Murder

Bastardi Family To Sue In Diane Schuler Taconic Car Crash [UPDATE]

Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


UPDATE 8/5, 4:33pm: The lawyer for the family of Michael and Guy Bastardi, two of the three victims in the car struck by Diane Schuler on the Taconic ...

Wrongfully Convicted Man Found Innocent After 12 Years In Prison For Murder

New York Daily News | Scott Shifrel | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


A Brooklyn man who spent 12 years in prison for murder is innocent, a judge ruled Friday in a powerfully worded decision. Jonathan Wheeler-Whichard, ...

The Loss of Vernon Forrest and 21 Unthinkable Days

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Johnny Benjamin

First an acquaintance, Steve McNair (July 4th), then a dear friend, Arturo Gatti (July 11th) and now my boy, Vernon Forrest (July 25th) are all gone... three senseless murders in 3 miserable weeks.

Should Physicians Participate in the Death Penalty?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

I submit that delaying the death penalty is an indication that our own brains are in conflict about killing people in the first place.

Domestic Violence: Time to Man Up

Norm Stamper | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living


Norm Stamper

We've got to make it clear, via instruction and example, that a boy's gender does not entitle him to treat women as chattel. Who's best equipped to provide this modeling, this instruction? Men, of course.

North Country Blues: Michael Jackson, Media, Community, and a Small Town Murder

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living


Georgianne Nienaber

It seemed as though Jackson chose his own path to death while there are so many others who are literally thrown into the Grim Reaper's grip like carrion to the wolves.

Paul Klebnikov's Murder Five Years Later: Reflections On The Murder Of Forbes Russia Founding Editor

Forbes | Dan Gerstein | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


The murder of Paul Klebnikov five years ago still shocks today. Paul was the founding editor of Forbes Russia, assuming this post after a long, distin...

Holder Pushes Hate Crime Bill in Wake of Recent Wave of Hate

Janet Murguía | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Janet Murguía

Hate has always been present. But the recent spike in violence against immigrants is being fanned by the flames of the anger and hateful rhetoric being voiced in the debate over immigration.

VIDEO: Chill, Don't Kill

Ford Vox | Posted 08.05.2009 | Living


Ford Vox

Chill, Don't Kill? What a message to see on Independence Day. Should we celebrate America's birth or ease it into oblivion? Does this band-aid have a chance?

Suspected Sologirl Murderer Back in U.S.A. on $3 Million Bond

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Theresa Darklady Reed

Mireles was a handsome 24-year-old with a pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend on November 23rd, 2007, when he apparently decided to bring Sander back to his hotel room and brutally murder her.

Right Wing Hate Getting Out of Control

Mike Papantonio | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Mike Papantonio

About an hour's drive from where I live, a miserable 60-year old man by the name of Donnie Baker murdered two Chilean college students and wounded fiv...

French Banker Death: Mistress Found Guilty Of Sex Games Murder

AP | 4 Mins Ago | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


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An African American Tragedy at Harvard

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics


Casey Gane-McCalla

There was a tragedy at Harvard last month. The tragedy wasn't that Harvard's bubble was tainted by violence. The tragedy was that the life of a young man with a great spirit and great future was cut short.

It's Time to "Profile" Potential Killers of Abortion Providers

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Norm Stamper

There's an axiom in police circles: if someone is determined to kill another there's not a whole lot you can do about it. Hogwash.

CNN: Giving Alleged Abortion Murderers a Platform

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

Since when does CNN permit murder suspects to gloat over, or attempt to justify through a reporter, the results of the crime of which he is accused?

A Question for Dick Cheney: Should We Now Waterboard Tiller's Murderer?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Roeder is claiming the now-infamous "ticking time bomb" scenario of what can only be termed domestic terrorism. Doesn't this mean that he should immediately be waterboarded?

"You Shall Not Murder" Exodus 20:13

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Rev. Debra Haffner

Scripture neither condemns nor prohibits abortion, but the Ten Commandments couldn't be more direct on murder.

Abortion Foes and the False Piety of Life's Sanctity

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Abortion foes believe killing in war is justified, as is lethal injection for convicted criminals and they are almost universally in favor of the death penalty.

In Memory of Dr. George Tiller - He Supported Women's Dignity

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Lynn M. Paltrow

Many were women with wanted pregnancies who learned that their baby had no brain, or kidneys growing on the outside of their bodies.

Brave Reproductive Health Care Providers Will Continue Dr. Tiller's Legacy

M. Tracey Brooks | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


M. Tracey Brooks

Dr. George Tiller was continually harassed by abortion opponents for much of his career. None of this stopped him from his commitment to providing women and their families with compassionate care that others were unwilling to offer.

Reading The Pictures: Tiller and the Silencers

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.02.2009 | Media


Michael Shaw

2009-06-01-protest.jpg What is important to emphasize regarding the murder of Dr. Tiller is that this situation was heading for a bad end.

How I Witnessed Sarah Palin's Anti-Abortion Fanatics

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Palin's peevishness is appalling, but it pales in comparison to the dangerous ideology that she and her followers share.

No Mercy

Mary Mapes | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics


Mary Mapes

This is not part of a disagreement over when life begins. This is terrorism. And if we believe this is terrorism, we need to act like it's terrorism.

A Rich Man Learns Dubai is Not the Place to Commit a Crime

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

In Dubai, crime doesn't pay.

The Death of Abeer in Iraq: What We Know Now

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Gail McGowan Mellor

In 2006, Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Jabani, only 14, faced three U.S. soldiers alone, soldiers who were intent on raping her, with a fourth nearby.