The “famously corrupt” Boston police are. With their “long history of bribery, fraud, and racial bias,” Boston’s police are distrusted by the community they serve. That likely influenced at least some of the jurors in Karen Read’s murder trial (read article here),[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
July 2nd, 2024 - 4:02 pm § in Law and Courts
Tabloid murder trial detective sacked for misconduct
The lead investigator in a high-profile murder trial in which defense attorneys accused police of framing their client has been relieved of duty, NBC News reported on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (read story here). The murder victim, a police officer, was the defendant’s boyfriend. They reputedly had[...]
July 1st, 2024 - 5:57 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
“Low Tax” Looper’s big mistake
On July 1, 2024, a date which may live in infamy, an out-of-control Supreme Court issued a ruling that shields presidents from criminal liability for anything that can remotely be deemed an “official act.” The ruling appears to give White House occupants a license to murder political opp[...]
June 29th, 2024 - 9:10 pm § in Law and Courts
Was he born a killer, or did being a cop turn him into one?
Jeffrey Nelson (photos left and below), while working as a police officer in Auburn, Washington, killed 3 people in 8 years. All 3 were shot in the forehead. A jury convicted Nelson of murder and assault for the last of those shootings, which occurred in 2019, on June 27, 2024. Jurors weren’t [...]
June 26th, 2024 - 6:11 pm § in Law and Courts
Fair arrest or retaliation?
Tommy E. Tatum (photo left), 48, of Greenville, Mississippi, was finally arrested on June 26, 2024, for his participation in the Capitol riot, NBC News reported here. He’s charged with harassing police officers, a felony, and several misdemeanors. Tatum wasn’t hard to find. He was a witn[...]
Michigan legislator arrested for chasing stripper with a gun
Neil Friske, a first-term GOP state representative in Michigan who resembles J. Edgar Hoover (photo, left), stands out in many ways. He’s the son of a World War 2 Luftwaffe pilot. That’s right, his dad fought for Hitler, and after moving to the U.S. joined the anti-communist John Birch S[...]
Capitol rioter tells his side of the story (video)
It just so happens he’s lying to the reporter in the video below. That interview was in November 2022. On June 18, 2024, Dale Huttle, 73, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024. His actions included using a flagpole to jab [...]
June 19th, 2024 - 10:41 pm § in Law and Courts
A Washington county wants to send their criminals to you
Some public officials in Mason County, Washington, want to get rid of their petty criminals by sending them to their neighbors. Under a proposed county ordinance, people arrested for crimes like public drunkenness, malicious mischief, and theft would have the charges dropped in exchange for leaving [...]
June 19th, 2024 - 6:01 pm § in Law and Courts
Why cops shoot suspects in vehicles
There are many examples of police opening fire on vehicles when a suspect tries to flee. It’s not to keep the suspect from escaping. Behind these shootings is the fact cops consider a moving car a deadly weapon. They’ll shoot the driver if a cop is being dragged or threatened with being [...]
Shooting at customers is bad service
I haven’t been at a McDonalds drive-through in years, but I suppose workers sometimes fill orders incorrectly. That’s apparently what happened at a McDonalds in Lakeland, Florida, prompting an argument between a worker and two customers. It quickly escalated. The worker threw a drink at [...]