Crime and Punishment

Imagine that you're walking along the street, or in the park, with your family, minding your own business, when a stranger comes up and wants to talk. The stranger is quite rude about it, and won't leave you alone. Then the stranger starts touching you, on the arms, on your chest, even groping up and down your legs and brushing against your genitals. Even worse, the stranger … [Read more...] about Sexual Assault In Blue

Two cops have filed a libel suit against the Chicago Police Superintendent, Jody Weis, because they were investigated for beating a handcuffed teenager.Though Weis never identified Meuris and Vanna by name to the news media, he published their names in an internal communication sent to others in the Police Department, said their attorney, Daniel Herbert.How is an … [Read more...] about Chicago Police Hold City Hostage

I just spotted an article about a women hit by a Chicago Police vehicle this morning. (This site often changes the text of their articles several times. Here's how it reads as of 16:30 CDT):A woman in her 60s was injured this morning after she was struck by a Chicago police vehicle in the Albany Park neighborhood, officials said.The accident happened about 6:17 a.m. … [Read more...] about How to Spin a Police Involved Accident

All the way from Suffolk County, New York, I now present the newest trick for the legislature that has solved all other problems, the animal abuser registry: Suffolk County has officially become the first county in the nation to pass a bill to establish a public animal abuser registry. Authored by the legislature's majority leader, Jon Cooper, D-Lloyd Harbor, the … [Read more...] about Registration Folly

A team of researchers at Iowa State University has just published a paper that estimates the cost to society of several violent crimes. Led by Matt DeLisi, an associate professor of sociology and director of the criminal justice program, the team came up with the following numbers: Crime Social Cost2008 US$ Murder 17,252,656 Rape 448,532 Armed robbery 335,733 … [Read more...] about The Cost of Murder