Author Archives: Heather Samuels

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/nyregion/occupy-wall-street-protester-sentenced-to-3-months-in-jail.html?ref=nyregion This is a case brought against a Cecily McMillan, 25, she was charged with hitting an officer in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan in 2012. Ms. McMillan’s lawyer stated, “You touch a police officer and get the hell beat out of you. … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/nyregion/new-york-is-a-hub-in-a-surging-heroin-trade.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0 “The amount of heroin seized in investigations involving the city’s special narcotics prosecutor has already surpassed last year’s totals, and is higher than any year going back to 1991.” There was 288 pounds of heroin seized in the first four … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/nyregion/4-year-olds-death-focuses-attention-on-two-new-york-city-agencies.html?ref=nyregion This is a story which had me slightly baffled. This four year old went to the park and shortly there after he died. This article is wondering if two agencies failed this family, of which the mother allegedly failed … Continue reading →

http://news.msn.com/in-depth/former-ga-technician-falsified-mammogram-reports Rachael Michelle Rapraeger is a technician who has falsified mammogram’s for approximately 1300 women. The punishment for such a horrific crime was SIX months in jail, ten years probation, and $12,500 fine. I also feel that the punishment does … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/us/prosecutors-to-charge-suspect-with-hate-crime-in-kansas-shooting.html?hp&_r=0 Frazier Glenn Miller, 73, is a prominent white supremacists who is known for his beliefs of “Jews deserve extermination, and the white race is drowning literally in seas of colored mongrels.” He has been arrested for killing three prople whom he … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/05/nyregion/joseph-ponte-new-yorks-new-corrections-commissioner-faces-challenge-at-rikers.html?src=me&_r=0 Joseph Ponte, New York’s newly appointed correction commissioner has been informed of the horrors at jails such as Rikers Island, and went in to see it for himself. Mr. Ponte was hired because he has reformed many prisons, which … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/nyregion/man-to-serve-three-months-in-jail-for-his-affair-with-student.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0 This case is about a man named Malik Taylor, 32 yrs old who has admitted to engaging in sexual activity’s with students age 16-19, while he held several positions in a Manhattan high school.  This individuals story is longer than … Continue reading →

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 →

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/2014/02/15/nyregion/baruch-college-students-death-is-ruled-a-homicide.html During a fraternity Initiation to Pi Delta Psi, sadly a pledge died. Hazing is illegal but yet it happens secretly during some fraternity Initiations. Hazing appears to place individuals in stressful situations they may not be able to control. … Continue reading →