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    George Zimmerman: I am Sorry Your Son Ran Into My Bullet

    APRIL 23, 2012 4:39PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: trayvon martin, george zimmerman, race, crime, law, civil rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 10991 Views
    • 84 Comments
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    Ten Reasons to Repeal Stand Your Ground Laws

    APRIL 11, 2012 5:24PM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: 2nd amendment, nbc miami, wrcb tv, nra, national rifle association, change.org petition to arrest george zimmerman, tracy martin, sybrina fulton, florida prosecuting attorneys association, buddy jacobs, sen. charles schumer, rev. jesse jackson, orlando sentinel, rev. markel hutchins, south carolina’s state sen. robert ford, marco rubio, police chief bill lee, sanford florida, expanded castle doctrine laws, shoot first laws, stand your ground laws, george zimmerman, trayvon martin killing, gun laws, repeal stand your ground, gun safety, politics, crime, second chance at shoot first campaign, stand your ground watch, open call

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 1715 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    I Was Arrested for a Petty Crime, but Nepotism Saved Me

    APRIL 10, 2012 10:24AM

    By crg80


    Topics: police, fake id, underage drinking, crime, petty crime, open call, my petty crime arrest

    • Editor's Pick
    • 87 Ratings
    • 31374 Views
    • 83 Comments
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    For Trayvon and Emmett: My "Walking While Black" stories

    MARCH 21, 2012 3:51PM

    By Keka


    Topics: trayvon martin, racism, hate crimes, crime, murder, social issues, racial issues

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 1681 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    Hope In a Jail Cell

    MARCH 9, 2012 1:34PM

    By jlsathre


    Topics: crime, criminals, defense attorneys, hope

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 1963 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Are NYC cops too aggressive? Duh?

    FEBRUARY 22, 2012 8:08AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: life stories, subway, police, crime, cops, pedestrians, bike lanes, bikes, nyc, nypd, bronx teacher, high school

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1128 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    The Artful Forger

    OCTOBER 19, 2011 2:08AM

    By Christine Schoenwald


    Topics: trusts, improv, comedy, perpetrator, forgery, crime

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1231 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Little Boy Lost -- And Murdered

    JULY 15, 2011 8:29AM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: news, family, strangers, trust, predators, murder, crime, parents, kids

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    • 23 Ratings
    • 1615 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Burnt Cars and Distant Fireworks

    JULY 15, 2011 10:14AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: crime, urban issues, urban culture, belleville, 20th arrondissement, diversity, bastille day, fireworks, eiffel tower, july 14, paris

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 1140 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Her Smile is Gone

    JULY 14, 2011 8:21PM

    By Constant Calliope


    Topics: domestic violence, murder suicide, abuse, spousal abuse, crime

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    • 0 Ratings
    • 810 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    This Family's got Issues: The Anthony Family

    JULY 1, 2011 5:38PM

    By Dr. Julie Armstrong


    Topics: caseyanthony, crime, court, family, gossip, news, jose baez, anthony, murder

    • Editor's Pick
    • 39 Ratings
    • 4375 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    A Man Needs a Maid: DSK, Arnold and the Invisible Women

    MAY 31, 2011 11:01AM

    By Nelle Engoron


    Topics: women's work, housekeeper, maids, women, crime, sexual assault, arnold schwarzenegger, dsk, dominique strauss-kahn, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1517 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Doin' Time in the High School Police State

    MAY 27, 2011 5:41AM

    By Tony Kelso


    Topics: security, school, police, guns, youth culture, prison system, crime, life stories, high school, education

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 3665 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    I Was Turned Down For Food Stamps

    MAY 18, 2011 12:00AM

    By bonnie bernstein


    Topics: economy, police, bonnie bernstein, crime, family, food/drink, health, politics, food stamps, chevy, caprice, mercedes benz, social services, hyundai, new york, hudson valley, walmart, president bush, divorced, salvation army, food pantry, hoarding food, rasmussen report, american, president obama, new york city, old tanta, inspection sticker, metal detector, attack, 911, thanksgiving, happy thanksgiving, ticket

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 1073 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Shame and Blame: the NYT's Coverage of Sexual Assault

    MARCH 11, 2011 8:20AM

    By Kate Geiselman


    Topics: sexual assault, victim blaming, rape, gang rape, crime, guilt, reporting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 42 Ratings
    • 1731 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    "You Need to Live in the Real World"

    FEBRUARY 18, 2011 9:04AM

    By Duane Gundrum


    Topics: belief/religion, news, sociology, real world, crime, patriarchy, hatred, misogyny, rape

    • Editor's Pick
    • 40 Ratings
    • 2700 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    A Connecticut Serial Killer?

    DECEMBER 3, 2010 1:31PM

    By Chuck A. Stetson


    Topics: alfred swinton, news, crime, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 3135 Views
    • 72 Comments
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    Revisiting Herbert Asbury's "The Gangs of New York"

    OCTOBER 29, 2010 10:23AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: new york, herbert asbury, the gangs of new york, martin scorsese, crime, bill the butcher, marm mandelbaum

    • Editor's Pick
    • 54 Ratings
    • 1821 Views
    • 111 Comments
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    56 Reasons why some Horror Stories have Tragedy

    OCTOBER 26, 2010 3:29PM

    By Linda Seccaspina


    Topics: news, crime, drugs, death, shooting, another lost father

    • Editor's Pick
    • 51 Ratings
    • 3269 Views
    • 117 Comments
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    WHEN I WAS REQUIRED TO SMACK KIDS WITH A PADDLE

    AUGUST 23, 2010 7:48AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: suspension, detention, ankle bracelets, personal story, crime, education

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