AltWeeklies Wire
ALEC Pushes Stand-Your Ground Billsnew
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which received widespread media coverage after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin Feb. 26, 2012, is similar to Mississippi's Castle Doctrine, with one major difference: location doesn't matter.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Policy Issues
FBI Arrests 'Rogue Officers'new
The FBI arrested four men, including two former metro police officers and one acting Hinds County Sheriff's deputy, Oct. 2 on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and theft of government property.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
10-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Stolen Lives: Remembering the Tragedy of Slaverynew
A half moon disappeared as the sun rose out of the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 1832. The humid coastal winds filled the sails and carried the ship through the waves as J.W. Martin captained the Schooner Wild Cat, a 40-plus ton sailboat, out of the port of Charleston, S.C.
Among the tons of cargo, the ship carried six slaves, bound for new owners in New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
06-01-2012 |
Race & Class
Code Bluenew
Police pursuits cost a life a day. Does it matter?
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
04-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: high-speed chases, police pursuits
Jackson Rallies for Trayvon Martinnew
"What's going on in Florida is a direct representation of what went on in 1955, when a young man named Emmett Till, at the age of 14 years old, did not have the opportunity to have his due process," Tony Yarber said. "And we are standing here in the same state that this took place in 1955, and we're saying, 'It will not happen.'"
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
03-31-2012 |
Crime & Justice
