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South African Rapists Taught to 'Castrate the Act'

Lack of parenting, understanding of rape cause country's 'silent epidemic'

(Newser) - Blasé police, indifferent parents, and a misogynistic culture all conspire to plague South Africa with rape cases, but a few programs are trying to make a difference, NPR reports. Instead of serving prison time, many juvenile offenders are being taught more appropriate responses to women. "You don't want them...

Officials Defend 43-Minute Delay in Binghamton

Victims couldn't have been saved, testy DA tells journos

(Newser) - Testy officials in upstate New York today defended police officers' 43-minute delay at the Binghamton shootings crime scene, the AP reports. The fatal wounds of 14 victims on Friday were so severe, "nobody could have been saved if the police walked in the door that first minute," Broome...

US Teen Saves UK Facebook Pal From Suicide

Maryland girl's call goes to cops, White House, Scotland Yard

(Newser) - An American girl saved a British teen who sent her a Facebook message threatening to kill himself with a drug overdose, BBC says. The girl told her mother, who alerted local police, setting off a chain response from the White House to the British Embassy in Washington and finally to...

Pittsburgh Cop Killer Feared 'Obama Gun Ban'

Troubled youth 'never had bad intentions,' friend says

(Newser) - The 22-year-old man who murdered three police officers in an early morning shootout today was a fun-loving youth who feared the government would take away his gun rights, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. “He was a good kid,” said Edward Perkovic, a lifelong friend of Richard Poplawski, who’s...

Three Officers Shot Dead in Pittsburgh
 Three Officers Shot 
 Dead in Pittsburgh 
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Apr 4, 2009 9:26 AM CDT

Three Officers Shot Dead in Pittsburgh

Two others are wounded in standoff; gunman surrenders

(Newser) - At least three police officers in Pittsburgh were shot to death this morning while responding to a domestic call, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At least one other was wounded. The gunman, in his early 20s, held police at bay for more than 3 hours before surrendering. He was reportedly shot...

French Cops Battle NATO Rioters

Violence follows G20 leaders to Strasbourg for NATO summit

(Newser) - French cops clashed violently with rioters in Strasbourg last night as G20 leaders prepared to head there for a NATO summit today. Hundreds were detained by police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at rampaging masked protesters, reports the BBC. Shop windows were smashed and cars and bus stops...

Dallas Cop in Moats Traffic Stop Resigns

(Newser) - The Dallas police officer who was suspended after stopping NFL player Ryan Moats, keeping him from his mother-in-law's deathbed, has resigned, the Dallas Morning News reports. Robert Powell said he made the decision “with a heavy heart and great sadness” and hopes the move will allow people “to...

Moats to Traffic-Stop Cop: Apology Accepted

(Newser) - NFL player Ryan Moats said today he accepted the apology of the cop who stopped and detained him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot, preventing him from seeing his mother-in-law before she died, though his wife was allowed to go to her bedside. Moats told Good Morning ...

20 Killed in Siege at Pakistan Police School

Paramilitary forces are locked in gun battle with attackers

(Newser) - Pakistani troops were locked in a fierce firefight today with gunmen who stormed a police academy near Lahore, killing 20 officers. The attackers, armed with automatic rifles and grenades, stormed the academy's morning turnout dressed as police, reports the Times of London. They "opened fire after throwing grenades,"...

Culture of Rape Plagues African Women
Culture of
Rape Plagues African Women
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Mar 29, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

Culture of Rape Plagues African Women

'Horrendous' work by cops, doctors helps perps go free

(Newser) - Decades of violence have left South Africans numb to even the most gruesome acts of rape, NPR reports. Tens of thousands of women are raped each year, nearly half of them under 18, but many cases go unreported by victims. Cops and doctors, whose work is “horrendous,” aren’...

Cop Who Harassed NFL Player Apologizes

(Newser) - A Dallas police officer who pulled out a gun on an NFL running back rushing to see his dying mother-in-law apologized today, the Dallas Morning News reports. "I wish to publicly and sincerely apologize to the Moats family... and to all those who have been rightfully angered by my...

Nation of Cops Attends Oakland Officers' Funeral

(Newser) - Law enforcement officers from across the country descended on Oakland today for the funerals of four cops gunned down by a fugitive last weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. All 815 members of the Oakland force attended while officers from other jurisdictions patrolled the streets in their stead. An overflow...

Brit Slams Behavior of Arrested Roadies

Two contractors allegedly assaulted officers

(Newser) - Britney Spears distanced herself from two employees arrested in Pittsburgh yesterday for aggravated assault, E! reports. “Neither of the men involved are employees of the tour or Ms Spears,” read a statement posted on her blog—the men worked for a contracted company. “Britney Spears…does not...

Cop Harassed NFL Player Trying to See Dying Relative

Dallas police officer held Ryan Moats for 13 minutes outside hospital

(Newser) - A Dallas police officer drew his gun on Ryan Moats after the NFL running back ran a red light as he tried to get to the hospital where his mother-in-law was dying of cancer, the Morning News reports. Dashboard video shows officer Robert Powell held Moats, 26, for 13 minutes...

Woman Tries to Keep Husband... With Handcuffs

She wanted to have a conversation with him, Conn. police say

(Newser) - Connecticut police say a woman attempting to reconcile with her husband handcuffed herself to him as he slept and then bit him on his torso and arms. Helen Sun, 37, told police she wanted to have a conversation with husband Robert Drawbough without him leaving. Police say she changed the...

17-Year-Old Charged With N. Ireland Cop's Murder

Boy also accused of membership in Continuity IRA

(Newser) - A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland earlier this month, reports the Telegraph. Stephen Carroll was shot dead on March 9 in the first killing of a police officer in the region in 12 years. The youth, who has not been named,...

Oakland Cop-Killer Had Long Rap Sheet

(Newser) - The man responsible for the deaths of four Oakland police officers over the weekend had an extensive criminal history, the Tribune reports. Lovelle Mixon, 26, spent 5 years in prison for a 2002 assault with a firearm. After he was paroled, he was a suspect in a 2007 murder; though...

3 Oakland Cops Killed; Another on Life Support

(Newser) - Three Oakland police officers were shot to death today and a fourth is on life support after two separate incidents with the same man, the Oakland Tribune reports. The first two officers, both motorcycle cops, were shot and killed about 1:15pm after making a traffic stop. The suspect fled...

4 Oakland Cops Shot, Critically Injured

(Newser) - Four officers were in critical condition tonight and a suspect dead after gunfire at a traffic stop in Oakland led to a massive manhunt that ended in a shootout. Two officers were shot in the first incident just after 1pm after they stopped the suspect's vehicle in east Oakland. He...

Medical Pot Use Legal, Confusing in Michigan

Law's loopholes leave advocates, opponents fretting

(Newser) - Medical use of marijuana is about to become fully legal in Michigan, but loopholes and inconsistencies in the law could keep reefer madness underground, the Chicago Tribune reports. Voters approved the decriminalization measure last fall, and next month, patients will be able to request authorization from doctors. Legislatures in Illinois,...

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