Environment, International, Politics, Society

E-Cigs: The Newest Craze in Nicotine Delivery

homenew_26As R.J. Reynolds is marketing dissolvable nicotine in mint-like packages, Ruyan Group Ltd., is now marketing electronic cigarettes that will allow people to inject a nicotine-infused mist directly into their lungs. Miao Nan, executive director of Ruyan Group Ltd., insisted that the electronic cigarettes is better for you because it does not produce cigarette smoke — allowing smokers to smoke in movies and smoke-banned areas. Health officials are rising objections over the health claims.

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Constitutional Law, International, Politics, Religion, Society

Malaysian Catholic Paper Wins Right to Use Word “Allah”

125px-flag_of_malaysiasvgThe Herald Newspaper of Malaysia has reportedly prevailed in its long battle with the government to be able to use the word “Allah” in its Catholic publication. However, the government insists that it must state clearly on the front cover “For Christians.”

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Environment, Politics, Society

Attorney General Eric Holder Indicates Change in Policy on State Marijuana Laws

holderericIn a major policy change, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated that the Justice Department will end raids on pot dispensaries in California and allow states to set its own marijuana laws without further interference from the federal government. It is ironic that it took a liberal president to reinstate the guarantees of states rights in this area.

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Criminal law, Society, Torts

“Just a Pig”: Former Morgue Employee Confesses to Raping As Many as 100 Corpses

bildefu0Police in Cincinnati are dealing with a bizarre and disgusting crime after Kenneth Douglas, 55, (shown on the far left) claims to have had sex with over 100 bodies while working at the Hamilton County morgue. These cases can raise some difficult criminal issues as shown in other recent cases. Putting aside the criminal charges, the question will be civil lawsuits filed by the families of identified deceased women victimized by this man, described accurately by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters as “just a pig.” The case also supports the account of David Steffen who admitted to killing Karen Range but always denied raping her. It turns out that Douglas raped Range in 1983.
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Constitutional Law, Society

Fast Times At Westview High: Student Journalists Fight for Right to Cover Story on Sex at School

logoStudents at the Westview High School in Portland, Oregon are fighting for basic journalistic rights.
The Westview Prowl published an article headlined “Inappropriate sexual contact at school surprises population. The article discloses a high level of sexual activity at the school: a legitimate journalistic subject that was covered by the students. Parents in the Beaverton School District have risen up against the student reporters.
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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Religion, Society

Orthodox Jewish Sex Offender Prevails In Seeking to Live Near Synagogue

yoelobrYoel Oberlander, a convicted sex offender, has succeeded in challenging prohibitions on where he is allowed to live under a local law that created “pedophile-free child safety zones” in the county after 15 locations were rejected by the probation office. Oberlander previously lost a case in which he argued that prohibitions were unconstitutional because as an Orthodox Jew he needed to be walking distance from a synagogue.
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Criminal law, Uncategorized

A Genine In Need of a Bottle: Woman Arrested for Breast-Feeding and Speaking on Cell Phone While Driving

thumb_policeman_cartoonIn Kettering, Ohio, Genine Compton was charged with child endangerment after she was spotted breast-feeding and speaking on a cellphone while driving. Another driver spotted Compton and the police tracked her down by the license plate.
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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society

Hoax Caller Convinces Kentucky Fried Chicken Workers to Discharge Fire Extinguishers and to Undress in Restaurant

160px-kfc_logosvgEmployees of the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Manchester, New Hampshire are no fools. Sure, a hoax caller who said he was from corporate convinced all three of them to discharge the fire extinguishers in the restaurant and then convinced them to strip. However, when they were told to urinate on each other, they suspected something was not quite right. The Colonel, it seems, rarely asks for employees to urinate on each other during business hours. That is when the Hazmat unit was called in.

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Criminal law, Society, Torts

Shock Video: Police Officer Charged After Videotaped Beating Teenage Girl

090227_deputy_videoKing County deputy Paul Schene, 31, has been charged with fourth-degree assault in connection with a videotaped showing him beating a 15-year-old girl on Nov. 29 incident in a holding cell at SeaTac City Hall. The video below shows a shocking escalation of violence by Schene.

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Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering, Society

“It’s Good Because It’s So Bad”: Court Clerk Charged With Trading Sex For Promises of Leniency

chelseadistrictA Massachusetts court clerk in the Chelsea District Court is facing federal charges after being arrested for allegedly have sex with an accused prostitute in court after promising her to get a charge dismissed. James “Jim” Burke, 41, has been suspended without pay and charged with one count of attempted deprivation of rights under the color of law and one count of deprivation of rights under the color of law.

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society

Poison Pen Letter: Chicago Man Arrested for Sending HIV-Positive Letter to President Obama

225px-official_portrait_of_barack_obama Saad Hussein, an Ethiopian immigrant in Chicago, has been arrested for allegedly sending Obama and his staff envelopes containing HIV-infected blood. This is the second time that someone has been charged with sending tainted blood in the mail with malicious intent. What is interesting about these crimes is the fact that there is virtually no chance of actual harm.
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