Let’s face it. It’s convenient to hop in the car enter or speak an address into your I-phone or other smart device and have the phone direct you to the location. Just a few years ago, we would have had to use our computers at home or the office for such information. Now, we can […]
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally under arrest. That’s not good news for those of us who love freedom. Assange is accused of conspiring to hack into computers in connection with WikiLeaks’s release of classified documents from former Army private and intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. The indictment filed under seal last year in Virginia and released Thursday
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Brittany Stephens, a passenger in the vehicle hit by a speeding off-duty cop, has been sentenced to prison for negligent homicide. Stephens 1-year-old was killed in the crash. The cop was driving 94 mph, 44 mph above the speed limit. He was also charged with negligent homicide. Christopher Manuel, already released on a $15,000 bond,
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For years, the “tough on crime” lobby has won the day in Tallahassee, often shooting down common sense measures that would serve justice and make the punishment actually fit the crime. Instead, we’ve got mandatory minimums and the judges hands are tied when it comes to sentencing. That may be changing. State Senator Jeff Brandes
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Here we go again. Another battle over prayer in the public square is really a battle about the meaning and scope of the First Amendment to the Constitution. The First Amendment text reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
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The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit filed on behalf of sick and disabled military veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who were debilitated by burn pits which contained tires, batteries, medical waste and other hazardous materials. Plaintiffs allege that KBR, formerly owned by Halliburton Corporation, and other companies dumped tires, batteries, medical
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Raimundo Atesiano, the former Biscayne Park chief of police, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for framing three innocent men for burglaries in the small town north of Miami. As chief, Atesiano wanted to solve the burglaries and ensure the community that they were safe. He chose crime to make that point and
As a recent article in the Tampa Bay Times points out, guns have been an integral part of the Florida and the United States of America since the colonial period. Guns were the subject of the 2nd Amendment which was ratified in December 1791. The amendment reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the
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In one of his most controversial moves, President Donald Trump has said he wants to abolish birthright citizenship. “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States … with all of those benefits,” Trump continued. “It’s ridiculous.
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To say “Stop and Frisk” is a controversial law enforcement tactic would be an understatement. Police believe the strategy of stop and frisk is essential to preventing crime and catching criminals. Civil rights advocates argue that it’s a violation of the 4th Amendment which guarantees freedom from unwanted searches and seizures. In 1968, in the