crime

Legalize Drugs

Hamilton Nolan · 07/31/14 02:00PM

We are in the midst of a weeklong editorial extravaganza in which the New York Times expounds at length on why marijuana should be legalized. What they present as a giant leap is really a baby step. All illegal drugs should be legalized and regulated.

Nearly Nude Dude Who Fired Gun Outside Pizzeria May Have Been on Acid

Andy Cush · 07/30/14 04:26PM

Andrew Engle — a 27-year-old Michigan man who, wearing only a towel, accidentally discharged his gun while banging on a local pizzeria's windows until one shattered because he was angry that the restaurant was closed even though it was actually open — may have taken acid before his arrest Saturday.

Prison Inmates Break Out, Get Wasted, Then Sneak Back In

Jay Hathaway · 07/29/14 12:46PM

A group of four prisoners at a work release center in Australia's Berrimah jail are suspected of repeatedly sneaking out to get drunk and high, then breaking back in before correctional officers noticed.

911 Call Logs, Past Legal Cases Add New Details to Professor's Killing

Adam Weinstein · 07/29/14 11:18AM

As new details emerged about an unusual abduction case Dan Markel had worked on before his murder, police on Monday released 911 call logs suggesting the prominent law professor and blogger was still moving after he was shot in his car by an unknown assailant and found by a neighbor.

Who Killed a Nationally Renowned Blogging Law Professor in His Home?

Adam Weinstein · 07/25/14 03:38PM

It had been a quiet summer in Tallahassee, Florida's capital. Lawmakers and students from the local universities were mostly out of town. But last week, one of the city's most notable and well-liked citizens was killed with a single shot to the head, and no one yet knows why.

The DC Police Invent Crimes to Arrest "Likely" Criminals

Hamilton Nolan · 07/23/14 09:50AM

In Washington, DC, undercover police are concocting elaborate fake robbery plots, and then arresting anyone they can convince to say they will join in. If you mixed the concepts of entrapment and Minority Report-style futurecrimes together, this is what would emerge.