Tag: Crimes

Unless you’re living under a rock, there’s no way you missed the spectacle of Donald Trump having his mug shot taken at Fulton County Jail for his indictment on racketeering and many other charges. Just in case, this took place in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 24th. For weeks leading up...

In addition to the rumors of another round of the draft in Russia, which has, in reality, been continuous since the start of the escalation on 24 February 2022, Russia is apparently preparing or attempting to draft Ukrainian citizens from the Crimea and Kherson regions of Ukraine into its army. This...

BERLIN, Germany — Lying alongside tombstones at the Columbiadamm cemetery in Berlin’s Neukölln district sits the Herero stone, splashed in red paint, to symbolize the blood spilled by the Kaiser Franz Guard-Grenadier Regiment Nr. 2. The Herero Stone sitting in the Columb...

The long arm of the law has about as much reach as a penguin when it comes to environmental protection. And while crime-fighting penguins are undoubtedly a cute idea, the general lack of strong regulations and enforcement mechanisms is a major reason why we’re in this climate mess in the first...

▪ 622–627: ethnic cleansing of Jews from Mecca and Medina, (Jewish boys were publicly inspected for pubic hair and executed if they had any) ▪ 624: after the victory of Badr, beginning of the elimination of the Jews ▪ 625: expulsion of the Jewish clan of Al Nadir ▪ 626: massac...

Washington’s statutes prohibiting hate crimes are found at RCW 9A.36.078 (Findings), RCW 9A.36.080 (Definition and Criminal Penalty), and RCW 9A.36.083 (Civil Action). A hate crime statute has existed in Washington since 1981 when the crime was termed &l...

In 1893, a physician named Cesare Lombroso published La Donna Delinquente (The Criminal Woman) in which he claimed to have discovered a new human subspecies: the “born criminal.” Lombroso rejected the idea that crime was a product of social inequality or human nature. Instea...

Crime, a multifaceted and pervasive social issue, has been a concern throughout human history. It encompasses a wide range of activities that violate laws and regulations, causing harm to individuals, communities, and society at large. Understanding the root causes, consequences, and implementing ef...

Albert Fish’s name may not be as widely recognized as other infamous serial killers, but his crimes are some of the most barbaric in American history. Born in 1870 in Washington D.C., Fish would grow to become one of the most heinous figures in true crime, earning nicknames such as ‘The ...

First of all, Intentional targeting & unlawful killing of unarmed civilians. The bombing of civilian areas in conflicts such as the Syrian Civil War, where airstrikes have frequently hit residential neighborhoods is considered as a war crime. The civilian population is non-combatant f...

Like much of the general public, I’ve watched in horror as the facts of Lucy Letby’s crimes have unfolded. Not only is there the sheer number of attempted and successful murders, but this is alongside the frankly unbelievable circumstances, the delayed action by the hospital where Letby ...

The comedian Demetri Martin often jokes that glitter is the herpes of craft supplies. The line always gets a big laugh, because anyone who’s ever encountered glitter in any form knows that once you’ve been exposed to the stuff, you’re stuck pulling tiny particles from body crevices...

This week’s article is a bit of an “outtake” from “A survey of prosecutors and investigators using digital evidence: A starting point,” which compared prosecutor use of digital evidence for a variety of crime types, not just “obvious” ones like crimes agains...

A high-profile lawsuit over racial profiling in Japan has some online peddling the old saw that foreigners in Japan commit more crimes than Japanese citizens. Is this true? The short answer, based on the statistics, is no. At least, not in any way that matters. Let’s see what the numbers sa...

In New York City, it’s up 14%. Up 27% in Houston and up 30% in the City of Brotherly Love. In the City of Angels, it is up 41%. And in Chicago, it is up a whopping 85%. Depending on our perspectives, we could try guessing the activity. Car thefts? COVID hospitalizations? Unemployment? Publi...

A14-year-old White teenager, John Sheeran, has been indicted on attempted murder charges for reportedly trying to drown a Black teenager in a Cape Cod pond in Chatham, Massachusetts, last July, a crime prosecutors describe as a "racially-motivated attack." The Black teenager told inve...

Lombroso’s work dominated thinking about criminality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Criminals who displayed “atavistic traits” received harsher sentences. In some cases, those traits were weighed even more heavily than witness testimony or physical evidence. ...

There were several inmates within hearing distance of this dialogue. When they heard this remark from this particular staff member their expression was one of shock and surprise. It really should not have come as a surprise, sad to say. My experience with prison staff of various rank has always tend...