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Posts in category "Crime/Justice"

America's Most Wanted moving to Lifetime

America's Most Wanted moving to Lifetime
After being cancelled, in effect, by Fox television in May, America’s Most Wanted will be back on the air full time later this year. Fox had planned to make AMW a series of quarterly two-hour specials. Fox said it was axing the weekly format of AMW because the economics of the show no longer made... Read more »
By thelowedown,
September 7, 2011 at 4:02 am
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Chicago Police ethics scandal taints city no matter what the cause

Chicago Police ethics scandal taints city no matter what the cause
The Sun-Times reports that up to 1,000 Chicago Police Department officers may have failed to file annual ethics statements that were due on June 1. A CPD spokesperson did not tell the Sun-Times how many officers failed to file reports, but did note that the officers failed to file reports after they were “notified of... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 9, 2011 at 6:30 am
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Gets Phone Hacking Scandal Almost All Wrong

Wall Street Journal Editorial Gets Phone Hacking Scandal Almost All Wrong
Politico called The Wall Street Journal’s editorial defending its reputation against its sister newspapers phone hacking of celebrities, politicians, and murder victims “remarkable.” Politico described the editorial as remarkable because the Journal portrays News Corporation as the victim of “liberal politicians and media competition in the U.K. and the U.S.” The editorial by the Journal is... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 25, 2011 at 5:50 am
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Not Guilty is Not Innocent: The Casey Anthony Verdict

Not Guilty is Not Innocent: The Casey Anthony Verdict
Earlier today, a jury declared Casey Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Folks outside the courtroom and many legal analysts were stunned. Frankly, I was too. I also happened to be just as stunned by the amount of righteous indignation the television analysts and citizenry showed. It was... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 5, 2011 at 11:54 pm
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Censored Sex Ads?

In the ongoing battle over Craigslist’s adult services section, some folks see the company shutdown of the section as a ploy. Others see it as a measure designed to fight back against the iron fist of government harassment. State attorneys general have been battling Craigslist for years its adult classifieds section, and recently the website... Read more »
By thelowedown,
September 5, 2010 at 9:00 pm
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Jailed Congressmen an Advocate for Prison Reform?

Former Republican Congressmen Randall “Duke” Cunningham plead guilty to taking over $2 million dollars in bribes in 2005. Now, halfway through his sentence, he may become an advocate for prison reform. Cunningham wrote a letter to the newsweekly San Diego CityBeat in response to a letter from the organization. Cunningham railed against the incarceration rate... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 12, 2010 at 2:12 am
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The Perception of Crime in Chicago

The Perception of Crime in Chicago
Yesterday, Mayor Daley and Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis held a press conference all about Chicago’s crime problem–or lack thereof.  Despite the police department saying that crime is down overall, the a Chicago Tribune/WGN poll last month showed nearly half of those polled who are residents of Chicago think crime is getting worse and almost... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 4, 2010 at 1:56 am
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FBI busts "deep cover" Russian spy ring living in the US

The FBI has arrested 10 Russian spies who were operating in the United States.  The 10 arrested along with 1 additional defendant have been charge with conspiring to act as foreign agents of Russia in within United States borders. The FBI conducted a multi-year investigation of a network of United States-based agents of the foreign... Read more »
By thelowedown,
June 28, 2010 at 7:37 pm
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Attempted Times Sqaure Bomber Indicted by Grand Jury for Terrorism, Attempting WMD Use

    On June 17th, the Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury indicted Faisal Shahzad on 10 counts for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square in New York on the evening of May 1.   Shahzad, 30 years old and a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was taken into custody... Read more »
By thelowedown,
June 18, 2010 at 5:25 am
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The Lowe Down: Iceland Passes Proposal to Become Internet Safe Haven

    The Icelandic legislature has passed a very progressive new proposal that aims to make the nation a haven for “expression and freedom of information (translation).”   The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative intends “to make Iceland an attractive environment” for the “operation of international press organizations, new media start-ups, human rights groups and internet data centers.”... Read more »
By thelowedown,
June 18, 2010 at 4:46 am
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