Truemors"If Texas were a country, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the...
"New Marijuana Law Could Save Texas Taxpayers Millions — If Authorities Use It Tue, Aug 28, 2007 1:58 pm more: drug policy news, headline news source: mpp.org AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new law taking effect Sept. 1 could...
Thai judges issue warrants to arrest protesters
Following yesterday's massive street demonstations in Thailand, judges has ordered the arrest of the protest's organizers. Police have still been unable to negotiate an end to the protests, and they are...
Choosing to forgive -- or not
"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees focused
"Posted by Teddy Kider, The Times-Picayune July 31, 2008 10:52PMCHUCK COOK / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Saints quarterback Drew Brees prepares for his eighth season and his third in New Orleans. (photo on site)...
Sex offender exposed himself at Oceanfront, Va. Beach Police say
" VA BEACH – A convicted sex offender allegedly exposed himself to a group of people at the beach, including a 10-year-old girl. It happened at 74th Street on the afternoon of June 14. According to police,...
Man at centre of Vegas ricin case charged
A man who was hospitalised for two months after being poisoned by ricin faces the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence and a hefty fine after being charged with possessing the toxin. "LAS VEGAS (AP) — An...
Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Thousands of Partiers Near Michigan State Campus
Police say around 3,000-4,000 people were gathered in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday night after an attempt to re-start the Cedar Fest parties that were shut down in 1987 after the parties got too...
Sprinter Marion Jones jailed
Another potential blow to the image of athletics, with the sentencing of one of its golden girls. "Former sprinter Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison for lying over steroid use and...
NYC: Home to the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (but don’t worry, whit...
"With the NYPD facing difficult challenges such as combating terrorism and stopping the flow of illegal handguns into the city, what are the police arresting people for at a rate ten times greater than before 1997? Marijuana. But they aren't arresting everyone who possesses...
Pete Doherty arrested in east London
They don't make rock stars like they used to. With one obvious exception..."LONDON - Police arrested Pete Doherty on Monday in east London on suspicion of drug possession. A police spokesman confirmed a...
Iran: Death to Pornographers
For some reason I thought this was already a law, but evidently not... Iranian parliament has approved the use of capital punishment against producers of pornographic video."The vote was an overwhelming 148 to...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
5991 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
5991 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
WSJ Under Fire
The blogosphere is heating up over a controversial piece published today in the Wall Street Journal insinuating that the recent arrest of two lobbyists is akin to the holocaust. Here's a sample of the backlash: "As a Jew, I find Ms Rabinowitz's abuse of the Holocaust...Bill To Ban Fake Testicles, Vulgarity Dies
"Gonads and other doodads won't be banned from Maryland trucks. State House lawmakers effectively killed a bill to outlaw fake bull testicles and other anatomically explicit vehicle decorations that truckers dangle from the trailer hitches of their pickups. Delegate LeRoy...
Pot Prisoners Cost Americans $1 Billion a Year
"American taxpayers are now spending more than a billion dollars per year to incarcerate its citizens for pot. That's according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice... 
created by happytribe | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
5618 views | 11 recommendations | 5 comments
5618 views | 11 recommendations | 5 comments
