We all remember the tragic Trayvon Martin shooting and other tragic examples of America’s “Stand Your Ground” laws in action. There are at least two sides to every story, and the unfortunate reality of “Stand Your Ground” cases is that the shooter, all too often, is never prosecuted as the other individual is deceased and […]
Score a major victory in the war against unfair sentencing guidelines as the Justice Department is set to release thousands of non-violent drug offenders in an effort to relieve prison overcrowding amid criticism regarding mass incarceration. The Washington Post reports that “righting policy wrongs that began during the 80s and 90s,” the Justice department is […]
“Every time we have intense saturation coverage of a mass murder, we expect to see one or two more within a week.” – Dr. Park Dietz, forensic psychiatrist The U.S. has experienced a massive increase in the number of mass shootings the last 30 years, with a mass shooting defined as four or more people […]
Clearly frustrated, President Obama gave a fiery speech on Thursday in the wake of the Oregon shooting. Sounding exasperated, Obama said the response to such shootings has all become all too common and that nothing changes. NBC News reports that “at least 10 people were killed and seven others were injured when a gunman who […]
Nine police officers were captured on video slamming a teenager onto a concrete sidewalk and assaulting him. His crime – jaywalking. Early Tuesday morning Stockton, California police arrested the 16-year old boy and charged him with trespassing and resisting arrest according to a report by RT. According to RT, “the teen was walking near the […]