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The Differences Between US and UK Legal Systems
For Americans who tune into televised courtroom drama, the players are familiar. The judge, front and center, wears dark robes, and sits high above everyone else. To their left and right are lower platforms with microphones for people who will be questioned. Protecting them are the officers of the law, who stand by the flags of the United States, and the state in which the court is held. A court reporter types away off to one side, as the lawyers prepare their case at tables facing the judge.
By Claire Peters7 years ago in Criminal
Skin Color Is NOT "Reasonable Suspicion"
Racism has turned the world upside down. For years African Americans have been targets of violence and oppression simply because of the color of their skin. The world has seemingly turned a blind eye to it, as racism is still a broad subject matter today. Despite the various “attempts” to make Blacks equal to Whites, the fight for equality still stands strong today. In this article, we will cover the topics of Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, and explore the activist group “Black Lives Matter.” This article will connect all three topics to show the injustice in this country towards African Americans. It will also emphasize that under no circumstance is skin color ever reasoning to suspect someone of criminal activity.
By Diamond Hawkins7 years ago in Criminal
Something Wicked (Part 3)
Evansville, Indiana, is the home of the best of the best and the worst of the worst. Pizza King? Best Stromboli, ever. Zesto's? Let me lay out the picture for you. Your take-out order is handed to you in a paper bag, and by the time you get home, you can see through the bag. You open the burger and take a bite, and it's a mess. A greasy, artery-clogging, salty, delicious mess. Best burger, ever. Mesker Park Zoo is a must-see and you simply cannot visit Evansville without stopping in at the Hilltop Inn for the best brain sandwiches in the Midwest. (Or so I'm told. Brains? Yuck!) You find the most selfless and giving within the Evansville Fire Department and the Evansville Police Department certainly has some well decorated officers within their employ. Super cops. The ones you know better than to mess with. They take the job of law enforcement seriously. Their only purpose is to serve their people, and they love their people.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
How Technology Has Affected Crime
Criminals are constantly evolving to better themselves, to evade being caught by the law. Technology, for one, has given law enforcement a large boost, because of all the new ways to identify and investigate a crime scene, evidence, and surveillance. This road goes both ways, though, criminals are also able to take advantage of the technology just the same, and to use it to better their crime, and not be caught as easily because they understand the laws and the crime they're committing better. This can be applied to a multitude of crimes from white collar crime to a simply burglary, and because of this, law enforcement and criminals are in a constant battle trying to one-up each other in who is more advanced in their ways.
By Scoche Ren7 years ago in Criminal
High School Horror
It was the last month of my senior year at Norwin High School, a small community east of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and everyone in my school had what was called “senioritis.” Senioritis, a condition high school senior’s get when they have completely tapped out for the rest of their high school career. Mine was in full effect. It was a normal day. I was sitting in my sixth period class, right before lunch, completely zoned out, typical. My head was buried in my desk, counting the minutes until lunch. Then we heard it. Our faces went pale, and our hearts dropped to the floor; it was the school shooter alarm.
By Who7 years ago in Criminal
A First Day at Kendall House—Taken from Resident Testimony—Kendall House Part 1
The small 15-year-old girl stood on the doorstep of the formidable Kendall House with her child care officer. Her stepfather and mother had no desire to continue being her legal guardians, and there were little other options open to a homeless teenager in the early 1970s. They had made the poor little lady homeless at a crucial and complicated time in her mental and physical development. Her child care officer had spent the time in the car on the way to her future accommodation telling the anxious young lady of how great Kendall house was. By the time the girl was stood on the front step of the care home she would have had a chest full of excitement and trepidation. The front door opened to the sight of a strict-looking lady, who engaged in a brief conversation with the girl's official state chaperone. Once he was out of sight the lady looked down upon the teenage girl, “I’m Miss Law” she said, “I’m in charge of this place.” The girl must have felt a chill down her spine as Miss Law grabbed her by her hair and pulled her in through the door. She realised at that moment that this was not the fairytale palace which had been sold to her during the short journey there.
By Johnny Vedmore7 years ago in Criminal
No Genes Allowed
He would have gotten away with it, if it was not for your meddling DNA. It has been heavily improving the law enforcement role. Forensic scientists have gone from collecting only evidence to now collecting DNA-matching suspects through their families. More reasons why this new technology has become important: because it could put an end to cold cases, cause fear in others for them not to commit crimes, and it could help the victims of families get the closure they need.
By chrystal wray7 years ago in Criminal
'Agatha Christie and the Truth of Murder'—A Review (Netflix)
Florence Nightingale Shore (Stacha Hicks) takes a train journey and is bludgeoned by a strange man after a brief conversation. She dies four days later. So begins Agatha Christie and the Truth of Murder.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Criminal
10 Intriguing Books About Dangerous Cults
How many times have you heard people say "don't drink the Kool-Aid" when you were getting a little overzealous about something? This, perhaps, somewhat insensitive phrase refers to the Jonestown Massacre when cult leader Jim Jones forced over 900 people to commit suicide by drinking a grape-flavored drink laced with cyanide.
By Trish Gilmore7 years ago in Criminal
10 Horrifying Facts About Life in Angola Prison
Recently, Brooklyn's prison system came under fire after reports of heating being shut off came to light. At the time of the report, prisoners were enduring 33-degree weather, and at times didn't even have flushing toilets. According to protestors, the prisoners got frantic and began to bang on the windows while screaming for help.
By Skunk Uzeki7 years ago in Criminal
10 Facts About Scientology That Will Terrify You
Scientology is currently a nationally-recognized religion with a 503(c) tax designation from the IRS. It also happens to be the choice religion of Hollywood movie stars like John Travolta, Tom Cruise, and Beck. Some celebrity members, such as Leah Remini, have even accused the church of trying to force them to recruit other celebrities. With churches and books aplenty, this religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard has a wonderful (if not a bit strange) veneer.
By April Demarco7 years ago in Criminal
10 Awesome Books About the Mafia
When it comes to organized crime, no one does it quite like the mafia. They aren't your typical street gangsters throwing up signs and making fools of themselves. They don't flag up or sell drugs on a street corner. They do things with style.
By Sasha Konikovo7 years ago in Criminal