Posts Tagged ‘Diane Dimond’s weekly crime and justice column’
The Clock is Ticking on Ways to Fix the U.S. Election System
Yes. There is voter fraud in U.S. elections and we have one year before the next election to find ways to thwart it. Why do critics of changes automatically dog whistle about racial bias?
Read MoreThe Fentanyl Flood Into the US – Why Can’t We Make It Stop?
The fed govt’s job is to keep citizens safe. So what about the 93,000 deaths from fentanyl last year? Why can’t the feds keep this poison out of the US?
Read MoreOnce the Nation’s ‘Luv Guv’, Now He’s Radioactive
What is society to do with someone who has been investigated and found to have broken both federal and state laws by sexually harassing at least eleven different women? Well, in the case of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the subject of a five-month long investigation by the state’s Attorney General, apparently the answer is:…
Read MoreAmericans are in Debt and the Vultures are Circling
So many Americans are struggling to regain their pre-pandemic financial footing these days. Criminals with a phone are ready to exploit that. So where’s the law?
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Read MoreThe U.S. Constitution Says Treat All Defendants the Same
Break the law, you should be punished no matter what your ideology. So why did so many 2020 rioters escape prosecution while Jan 6th rioters did not?
Read MoreAre Guns Really the Problem?
Let’s see, there are a gazillion illegal guns out there. So what’s easier to round up? All the guns or the gangbanger criminals? Rethinking President Biden’s new crime fighting plan.
Read MoreIncarceration Nation: Even After Prison Many Americans are Held Captive
Serve prison time and then you’re free, right? Nope-lengthy parole/probation terms hinder millions from reentering society. Time to reform the system.
Read MoreThe Florida Condo Collapse – Lots of Blame to Go Around
We now have an infrastructure crisis because the U.S. has not made rebuilding a priority. Roads, bridges and, yes, even condos full of people are crumbling. So when does Congress pass that $1 Trillion relief bill?
Read MoreWho Benefits From the Biden-Harris Immigration Policy?
When the US/Mexican border is breeched its not just immigration that’s affected. There’s an uptick in illegal drugs, OD deaths and human slavery. When does it stop?
Read MoreOur Cybersecurity in a Cyberwarfare Age
The US is a sitting duck for cyberattacks. Hospitals, food purveyors and businesses have paid ransom, encouraging the terrorists. So what’s the US plan to combat the Russian, Iranian and North Korean terrorists?
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