Al Qaeda Terrorist Wont Face Death: A New York Daily News editorial chastised the Obama Administration for their treatment of Al Qaeda murder suspect Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who they decided will not be tried by a military tribunal nor face the death penalty. Ghailani is accused of killing 224 people and participating in the bombing of a U.S. embassy in Tanzania. Ghailani is the first detainee to be removed from Guantanamo and will be tried in a Manhattan Federal Court where Attorney General Eric Holder has barred the Manhattan US attorney from seeking the death penalty. The reason for barring the death penalty is unclear, but a Justice Department spokesman did refer to an agreement with foreign governments that extradited earlier embassy bombing defendants to the United States.
Children Exposed to Violence: Associated Press writer Devlin Barrett reports that the Justice Department has found that more than 60 percent of children surveyed were exposed directly or indirectly to violence within the past year. According to the report, found here, nearly half of the children surveyed were assaulted at least once in the past year, and about 6 percent were victimized sexually. The survey consisted of 4,549 children and adolescents, aged 17 and younger being, interviewed on the telephone. Leading criminologists warn that the the survey may be lumping serious and minor incidents together. James Alan Fox, criminal justice professor at Northwestern University, says, "[w]hat concerns me when you hear numbers like that is that in their attempt to be inclusive, which is commendable, the definition of violence becomes so broad that the results lack real meaning." The beating death of Derrion Albert has sparked the public's interest in youth violence around the country. While in Chicago to meet with officials to discuss Albert's death, Attorney General Eric Holder said that "those numbers are astonishing, and they are unacceptable." The tragic circumstances of Albert's death has caused a lot of talk about reform in Chicago. Yesterday's news scan discusses a proposal to cut down on violence in Chicago's public schools.
New Hampshire is Reevaluating the Death Penalty: Portsmouth Herald writer Beth LaMontagne Hall reports that New Hampshire's Death Penalty Task Force Study Commission is meeting Oct 21, to examine the state's death penalty law. The public outcry over the recent murder of Kimberly Cates could cause some Commission members to take a serious look at expanding the current law. Cates was killed Sunday morning in her home while her husband was away on a business trip. Her 11-year-old daughter was also attacked, but is expected to live. Four teens are being charged in connection with the incident. Steven Spader, 17, and Christopher Gribble, 19, are being charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. William Marks 18, and Quinn Glover, 17, are charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and robbery. Under the current law, Cates' murderers are not eligible to receive the death penalty. State Representative Robert Cushing says, "I don't know if any one particular murder will have an influence. I think people there are still people who support the death penalty but who have concerns how it's administered and who selects it."
Children Exposed to Violence: Associated Press writer Devlin Barrett reports that the Justice Department has found that more than 60 percent of children surveyed were exposed directly or indirectly to violence within the past year. According to the report, found here, nearly half of the children surveyed were assaulted at least once in the past year, and about 6 percent were victimized sexually. The survey consisted of 4,549 children and adolescents, aged 17 and younger being, interviewed on the telephone. Leading criminologists warn that the the survey may be lumping serious and minor incidents together. James Alan Fox, criminal justice professor at Northwestern University, says, "[w]hat concerns me when you hear numbers like that is that in their attempt to be inclusive, which is commendable, the definition of violence becomes so broad that the results lack real meaning." The beating death of Derrion Albert has sparked the public's interest in youth violence around the country. While in Chicago to meet with officials to discuss Albert's death, Attorney General Eric Holder said that "those numbers are astonishing, and they are unacceptable." The tragic circumstances of Albert's death has caused a lot of talk about reform in Chicago. Yesterday's news scan discusses a proposal to cut down on violence in Chicago's public schools.
New Hampshire is Reevaluating the Death Penalty: Portsmouth Herald writer Beth LaMontagne Hall reports that New Hampshire's Death Penalty Task Force Study Commission is meeting Oct 21, to examine the state's death penalty law. The public outcry over the recent murder of Kimberly Cates could cause some Commission members to take a serious look at expanding the current law. Cates was killed Sunday morning in her home while her husband was away on a business trip. Her 11-year-old daughter was also attacked, but is expected to live. Four teens are being charged in connection with the incident. Steven Spader, 17, and Christopher Gribble, 19, are being charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. William Marks 18, and Quinn Glover, 17, are charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and robbery. Under the current law, Cates' murderers are not eligible to receive the death penalty. State Representative Robert Cushing says, "I don't know if any one particular murder will have an influence. I think people there are still people who support the death penalty but who have concerns how it's administered and who selects it."
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