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Related or not, someone's family is going to be getting the worst possible news. A body being found in a wooded area usually means homicide or suicide... :( All JMO

Where I live in NYS there are no longer any bus stops for children - all pickups & dropoffs are done directly in front of the home, and they even wait for the kids to get inside before leaving. There's a stretch that I drive where I often get stuck behind a schoolbus stopping literally a dozen...

I took that to mean that the DNA came from low count samples (touch DNA in common parlance). That worries me as well, as I don't trust low count - the results are often way too open to interpretation, and there is not single methodology accepted for interpreting - plus it's sooo much easier to...

It's all SOP, and what I was expecting. If you don't have legal representation at an arraignment for serious charges, the court will automatically enter a temporary not guilty plea while you secure representation. You can waive that right to representation and enter an 'official' plea...

BBM: Everybody thinks that, but it's actually one of the worst things you can do. LE is very good at creating incriminating sounding interviews, sometimes even with a lawyer present. Often innocent people expose themselves to undue suspicion or false imprisonment due to the way that...

To be honest, I really don't think he was expecting searches & such to ever happen, other than maybe some family & friends, so he most likely assumed that both the phone & the bag would if nothing else be found by some random person & kept or disposed of. The folding of the clothes IMO most...

Dirty little secret of LE in the US & worldwide: Evidence from attempted abductions & in many areas even rapes is often not tested for budgetary reasons. It's not right, but drug cases tend to take precedence when there budgets get stretched, as drug convictions can help to bring money in...

BBM And don't neglect the delight they must get from how quickly most missing teens are written off as runaways & forgotten about by LE. :banghead: Heck, despite Federal Mandates on missing persons recordkeeping, most LEAs are still neglecting to add many of their cases to the National...

Just got home from work, saw a huge number of unread hotsteno tweets & my heart dropped...came here...feels like a punch in the gut - one I was expecting, but still... My thoughts are with Sierra's family, friends & community. :(

I find this whole thing to be quite the opposite of amusing. I do not like to see persecution of anyone, no matter how much I might dislike their views, or calls to violate the rights granted by the constitution in the name of vengeance for perceived slights or vague notions that someone's...

This is absolutely sickening! Every year, more & more innocent families (and their pets - family dogs are the number one casualties of SWAT raids) are harmed in SWAT raids that get the wrong address/relied on bogus anonymous tips - and now we have to worry about pranksters adding to the...

In the end, I find it disturbing that so many are willing to abdicate their own right to be free from free-speech related reprisals. Seriously, do you really want to set a precedent that it's okay to be punished by your employer because they don't agree with the opinions you express on your own...

I saw that one, and liked it so much that I shared it on Facebook (something I do only very, very rarely).

You're probably right on the latter - in which case he can be punished for his performance in the classroom.

No - here's what he wrote: Taking just a piece of it to make it look like hate-speech is just as bad as picking and choosing only the Biblical passages that appeal to you, IMO. As I said, I don't like what he has to say, but none of it is advocating anything, just stating what he's been...

Yep, we're on the same page here - with the caveat that I'm just cynical enough that I look for ways that the existence of the DP can be used to help fix the larger, systemic issues, since it seems likely that only another Supreme Court banning will ever stop some states from executing...

Um, am I the only one who read his whole post in context? He equates homosexuality with all other sins, not just murder. Things like cheating on your taxes or other small stuff would be included in his premise. I'm sorry, while I don't agree that sexual orientation should be considered a sin...

While I don't agree with this teacher's postings, I do feel that he should be allowed to do so - as long as there is a clear policy that teachers keep their social media non-public & don't friend etc students (my wife's college has the latter policy, it helps to prevent questions of propriety...

Usually I agree with you, Nova, but wrongful convictions that don't involve the death penalty have very little chance of ever seeing the light of day & being corrected - sure, the Innocence Project & others do look at non-DP cases, but not all that often, as they slip under the radar & just...

The writer didn't bother to do any research before jumping to conclusions - Sierra's text was sent at 7:11am, not at a 7-11. Honestly, there's no reporting in that piece, only an axe to grind that Sierra seemed (in the writer's eyes) to make a good example for - that being 'over involvement in...