Texas Cops Snowballed by Tipster Claiming To Be Psychic
By Amanda Marcotte
Why do the police, in 2011, continue to waste resources on following tips from people who claim they got them from the spirits?
- June 8 2011
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If a Woman Gets Killed in a Forest ...
By Debra J. Dickerson
On the heels of rape statistics showing that one-third of South African men self-report as rapists, a new experimental PSA shows exactly why they feel no fear or shame about their exploits.
- December 2 2010
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Imprisoned For Life
By Amy Bach
Did a 13 year-old boy sentenced to life in prison have a fair trial?
- November 4 2009
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Can the Balloon Boy’s Parents Really Go to Prison for a Hoax?
By Jessica Dweck
The suprisingly strong case against the Heenes.
- October 20 2009
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Why It’s So Hard to Quantify False Rape Charges
By Emily Bazelon and Rachael Larimore
The question the Hofstra rape disaster left dangling.
- October 1 2009
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Census Worker May Be Victim of a Hate Crime
By Amanda Marcotte
A U.S. Census worker has been found hanged in Kentucky after a barrage of right-wing hysteria over the existence of the Census under Obama.
- September 24 2009
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