Category Archives: crime

LA Gang Tours: zoofication or a new beginning?

By Renee Martin | Published: January 5, 2010
"There are a lot of individuals that are selling drugs that should be CEO’s, because they really have good skills."
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Charlie Sheen, “lovable bad boy”

By Renee Martin | Published: January 4, 2010
Upon “Two and Half Men"'s first airing since the arrest, the show garnered 11.1 million viewers.
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Listowel: rape apology that the rest of Ireland will not tolerate

By Feature Writer | Published: January 2, 2010
Fifty men and women, including a priest, formed a line in the court room to sympathise with a convicted sex offender.
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Bad apples or a bad barrel? Sexual abuse and the Irish Catholic Church

By Feature Writer | Published: December 17, 2009
The decision to hide a paedophile priest in the boot of a car and drive him to another town was a resolute act to shield a criminal.
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The Vatican washed its hands: the international aspect of the Murphy Report

By Feature Writer | Published: December 6, 2009
Just another Irish sex-abuse scandal. One that demonstrates collusion and cover-up at the highest levels of the Catholic Church.
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Murphy Report: will ANYONE resign over child abuse in Dublin archdiocese?

By Feature Writer | Published: December 5, 2009
Until the publication of the Murphy Report, the majority of Irish bishops denied abuse ever took place.
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From Guyana to Canada: police violence can be a class issue

By Renee Martin | Published: November 15, 2009
When the poor do attempt to fight for economic justice, repression is swift.
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Drug addiction in Mexico: how to stop violence in places like Juárez?

By Feature Writer | Published: November 1, 2009
Much of the bloodshed stems not from kingpins warring with each other, but rather from street gangs battling over turf.
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Fiona Pilkington inquest: how ableism can lead to suicide

By Renee Martin | Published: October 1, 2009
Fiona Pilkington was told that she was “overreacting” and to “draw her drapes."
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Some friendly legal advice for Roman Polanski

By Feature Writer | Published: September 30, 2009
When the system goes after a celebrated white male artist, the gloves come off.
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