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China’s state intelligence bureau, stole terabytes of data from high-technology companies, around the world including the United States
U.S. prosecutors have charged two wanted Chinese nationals linked to Beijing for their alleged involvement in a global hacking operation that targeted hundreds of companies and governments for more than a decade, stealing sensitive information.
By Purity Ezenwa6 years ago in Criminal
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has been in the saddle for over 5 years.
The common saying that “uneasy lies the head that wear the crown” seems to be the lot of Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. A man with a cultured disposition and one that is not enamored by the attractions of high office, Mr. Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has been in the saddle for over 5 years, but his fight against corruption in public offices has recently earned him the wrath of some jittery kleptomaniacs who see Government as an avenue for self-enrichment rather than a tool for the public good.
By Purity Ezenwa6 years ago in Criminal
The mysterious death of Jane Lathrop Stanford
Leland Stanford was an affluent businessman who once served as a senator and the governor of California. He married a woman named Jane Lathrop. They also had a son named Leland Stanford Jr. He was their only child. Sadly, Leland Jr. died on March 12, 1884. He was just a few months away from turning 16. To honor their son’s memory, the Stanfords started Stanford University. Leland and Jane established Stanford University in 1885.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Roots of a Massacre-The Columbine High School Murders
In the over two decades since two teens entered their high school committed wickedness, the United States has sustained over 230 school shootings, excluding universities and colleges in a study in 2019 according to the Washington Post. Feature films have been inspired, Oscar®-winning documentaries have been shot, and dozens of talk shows and current affairs programs have covered this case. Psychologists have dissected the reason behind the carnage of that day in April 1999.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Justice in America: The View from the Jury
I served as foreperson on a jury seven ago -- in a fairly serious criminal trial in which an African-American man was accused of assaulting a white police officer -- and I wrote this the day after the trial was concluded, and my impressions and thoughts while still fresh in my mind.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Doctor of Deliverance-Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian was a hero. While the media outlets may have disparaged him as “Dr. Death” and the “Angel of Doom” his work superseded these grisly monikers. By permitting an individual the right to have a say in ending their life in a dignified manner, Kevorkian should’ve been hailed as a trailblazer in the field of assisted suicide.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Is She a Murderous ‘Karen’? -Susan Smith
The lies ran rampant throughout this case. Susan Smith blamed a phantom black man (surprise, surprise) for hijacking her burgundy Mazda protegé. This did not happen. In fact, she was responsible for strapping her two infant and toddler sons to their carseats and pushed her vehicle into the John D. Long Lake. How much of a murderous Karen is she?
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
The Problem of Police Authority
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police really got me thinking again -- as it should everyone -- about what we can do about this problem of homicide not prevented by but perpetrated by police who are supposed to protect us. It's a problem that has been erupting in America for decades, and caught on video ever since Rodney King was savagely beaten in 1991, which showed it's also a problem of assault and crimes committed by police that are less than murder. And though African-Americans are all too often murdered and brutalized by cops, Caucasians are also afflicted by life-threatening violence from police, as was the 75-year old man (Martin Gugino, a peace activist) thrown to the ground by Buffalo police, which landed him in serious condition in the hospital.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
The killing of America's most hated woman
Most people cannot remember when prayer was a regular event in public schools. Since my brothers and I attended a Christian private school, prayer was part of our education. But if you attended public school in the past fifty years, then you won’t relate to prayer in public school.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: No Purpose, No Life-Andrew Cunanan
The story of Andrew Cunanan may have put a damper on the LGBTQ movemement. Much like black men who actually rape, rob and murder, groups find it hard to chant slogans in support of races and orientations. But this is only a might. Gay men especially have been able to revolutionize the culture and the actions of just one person should not be the be all and end all in the story of people who live that LGBTQ life. Instead of clumping people into groups, the goal ought to be to view everyone as individuals.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
