Does Sex Sell?

Ask anyone in the marketing industry whether sex sells and the answer is almost always a resounding yes.  Ask someone in law enforcement, however, and the answer quickly becomes the opposite. In the United States there is an outright prohibition on the sale or solicitation of sex. As with all outright prohibitions, there is one […]

Uber Arrests for Sexual Assault

When the changing world of technology and transportation collided, a new generation of the taxi was born. Companies such as Uber, and competitor Lyft, have taken not only the country, but the world, by storm. The appeal is simple. A person can set their location via an app by simply opening it, wait for their […]

A Lethal Injection Shortage in Texas

On an October night in 2002 an Ellis County gas station became the scene of a double homicide. The perpetrator was a man named Kent Sprouse. His victims were Pedro Moreno and Officer Harry Melvin Steinfeldt III. Apparently, under the influence of methamphetamine, Sprouse showed up at the gas station with a shotgun and shot […]

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but

As the old adage says, words can’t actually cause physical harm to a person. Most people in the country are aware that the criminal and civil justice systems permit recourse for any physical harm that befalls us. It is simpler to prove to a court that you have been physically harmed. It is often much […]

Jimmy Dennis’ Wrongful Conviction and Pennsylvania’s Justice Problem

In 1991 a 17-year-old student named Chedell Ray Williams was shot at a Philadelphia bus stop. The killer was apparently after a pair of $450 earrings worn by the Olney High School student. The following year a man named Jimmy Dennis was sentenced to death for the North Philadelphia shooting. Dennis was on Pennsylvania’s death […]

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