Traffic enforcement cuts crime rate: A traffic enforcement effort in Omaha is cutting crime as well as traffic accidents. KETV.com's news story quotes Maj Tom Schwarten of the Nebraska State Patrol, '"To put it simply, where there are a significant number of crashes, there are, at times, significant numbers of criminal activities.'" How successful has the initiative been? "'We found, in every category, that crime went down,' said University of Nebraska-Omaha professor John Crank."
NH senate panel recommended killing the bill that sought to repeal the state's death penalty law writes John Distaso of the Union Leader. While the story calls it a "3-2, party-line vote," in fact all 5 members voted to remove the death penalty repeal language. The three Democrats replaced the repeal with a study, while the two Republicans would have simply deleted the language.
Oakland transit crime finds refugee victim: Matt O'Brien of the Contra Costa Times writes this story of a man named Khalid, whose last name has been omitted for safety reason. Khalid is a immigrant from Iraq who escaped Saddam Hussein's dictatorship six months ago and recently had his first brush with violent crime in Oakland. "A mob attacked and robbed [him] on his way home from work through East Oakland three weeks ago." Don Climent, the regional director of the International Rescue Committee, indicated that an increased number of incidents have been reported throughout the past six months. Law enforcement is creating a presence on the transit ways, hoping to deter potential offenders.
Downside to over protecting our youth: This week marked the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School murders. Caitlin Flanagan mentions the two young gunmen in her Wall Street Journal op-ed when she stresses the cost to society for "a nation of laws and an ever-evolving sense of sympathy for children and teenagers." Flanagan also gives her reasoning for why the system is ineffective in handling juvenile offenders.
ACLU has lost its way says Wendy Kaminer, a former member of the board who left the organization in 2006, writes John Leo of the Wall Street Journal. In her book "Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU" Kaminer shares several frustrations, the majority stemming from her disagreements with Anthony Romero, President of the board. In one situation, Kaminer claims Romero signed an agreement to forfeit free speech in exchange for grant money. "'The ACLU is becoming just another liberal human-rights, social-justice advocate that reliably defends the rights of liberal speakers,' said Kaminer."
NH senate panel recommended killing the bill that sought to repeal the state's death penalty law writes John Distaso of the Union Leader. While the story calls it a "3-2, party-line vote," in fact all 5 members voted to remove the death penalty repeal language. The three Democrats replaced the repeal with a study, while the two Republicans would have simply deleted the language.
Oakland transit crime finds refugee victim: Matt O'Brien of the Contra Costa Times writes this story of a man named Khalid, whose last name has been omitted for safety reason. Khalid is a immigrant from Iraq who escaped Saddam Hussein's dictatorship six months ago and recently had his first brush with violent crime in Oakland. "A mob attacked and robbed [him] on his way home from work through East Oakland three weeks ago." Don Climent, the regional director of the International Rescue Committee, indicated that an increased number of incidents have been reported throughout the past six months. Law enforcement is creating a presence on the transit ways, hoping to deter potential offenders.
Downside to over protecting our youth: This week marked the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School murders. Caitlin Flanagan mentions the two young gunmen in her Wall Street Journal op-ed when she stresses the cost to society for "a nation of laws and an ever-evolving sense of sympathy for children and teenagers." Flanagan also gives her reasoning for why the system is ineffective in handling juvenile offenders.
ACLU has lost its way says Wendy Kaminer, a former member of the board who left the organization in 2006, writes John Leo of the Wall Street Journal. In her book "Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU" Kaminer shares several frustrations, the majority stemming from her disagreements with Anthony Romero, President of the board. In one situation, Kaminer claims Romero signed an agreement to forfeit free speech in exchange for grant money. "'The ACLU is becoming just another liberal human-rights, social-justice advocate that reliably defends the rights of liberal speakers,' said Kaminer."
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