Tag: crime and punishment

Iranian man blinded throwing acid toddler’s face: Debate has been ignited as Tehran authorities blind a local man in an eye for an eye sharia law. Disconcert has been caused with the revelation Iranian authorities have blinded a local Tehran...

Zeinab Sokian an Iranian child bride is to be executed in 2 weeks despite previous decrees that persons under the age of 18 be waived capital punishments.  Zeinab Sokian, an Iranian child bride faces execution for murdering her husband –...

Greg Davenport punishment: An experiment in public humiliation or a sure fire way to get repeat offending members of society to shape up? But at what cost? Greg Davenport a 43 year old Ohio man has caused disconcert after choosing...

John Thomas sentencing: Did a career criminal get what he deserved?  Career criminal, John F. Thomas, 28, had the book thrown at him courtesy of Judge Gregory Lasak who sentenced the man on Wednesday to 55 years to life jail, the...

Four students at Bolivar Central High School in Bolivar, Tennessee were arrested for wearing saggy pants, two of whom were incarcerated for up to 48 hours. The students' arrest came after school authorities told that the teens contravened school dress...

Should society be locking away children as young as 12 away for life? In a case that shocked the nation, a 12 year old boy, Cristian Fernandez who killed his 2 year old younger brother by continuously punched his brother...

Moral dilemmas courtesy of your friend Mississipi governor Haley Barbour. It's time to play sweepstakes kids. So here's the trade- the brass from the top have let it be known that you and your sister's life sentence for armed...

Isn't it time you spend 2 weeks in jail for jumping the turnstiles? Out of the NY Times today comes a disturbing story of a new trend that hopefully you will get to side step, assuming you have money for...