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The Right Coast
‘Croydon cat killer’ mystery solved by police – BBC News
Twenty-five post-mortem examinations were carried out but found no evidence of "human involvement".Scotland Yard said injuries inflicted on cats were "likely to be the result of predation or scavenging by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Donald Trump and the Undoing of Justice Reform”
Main February 18, 2018"Donald Trump and the Undoing of Justice Reform"The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy New York Times editorial. Here are excerpts: In the…
Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg
No Workers’ Compensation for Off Duty California Police Officers Injured in Las Vegas Shooting
By Michael Fish
In the wake of the recent shooting in Las Vegas, numerous news reporting agencies have expressing shock and disbelief over California’s denial of workers’ compensation benefits to its police officers…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Police Officers And Illinois Workers’ Compensation
By Mike Helfand
We've worked with tons of police officers over the years and for some reason we've (gratefully) been called by more officers this year than any other so far. Police officers…
PrawfsBlawg
Five lessons on body cams
Main Tuesday, November 29, 2016Five lessons on body camsElizabeth Joh (UC Davis) has this piece in Slate identifying five problems that have arisen with the implementation of police body cameras,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Candidate Clinton promises “end to end reform in our criminal justice system — not half-measures, but full measures”
Main October 3, 2016Prez Candidate Clinton promises “end to end reform in our criminal justice system — not half-measures, but full measures"This new Politico article reports on the latest criminal…
The Right Coast
Prickly Bavarian calls out cops on hedgehogs’ noisy sex – The Local
Hedgehogs groan loudly during the act [...] and the male makes most of the noise , the animal specialist added.via www.thelocal.de
Sentencing Law and Policy
Guns, gangs, ganja, going after police … are there obvious lessons from 2015 homicide spikes?
Main September 1, 2015Guns, gangs, ganja, going after police ... are there obvious lessons from 2015 homicide spikes?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this lengthy…
The Right Coast
A Florida Man Chewed Off His Fingertips and Ate Them To Avoid Being Fingerprinted | Complex UK
In a stroke of genius, a Florida man arrested for driving a stolen Mercedes chewed off and ate his fingertips to avoid being fingerprinted by police. Despite his dedication, a…
The Right Coast
Texas man injured by bullet ricochet learns armadillos are the most dangerous animal | Fusion
TV station KLTV reports an armadillo hospitalized a Texas man last week by ricochetting a bullet off its tough, leathery hide into the man s head.via fusion.netGuns don't kill people.…