Body proves Bigfoot no myth, hunters say (News) 17 discussions A policeman and a former corrections officer say that on Friday they will unveil evidence of what they claim is their biggest find ever: the body of Bigfoot. Tags: Sciences, Science Technology, Prisons, Hiking Backpacking, Evolution, Mammals, Rick Dyer, Life Sciences, Travel Tourism, Matthew Whitton, Georgia, Bigfoot Inc., Outdoor Recreation, Cryptozoology, Biology, Nature Environment, Criminal Sentencing ,
	Teens charged in 'Mortal Kombat' killing (News) 9 discussions Two teens have been charged with killing the 7-year-old sister of one of them by beating her with imitations of moves from the "Mortal Kombat" video game, prosecutors said. Tags: Games, Margie Martinez, Culture Lifestyle, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Heather Trujillo, Hobbies Pastimes, Lamar Roberts, Video Games, Robert D. Miller, Zoe Garcia, Crime, Weld County, Child Abuse
	Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use (News) 9 discussions The U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users, Rep. Barney Frank said Wednesday, announcing a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams, almost a quart.. Tags: Bill Piper, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Health Care Issues, African-American Issues, Medicine, Law Enforcement, William Lacy Clay, Marijuana, National Organization for Reform Marijuana Laws, Illegal Drugs, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, M
	Jury awards $6.1 million in McDonald's strip search case (News) 8 discussions A jury awarded $6.1 million Friday to a woman who said she was forced to strip in a McDonald's back office after someone called the restaurant posing as a police officer. Tags: William Whitman, Ann Oldfather, McDonald\s Corporation, David Stewart, Trials, Florida, Donna Summer, Louise Ogborn, Criminal Trials, Walter Nix, Police
	Wilson released after two years behind bars for teen sex conviction (News) 8 discussions Genarlow Wilson was released from prison Friday, after spending more than two years behind bars for a teen sex conviction. Tags: Al Sharpton, Crime, Sexual Offenses, Monroe County Superior Court, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, B.J. Bernstein, Law, Constitutional Law, George Carley, Civil Rights, U.S. Department Justice, Genarlow Wilson, Child Abuse, Prisons, Thurbert Baker, U.
	Vick sentenced to 23 months for dogfighting (News) 8 discussions Michael Vick, once one of the highest paid players in the National Football League, was sentenced to 23 months in prison for financing a dogfighting ring and helping to kill pit bulls that did not fig.. Tags: Quanis Phillips, Henry Hudson, Football, Atlanta Falcons, Animal Cruelty, Hank Aaron, Georgia, Sports, Michael Vick, Professional Football, Bad Newz Kennels, Tony Taylor, Criminal Trials, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Trials, NFC South Division, Natio
	Report: 1 percent of U.S. adults behind bars (News) 7 discussions For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report. Tags: Texas, Prisons, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Center State, Russia, Steve Beshear, United States, Kentucky, Susan Urahn, Kansas, David Muhlhausen, Heritage Foundation, Adam Gelb, Pew Center States, China
	Prosecutor: Mom bought weapons for boy (News) 6 discussions A woman bought guns and bomb-making material to indulge her socially outcast 14-year-old son, a prosecutor said Friday. Tags: Trials, Greenbrier County, Juvenile Justice, Michele Cossey, West Virginia, Plymouth Meeting, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, John Curry, Philadelphia, Law Enforcement, Military Weapons, Criminal Trials, Criminal Law, Frank Cossey, Bruce Castor, Marion
	New Jersey lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty (News) 6 discussions New Jersey lawmakers have voted to abolish the death penalty in the state, sending the governor a bill he has already said he will sign. The measure will make New Jersey the first state in more than 4.. Tags: Iowa, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Social Issues, New Jersey, Crime, West Virginia, Death Penalty Information Center, Jon Corzine, U.S. Government, U.S. State Government, Jim Gardner, Capital Punishment, Jesse Timmendequas, Megan Kanka, Texas, Richar
	Snipes gets the max -- 3 years -- in tax case (News) 6 discussions Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for three misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns -- the maximum requested by federal prosecutors. Tags: Income Taxes, Bob Wall, Internal Revenue Service, Civil Trials, Douglas Shulman, Public Finance, Denzel Washington, Entertainment, Greg Mathis, Hollywood, Celebrity News, Trials, Scotland, Wesley Snipes, Criminal Trials, Joe Brown, Sidney Poitier, Woody H
	Saudi court ups punishment for gang-rape victim (News) 5 discussions A court in Saudi Arabia increased the punishment for a gang-rape victim after her lawyer won an appeal of the sentence for the rapists, the lawyer told CNN. Tags: Saad al-Muhanna, Abdulrahman al-Lahim, King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, Special Interest Groups, Women\s Issues, Criminal Sentencing Punishment
	Three boys, 8 and 9, charged with raping 11-year-old girl (News) 5 discussions Three boys, ages 8 and 9, were charged Monday with raping an 11-year-old girl last week, court officials and police said. Tags: Law Enforcement, Criminal Trials, Michael Wilkie, Acworth, Trials, Cobb County, Georgia, Sexual Offenses, Crime, . Gregory Poole, Atlanta
	Rape a child, pay with your life, Louisiana argues (News) 5 discussions He is not a killer, but the state of Louisiana is determined to execute Patrick Kennedy for his crime. Tags: Billy Sothern, Murder Homicide, U.S. Courts, New Orleans, Crime, Social Issues, Kate Bartholomew, Jefferson Parish, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Prisons, Sexual Offenses, Child Abuse, Patrick O. Kennedy, Angola, Judiciary, Capital Punishment, Trial
	Acquittals in groom's shooting spark outrage (News) 5 discussions Nicole Paultre Bell bolted from the courtroom Friday as a judge acquitted three New York City detectives of all charges in the shooting death of her fiance. Tags: Alexander Jason, Shootings, Nicole Paultre, Criminal Trials, Trials, Law, Al Sharpton, Michael Bloomberg, New York City Police Department, Trent Benefield, Police, Arthur Cooperman, Criminal Law, Gescard Isnora, Michael Oliver, Joseph Guzman, New York Cit
	College drug sting snags justice, security majors, scores of others (News) 5 discussions About 100 people, including students majoring in homeland security and criminal justice, were arrested Tuesday in an undercover drug sting at San Diego State University, officials said. Tags: Trials, Criminal Trials, Criminal Law, Law, Higher Education, Education, Marijuana, Steve Weber, San Diego State University, College Life, Colleges Universities, Law Enforcement, Damon Mosler, Las Vegas, San Diego County District Attorney\s Office, Coll
	Rapper T.I. arrested on machine gun charges, misses BET show (News) 4 discussions Rapper T.I. was arrested on federal gun charges just hours before he was scheduled to perform at the BET Hip Hop Awards, according to federal authorities. Tags: Movie Stars, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Dwight Thomas, Kanye West, United States, Tip "T.I." Harris, Music, Probation House Arrest, Concerts Tour Dates, Cobb County, College Park (Georgia), Illegal Drugs, Denzel Washington, Entertainment, Georg
	Rodney King wounded in shooting (News) 4 discussions Rodney King, whose 1991 police beating sparked widespread rioting in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities, was recovering Thursday after being slightly wounded by gunfire. Tags: California, Laurence Powell, Trials, Los Angeles, Rialto, San Bernardino, Don Lewis, Criminal Trials, Riots, Crime, Shootings, Rodney King, United States, Criminal Assault, Los Angeles Police Department, Stacey Koon, Police
	Actress from 'Gilligan's Island' serving probation under plea (News) 4 discussions Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car. Tags: Joseph Gutierrez, Gilligan\s Island, Ron Swafford, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Teton County, Dawn Wells, Probation House Arrest, Television Institute, Marijuana, Illegal Drugs
	Man gets 25 years for microwaving baby (News) 4 discussions Minutes after a jury sentenced him to 25 years in prison for severely burning his daughter in a microwave, a teary-eyed Joshua Mauldin listened one more time to details about the pain he had caused hi.. Tags: Galveston County, Mental Health, Family, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Medicine, Galveston, Xochitl Vandiver, Parole, Eva Mauldin, Joanie Mauldin, Burns, Foster Care, Arkansas, Joshua Mauldin, Culture Lifestyle, Heather Croxton, Injuries Traumas,
	Teen alleging rape turns to YouTube (News) 4 discussions The video is hard to turn away from. A sobbing 16-year-old sits in her bedroom and, staring into a camera, says she has been raped. Tags: Jennifer Dritt, Instant Messaging, Criminal Assault, Technology, Internet, Crime, Internet Broadcasting, Law Enforcement, Trials, Computer Technology, Orange County, Software, Scott Berkowitz, Search Software, Science Technology, Sexual Offenses, Rape,
	Woman brands thoughtless date with hot iron (News) 4 discussions A college student who branded a date's body with a scalding piece of metal as payback for never calling her after they had sex was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. Tags: Criminal Assault, Criminal Trials, James Friedman, Robert Testagrossa, Kristina Caban, Rafael Caban, Law, Queens County, Sean Bell, Law Enforcement, Crime, Trials, Sammy Sara, Nicole Blumberg, Manhattan, Criminal Law, Michael Obus, Nassau County, Tracy Go
	Man dies after cop hits him with Taser 9 times (News) 4 discussions A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge. Tags: Racial Issues, Criminal Trials, Trials, Phillip Terrell, Scott Nugent, Johnny Ray Carpenter, Social Issues, Law, Randolph Williams, Murder Homicide, Criminal Law, Cocaine, Cardiology, Illegal Drugs, Health Fitness, Medical Specializations, Police, Med
	Defendant trades murder plea for KFC, pizza (News) 4 discussions A New York man who pleaded guilty to murder in Oregon in exchange for buckets of fried chicken will get calzones and pizza to go with his life sentence. Tags: Food Cooking, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Desserts, Vanessa Davis, Culture Lifestyle, Portland, Tremayne Durham, Criminal Trials, Oregon, Foods, Eric Bergstrom, Murder Homicide, Fruits Vegetables, New York City, KFC Corporation, Gresham, Tri
	MJ Thug: The Movie (Video) 3 discussions It was recently reported that Michael Jackson and 50 Cent could be collaborating for Mike's latest comeback album. This video is an exploration of what such a collaboration might end up like. It als.. Tags: Michael Jackson 50 cent 50cent Eminem Many Men Jay Leno Gloria Allred Tom Sneddon Smooth Criminal thug mj Frankie Muniz
	Co-defendants say Vick helped execute dogs (News) 3 discussions Two co-defendants of Michael Vick say the NFL star helped execute dogs that didn't fight well, according to federal court documents. Tags: Animal Cruelty, Prisons, Criminal Trials, National Football League, Sports, Professional Football, Trials, Michael Vick, Criminal Sentencing Punishment, Atlanta Falcons, Purnell Peace, Football, NFC South Division, Quanis Phillips, National Football Con

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