Monthly Archives: March 2014

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/03/man-leaves-prison-robs-same-store-15-years-later/ Christopher Miller served 15 years in jail, after his release he robbed the exact same store a day later. I could not resist putting up this article. We discussed in class the criminal mind, and it appears Mr. Miller … Continue reading →

Ohio school shooting gunman appeals life sentence Lane was 17 when he shot three students in a high school cafeteria. He did not receive the death penalty because he was a juvenile. The photo of him is pretty interesting because … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/us/boston-marathon-bombing-case.html?emc=edit_na_20140130 Everybody has heard of the Boston Marathon Bombings, well Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is accused of killing and maiming individuals of all ages, with homemade bombs.  Massachusetts abolished the death penalty in 1984, but the federal government reinstated its death penalty in … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/nyregion/man-fatally-shot-on-bus-in-brooklyn.html?action=click&module=Search&region=searchResults%230&version=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26region%3DMasthead%26pgtype%3DSectionFront%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26contentCollection%3Dus%26t%3Dqry353%23%2F14+year+old+shooter&_r=0   A 14 year old boy charged as an adult for shooting an innocent man on the B15 in Bedford Stuyvesant. The story is heartbreaking and from a human service perspective besides jail time what other services will you … Continue reading →

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304026304579449840788065518?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304026304579449840788065518.html When I say the headline I said to myself “this looks good.” After I read the article I said to myself “this is insane”. In my opinion encouraging someone to commit suicide is just as criminal as assisting the … Continue reading →

This article was discussed briefly in class. It is devastating to read that such mayhem is taking place in our prison system. The article highlighted the fact that the mentally ill and other inmates are being victimized by the correction … Continue reading →

Inmate’s Death at Rikers Island Why is there violence at Rikers Island?

Is a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? A nine year old male shows symptoms of being a psychopath since the age of three. Do you think this is justified?

http://nation.time.com/2014/03/04/washington-decriminalizes-marijuana/?iid=us-article-mostpop1 This article shows that the government is saying to the public that possessing marijuana is not all that bad. Changing the legislation from a jail sentence and a $1000 fine to just $25 is not going to scare off … Continue reading →