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In Defense of Floggingnew

The war on drugs has overpopulated our prisons. What if we gave prisoners the option of being flogged instead of jailed?
Hartford Advocate  |  Gregory B. Hladky  |  07-01-2011  |  Crime & Justice

Citizens Armed With Cameras — 'Video Vigilantes' — Take on the Policenew

The most notorious and obvious example of video vigilante-ism might be George Holliday’s 1991 video of the Rodney King beating, which showed four police officers brutally kicking King and beating him with their batons.
Hartford Advocate  |  Brianna Snyder  |  03-26-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Dropout Admits Running Mafia Gambling Ringnew

Anthony John Ascenzia Jr., aka "Tony," aka "Beaver," was handling millions of dollars a year running an illegal sports betting operation in New Haven, Conn.
Hartford Advocate  |  Paul Bass  |  08-07-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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