http://netvouz.com/garoldstone/tag/crimes?feed=rss&pg=1 garoldstone's bookmarks tagged "crimes" on Netvouz http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/williams.execution/index.html?section=cnn_topstories Death did not come quickly for Stanley Tookie Williams, the co-founder of the violent Crips street gang who was executed by lethal injection early Tuesday for the 1979 robbery murders of four people in Los Angeles. CNN December 13, 2005; Posted: 11:00 a.m. EST (16:00 GMT) garoldstone Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:41:25 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/24/AR2006012401136_pf.html garoldstone Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:35:19 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4592890.stm More than 10m female births in India may have been lost to abortion and sex selection in the past 20 years, according to medical research.Researchers in India and Canada for the Lancet journal said prenatal selection and selective abortion was causing the loss of 500,000 girls a year garoldstone Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:06:18 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/01/AR2005120101035.html?nav=rss_print/asection The expected execution of Kenneth Boyd in North Carolina for murdering his wife and her father comes at a time of growing misgivings over the death penalty, as reflected in jury verdicts, opinion polls and the actions of courts and state legislatures. Washington Post December 2, 2005; Page A01 garoldstone Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:59:05 GMT http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673606694919/abstract We estimate that as of July, 2006, there have been 654 965 (392 979–942 636) excess Iraqi deaths as a consequence of the war, which corresponds to 2·5% of the population in the study area. Of post-invasion deaths, 601 027 (426 369–793 663) were due to violence, the most common cause being gunfire. garoldstone Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:09:54 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/08/AR2005120801947.html?nav=rss_print/asection garoldstone Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:29:39 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801575.html The list of things interrogators cannot do includes: forcing a detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner; placing hoods or sacks over a detainee's head or putting duct tape over his eyes; beatings, electric shocks, burns or other painful tactics; "waterboarding"; using military working dogs; using extreme cold or hot temperatures; mock executions; and depriving a detainee of food, water or medical care. Sep 9, 2006 garoldstone Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:37:41 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperclips Awareness that a Norwegian had invented some kind of paper clip gave rise to the persistent myth that the [GEM-style] paper clip was a Norwegian invention. This contributed to the widespread use of paper clips as a symbol of resistance to the German occupiers and local Nazi authorities during World War II, worn in lapels to denote solidarity and unity (“we are bound together”). Wikipedia.com garoldstone Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:47:48 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1371612006 The Archbishop of Canterbury has joined musicians such as Annie Lennox and Elton John, Body Shop founder Anita Roddick and shoe designer Patrick Cox in signing the open letter to the Prime Minister. Actresses Emma Thompson and Helen Baxendale, television presenter Floella Benjamin, comedian Mark Thomas and Bob Geldof have also added their names. The call comes as Tony Blair today lashed out at the Sudanese Government for making the "completely unacceptable" situation in Darfur worse. garoldstone Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:54:35 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/14/AR2006091400160.html How to square the CIA’s techniques with the Geneva Conventions, which say wartime detainees must be “treated humanely.” Bush says the US complies with the conventions if interrogators abide by a 2005 law barring “cruel, inhuman, or degrading” treatment of captives. McCain and his allies say that is too narrow. CIA officers should abide by the common understanding of the treaty’s meaning, including a ban on “outrages upon personal dignity.” garoldstone Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:31:10 GMT