Guns Make Killing EasyI am sitting here, in my only orange shirt, in observation of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and my thoughts turn to the New York Times’ remarkable recent study of 358 shootings last year in which four or more people were killed or wounded. As the Times noted, these were not the high-profile mass shootings in unlikely places like schools, churches and movie theatres that capture national attention, but rather “a... [...]
Mom sentenced to jail for killing disabled adopted daughter(CNN)Despite pleas for leniency from family and friends, an Illinois Circuit Court judge sentenced Bonnie Liltz to four years in prison Wednesday for drugging and killing her disabled 28-year-old daughter in a failed murder-suicide attempt nearly a year ago, according to her defense attorney."Bonnie was absolutely crushed," attorney Thomas Glasgow said, adding that her bail was revoked... [...]
Southern charm, deadly streetsSavannah, Georgia (CNN)Shoppers happily stroll the sidewalks of Savannah's open-air City Market. The sweet smell of freshly made pralines provides an inviting aroma across the historic district, and horse-drawn carriages amble down streets carrying tourists to antebellum homes and manicured gardens.Known as the Hostess City, Savannah appears like a postcard of idyllic Southern charm.Linda Wilder-Bryan looks around... [...]
Louisiana Rapper’s Case Speaks to Bigger Problems in the Criminal Justice SystemFifteen years ago, a Louisiana jury convicted 22-year-old McKinley “Mac” Phipps—then a rising star on the famed hip hop label, No Limit Records—of manslaughter in the shooting death of a young concertgoer. He was sentenced to thirty years of hard labor for a crime that, to this day, he insists he did not commit.The state’s case was flimsy 15 years ago,... [...]
Mother accused of kidnapping Coconut Creek child phones in during custody hearingCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. - An Amber Alert was issued Monday for a missing Coconut Creek child believed to have been abducted by his mother, who does not have custody of him. Tiffany Kiley, 29, telephoned the court during a custody hearing for her son, Julian Kiley, 5, later in the morning and said that she was in Leesburg and was going to turn herself in at a police... [...]
