Georgia Execution for September 23: Troy Anthony Davis, Possibly Innocent

Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled for execution by lethal injection  in Georgia on September 23, 2008.  Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU, is appealing to the public to object to Mr....

Beware of New Syndrome: "Sudden Death After Arrest"

Apparently, medical examiners are being given something new to put on autopsy reports to replace "death by taser" or "trauma after beatings."  Hopefully, this new syndrome, called "sudden death after arrest,"...

Updated~ Kilpatrick: Gov Won't Give Me Fair Shake! by Mary Neal

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is under increasing pressure to resign or face being removed from office.  But perhaps with his impressive defense “dream team,” Kilpatrick may believe it is best to hold...

Senator Biden for VP - Excellent News for Mental Health Care Advocates!

THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH!  Senator Joseph Biden, co-sponsor of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, has agreed to be Senator Obama’s running mate.  Senator Biden is...

Scheduled for Texas Execution: Jeff Wood, a Mentally Challenged Young Man

SOMETIMES YOUR CHILD could be with the wrong crowd.  His friends could do things and your kid might be charged for a crime right along with them.  Now imagine that your child has a...

Congressional Apology for Slavery: Acceptance Pending

Many people view the Congressional apology on July 29 for slavery and Jim Crow-era segregation with some reserve.  The House’s apology was met with mixed reviews from the black community. ...

Texas Flouting the World Court?

If Texas Governor Rick Perry (pictured) does not act to halt Jose Medellin's execution immediately, America will show it does not care to follow the U.S. committments that serve to protect our own...

Mentally Ill Citizens Caged in China and America, by Mary Neal

What are families to do when their mentally ill loved ones need hospitalization, but the system says they fail to meet the rigid test of being an immediate danger to self and others?  Must we cage them in our...

UPDATE~DNA Results Negative; When Will Thomas Arthur Be Freed?

THOMAS ARTHUR has spent 25 years on death row for a murder he did not commit.  Advanced DNA testing methods have been available for about 20 years, but Arthur was denied the right to test until...

Police Officer Down! by Mary Neal

Mesha Irizaary's only child, 23-year-old African American honor student, Idriss Stelley, was killed by the San Francisco Police Department on June 13, 2001, with 48 shots by nine officers, as he stood...

Tasers Used to Tame Best Buy Shopper! by Mary Neal

GOVERNORS!  MAYORS!  POLICE CHIEFS!  Please do something about your police officers whom you have equipped with Taser guns!  Evidently, they lack proper training, or these "non-lethal" weapons...

Be Careful, Bush Administration! Stay Back, Doctor Kevorkian!

A wise man wrote, “We all face disabilities sooner or later, if we live long enough.”  Posted below in this article is one of the most life-affirming messages and videos ever. The video...

Police Tase Suicidal Man on Bridge, CAUSING His Fall, by Mary Neal

On the television shows, don't police talk suicidal people out of dangerous situations?  Well, TV isn't real life, discovered this African American man from Columbia, MO, who was...

Thomas Arthur Doesn't Get It! Executions Are Fun for Folks - No Offense Inte...

THE TROUBLE WITH DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS is that they miss the point - executions are just plain fun!  Capital punishment is very stimulating and has long been used as entertainment for folks.  The sport...

The Latest Middle Eastern Crisis, by Mary Neal

THE MIDDLE EAST reminds me of my childhood home overlooking Winfrey Bottom.  There was forever a conflict going on down there, and woe unto anyone who tried to intervene.  Even the police usually...

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