Crime and Punishment


Entire Georgia US House Delegation Asks AG Barr to Have DOJ Investigate Abery Shooting

A man holds a sign during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) From the AP . . . All of Georgia’s…




Personal Defense Tip: Don’t Point a Rifle at Police Officers

Courtesy WFTV From the AP: Florida deputies fatally shot an armed man Tuesday afternoon shortly after he fled a traffic stop, authorities said. Four deputies opened fire on the 37-year-old man outside his Deltona home…



Cobb: Fear of Blacks Is Now Motive Enough for a Self-Defense Shooting

(Twitter via AP) The index of cases like [the Arbery shooting] seems to point to racial presumptions implicit in how we interpret the concept of self-defense. It is reminiscent of the “gay panic” defense of…


San Antonio Woman Shoots, Kills Her Ex With a Shotgun When He Tried to Force His Way Into Her Home

Bigstock Twenty-four-year-old Javier Manuel Plata was apparently one of those exes who couldn’t let go. On Wednesday he tried to force his way into the home of his 33-year-old ex. According to police, Plata had…


Father and Son Arrested, Charged With Murder of Ahmaud Arbery by Georgia Bureau of Investigation

(Twitter via AP) By Russ Bynum and Ben Nadler, AP Georgia authorities charged a father and son with murder and put them in jail in the February shooting death of a man they had pursued…


Oklahoma City Woman Shoots 3 McDonald’s Employees Because Dining Area Was Closed Due to Virus

Bigstock By Ken Miller, AP Three McDonald’s employees in Oklahoma City suffered gunshot wounds when a customer opened fire because she was angry that the restaurant’s dining area was closed because of the coronavirus pandemic,…