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Society & Culture News tagged with crime

Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally Incapacitated" Vets to Buy Guns
Society & Culture  (tags: rights, military, veterans, violence, safety, guns, gun control, society, culture, crime, americans, ethics, politics, children, death )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - motherjones.com
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act" will protect veterans' gun rights. But the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls it a "dangerous" proposal that could allow "over 100,000 mentally incapacitated or incompet
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Take Action ~ Demand Investigation Into Killing of Indigenous Guatemalan Lawyer Fausto OtzíN
Society & Culture  (tags: violence, women, HumanRights, crime, death, murder )

Kelli
- 7 hours ago - actions.humanrightsfirst.org
On October 18, 2009, Fausto Otzín, a Guatemalan indigenous human rights lawyer, was found badly injured in a ditch. He suffered multiple machete and stab wounds and passed away shortly after being found. He was only 32 years old and leaves behind a wife
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Child's Rights Law... Too Much Talk, Little Implementation
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, crime, corruption, death, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, society, safety, violence, sadness, rights )

Kelli
- 7 hours ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
Tomorrow November 20, the world will celebrate 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For many in Nigeria, it is an opportunity to look at the states that have passed the law protecting children and the level of implementation of the act.
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Tinley Park Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Tugging on Woman's Head Scarf
Society & Culture  (tags: hate crime, culture, police, religion, rights, women, humans, crime, law )

Lone
- 13 hours ago - chicagotribune.com
A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman in Tinley Park two days after the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.
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URGENT: CALLS NEEDED
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, americans, violence, news, law, media, rights, sadness, murder )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - campaigns.ratepoint.com
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles today voted to recommend that the death sentence of Robert Thompson be commuted to life. Thompson's execution is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 19. Governor Perry will be deciding tonight or tomorrow m
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Police Investigating Sharon Springs Homicide
Society & Culture  (tags: society, crime, murder, death, family, police, violence, investigation, sadness )

Dee
- 1 day ago - wten.com
SHARON SPRINGS, N.Y.- Authorities are investigating a homicide in the Schoharie County village of Sharon Springs while the son of the victim has been arrested in another state.
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Man Charged With Assaulting Officer
Society & Culture  (tags: society, police, crime, violence, safety, Domestic Violence )

Dee
- 1 day ago - capitalnews9.com
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A Schodack man is facing charges after an Albany police officer was injured while responding to a domestic call early Wednesday morning.
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Former Army Counterintelligence Worker Who Killed Two Is Executed By Electric Chair in Virginia
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, murder, violence, electrocution, death )

Lone
- 1 day ago - nydailynews.com
JARRATT, Va. - A former Army counterintelligence worker was executed by electric chair Tuesday for killing a Virginia couple, becoming the first U.S. inmate to die by electrocution in over a year
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Former UHP Trooper Arrested on 2nd DUI
Society & Culture  (tags: ex-trooper, DUI offender, crime, news, transportation )

Lone
- 1 day ago - ksl.com
WASHINGTON COUNTY -- A former Utah Highway Patrol lieutenant, who lost his job following a DUI related crash in 2006, is in legal hot water again
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THE SUPPRESSED SPEECH OF WAMSUTTA (FRANK B.) JAMES, WAMPANOAG
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, WAMSUTTA (FRANK B.) JAMES.WAMPANOAG Ind, ethics, murder, culture, society, rights, sadness, crime )

Kat
- 2 days ago - uaine.org
To have been delivered at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1970 Three hundred fifty years after the Pilgrims began their invasion of the land of the Wampanoag, their "American" descendants planned an anniversary celebration. Still clinging to the white...
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Extra Police Patrols in Boise Area Make 36 DUI Arrests After BSU/Idaho Game
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, transportation, DUI offender, police, news )

Lone
- 2 days ago - idahostatesman.com
Traffic patrols with the Treasure Valley DUI task force, which includes Boise, Nampa, Caldwell and Idaho State police, had a busy night after the Boise State/Idaho game Saturday, booking 36 DUI suspects
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Suspect in Custody in Oklahoma Murders of 4, Including Pregnant Reality Show Prostitute
Society & Culture  (tags: violence, women, murder, police, crime, news, sadness )

Lone
- 2 days ago - foxnews.com
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A suspect in the killing of four people in Oklahoma City, including a prostitute featured in the HBO reality series "Cathouse," turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, police said
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Classmates Suspected in Stabbing Death of San Jose Teen
Society & Culture  (tags: teens, murder, crime, police, sadness, news )

Lone
- 2 days ago - mercurynews.com
Classmates suspected in stabbing death of San Jose teen
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Fort Worth Officer Not Indicted in Man's Taser Death
Society & Culture  (tags: police, taser death, dishonesty, crime, corruption, death )

Lone
- 2 days ago - dallasnews.com
FORT WORTH- A grand jury has opted not to indict a Fort Worth police officer who used a Taser twice on a man who died about an hour later.
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Stand Strong Against Hate!!!! -Please Take Action!!
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, violence, sadness, hate groups, usa, crime, abuse )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - criminaljustice.change.org
Stop the racist backlash from infecting your community!!!! Active U.S. Hate Groups Join people across the nation who are standing strong against hate. Add yourself to our map as a voice for tolerance. The Southern Poverty Law Center counted 926 acti
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