Criminal Justice
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Bowling Alley Shooting in California Leaves 3 Dead, 4 Injured
At least three men were killed and four more were injured in a shooting at a Torrance, Calif. bowling alley, according to the Los Angeles Times. The shooting, which was apparently preceded by a fight, was reported at 11:54 p.m. at Gable House Bowl on Hawthorne Boulevard, near Sepulveda. Officers arriving at the bowling alley discovered…
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Career Criminal Learns His White Privilege Extends to Kicking Black Toddlers and Bonding Out (for Free) Hours Later
I’ve always maintained that unlike Kanye’s MAGA hat, White Privilege is an actual superpower. While not quite invisibility or flight, it bestows its possessors with the unique ability to circumvent suspicion, culpability, or other negative experiences that people of color routinely endure. It also includes a wide assortment of systemic benefits and advantages that I…
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Instead of Waiting for the Ball to Drop, Utah Implements Strictest DUI Law in the Country One Day Before New Year’s Eve
For Utah residents looking to spend their New Year’s Eve getting white girl wasted, a hangover just officially became the least of their concerns. Because Sunday morning, a new law went into effect that drops the state’s blood alcohol content limit from 0.08 to 0.05—the strictest DUI standard in the entire country. Happy New Year!…
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A Pregnant Woman Was Found Dead in a Mississippi Jail After Complaining About Stomach Pains. Her Family Has Yet to See Her
A pregnant mother of two was found dead in a Madison County, Mississippi jail cell sometime last week after complaining to jail officials of stomach pains, her family says. Now, the family of 37-year-old Lanekia Michelle Brown is trying to piece together what happened to her in a death they deem “very suspicious.” “We talked…