Posts Tagged ‘Diane Dimond’s weekly crime and justice column’
Stop Serial Rapists by Promptly Testing Evidence
He raped an 8-year-old girl in 1984 and served four years in prison. He has now pleaded guilty to the 2016 rape of a 12-year-old girl. But for some reason the prosecutor agreed to plea bargain with William Dixon this time around agreeing he would go back to prison for only three years. Unconscionable in…
Read MoreWanted: Patient Police Trained in De-Escalation Techniques
This nation has faced some tough law enforcement dilemmas in recent years. An increase in murders and drug and gang violence in several major cities, a breakdown in citizen’s respect for authority, police overreaction to situations – ignited either by a macho officer or by one who, honestly, fears for their safety – and, of…
Read MoreWanted: Common Sense in the Jury Box
We should all have a profound respect for our jury system. In a justice system that is obviously not perfect, average citizens put their lives on hold to serve as jurors so defendants get a fair shot at impartiality. Jurors act as a counter balance to attorney’s legal maneuverings as they apply their common sense…
Read MoreHelping First Responders Respond More Safely
You know that emotionally satisfying feeling you get when you help someone in need? Aaron Negherbon gets that feeling every day. And now he’s doubling down on his generosity. In 2010, Negherbon established TroopsDirect after a college friend serving as a Marine commander Afghanistan told him of the dire need for lifesaving supplies and equipment.…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Flight Rights?
It seems every week we hear another airline horror story. A passenger involuntarily removed (dragged while bleeding and screaming) from a United Airlines flight. A woman juggling 15-month old twins reduced to tears after an American Airlines flight attendant reportedly whacked her with her own stroller, narrowly missing one of the babies. A couple, on…
Read MoreScience Helps Solve Crimes in Surprising Ways
There’s a new forensic tool that’s being developed that’s going to knock your socks off! Investigative Science Professor, Glen P. Jackson, from West Virginia University, spoke with me recently about his advances in crime fighting, and while it’s all kind of “science-y”, I think you’ll agree it is fascinating.
Read MoreSanctuary Cities Ignore Presidential Threat
“I don’t want to de-fund (a) state or city. But if they’re going to have sanctuary cities we may have to do that – certainly that would be a weapon. ~President Donald Trump It has been said we are a nation of laws and laws must be followed to insure…
Read MoreCongress Should Recognize Our Biggest National Security Threat
Dear Lawmaker, Remember that old movie, “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!”? Well, may I — your constituent – ask you to turn your attention away from all the current partisan bickering and realize that the Russians are already here and infiltrating who-knows-how-many aspects of American life?
Read MoreThe Final Racket – Exploitation of the Elderly
An indictment indicates she laughed all the way to the bank… In my continuing effort to inform readers about what can happen when a family asks a judge to decide a dispute over what to do with their aging parent – may I call your attention, please, to the state of Nevada? The Sagebrush State…
Read MoreA Pornography Addict’s Journey Toward Redemption
Second in a two part series … Imagine the windowless rooms where unspeakable acts happen to children at the hands of profiteering adults. Imagine the terror and pain inflicted on innocent children as criminals capture the sordid action on video or photographs. This is at the core of what is believed to be the multi-billion-dollar,…
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