AltWeeklies Wire
Does Your Brain Have a Right to Privacy?
As America degenerates into unapologetic authoritarianism, prosecutions for thoughtcrime are increasingly common.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-26-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Murdered by a Prosecutor
The suicide of a tech wunderkind should prompt a general reexamination of America's out-of-control prison sentences.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-14-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: hacking, Aaron Swartz
We Don't Have the Right to Care About Newtown
Since we have made a collective national decision to be a bunch of coldhearted bastards, we have to be morally consistent. And that means not caring about our kids either.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Shoot First, Justify Later
Imagine that you were the president of United States. Now think what you would do if you or one of your advisers proposed an idea—a great idea, one that solved a big problem—that was radical to the point of possibly crossing the legal line into unconstitutionality. You'd want to lawyer that sucker, right?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Bringing a Pen to a Gunfight
Either you're serious about eliminating gun violence, or you're not. "Soul-searching" isn't going to block the next bullet fired by a madman—but the law, coupled with rigorous enforcement, can.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
08-13-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: gun control
Tough Politicians Are Killing Cops
Violent crime in general is decreasing. But more cops are being killed in the line of duty. One reason: tough sentencing laws that make shooting a police officer a rational decision.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-12-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police shootings
Lawsuit Alleges Harassment And Sleaze At Maui Prosecutors Officenew
Pornographic images downloaded on official county computers. Spurned lovers. Jealous superiors. Inter-office romance gone bad. Demeaning comments about breasts and pregnancy. Falsified attendance reports. Rampant name-calling. This is juicy stuff, but it's not from a cheesy beach novel or even a new Fox reality series.
Maui Time |
Staff |
08-02-2011 |
Crime & Justice
DSK: Give Him Back His Job. Then Jail Him.
Even as DSK flew first-class and left his most intimate DNA in $450-a-night suites at four-star hotels, his IMF was demanding that the citizens of Greece and Portugal slash pensions and hike college tuition. That is his biggest crime, undeniable and unforgivable, and the one for which he and those like him should someday face justice.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, DSK
Why Maui Police Refuse To Name Bad Copsnew
Across the country, the identities of police officers suspended for misconduct are publicly available. Not so on Maui. Here's why.
Maui Time |
Anthony Pignataro |
06-23-2011 |
Crime & Justice
America on Trial, via Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Never mind the Constitution, the Geneva Conventions or common decency -- on the question of what to do about POWs rotting away at Guantanamo Bay concentration camp, right-wingers' concerns are purely practical.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Barack Obama, Torture Enabler
Why does it take a Spanish prosecutor to enforce American laws against torture?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Obama Wusses Out on Gitmo
He promised to shut down Gitmo. But now President-Elect Obama wants to ratify Bush's torture trials.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Obama and McCain: Torture Enablers
Both presidential candidates say they'll stop torture and close Gitmo. Scratch the surface, though, and their commitment to human rights is less than skin deep.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
08-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
