Viewers are titillated with some violence and/or sex, but they're assured that all transgressions will be punished by the good guys, and the world will be made safe again for the average, law-abiding folk. By contrast, Southland offers no such easy answers.
In this week's episode ("Identity"), my character Lydia joins the fray with a surprising storyline of her own. Early in the hour, we learn a shocking secret that she's kept from her colleagues for some time.
If the DOJ thinks there may be problems with hair evidence in District of Columbia cases, why should we believe there are not similar problems with hair evidence compiled by the FBI lab and used to obtain convictions in other jurisdictions?
On the surface, Ron Artest and Jennifer Hudson have nothing in common -- besides sharing melanin content. Still, the media is approaching both of their current controversies as ghetto, Black soap operas being aired around the world.
What will be the future of Stand Your Ground laws? It looks like the courts may be working their way toward clearer guidelines for when and how it applies.
"Fox and Friends" aired a remarkable four-minute video...
On Tuesday, The New York Times published a lengthy article on...