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21st Century “Rubber Hose”

“A device designed to control unruly inmates by blasting them with a beam of intense energy that causes a burning sensation is drawing heat from civil rights groups who fear it could cause serious injury and is "tantamount to torture." 

Manufactured originally for the military, the device is made by Raytheon [...]

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FBI knew of Mortgage Mess early as 2002

The Seattle p-i is reporting that the Bush Administration went to extraordinary measures to thwart the FBI’s investigation of Financial Institutions.  It is clear the agency knew the implications of such actions as evidenced by this testimony

“Based on various industry reports and FBI analysis, mortgage fraud is pervasive and growing,” Chris Swecker, [...]

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Georgia Company would poison your child for a buck

“A South Georgia peanut butter plant linked to a national salmonella outbreak failed to follow safe food practices when it found evidence of the bacteria in its products and still sold them, federal health officials said Tuesday. The plant found salmonella contamination on 12 occasions in the last two years..”

These white-collar [...]

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Appeals Court: "Breaking the Law is Now Legal" Update

Updated 08/13/2008 at 1:23pm.

A Federal Appeals Court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that even purposely breaking the law is OK if you’re a government employee. Plain and simple. In a ruling that shakes the very foundations of the American justice system, the three judge panel states: “Government employees who engage in questionable acts, [...]

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Texas Castle Law Upheld

"A Texas man who shot and killed two men he believed to be burglarizing his neighbor’s home won’t be going to trial. A grand jury today failed to indict Joe Horn, a 61-year-old computer technician who lives in an affluent subdivision in Pasadena, Texas."

Jump to ABC News Article: Man Cleared for Killing [...]

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