http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/criminal/ en-us Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:01:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277857/posts <p>A Chicago police officer avoided jail time today for pummeling a woman who was tending bar, even though prosecutors produced a previously unseen video showing him beating someone else at the bar hours earlier.</p> <p>Anthony Abbate was sentenced to two years probation for beating Karolina Obrycka in February of 2007. He could have gotten up to five years for the attack, which was captured by the bar's security camera and shown around the world.</p> Breaking News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277857/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:01:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273957/posts ·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Second Amendment/Right To Arms Self-Defense is a Basic Human Right   As the Supreme Court deliberates whether or not the District of Columbia’s 30-year-old gun ban is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, a deep background look is critical to understanding what is at stake in terms of our personal liberties and the rights that ensure them.This case--District of Columbia v. Heller--is about whether the Second Amendment is an individual right. And it is about whether such an individual right can be abrogated by government to render it meaningless in word and... NRA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273957/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273504/posts President Obama swept to office on the promise of a new kind of politics, but then how do you explain last week's dismissal of federal Inspector General Gerald Walpin for the crime of trying to protect taxpayer dollars? This is a case that smells of political favoritism and Chicago rules. A George W. Bush appointee, Mr. Walpin has since 2007 been the inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that oversees such subsidized volunteer programs as AmeriCorps. In April 2008 the Corporation asked Mr. Walpin to investigate reports of irregularities at St. HOPE, a... The Wall Street Journal - Opinion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273504/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:47:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271394/posts Given Obama's recent firing of the whistleblowing Inspector General (on top of everything else), should the coming September 12 Tea Party rally in DC be officially re-named "The IMPEACH NOW Tea Party"? I think that THAT would send a really powerful, impossible to ignore or spin message, AND double the turnout! ;-/ Self, FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271394/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:10:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260417/posts Facefwd.com <> The charges stemmed from an incident at a Philadelphia polling place on Election Day when three members of the party were accused of trying to threaten voters and block poll and campaign workers by the threat of force - one even brandishing what prosecutors call a deadly weapon. The three black panthers, Minister King Samir Shabazz, Malik Zulu Shabazz and Jerry Jackson were charged in a civil complaint in the last days of the Bush administration with violating the voter rights act by using coercion, threats and intimidation. Shabazz allegedly held a nightstick or baton that prosecutors said... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260417/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 11:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245607/posts First Lt. Ehren Watada will not face a second court-martial for his decision to refuse deployment to Iraq, after a federal appeals court judge allowed the U.S. Army to drop its appeal in the case Wednesday. "We are cautiously optimistic that perhaps we've had enough litigation," said Watada's attorney, James Lobsenz. Watada was court-martialed in 2007 on five criminal counts after his high-profile refusal of deployment. The case ended in a mistrial, when the military judge declared that Watada did not fully understand a stipulation he had signed before the trial. The case then went to the civilian U.S. District... Seattle PI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245607/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 21:11:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242377/posts "The man convicted of a brutal rape and attempted murder is making plans to move back to the scene of the crime in Fresno." KMJ 580 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242377/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 22:35:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230284/posts Tens of thousands of faxes and letters are being sent to attorneys general in all 50 states asking them to investigate whether President Obama's state elections submissions included an affirmation that he is qualified and eligible to hold the office of president – and whether those statements constitute perjury. The campaign has been assembled by Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation, which already is involved in the issue with a case in California on behalf of presidential candidate and former Ambassador Alan Keyes. That case challenges Obama's eligibility to be on the ballot in California and is on... wnd http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230284/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:04:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2228736/posts Clearly, they love this garbage. If they didn't, they wouldn't get all excited about an indictment that has absolutely ZERO chance of going anywhere. Scott Horton, a law professor nonetheless, is reporting on an indictment by Spanish authorities against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and five of his Justice Department subordinates for their roles in allegedly torturing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Aside from the ridiculous nature of any possible criminal charges against the Bush Administration without consideration for the rest of the government actors who were complicit in the interrogation policy, Professor Horton seems to overlook some of the legal... Political Castaway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2228736/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2225666/posts Neighboring edge-of-Appalachia dairy farmer wrecks car on way home from bar. Gets a ride home, answers door when cops knock. When cops ask, admits that wrecked car is his, and that he'd been drinking at a bar. Cops haul him to closest clinic emergency room (15 miles) for blood alcohol test, subsequently charge Driving Under the Influence of alcohol. Have heard from Christian radio shows interviewing purported Christian lawyers (oxymoron?) that anyone who ever answers any cops' question about anything is probably taking an un-necessary risk. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2225666/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:11:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224721/posts Women and girls as young as 16 were smuggled into this country from Mexico and brought to Charlotte to work as prostitutes. For $25 and $30, authorities said, they performed sex acts – sometimes with 20 men a day. Jorge Flores Rojas, a 44-year- old undocumented Mexican national accused of running the sex trafficking ring, has been sentenced in Charlotte to 24 years in prison, authorities said Tuesday. He was ordered to pay $117,000 in restitution to one woman. He also must register as a sex offender. Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Ryan said Tuesday that prostitution rings like the one... charlotteobserver.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224721/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:12:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2220938/posts NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A lawyer for suspended NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy court today that the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback has lined up a construction job for when he gets out of prison. Vick, 28, appeared in court for the first time in his bankruptcy case to explain to a judge how he plans to emerge from his financial problems. Before the hearing began, he turned around to wave and smile at family members sitting in the courtroom. He is expected to testify before the proceeding wraps up on Friday. The Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2220938/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 20:03:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218474/posts Tonuya Rainey, now free on bail, was initially jailed by a Broward County Court Judge for giving her 16 year old daughter poison (that is what “RU - 486” is) in order to intentionally kill the 24 week baby boy in her womb. However, the story gets even worse. The 16 year old mother testified at a bond hearing that the child was born alive. So, this mother and grandmother finished the act of killing her grandson by placing the baby boy in a garbage bag and throwing him away in the trash. She was charged with "illegally terminating a... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218474/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:20:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218246/posts The American International Group, more commonly known as AIG, has become the poster child for the financial bailout. The company has received $170 billion from the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve since September 2008, and recently landed in a world of hurt when it was revealed that some $165 million of that money was given as bonuses to its employees — many of whom worked in the insurance giant’s financial arm. As AIG CEO Edward Liddy told a House Financial Services subcommittee earlier this month, “The payment of large bonuses to people in the very unit that caused so much... Center for Public Integrity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218246/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:25:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216588/posts HARRISBURG, Pa. – A retired police chief said he was robbed by "probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania," at a police officers' convention on Friday morning. John Comparetto said as he came out of a stall in the men's room, a man pointed a gun in his face and demanded money. There were 300 narcotics officers from Pennsylvania and Ohio at the gathering. Comparetto gave up his money and cell phone. But when the man fled, Comparetto and some colleagues chased him. They arrested a 19-year-old man as he was trying to leave in a taxi. ... The suspect was... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216588/posts#comment Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:43:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216446/posts Harrisburg, Pa. A retired police chief said he was robbed by "probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania," at a police officers' convention on Friday morning. John Comparetto said as he came out of a stall in the men's room, a man pointed a gun in his face and demanded money. There were 300 narcotics officers from Pennsylvania and Ohio at the gathering. Comparetto gave up his money and cell phone. But when the man fled, Comparetto and some colleagues chased him. They arrested a 19-year-old man as he was trying to leave in a taxi. sfgate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216446/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:38:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212748/posts Bobby Rush, a former member of an organization known for killing police officers, doesn't want honest people to own gunsWe have written here frequently about the importance of the Second Amendment in the defense of the United States against militant "Muslims" and other terrorists. Although militant "Muslims" feel free to perpetrate rampant violence and gang rape in Europe, these practices are far less frequent here because of the widespread private ownership of firearms. Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL), a former Black Panther and a convicted felon whose illegal possession of firearms lost him his own right to own firearms, has proposed... IsraPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212748/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:10:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211211/posts EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently told a group of both legal and illegal immigrants and their families that enforcement of existing immigration laws, as currently practiced, is "un-American." The speaker, condemning raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, referred to the immigrants she was addressing as "very, very patriotic." "Who in this country would not want to change a policy of kicking in doors in the middle of the night and sending a parent away from their families?" Pelosi told a mostly Hispanic gathering at St. Anthony's Church in San Francisco. Video: Click here to view the video of... Fox News / Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211211/posts#comment Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:22:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2209311/posts The Obama administration and other proponents of a United Nations statement that calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality claim it merely targets the seven countries that put homosexuals to death. But one pro-family activist warns the document elevates homosexual behavior to skin color and religious belief. The Obama State Department has endorsed the U.N. statement out of concern over what one official describes as "violence and human rights abuses against gay, lesbian, transsexual and bisexual individuals" as well as "the criminalization of sexual orientation in many countries." In addition, according to U.S. officials, signing of the nonbinding declaration demonstrates that... One News now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2209311/posts#comment Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209148/posts Remember ACORN? If you watched any coverage of the 2008 election, you surely heard of the group. If you saw Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck voting at a polling location near you, they were probably registered by an ACORN volunteer. This corrupt organization has faced lawsuit after lawsuit claiming the group is responsible for massive voter fraud. What did the group do after that? They moved on to "help" people break the law by breaking into locked-down, foreclosed homes and encouraging the evicted home owners to continue living in the homes, even though they could not pay the bills. Now,... GOPUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209148/posts#comment Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:43:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206899/posts Maxine Waters Answers Bank Bailout QuestionsCreated On: Sunday, 15 Mar 2009, 1:16 AM PDT Inglewood (myFOXla.com) - Congresswoman Maxine Waters held a town hall meeting in Inglewood on Saturday, days after allegations surfaced that she helped bail out a bank her husband had ties to. There were no questions about the issue during the town hall itself, but Ms. Waters addressed questions about the bank controversy outside the meeting. On Friday, Rep. Waters, D-Inglewood, denied any wrongdoing amid reports her husband had financial ties to a bank she helped request $50 million in bailout funds. **SNIP** Waters said she also... My FOX LA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206899/posts#comment Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:01:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200885/posts <p>MONTGOMERY, AL., (WSFA) -- WSFA 12 News is on top of some breaking news at this hour. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has returned a verdict in the appeals of former Governor Don Siegelman and former Health South CEO Richard Scrushy.</p> WSFA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200885/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199940/posts HANNIBAL, Mo. -- The man accused of killing two people last Saturday in a Hannibal apartment had a valid driver's license, Social Security number and other forms of identification, police officials say. Manuel Cazares, 32, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of Amanda Thomas and Patrick Epley. Police discovered Cazares, who was working as a waiter at the Gran Rio Mexican restaurant, had entered the country illegally by running a check after he turned himself in mid-morning Saturday. Quincy Herald Whig http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199940/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:31:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2195609/posts Kanye West weighed in on the alleged altercation between Chris Brown and Rihanna during a February 13 taping of VH1's "Storytellers," although his comments will not appear in the show. According to a Reuters report, at one point during the taping, West asked the crowd, "Can't we give Chris a break? ... I know I make mistakes in life." Brown, who was arrested during the Grammys and booked on suspicion of making criminal threats, a felony, has not been charged in the case. MTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2195609/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:52:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193646/posts LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193646/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:39:53 GMT