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Book Review: "Let the Lord Sort Them" by Maurice Chammah
We can shout "abolish the death penalty" all we like here in England, we do not actually have it. In my opinion, it is completely inhumane for the government and the judicial system to take someone's life into their own hands - especially when there are still violent prejudices which run rampant through the system itself. This book by Maurice Chammah makes the perfect case against the death penalty, going from the falsely accused to the racial implications all the way down to every statistic you can think of. All of them show us that death row either is not right, or is being used in the entirely wrong way.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearance of Security
At first I thought about her every day, every second. She crowded my worst nightmares and clouded my daydreams. I Googled her name several times a day hoping to see a positive update in her disappearance and news that she had returned home. However, as time aged and as her whereabouts got more confusing, she began to fade from my daily monitoring, but not from my thoughts. I had never met her, never came across the people who loved her, but little by little, Phoenix’s story merged into my own – a young, Black woman from the St. Louis suburbs who loved hard and trusted easily.
By Cherokee Sequoia5 years ago in Criminal
Crime Movie Catch Up
The crime genre has been an evergreen favorite since the film noire days of Edward G. Robinson (Little Caesar) and Humphrey Bogart (High Sierra). Modern classics like the Godfather trilogy, Scarface, Goodfellas, and the Soprano series depict people who might live next door, but who have chosen to be immersed “in the life”. So, if you like hard-hitting crime thrillers with lots of grit blended with occasional humor, it’s time to catch up on twenty great ones released since 2000 you may have missed. You can find these movies circulating with ads on the free channels or can view uninterrupted on premium channels and pay-per-view.
By Banning Lary5 years ago in Criminal
Vendetta - (Get Rich Or Die Trying)
"It's all love when it comes to family but when it come to the gang it's about taking care of what you own and who you own H-O-M-E. You might have your family but the game is your home and you take care of that". When I was younger my father would tell both me and my siblings that there would be no place like home except for being in the game.
By Essence Ventura5 years ago in Criminal
Does Crime Pay?
***Spoiler Alert*** This contains spoilers to major storylines of three popular series. I know we are supposed to be comparing two series or movies, but I decided to write on three great series, which I find to have similarities. If you like Breaking Bad then you will like Ozark, then you will like Good Girls.
By Jameson Toombs5 years ago in Criminal
