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Tag Archives: Bill Bickel
Editorial: Why Bill Maher is Taking Donald Trump’s Lawsuit Seriously
Now Bill Maher says he wants to see Donald Trumps’s long form birth certificate. That actually is a good comeback, referring as it does to Trump’s similar demand of Barack Obama, but it still doesn’t change my mind about this case (and I know, Trump, Maher and I are probably … Continue reading
Posted in Lawsuits, Lighter Side, Media-Articles, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged Bill Bickel, Bill Mahar, Donald Trump, Editorials, lawsuits, polls, Weird World of Crime
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Teacher Fired For Calling Her Students ”Future Criminals” on Facebook
Jennifer O’Brien, a New Jersey first grade teacher, has been fired for writing on her Facebook page “I’m not a teacher — I’m a warden for future criminals,” and that her students should take part in a “scared straight” program. She’d intended the posts to be read only by her … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Editorials, Polls
Tagged Bill Bickel, Editorials, Facebook, schools
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High School Sophomore Faces Criminal Charges for Racist Twitter Post
A New Jersey high school sophomore is facing harassment charges after she took a photo of two black students and posted it on Twitter along with a racist remark. We’re at an informational disadvantage here since because of both her age and the nature of the remark, very few details … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Editorials, News, Polls
Tagged Bill Bickel, Editorials, harassment, hate speech, NAACP, polls, racism, Twitter
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”Hello. My Name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to Fly”: Tuesday Morning Miscellany, February 5, 2013
Possibly the Most Unusual Murder Weapon Ever: And probably the first time CJA has added an adult advisory for a story about attempted killing Trying to cure you friend’s hiccups by pretending the gun you’re firing at him is loaded with real bullets is all great fun until… Will the … Continue reading
Kindergarten Girl Charged With Making a ”Terroristic Threat” — With a Hello Kitty Bubble Gun
Clarification and update: At the time the girl made the comment about shooting herself with the Hello Kitty bubble gun, she didn’t have the gun with her. She is reportedly back in school as of today. January 22, 2013: The title pretty much tells the story: five-year-old Pennsylvania girl says … Continue reading
Q&A With Steve Thomas: May 9, 2000
Steve Thomas, one of the lead detectives in the JonBenet Ramsey case before resigning in 1998 (and author of JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation), joined us for a Q&A session on May 9, 2000. Mr. Thomas made headlines in the summer of 1998 when he resigned from his job, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Interviews, News
Tagged Bill Bickel, interviews, JonBenet Ramsey, murders, Steve Thomas
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Q&A With Steve Thomas: November 14, 2000
Steve Thomas, one of the lead detectives in the JonBenet Ramsey case before resigning in 1998 (and author of JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation), joined us for a Q&A session on November 14, 2000 (the transcript of an earlier Q&A session is here). Mr. Thomas made headlines in the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Interviews, News
Tagged Bill Bickel, interviews, JonBenet Ramsey, murder, Steve Thomas
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Legislator Wants Rape Victims to be Required to Carry Babies to Term, So the Fetus Can Be Used As Evidence
Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or coercing or compelling another to obtain an abortion, of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime -New Mexico House Bill 206, introduced Wednesday by State … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Editorials, News, Polls
Tagged abortion, Bill Bickel, Editorials, polls, rape, right to life
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The Library and the Painting
I thought this one needed a “landing page”: the article is of a sexual nature, the accompanying illustration might offend, and I’ll be allowing more latitude than normal in your responses. I trust you all to remember that there are more proper and less proper words to express anything you … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Bill Bickel, censorship, Editorials, polls, racism
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Should psychiatrists (and other mental health professionals) be required to report to the government (without exception) any patients with homicidal or suicidal impulses?
This is a provision of New York State’s sweeping new gun law, passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings (and of course inspired as well by other high-profile shootings, such as last year’s attack at the Aurora, Colorado movie theatre, and the 2011 shooting of Congresswoman … Continue reading
