Ron McAndrew, a former prison warden, said he began to have doubts about the death penalty after seeing flames dance from the head of an inmate strapped into Florida's electric chair.
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Eric Martinsen's comment,
October 29, 2012 2:55 AM
I would imagine that killing people is not something that would go easily on your conscience, probably a bit worrying if it didn't. I used to be fine with the idea of the death penalty, really I'd still have no qualms with a person who committed a horrible crime be dead and unable to harm anyone further. However as justice classes have shown me, the death penalty is actually more costly, doesn't really help victims, and has had a disturbing amount of error in sentencing. For those reasons I am now against the death penalty, but I'd say just those reasons. It'd take a strong person to be the executioner though, to kill someone not fighting back is probably what makes it that much worse.
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It's a road block that police continue to hit. Victims and witnesses of violent crimes who won't talk to detectives. Prosecutors said it's a trend that has grown during the past decade.
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Exclusive: Nicholas Mockford, a British executive for the oil company ExxonMobil has been shot dead in front of his wife in an assassination-style killing in Brussels.
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After two sailors were detained recently for the alleged assault and rape of a Japanese woman on Okinawa, official apologies flew. The U.S.
Taylor Altenburg's comment,
October 26, 2012 7:44 PM
I like the concept of apologizing to the other nation in an effort to save face and protect alliance, but its interesting how the apology is taking place before the final say in the trial. Yes everyone is innocent until proven guilty and in this case by making the apology it makes a statement that these men are guilty. I'm not saying anyone is innocent or guilty, I do like the intention of the apology and it should be used accordingly to each case as referenced from the article.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a New York City police officer's scheme to torture women and eat their body parts was no fantasy. Delete the scoop?
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A teen arrested in the death of a 10-year-old Colorado girl and in a separate attack on a runner was interested in mortuary science and forensic science, often wore black and hung out in the high school cafeteria's goth corner, acquaintances said. 
Gregory's comment,
October 25, 2012 7:55 PM
The death of Jessica Ridgeway is very sad. I feel bad for her parents and loved ones but what I find really strange is the story on her murderer. They didn't explain what his reasons where so I can only guess is that he had some serious problems. I believe that this man should be tried as an adult. From what I read it does not matter how cooperative he was, he took the life of a little girl.
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October 26, 2012 8:04 PM
Why does everything happen in Colorado? I think the murder of Jessica is very upsetting. Where were the parents the whole time, it seems Sigg has some deeper rooted issues that were never noticed or addressed. Sigg knew what he was doing and I feel he should be tried as an adult, I’m sure Sigg produced some kind of warning signs. This story is just awful and I wish the family of Jessica can get the justice they deserve.
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Yesterday.we were aghast to hear that a 20-year-old Louisiana woman named Sharmeka Moffitt claimed she had been attacked by three men and set on fire,...
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October 25, 2012 8:25 PM
Ok, first of all I hope she is ok, and comes out of this without horrific damage to her body. But lying not only about being attacked by three men to gain attention, she said that it was the KKK that attacked her. Maybe something is wrong with her, or she just wanted attention but im curious why she wanted to say it was the KKK that attacked her. I do not like the KKK either, but I wouldn't lie about something like that. I wonder if she had a bad experience in the past and she holds a grudge against someone.
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Book Review as published at the Economic History Association David Reisman, The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2012, ...
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Brice Harper shot and killed Dan Fredenberg in September, but the county attorney did not prosecute, saying that Montana’s “castle doctrine” law protected Mr. Harper’s rights to defend himself in his home.
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NEW YORK -- Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs , will spend two years in jail and an additional year on supervised release for his role in a sprawling insider-trading scheme on Wall Street.
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Restorative justice will soon be an option for criminal justice cases in Fort Lupton.
Voted in by the city council earlier this month, the initial grant acceptance and first phase of study moves a step closer to reality. Delete the scoop?
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I'm not sure that it's any less vindictive, but here's a model of "drug" enforcement not based upon criminalization. Delete the scoop?
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A spokesman for the family shot in a gunman's rampage in Downey this week said the killer had responded to a Craigslist ad for a Chevy Camaro the family was selling. Downey police, however, continued to be tight-lipped about the... Delete the scoop?
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Entrapment is a defense to criminal prosecution if a government agent induced a person to commit a crime which the person was otherwise unlikely to commit.
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Is this white collar crime?
Taylor Altenburg's comment,
October 26, 2012 7:34 PM
This article is really interesting. It’s shocking that the researchers were looked down on and fired for finding such health hazards. After watching several documentaries on the food industry it’s kind of gross what actually goes into the process of making and packaging our food. My opinion on this is perhaps the researchers did not necessarily need to take this information right to the media and rather address the head of the companies and work to fix the problem instead of giving the country a major scare about the toxins.
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The Chinese government began blocking access to The Times after publication of an article describing the wealth accumulated by relatives of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. Delete the scoop?
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SEARCHERS returned from the forests and fields in and around Clayton, N.J., Sunday night, their voices hoarse from calling out the name of missing Autumn Pasquale, and those who loved her the most... 
Sarah's comment,
October 26, 2012 7:41 PM
This is really sad and also a little disturbing. This kid probably liked the attention that the facebook page was receiving, proud of himself for his efforts being noticed. It makes me sick to my stomach to think that people can be so cruel to one another, especially at such a young age. It really makes you think, "what kind of life did this kid have to make him resort to this heinous behavior." Makes me feel very fortunate to grow up how I did with parents like I have. 15 is a very young age to murder another person...especially so close to his age. Truly a tragedy.
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Gregory's comment,
October 25, 2012 8:18 PM
I have got to say this is a really interesting story. I am glad that no one got hurt but what is with this guy. He was a respected officer and for some reason he talks openly about kidnapping and eating people?! The only thing I can say is this man needs some serious help, I believe their is good within him but something caused him to snap.
Sarah's comment,
October 26, 2012 7:45 PM
I don't think something caused him to snap, I think he is a sick person. How do guys like this pass pysch evals?! What is even scarier is to think about how many cannibals really are out there right now living under the radar and in respected positions. Articles like this make you feel like you can't trust anyone. AH! I can't get over how much this article disturbed me and really got me thinking about the power and resources that police officers have. Obviously cannibalistic police officers are very rare (I HOPE!), but still. To think that this guy was using his position and badge to select his potential victims...YIKES. This guy just needs to be put in a mental institution or psychiatric ward that deals with cannibals...
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October 29, 2012 3:22 AM
Serial killers really do spring up out of anywhere it seems. What I have to wonder is whether there were was anything that could have alluded to this behavior before or if it just went off like some sort of switch. Just perfectly normal..to absolutely cuckoo! I would like to think there would be warning signs, but this guy must have been somewhat normal for someone to have married him and to have relationships...could this be something that can be hidden for that long? Because honestly the thought that someone can just change to become that twisted is a far scarier thought.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A jury was selected Wednesday to hear the trial of a man accused of killing two police officers in the village of Hoonah in 2010. Delete the scoop?
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ABC NewsMom called police after son reportedly admitted to Jessica Ridgeway's ...Fox NewsSigg was arrested after police reportedly received the phone call from his mother on Tuesday night that led them to his home near Ketner Lake, about 1.5 miles...
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Two Social Justice Coalition activists have been arrested for the kidnapping and murder of a man they had allegedly been trying to rehabilitate.
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Federal civil rights lawyers filed suit against Meridian, Mississippi, and other defendants for operating what the government calls a school-to-prison pipeline.
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Part 2 | John Brennan emerges at core of effort to cement process for lethal action.
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This one is tragic, but note sexual assault does not appear yet to be a motive in this case where two teen brothers are suspected of kidnapping and killing this girl. Also, note that the suspects' mother turned them in after reading a suspicious facebook post.
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October 25, 2012 8:31 PM
This is really sad and I feel for the parents of this little girl. Its nice to hear so many people talk about her and how so many in the community helped out in the search but I want to know more about the two boys that killed her. Why did they do it is my first question, and when this happened why wasn't there any supervision from either parents or other older family members. I feel for the little girl, but I want to know what happened to those boys to do such a thing. I cannot fully express myself without knowing the full story.
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October 26, 2012 7:50 PM
I agree. It really does make you stop and think about what kind of life these boys must have had or didn't have. What caused them to commit such an awful crime? I can't imagine the fear this poor girl must have felt. I'm glad that the mother did the right thing by coming to the authorities about the facebook posts and not trying to protect her sons from what they did. I know that must have been a really horrible and hard choice for her to make, but it makes me happy that she did that. It's just so sad that a life was cut so short, the girl never even reaching her 13th birthday... and that the people responsible are so young themselves..it's disgusting and it breaks my heart.
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