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Dates: during 2000-2009
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The case centers on an alleged marriage arrangement that went sour involving Marcelino de Jesus Martinez, his 14-year-old daughter and her suitor, Margarito de Jesus Galindo, 18. Galindo had agreed to pay Martinez for his daughter's hand in marriage, according to Greenfield police. According to the cops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selling Brides: Native Mexican Custom or Crime? | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

This lack of oversight juxtaposes a high number of abuses over the years, many of which have been forgotten. In 1994, 29-year-old Anthony Báez was strangled by an NYPD officer after refusing to leave the street in front of his home where he was playing football...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo and Jarell L. Lee | Title: And Justice for All? | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

History has created a culture of distrust between communities and cops. The response to the shooting revives the sentiments of almost 40 years ago, when the Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland to defend against police brutality. Many minorities—especially black males—are raised to...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo and Jarell L. Lee | Title: And Justice for All? | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

The Gist: Bernie Madoff and Co. have, for the moment, dislodged attorneys from the doghouse of public opinion. But a world without tort claims and padded billing would still be many people's idea of heaven. Howard, an attorney and author of the best-selling book The Death of Common...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life Without Lawyers | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

Police departments might need to make unprecedented changes in order to ensure the integrity of police protection. This may mean reducing the number of armed cops on the street, or reevaluating exactly which cops truly need guns to facilitate their duties. For example, in the Bay Area, transit police are...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Policing the Police | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

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