criminal justice

  1. SummerMadness

    A 7-Year-Old Was Accused of a Crime. Is Arresting Him the Answer?

    A 7-Year-Old Was Accused of Rape. Is Arresting Him the Answer? The article points to another case: Earlier this year in North Carolina, a 6-year-old boy was arrested and taken to court after he picked a tulip while waiting at a bus stop, according to a report in the Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C...
  2. SummerMadness

    Dallas prosecutor disbarred for withholding evidence that could have cleared men of murder charges

    Dallas prosecutor disbarred for withholding evidence that could have cleared men of murder charges
  3. SummerMadness

    Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out her murder conviction

    Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for killing Botham Jean
  4. food4thought

    I have a theory...

    ... as to why so many poor and minority people refuse to comply with police, which ends up badly in so many high profile cases like the George Floyd and Daunte Wright deaths by police shooting. Don't get me wrong, Derek Shauvin was rightly convicted for what he did, and I am not defending any...
  5. SummerMadness

    George Floyd died after officers didn't step in. These police say they did — and paid a price.

    George Floyd died after officers didn’t step in. These police say they did — and paid a price.
  6. SummerMadness

    Murder conviction overturned for Brooklyn man after 27 years in jail

    Murder conviction overturned for Brooklyn man after 27 years in jail
  7. SummerMadness

    After 6 Murder Trials and 23 Years, Curtis Flowers Is Granted Bail

    After 6 Murder Trials and 23 Years, Curtis Flowers Is Granted Bail
  8. SummerMadness

    Three men are set to be exonerated after 36 years behind bars for wrongful murder conviction

    Arrested as teens, three men are set to be exonerated after 36 years behind bars for wrongful murder conviction
  9. SummerMadness

    Texas appeals court delays execution of Rodney Reed

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2019/11/15/texas-board-recommends-day-reprieve-execution-rodney-reed/]Texas appeals court delays execution of Rodney Reed[/URL]
  10. SummerMadness

    Amendment 4: Judge blocks law requiring fees be paid before ex-felons can vote

    Amendment 4: Judge blocks law requiring fees be paid before ex-felons can vote
  11. SummerMadness

    California High Court: Police Misconduct Files Are Not Private

    California High Court: Police Misconduct Files Are Not Private
  12. SummerMadness

    Death Penalty Is Sought for Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

    Death Penalty Is Sought for Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
  13. SummerMadness

    'Stand Your Ground' Trial in Florida Ends With Manslaughter Verdict

    'Stand Your Ground' Trial in Florida Ends With Manslaughter Verdict They need to scrap or change these dumb laws, when someone starts a confrontation and then kills someone with a gun, they need to be held accountable.
  14. SummerMadness

    Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He's From a 'Good Family,' Judge Says

    Teenager Accused of Rape Deserves Leniency Because He's From a 'Good Family,' Judge Says I don't think we have to hazard a guess as to why a judge would make such an argument.
  15. SummerMadness

    Police Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Death of Minneapolis Woman

    Police Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Death of Minneapolis Woman
  16. SummerMadness

    Private Prisons Are a Failed Experiment

    Private Prisons Are a Failed Experiment
  17. SummerMadness

    A Rural County Owes $28 Million for Wrongful Convictions. It Doesn't Want to Pay.

    A Rural County Owes $28 Million for Wrongful Convictions. It Doesn't Want to Pay.
  18. SummerMadness

    Drug convictions overturned for 10 framed by Chicago police sergeant: 'He took everything from me'

    Drug convictions overturned for 10 framed by Chicago police sergeant: 'He took everything from me'
  19. SummerMadness

    How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor

    How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor
  20. SummerMadness

    Man wrongly convicted in doppelganger case to receive $1 million under new Kansas law

    Man wrongly convicted in doppelganger case to receive $1 million under new Kansas law
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