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Thursday, June 10, 2004

Lawsuits Heavily Padded And Look Ridiculous

The state appeals court for the state of Oregon reaffirmed today their 1999 judgment of $80 million dollars in favor of an Oregon man who died of cancer. The Supreme Court had ordered them to reassess the constitutionality of the punitive damage award as regards to it being excessive. And they found... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2004

No Search, No Seizure, No Problem

Either the judges get more assinine by the ruling, or they are getting their courts mixed up with television courtroom melodramas, where any leap or twist of logic might win the day. The case in point is that of a district judge in Cleveland, Ohio, who ruled that an FBI search of a radical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 6, 2004

Another Texas Child-Murdering Momma

Another Texas mother has killed her child in a nontraditional way. This one used chili powder, allegedly to keep the child from sucking its thumb. But aren’t you supposed to put the powder on the offending fingers instead of inside the child’s trachea? It seems that there was so much powder... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Addendum To Biker Guards Guarding Bikers

Remember the Connecticut biker prison guards who were fired for joining a motorcycle gang/club, the Outlaws? It seems that some of their freewheeling buddies have just been convicted of racketeering charges in Ohio, twelve of them to be exact. Now, I wonder if those former guards, who by the way are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Suspending Justice

A 40-year-old man was arrested for driving recklessly in Central Islip, New York, after running several red lights and forcing the police to give chase on foot when he abandoned his vehicle. Not only did he abandon his vehicle, but he left his six-year-old son behind as well. If that wasn’t bad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 28, 2004

Murdering Our Children

What darkness has settled upon the world? What evil has descended upon us in the form of violence against children? And not only against children, but against one’s own kin. Here in the United States, it seems to be reaching epidemic proportions. Two separate cases in Texas where nutcase religious... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 27, 2004

Echoes Of Columbine?

Two young men (fourteen years old) have been arrested in Winder, Georgia, a small town northeast of Atlanta for crimes becoming all too prevalent in juvenile academia: conspiracy to commit murder, making terroristic threats, and disruption of a public school. A judge ruled yesterday that the state... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 24, 2004

Robes Of Ridiculousness

Someone please enlighten me as to the level of IQ it takes to reach a position on the Supreme Court. Oh, that’s right, I forget. It takes political connections and an obvious lack of moral fiber. No intelligence required. Today’s ruling that lethal injection for an Alabama death row inmate may be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Outrage For A Child Abandoned

Want to know outrage? Want to feel it? A pretty little 3-year-old girl named Courtney was abandoned in Baltimore, Maryland, by her father, left in the care of a complete stranger until he could cash a money order, and now is the topic of a serious hunt for anyone who may be related to her. Courtney... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 17, 2004

Biker Guards Guarding Bikers?

Three prison guards in Connecticut were fired today for joining the Hartford chapter of the Outlaws biker organization, one the nation’s four largest motorcycle gang clubs and rumored to have major drug connections and be involved in many organized criminal activities. The three guards are appealing... Sign in to see full entry.

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