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On AlterNet: crime

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "crime"

Americans Like To Throw Each Other In Prison

Americans Like To Throw Each Other In Prison

Bean, Lawyers, Guns and Money AlterNet: PEEK. April 25, 2008.
Why do our incarceration rates top the rest of the world's?

Imprisoning Victims Of Domestic Violence

Imprisoning Victims Of Domestic Violence

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet: PEEK. April 15, 2008.
Can the police force a victim to testify against her will?

Hillary's Uninspiring Drug Reform Plan

Hillary's Uninspiring Drug Reform Plan

Ellen Komp, AlterNet. April 14, 2008.
We are likely to see more money spent on failed policies if Hillary moves back to the White House in 2009.

Hillary vs. Obama: Who is Trying Harder to be

Hillary vs. Obama: Who is Trying Harder to be "Tough on Crime"?

Jeralyn Merritt, Talk Left AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 11, 2008.
Hint: Neither is particularly progressive

Iraq Vets Commit PTSD-Fueled Murders in the Wake of Returning Home

Iraq Vets Commit PTSD-Fueled Murders in the Wake of Returning Home

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. January 15, 2008.
Unlike the majority of civilians who commit murder, the majority of the 121 veterans documented by the Times reporters had no criminal history.

Three Women Are Murdered by Their Husbands, Boyfriends Every Day in America

Three Women Are Murdered by Their Husbands, Boyfriends Every Day in America

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. December 21, 2007.
It is clear that our nation is not yet doing nearly enough to keep women and children safe.

The Get-Tough- On-Crime Bug is Making Us Sick

The Get-Tough- On-Crime Bug is Making Us Sick

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. December 4, 2007.
By imposing tougher penalties on those who break the law, we're becoming a society that is cutting off its nose to spite its face.

Queens Pickpocket Gets 15-to-Life for $22 Theft

Queens Pickpocket Gets 15-to-Life for $22 Theft

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. November 24, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: The judge was willing to play along, even though the pickpocket had no history of violence.

Is the GOP Ready to Nominate a Mob-Connected Man for the Presidency?

Is the GOP Ready to Nominate a Mob-Connected Man for the Presidency?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2007.
Giuliani's problems go well beyond his immediate associates and ne'er-do-wells like best buddy/Mafia bagman Bernie Kerik.

Pastor Accused of Raping, Sexually Abusing His Parishioners

Pastor Accused of Raping, Sexually Abusing His Parishioners

Cliff Schecter, AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2007.
Cliff Schecter: Another sex scandal and another preacher. Will it ever end?

Craig's a Liar from the 'Hood' Too

Craig's a Liar from the 'Hood' Too

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 31, 2007.
Why did the comparison of Craig to the guy from the 'hood' so easily roll out of arresting officer Dave Karnsnia's mouth? It didn't seem to fit. Or did it?

Texas Decides Not to Execute Someone For a Change

Texas Decides Not to Execute Someone For a Change

Liliana Segura, AlterNet: PEEK. August 30, 2007.
Liliana Segura: This is a huge victory for the family and supporters of Kenneth Foster, who at age 19, was sentenced to die for a murder that he did not commit.

High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the Republican Campaign Trail

High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the Republican Campaign Trail

John Gorenfeld, AlterNet. August 24, 2007.
No GOP presidential race is complete without allegations of criminal activity: The latest on McCain's bathroom blow job hypocrite, Romney's cop-imitating director of operations, Giuliani's coke hound, possibly Fred Thompson himself, and much more.

Texas Executions Reach Grim Milestone, 400th Prisoner Scheduled to Die

Texas Executions Reach Grim Milestone, 400th Prisoner Scheduled to Die

Liliana Segura, AlterNet: PEEK. August 15, 2007.
Liliana Segura: The state of Texas is about to execute the first of five death row prisoners by lethal injection over the next 15 days. Enough is enough.

Thug-o-phobia: Fear of Black Men as a Criminal Defense

Thug-o-phobia: Fear of Black Men as a Criminal Defense

Min. Paul Scott, AlterNet: PEEK. August 9, 2007.
Min. Paul Scott: Republican Bob Allen was arrested this July for soliciting sex from an undercover black male cop. The reason he gave was his fear of black men.

Do Blacks Kill Whites Because They're White?

Do Blacks Kill Whites Because They're White?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. June 4, 2007.
A recent murder trial in Tennessee shows an aspect of violent crime in America that isn't much talked about -- whites are far more likely to be the victims and blacks their assailants in interracial crimes than the other way around.

Rapper Who Might Not Snitch on Cho

Rapper Who Might Not Snitch on Cho

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. April 24, 2007.
A rapper recently told 60 Minutes that, if he knew the whereabouts of a mass killer, he wouldn't aid police. But blacks have more to lose than any other group when they turn a blind eye to crime.

An Asian Man

An Asian Man

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. April 18, 2007.
Korean officials feared that many Americans might see the murderous assault as something more than the act of a lone deranged, individual. This was not a totally false fear.

Crime, Punishment and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment

Crime, Punishment and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment

Prema Polit, AlterNet. April 14, 2007.
In the U.S., over 2.13 million people are incarcerated. Sasha Abramsky's new book, "American Furies," explores the bloated prison system and its tremendous financial and moral cost to our society.

The Crime of Breathing While Black

The Crime of Breathing While Black

Christopher Rabb, Afro-Netizen. December 7, 2006.
A young black man and an elderly black woman each die in a hail of police bullets; a comedian invokes the era of lynching, and suddenly it feels like a crime to be caught breathing while black.

Fox cancels O.J. Simpson murder porn [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2006.
Book cancellation is "virtually unheard of"...

'Plaid-Collar' Crime on the Rise in the Rural U.S.

'Plaid-Collar' Crime on the Rise in the Rural U.S.

Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. October 24, 2006.
Heists are growing problem for America's farm belt, where artichoke absconders, nut nappers, tree thieves, and even cattle rustlers are stealing commodities at impressive rates.