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    • 53 Ratings
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    HLN: 'Wearing a Bikini on Spring Break is Asking for Rape'

    MARCH 22, 2010 8:11PM

    By Colleen Claes


    Topics: news, feminism, television, hln, jane velez-mitchell, rape, crime, spring break

    • 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

    • 25 Ratings
    • 14485 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    California Dreaming: Haunted by the Manson Family

    AUGUST 8, 2009 12:30PM

    By Nelle Engoron


    Topics: big story, squeaky fromme, manson family, california, manson, murder, crime, sharon tate, joan didion, 1960's, end of innocence, true story

    • 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

    • 31 Ratings
    • 9671 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Did Casey Anthony Confess?

    JUNE 12, 2011 7:20PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: commentary, news, confession, murder, crime, state of florida v. casey anthony, caylee anthony remains, casey anthony crime scene, suburban drive orlando, hopespring drive orlando, timer55, big trouble comes in small packages, casey anthony blockbuster, zenaida fernandez-gonzalez, zenaida gonzalez, zanny the nanny, chloroform, casey anthony heart shaped sticker, casey anthony duct tape, casey anthony confession, casey anthony death penalty, casey anthony murder trial, caylee anthony murder, caylee anthony, casey anthony

    • 2 Ratings
    • 6914 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Brigitte Harris: Someone Had to Do it...

    JANUARY 18, 2010 10:03AM

    By Gruntled


    Topics: brigitte, harris, vigilante, crime, abuse

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 6419 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Roman Polanski Speaks Out: Privilege Over Justice

    MAY 4, 2010 12:30AM

    By Colleen Claes


    Topics: polanski, crime, documentary, feminism, france, free polanski petition, hollywood, rape, switzerland, women, minors, film, movies, filmmaker, roman polanski, free polanski

    • 7 Ratings
    • 5753 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    My friend Rick

    JUNE 27, 2009 1:51AM

    By BobbyG


    Topics: prison, life imprisonment, crime, murder, rick stevens, tower of power, music, california

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 5710 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The Mad Scientist in Your Neighborhood

    OCTOBER 27, 2008 10:13PM

    By Scruffus


    Topics: crime, true story, hysteria, drugs, spin, reporting the news, methamphetamine, chemistry

    • Editor's Pick
    • 39 Ratings
    • 4444 Views
    • 73 Comments
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    There is a light that never goes out

    JANUARY 10, 2009 1:55PM

    By Dave Cullen


    Topics: robbery, crime, comedy

    • 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

    • 20 Ratings
    • 4238 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    When College Kills

    SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 5:06PM

    By Nelle Engoron


    Topics: true story, big story, annie le, raymond clark, isla vista, david attias, ucsb, college, violence, murder, crime, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 4030 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    NFL Player Receives 30-Day Jail Sentence for Killing a Man

    JUNE 17, 2009 11:08AM

    By Spin Doctor


    Topics: open call, criminal justice, crime, michael vick, homicide, donte stallworth, dui, nfl

    • 0 Ratings
    • 4009 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    DEATH BY YOGA STICK REVISTED: NATAVIA LOWERY ON TRIAL

    JANUARY 15, 2010 10:14AM

    By Gruntled


    Topics: crime, natavia, lowery, linda, stein, trial

    • 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

    • 0 Ratings
    • 3615 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Lude Sex Acts in Streets of Asia

    FEBRUARY 25, 2009 2:41AM

    By Zen Doom


    Topics: gossip, drugs, party, crime, crack

    • 1 Ratings
    • 3435 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Rise and Fall of Richard B. Simring, Esq.

    AUGUST 22, 2008 4:21PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: money, business, crime, law, lawyers, richard b. simring, richard simring, edward okun, ed okun, fraud, scams, 1031 exchange, real estate scams, real estate fraud, investment fraud, schemes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3313 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Berlin meets the Mob

    MARCH 8, 2010 9:10AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: mafia, crime, poker, gambling, germany, berlin

    • 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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 3204 Views
    • 74 Comments
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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

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