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Stopped by a Traffic Cop! Important Do’s and Don’ts - Christofer French
The red and the blue. Flash, flash, flash. The night gets illuminated with alarming lights. The lights make your equipoise not very “equi” and not very “poised”. If you are normal you are edgy, angry and irritable. Your blood pressure rises, your pulse rate, your adrenalin... Submitted 129 days 13 hours ago.

As Ages Come And Go - Change Is Very Obvious: The Age Of Lawsuits - Joel Hendon
Although history was not my favorite study, I was exposed to enough of it to arouse at least a small amount of interest. It kindly intrigued me to notice how the world population would surge into a new discovery and turn it into an age . The stone age, copper and bronze age and iron age have all... Submitted 181 days 19 hours ago.

Virginia’s New Teen Drunk Driving Penalty Not Harsh Enough - - Terry Mitchell
A so-called harsher teen drunk driving penalty went into effect in Virginia on July 1. But it’s not nearly harsh enough, in my humble opinion. The new penalty includes the loss of one’s driver’s license for one year (up from six months) along with either a $500 minimum... Submitted 204 days 18 hours ago.

Christ's Resurrection and the Death Penalty - - Walter Rhett
( wr note: today's post is a guest column, used by permission and by the author's request, that views the death penalty in America with an eye on Easter and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., both of which were celebrated and remembered this month.) Easter Season, Capital... Submitted 1 year 305 days ago.

Two More Sexually Abused By Sandusky---How Many More! - - elle kynzer
This scandal just keeps getting worse, and more victims are coming forward. Wednesday, there were two more victims, who came forward, and one is in an Oklahoma prison. Crime, and personality disorders are consequences of being molested, and it is painful dealing with the trauma, and threats.... Submitted 72 days 14 hours ago.

SANDUSKY Had More Witnesses To His Criminal Acts Against Children Over The Years! - - elle kynzer
There were concerns about Sandusky as far back as 1995, when he had a foster child, who was later adopted by the Sandusky's now his son: Mark Sandusky. The social services actually removed the boy, but he decided to go back. There were custodian janitors who saw actual acts against young boys... Submitted 91 days 13 hours ago.

Do Tougher Sentences Mean Less Crime? - - Terry Mitchell
Some people, especially politicians running for office, are always advocating tougher sentences for criminals as a means of reducing crime. But do tougher sentences really result in less crime? I don’t see any such evidence. In fact, many European countries hand out much lighter sentences... Submitted 133 days 18 hours ago.

Do You Know Who Is Following You? Identity Theft; Stalking; Social Networking? - elle kynzer
Everyday we get asked simple questions, that in themselves are just friendly, with no wrong intent. However, we live in a society, where the 'bad guys' follow their victims silently. Technology has given us a leap forward, and extreme connection to each other. That same progress has also given us... Submitted 139 days 14 hours ago.

Should You Be Forced to Mitigate Someone’s Crime Against You? - - Terry Mitchell
Recently, a young woman was arrested in Richmond, Virginia for being drunk and topless in public. She was booked and charged with public drunkenness and indecent exposure. The fact that she was drunk in public was clearly her fault. However, she explained to the police that she was topless as a... Submitted 147 days 19 hours ago.

Lay This Burden Down: Labor Day and Death Row Personnel - Margaret Summers
This Labor Day weekend, I was thinking about emotionally taxing and stressful professions. I concluded that working on death row falls into that category. I was reminded of the film "Monster's Ball" and the prison executioner played by actor Billy Bob Thornton. The character displays a "tough"... Submitted 1 year 158 days ago.

Law May Have Unintended Consequences - Terry Mitchell
A Petersburg, Virginia woman was recently arrested and charged with felony child neglect. She was immediately jailed without bond, pending her next court date later this month. Many citizens of central Virginia, including myself, were outraged and puzzled at the way this woman was treated. So... Submitted 1 year 249 days ago.

The ignoble legacy left by serial killer Jack Trawick - Joel Hendon
The exact date of Jack Trawick's birth seems to be lost and little information of his youth is known. Records list his birth as about 1947 and virtually nothing can be found until he suddenly and radically appears on the scene when he is around 20 years old. Early in his adult life, he was... Submitted 1 year 310 days ago.

My Ranking of Crimes by Seriousness - Terry Mitchell
Almost everyone has their own idea of which crimes are the most heinous and how they would rank them by seriousness, and I'm no exception. Therefore, I have decided to give it a shot. However, this exercise is not as easy as it would seem at first blush. I doubt that any two people would come up... Submitted 2 years 128 days ago.

Crime On Our Streets - - David Tanguay
Crime on our streets has always been a factor in society, crimes usually committed: Robbery, often called 'mugging', and also includes thefts from victims in the street where property is snatched and the victim is not assaulted. Crime on the streets of a city may include many other types... Submitted 2 years 281 days ago.

The Death Penalty - - Terence Terfa VEMBE Esq
Death penalty is the taking of life of an offender as ordered by a competent court of Law or tribunal, after all due process of Law has been observed, as punishment for specific crime. (Dinakin, Y. and Amadi, G. (2004)) It is a situation where life is taken lawfully and does not include... Submitted 3 years 264 days ago.

Are Politicians Really That Stupid – Drugs and Plastic Bags - Marty RicKard
Are politicians just plain stupid? Those in Chicago have hit upon the perfect scheme to stop drug usage. They propose a ban on the little plastic bags in which the drugs are delivered. Wow! What genius! Under this plan, possession of the little plastic bags is a crime. What will they think of... Submitted 3 years 341 days ago.

Shaken Baby Syndrome - Just the Allegation Ruins a Life - Robert Bennett
A defense lawyer's nightmare. A severely injured infant, an indigent client who distrusted the system and her lawyer, and the full power of the state coming to bear on an innocent woman. I was appointed to represent a young, African American woman in an action brought by the Texas Department... Submitted 5 years 184 days ago.

Criminal Law legislation in Australia - - David Coleman
The criminal law of the Commonwealth of Australia and the states and territories is based on common law principles which go back many centuries. There are three common law jurisdictions in Australia. The criminal law in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia is based on legislation which... Submitted 1 year 61 days ago.

US Entry Waivers and Strange Border Security Practices - - Drew Williams
As with any other country, the United States has a process in place to secure its border against unsavoury characters attempting to gain entry. Its border with Canada, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest shared border between any two countries on Earth, so it would seem... Submitted 1 year 118 days ago.

The Differences Between US/Canadian Pardon Systems - - Drew Williams
The American media has almost absurd levels of influence. This is plainly seen in instances of entire countries switching their emergency telephone numbers to 911 because so many people kept dialling them (due of course to their exposure to American-made television and film). This particular... Submitted 1 year 130 days ago.

Why does Arson occur? Is there more to meet the eye when it comes to Arson Investigation? - Gerwyn Holmes
There are various reasons why Arson attacks take place in communities worldwide and Forensic Scientists are being called in to analyse Arson Crime Scene on a regular basis to provide expert witness reports on just why an Arson has taken place. Our trained team of forensic arson... Submitted 1 year 255 days ago.

Criminal Defendants on Trial: Conducting Discovery - - Ira Still, Esq.
Years ago, American courts generally allowed little or no discovery to be given to persons charged with a crime. Today that has changed. The federal court and all of the states now have rules that permit completely open discovery. This is one of the due process rights that makes stand out as a... Submitted 1 year 281 days ago.

Criminal Defendants On Trial: Raising Major Defenses - - Ira Still, Esq.
Defenses to the charges are always an appropriate area to explore and raise early on in the litigation process. Some of them will require special documents to be filed and witnesses to be listed in a timely fashion or they will be deemed waived by the Court. The defenses listed below are general... Submitted 1 year 342 days ago.

Prison Death Case and the Eighth Amendment - - Charlie Prenicolas
On August 1, 2004, Micah Burrell died of asthma attack due to deliberate negligence of prison authorities to have him rescued from death. This case of prison death took place in Texas Department of Criminal Justice's McConnell Unit. Burrel was alone inside his segregated cell without inhaler.... Submitted 2 years 93 days ago.

Possible DUI Defense Strategies - Paul Taylor King
There is probably nothing more irksome of all the possible traffic violations than that of DUI or driving under the influence; in some states, it is also called DWI or driving while impaired or driving while intoxicated. In other states, this offense is referred to as operating a motor vehicle... Submitted 2 years 130 days ago.