homicide

The African American parents of the Salemtown teen who was shot in an allegedly gang-related incident on Friday night say that police still have not contacted them to write a report or send a detective out on the crime.

It's sh*t like this that has driven Nashville to begin seeking ways to establish homeless camps that are regulated, patrolled and provide a measure of safety to residents in the camps. Whether the effort pans out remains to be seen but at this point, that it's even on the table is a good thing.....

Checks have just come out....

(San Francisco, CA)

Another killer of someone Homeless heads to the Big House....

Bemidji Pioneer - Bemidji, MN

Suspect arrested in Mpls.

Via a press release:

it's a bad time to be homeless if you're looking to avoid getting your ass kicked or outright smoked....

In Cali...

In July of 2004, Estelle Richardson, an inmate at the CCA Metro Detention Facility was found unresponsive after 4 CCA guards had forcibly removed her from a solitary confinement cell. A few hours later Estelle died. She had a fractured skull, 4 broken ribs and a damaged liver.

In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases [of child rape] violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Since the L.A. City Council debated an ill-fated resolution on a “40-hour homicide moratorium” earlier this week, I decided to put together my list of practices that I would like to ban for a day or two.