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America's Growing Prison Population - Beyond Incarceration -
 - Garswa Matally (5,246)      Garswa Matally   For over 14 years now, dating back to 1994, it has been my privilege to go to our local jail (detention center). In 2004, my team of volunteers helped form a non-profit organization called Fresh Start For Life, Inc. During our years of prison outreach, we have realized the need for... ( added 12 days 5 hours ago.) |
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Imprisonment Embarrassment - The World Record America is Ashamed Of -
- Garswa Matally (5,246) Garswa Matally A recent report on National Public Radio has once again forced me to ponder the daunting problem of the growing prison population in the United States. The report says for every 100 Americans, 1 person is in jail or prison. According to Pew Center on the States, America now has one... ( added 12 days 5 hours ago.) |
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Youth Crime : Examples of How to Control It -
Robyn Manson (3)  With over 27% increase in the number of children and youths convicted or cautioned in England and Wales, what should we do about it? The government appears paralysed about tackling this problem effectively with initiatives on this and initiatives on that but never getting to the root of the... ( added 15 days 11 hours ago.) |
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Dummy Security Cameras The Illusion Works -
Robyn Manson (3) There is an old saying 'you can't be everywhere at once', but you can give the impression that you are. If you are a business owner, no matter what kind of business that may be, chances are you have worried about the security of your money and your stock. You can't be everywhere at once; watching... ( added 8 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Tornado/Hurricane Preparedness: Essential Items For A Disaster Supply Kit -
Asher Ricard (5,212)  Asher Ricard Hurricane Season is just around the corner starting June 1 st through November. As hurricanes threaten the coastal areas, tornados have been tearing through the middle of the United States taking many innocent lives recently. These natural disasters can catch many unprepared. With some simple... ( added 103 days 2 hours ago.) |
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A Muslim Call to the Israelis -
- Harun Yahya (754)   Harun Yahya These days the Middle East is once again the scene of bloodshed. Israeli troops are employing the most ruthless and cruel methods against Palestinians. The Israeli Army is ruthlessly bombing Palestinian settlements, shooting at children and trying to make Palestine uninhabitable. Some Palestinian... ( added 241 days 2 hours ago.) |
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Could Recent Shootings Have Been Prevented? -
- Mark Gregston (510)  Mark Gregston  I believe that most young people who go on a shooting rampage in malls or schools, do so because of a combination of two things: hopelessness for their current situation and a sense of abandonment by others. It's an attempt to "pay back" mankind for their misery, forcing others to feel a similar... ( added 259 days 7 hours ago.) |
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The Natalee Holloway Case…Is Closure Finally Near? -
- Joel Hendon (3,430)   Joel Hendon In the past few days, news from Aruba says there is new evidence in the Natalee Holloway disappearance and supposed murder. The same 3 boys have been re-arrested who have been under suspicion almost since day one. There has to be something going on here that does not meet the eye. Joran... ( added 288 days 12 hours ago.) |
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Torture One To Save One Hundred: Would You Approve It? -
Jon Searles (1,267)  Jon Searles Recently there has been quite a debate over what constitutes torture's definition. President Bushs advisors defined it as any act that results in organ failure, impairment of bodily function, or even death" and should be punishable by law. Acting Assistant Attorney General Daniel Levin tried to... ( added 334 days 2 hours ago.) |
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Digital Dogtags 2: Yes, bartender, I’m 21 -
Shan-ul-Hai (140)  Shan-ul-Hai You can count on the Japanese to top the British GPS-based radio show that I wrote about in the first installment of "Digital Dogtags". The Tokyo-based Fujitaka Company is seeking approval for a new system which will determine a person's age from a digital photograph. The system... ( added 116 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Worst job in the world: Al-Qaeda leader -
Shan-ul-Hai (140) Shan-ul-Hai Many of my friends are young/uneducated enough so that they still work (miserably) at fast food restaurants or other low-paying unrewarding locations. But today, after reading that yet another top-ranking al Qaeda official has been arrested , I think I've decided what the world's worst job... ( added 120 days 23 hours ago.) |
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The Perils of Dating for Women -
- Steve Kovacs (60)  Steve Kovacs Recently on my Internet Radio Show, The Kovacs Perspective, we did a Valentines Day special about the perils that can go hand in hand with dating such as date rape and date rape drugs. When it comes to dating, statistically, Valentines Day is no more dangerous than any other day. However, it... ( added 195 days 16 hours ago.) |
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Corporal Punishment By Caning…Wise Or Otherwise? -
- Joel Hendon (3,430) Joel Hendon There is perhaps no subject with wider disagreement, among people of the world, than modes of punishment from every angle. Many even feel that no parents (or anyone else) should use any form of corporal punishment on children. Others disagree with any group or government utilizing any... ( added 227 days 7 hours ago.) |
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Knife Scanners At School Gates…Has It Come To This? -
- Joel Hendon (3,430) Joel Hendon "Airport-style metal detectors will be installed at hundreds of school gates under sweeping measures to confront the growing problem of teenage knife crime." The Observer (Mark Townsend and Jo Revill Sunday January 20, 2008) Some schools have already given police broad powers to seize... ( added 230 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Understanding Why People Go Postal -
Laura Trahan (30,559)   Laura Trahan I recently have been dealing with the United States Postal Office and I have come to the understanding why so many people lose it in this place. First a little background. We live on a cul-de-sac and the whole streets mailboxes are together. We each have our own keys to our own box. A while... ( added 275 days 20 hours ago.) |
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Prison Fellowship Ministries Being Sued? Huh? -
- April Lorier (5,387)  April Lorier I am appalled to hear that Prison Fellowship is now being sued. This ministry was founded by Chuck Colson, former Counsel for President Nixon, after Colson served seven months in prison for obstructing justice in the Watergate scandal. As a "new creature in Christ" Colson recognized the need... ( added 276 days 22 hours ago.) |
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Stalking: Ways To Protect Yourself -
Steve Kovacs (60) Steve Kovacs Recently, a stalker viciously killed a young female college student bringing national media attention to a problem that is always with usquite often though, in the shadows, away from our consciousness. While stalking rarely leads to murder, it can and does lead to assault, harassment and... ( added 321 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Parking Lot Phobia? No, No, Just Common Sense! -
Steve Kovacs (60) Steve Kovacs Why do parking lots scare many of us when it comes to violent crime? There certainly are many reasons but lets start with the somewhat unusual fact that similarly to hotel hallways, they often seem to be void of people, especially at night. Even when there are tons of cars parked in lots... ( added 331 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Next Step to 9/11 Justice -
Joel Hirschhorn (388)  Joel Hirschhorn Everyone thinks of terrorism and homeland security for lessons learned from 9/11. There is another opportunity. Make our government trustworthy and truthful. The 9/11 truth movement is stronger than ever, though it is generally derided by politicians and ignored by the mainstream media. It is... ( added 350 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Open Your Mind to Painful 9/11 Truth -
Joel Hirschhorn (388) Joel Hirschhorn Many technical analyses cast doubt on the official explanation of the collapse of three World Trade Center buildings, including those presented by an impressive new group: Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth. More difficult than discovering the truth, however, is convincing most of the public... ( added 1 year 2 days ago.) |
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Muslims a Threat to European Civilization? : How About Euro Yobs? -
Aidan Maconachy (829)  The concern on the right about the Muslim threat to Europe, overlooks the inconvenient truth that in the UK out-of-control youths - most of them white and ‘Christian’ - are responsible for a lot of the vandalism and violence. The threat to ‘civilization’ isn’t coming from Muslims of Asian... ( added 1 year 4 days ago.) |
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Youth Violence and Youth Violence Prevention: Part II -
Amaal Tokars (24) In thinking about youth violence prevention as being three tiered, here are different aspects to consider; Prevention of Violence Towards Others, Prevention of Violence Towards Self, Identification of Signs and Signifiers. In the discussion of youth violence, violence towards others is what is... ( added 1 year 63 days ago.) |
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The Top 10 Myths About the Virginia Tech Massacre -
Brant McLaughlin (28) We all know that on April 16th, 2007, a new Day That Shall Live in Infamy was tragically born when a 23-year-old South Korean man who had lived in the US since he was eight and was attending a good American university in the state of Virginia shot to death 32 students and faculty before... ( added 1 year 129 days ago.) |
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School Violence: Is the Virginia Tech Massacre A Harbinger of Things To Come? -
Josh Greenberger (1,029) Our educational systems may be contributing to the rearing of kids with almost monster-like personality traits. Are metal detectors and gun control the answer? Or are we missing the real dangers? To say that school violence has increased over the last few decades would be a gross understatement.... ( added 1 year 142 days ago.) |
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The New Way to Fight Crime – Hold the Victim Responsible -
Alf Gordon (1,229)  Alf Gordon I’ve seen a couple of news stories on the local news these past few weeks that disturb me. I can’t help but wonder if this is an indicator of a growing trend in law enforcement across the country. But you be the judge. The first story I heard several weeks ago. Local law enforcement officials... ( added 1 year 283 days ago.) |
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