Category Archives: Crime

A Wanted Man

May 4, 2013 – 5:49 pm

George W. Bush cancelled a planned trip to address the United Israel Appeal in Switzerland in response to requests for his arrest on charges of torture. Amnesty International’s Secretary General stated, “To date, we’ve seen a handful of military investigations into detentions and interrogations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo. But none of these has had [...]

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1984 Plus 29

April 14, 2013 – 11:26 am

CCTV was used instituted by Siemens AG at Test Stand VII in Peenemünde, Germany in 1942 to observe the launch of V-2 rockets according to Wikipedia. After the defeat of Nazi Germany the technology was adopted by the West to protect military and security installations. In 1973 the NYPD installed several cameras in Times Square [...]

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Saudi Justice

March 7, 2013 – 10:19 am

Saudi Arabia hit the headlines across the globe after a young Saudi prisoner announced that he had been sentenced to crucifixion for three days. The condemned man had been convicted of theft in 2009 and Sharia law in the southern province demanded capital punishment, even though he was 15 at the time of the jewelry [...]

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Turned Away Eyes

February 28, 2013 – 8:58 pm

“For years I have been walking the streets of New York and wondering why women avert their eyes from men. It took me a long time to realize that men have been terrorizing women to such an extent that they fear even visual contact, almost as if a glance is a harbinger of assault or [...]

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Papal Bungee Jumping

February 18, 2013 – 9:15 pm

On 17 June 1982 London Police discovered the body of Roberto Calvi hanging by a rope from Blackfriar’s Bridge. The Vatican’s banker had bricks in his suit and $15,000 in his pocket. Investigators declared the the death murder. Five Mafia members were indicted for the crime. None were found guilty. A miracle for the Church, [...]

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