Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts

Thursday, April 12, 2012

"You ain't a killa, you still learnin' how to walk..."

Not every chick is ride or die...

From The Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Attorney Jennifer Little, recently hired by the widow of Dunwoody day care shooting victim Rusty Sneiderman, was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with suspected DUI, speeding and reckless driving.
While no one should feel particularly proud of themselves when thrown into this situation...damn girl.

TJ with the assist.

Monday, August 8, 2011

The Love Below


Remember when rappers used to get arrested for guns and fights?

From Reuters, via Yahoo! News:
Miami police arrested Outkast rapper Big Boi on Sunday for possessing ecstasy and other drugs that the performer's lawyer later characterized as "contraband."

Media reports cited the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department's website as listing the rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, as having been arrested for having ecstasy, MDMA powder and Viagra, for which he had no prescription.

The Miami Herald reported that Big Boi faces a fourth count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Celebrity website TMZ.com said he was arrested by customs officials exiting a cruise ship, and that he'd been booked into jail in the afternoon but was released after posting a bond.

On the singer's official Twitter account, Big Boi initially tweeted "Fresh Out Baby!" and later, "...they said it was the Love Boat..." But details of the arrest could not be confirmed on Sunday evening.
I'll give Big Boi credit for the "Love Boat" line. But I don't understand the need for ecstasy when you're a Grammy-winning artist. Money and fame have long proven to be much more effective aphrodisiacs for women.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Chris Brown Hit with 2 Felony Charges

Mr. Brown, it's time to "Say Goodbye".
LOS ANGELES - Chris Brown has been charged with two felonies stemming from an argument with his girlfriend, Rihanna , court documents show.

Brown is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats. The 19-year-old R&B singer remains free on $50,000 bail.

...If convicted, the possible sentence ranges anywhere from probation to four years and eight months in state prison, said district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.

"There's never a right time to say goodbye
But we know that you & your freedom gotta go
your separate ways
And I know it's hard but you gotta do it,
And it's killing you
Cause there's never a right time
Right time to say goodbye
"

The entire Yahoo! story can be found here.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Six Middle School Students Face Charges for "Sexting"


This news clip offers a clear example of the puritanical way our society and justice system react to the sexuality of minors. Should a 13 year old girl be posing naked for pictures taken by her 14 year old boyfriend? Probably not. Should he then send them to his friends? Probably not. But should he and his friends be charged with such an awful and stigmatic crime as child pornography? Absolutely not.
FALMOUTH - Six middle school students could face child porn charges after a boy took a nude photo of his 13-year-old girlfriend and “sexted” it to his pals’ cell phones, cops said.

The six boys, ages 12 to 14, will be summoned to Falmouth District Court for a hearing to determine whether they should be charged with possessing, exhibiting or distributing child porn in the form of a text message photo, according to The Cape Cod Times.

The full article can be read at Boston Herald.com.