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Culture
Should an 11-Year-Old Boy Go to Jail for Life?
Jordan Brown is set to be tried as an adult for a crime committed when he was 11. He might go to jail for life. America's exceptional like that.
Culture
How Not to Talk When You Talk About Rape
The IMF's Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in police custody in New York, but it's the people writing about him behaving criminally.
Culture
Video: A Look at Why It's Good for Cops to Not Have Guns
A showdown with with a machete-wielding maniac shows how good crime-fighting can be without guns.
News
Bait Bikes: Clever Theft-Deterrent or Entrapment?
Inspired by a Toronto campaign to reduce bike theft, British police are deploying GPS-fitted, poorly locked and unlocked "bait bikes" around town...
News
Capital Stupidity: The Death Penalty Costs California $300 Million Per Execution
Not only is the death penalty racist, classist, and ultra-violent, a new study says it's tremendously wasteful, too.
News
Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation? A Psychologist Breaks Down What Makes a Jerry Sandusky
A Canadian psychologist shares the scary truth about pedophiles: Nobody has any real idea what to do about them.
Cities
How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
In an age where online communities often get more attention than our real-life ones, what's the role of the neighborhood?
Culture
Study: Police Dogs Are Influenced by Their Handlers' False Prejudices
A new study shows that some police dogs let their handlers' beliefs take precedent over their trained noses. Scary stuff.
Culture
Your Tax Money at Work: Steven Seagal and Cops Storm a Cockfighting Ring with a Tank
The action hero plays cop in an absurd show of force in Phoenix.
Culture
This Cop Shot and Killed an Armed Man; Was He Wrong?
This Seattle cop shot and killed a man wielding a knife. Why all the controversy?
Culture
Julian Assange Is Ruining WikiLeaks and Should Resign
First it was rape, now it's anti-Semitism. Julian Assange should quit WikiLeaks and save a valuable institution.
Culture
WikiLockdown: Three Questions on the Arrest of Julian Assange
Now that Assange has turned himself in, what does everything mean?
Culture
Real-Life Super Heroes Strike Again in Seattle
Phoenix Jones, a regular man in a super hero costume, is fighting crime in Seattle.
News
The Last Words: Texas Death Row Inmates' Final Statements
A heartbreaking snapshot of 280 men and one woman killed at the hands of the state.
Lifestyle
Meat Theft Is on the Rise—Is Vegetarianism the Answer?
A new spate of meat thievery is a reminder that eating vegetarian is actually a lot cheaper.
News
Donald Trump Accidentally Admits He'd Commit War Crimes as President
The GOP front-runner said he'd like to pillage all of Iraq's oil for America. Unfortunately for him, that's illegal.
News
Infographic: Just How Crowded Are California's Prisons?
The Supreme Court has ordered California to ease prison overcrowding. So how bad is it? And what kinds of crimes are all those inmates locked up for?
Lifestyle
Infographic: Shoplifting Around the World
Check out the story behind shoplifting, including the surprising items most likely to be taken.
