Background: Since the mid-90s, many states have adopted aggressive arrest procedures on domestic violence calls. Police officers are often encouraged to make arrests in petty incidents, often where the abuse is mutual or it is unclear who the aggressor was. They also are under political pressure to arrest men, not women.
Moreover, many prosecutors...
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Or maybe I'll just "remember" to pay...click on photo to watch video.
I use this video as an example for my son of one of my rules of life--never mess with a stranger, you have no idea whether they might be packing.
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If you’ve been watching the media lately (and I know you have been because I’ve put little cameras in your living room), you’ve heard a lot about President Bush’s approval ratings being in the 20-30% range for a while now. Well, he’s not alone. A recent Gallup poll shows Congress’s approval rating at 14%,...
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The Apostle Paul defines the goal of the Christian life. Sunday’s sermon at Black Rock-Long Ridge Congregational Church (North Stamford, Connecticut) was delivered by Rev. Ted Fiorito. His text was taken from Philippians, chapter 3. In his letter to the church at Philippi, Paul describes the goal, the bull’s eye that is the aim...
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It turns out that shield wasn’t really good against bullets:
He was headed to court after refusing to sign the government’s Superhero Registration Act, a move that would have revealed his true identity. A sniper who fired from a rooftop was captured as police and Captain America’s military escort were left to cope with chaos...
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Sunday, July 01, 2007 A TALE OF TWO BIKE RIDES: A PRIME EXAMPLE OF MEDIA BIAS Tip O’Neil once famously said, “All politics is local.†News stories on the local level, collectively, can form an often-greater impact on an issue than a few national stories. Never underestimate the effect you can have by a...
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The lamestream media told you: With state legislatures wrapping up their sessions across America, budget cuts and reduced spending may lead to reduced fire, police, roadwork and other essential services. Legislators who have worked hard on tax rebates, tax reductions and lower government spending may have hurt the public at large with ill-conceived spending...
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That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but bureaucrats are constantly renaming occupations, diseases and disabilities to remove any perceived stigma. A garbage man is transformed into a “sanitation engineer” but at the end of the day I bet he still smells like crap. The United Kingdom...
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While researching the case of the Columbus Stocking Strangler for Court TV’s Crime Library, I was struck by a number of peculiarities about the case. The man who was convicted of the rape-murders and is on Georgia’s Death Row for them is an African-American named Carlton Gary. I mention his ethnic and racial background...
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While researching the case of the Columbus Stocking Strangler for Court TV’s Crime Library, I was struck by a number of peculiarities about the case. The man who was convicted of the rape-murders and is on Georgia’s Death Row for them is an African-American named Carlton Gary. I mention his ethnic and racial background...
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"Why aren't you here
Why does life seem so unfair
You were strength in my darkest days
Now how can I face the world alone - I need you here
"Forgive my negativity
This world is cold and empty
They tell me time will heal the pain
But I know I'll never be the same
"Without you - I need...
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