- 'Stand Your Ground' law, 'Bush Doctrine' used to defend double homicide—So you can pre-emptively kill those whom you think want to kill you?
- Sheriff: Fugitive seen in Jonesboro last week bragging about killing—"Judge L.T. Simes released Millbrooks [whom the judge himself sentenced to 22 years in prison] on Aug. 12 and ordered to return on Aug. 22 to start his sentence. But he did not return and the court has issued a one million dollar bench warrant for him."
- Rival campers who opened fire turn out to be sheriff's deputies—"Feuding L.A. County deputies, both off duty at Prado Regional Park, apparently didn't know they were colleagues."
- Shon Hopwood and Kopf's terrible sentencing instincts—Interesting insight in rehabilitation
- Family says they were kicked out of Universal Studios because dad was wearing a police shirt—"The only people we allow in our parks with shirts or other clothing that might identify them as police officers are working law enforcement personnel. This is for everyone's safety and to avoid confusion by our guests."
- Robert Miles awarded disputed $5 million lottery ticket—Two brothers stole it from him seven years ago.
- Inmates end California prison hunger strike—"Inmates halt a two-month protest after a promise of legislative hearings on solitary confinement."
- Teenager who murdered baby in stroller sentenced to life with no parole—"De'Marquise Elkins spared the death penalty as he was 17 when he shot 13-month-old Antonio Santiago." The DA said, "He aimed that gun right between that baby's eyes and shot that baby. I don't know of a more inhumane act or wantonly vile act ... than to aim a gun at a sleeping baby in a stroller and take that baby's life."
- Melbourne baseballer Christopher Lane shot to death by 16-year-old "who wanted to kill somebody"—They say they were "bored." They'll be tried as adults.
- WWII vet, beaten by teens outside Eagles Lodge, dies—"Authorities say the two young African American men, between 16 and 19 years old, approached Delbert Belton in his car at random Wednesday night outside an Eagles Lodge as he was waiting for a friend."
- 16-year-old charged in Clearwater slaying was angry after argument with parents—He "was upset, and he just decided that he was going to kill the first person he saw."
- One teen dead, 3 injured in Texas school stabbing
- Isabella Guzman, Aurora 18-Year-Old, Allegedly Stabbed Mother 79 Times
- Colorado Senate President John Morse, state Sen. Angela Giron ousted"—Guess Bloomie's money didn't help.
- Iowa Issues Gun Permits To The Blind, Allowing Them To Carry In Public—Colbert approves.
- Chicago abolishes gun registry in place since 1968
- Two Men Parade Around Wisconsin Farmers Market Carrying AR-15 Rifles
- Ontario woman, 80, fractures hip after being struck with police taser
- Grand Jury Recommends Sheriff's Department Rethink Taser Training; Department Responds
- Are Tasers too deadly to be called 'non-lethal'?
- Police chief fired over gaming traffic tickets—"Corporal Tim Brasuell claims that, in a recording he took on his cell phone, Chief Don McKinnon encouraged questionable behavior in order to pull people over and issue traffic tickets."
- St. Petersburg lawmaker files bill to ban red light cameras—Jeff Brandes says, "This program was originally sold as being about safety. I have come to believe that it's now about revenue."
- Akron police alert residents of speeding ticket scam—"The scam involves the fake company asking people to pay unpaid speed camera tickets via credit card, according to police."
- Florida man accused of 'walking on wrong side of the road'—"[I]n court, the officer testified he was not sure what side of the road Wingate was on, prompting the judge to dismiss the case."
- Speed demon sets record for the fastest single lap around Manhattan—"A driver set an illegal land speed record for a single lap around the borough — cutting and weaving through the 26.5-mile route in a hair-raising 24 minutes."
- Prairie Village police ticket 26 bicyclists for disobeying stop sign—Always gonna be idiots like these ruining things for others.
- Study: Many alcohol-related ER visits involve Budweiser—Number #1 beer in America?
- SF city vehicle fatally hits woman in park grass
- Rim fire started by a hunter's illegal fire, Forest Service says
- K-9 Officer laid to rest after dying from being left in hot car
- False rape claim woman Cathy Richardson jailed
- Angela England jailed over Conwy false rape allegation
- Woman to serve 2 months for perjury in innocence case—Her lawyer wanted no jail time for perjury because "If you put her in jail the message you send to other people who have done this... if you come forward we're going to lock you up."
- Homeless Man Convicted Of Rape In 2002 Has Conviction Set Aside—"[T]he woman who accused Chatman of rape will not be brought up on perjury charges because the statute of limitations had expired." It was alleged she "cried rape simply to make money off of damages."
- Harsh sentence for false rape claim—18 months vs. what the guy would have received if he were convicted for her lies is harsh?
- India: False rape charge lands woman in prison for 4 years
- Nine men cleared of sex offences after Twitter evidence—"Nine men accused of a range of sexual offences against a teenage girl have walked free from court after the cases against them were dropped."
- Erfundene Vergewaltigung: Heidi K. muss mehr als fünf Jahre ins Gefängnis—German teacher sentenced to more than 5 years for false rape claims.
- Amanda Hein: Mum 'killed baby and hid body in bar's toilet'
- Mother Charged With Fatally Stabbing Son In Ice Cream Fight
- Mom charged with burning son's tongue, forcing him to stand in ant bed
- Mother's Obituary Shocks Nevada Residents—"Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick born Jan 4, 1935 and died alone on Aug. 30, 2013. She is survived by her 6 of 8 children whom she spent her lifetime torturing in every way possible."
- Pregnant women selling used, positive pregnancy tests online—"The buyers of the used devices — which sell on Craigslist for anywhere between $20 and $40 — include women who want revenge on ex-boyfriends or want to play a practical joke, and even teachers looking to school students about teen pregnancy."
- NSA chief Clapper praises Snowden: Data spying debate 'probably needed to happen'
- The FISA court will release more opinions because of Snowden—"Call it the Edward Snowden effect: Citing the former NSA contractor, a federal judge has ordered the government to declassify more reports from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court."
- Schneier: New NSA Leak Shows MITM Attacks Against Major Internet Services
- Obama's NSA surveillance review panel did not discuss changes, attendees say—"Pair say meeting was dominated by tech firms' interests and session did not broach the topic of changes to data collection."
- Canada played central role in NSA attempt to crack secure web data
- American seeks refuge in Canada claiming persecution because of hacker connections—"Matthew Paul DeHart, 29, says the child-porn charges are a sham, and that the real reason the U.S. government is after him is to retrieve sensitive national security documents he was privy to." Also, it's very possible that hackers can read and write on targets' machines.
- Feds Stalked Airline Passenger Lists to Catch Manning's Friend, Documents Show
- FBI Admits It Controlled Tor Servers Behind Mass Malware Attack—"It wasn’t ever seriously in doubt, but the FBI yesterday acknowledged that it secretly took control of Freedom Hosting last July, days before the servers of the largest provider of ultra-anonymous hosting were found to be serving custom malware designed to identify visitors."
- E-ZPasses Get Read All Over New York (Not Just At Toll Booths)
- How the feds asked Microsoft to backdoor BitLocker, their full-disk encryption tool
