrong it sucks that he died but they had to make sure that their life wasn't in danger or the family's lives weren't in danger and he didn't put down the gun so they didn't know if that was the intruder or someone lived there