Social media has been singled out as a key issue amid the rise in teenage violence in the capital. Experts say disagreements are exacerbated when played out online, and that the amount of violent content has helped normalise aggression. It comes as the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Croydon, south London, became the…
Social Media Key Factor Behind Rise in UK Youth Violence, Experts Warn
Jan. 6 Protester Struck Nearly 40 Times in 4 Minutes, Video Shows
A Minnesota woman who said she got trapped inside the west terrace tunnel of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 protests was struck by police nearly 40 times in a little more than 4 minutes, newly released surveillance video shows. Victoria C. White, 39, of Rochester, Minn., was charged in federal court with numerous…
Rising Crime: Who Pays the Price?
Commentary Over the past several weeks, videos have been posted on social media depicting so-called “smash-and-grab” robberies in cities across America. Retailers ranging from Bloomingdales to Home Depot have been targeted by mobs of criminals who break into stores, grab armfuls of merchandise, assault employees, and flee. Retailers are growing increasingly concerned with the level…
Banning Firearms Is Not the Answer to Addressing Violent Crime
Commentary An almost obsessive focus on the weapons used in acts of violence rather than the underlying causes of violence will hinder efforts to prevent violent crimes. Barely a week goes by when we don’t hear from politicians or activists demanding a ban on firearms as a means to combat violence. It’s easy to villainize…
Reality Remains Undefeated
Commentary This week, a 39-year-old black man in Waukesha, Wisconsin, plowed a maroon Ford Escape into a Christmas parade of children and older women. Five people were killed and another 48 were injured. The motive of the suspect is unknown; if the media have their way, it will remain that way. The media apparently only…
From Waukesha to San Francisco
Commentary The deadly actions of the last few days should serve as a wake-up call to most Americans. Being pro-criminal and anti-police is beginning to undermine the fabric of our civilization. We have already seen a dramatic rise in murders and other crimes. Now, we have a massacre by a convicted criminal who drove a…
Televised Murder—Reprised and Once Again Revolting
Commentary He’s baaaack and on a TV screen near you! Dexter, that wacky and seemingly affable character who loyal viewers were led to believe had died in a hurricane 10 years ago is, in fact, alive and well and once again up to no good. Executives at the cable service Showtime never forgot the record-breaking…
Ecuador to Use Military, Mediation to End Prison Violence
QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Monday announced a plan to pacify prisons including with involvement of the military, as part of steps to tackle a wave of violence which has left scores of prisoners dead. Fighting between criminal groups in the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison over the weekend killed up to 68 prisoners and injured…
Losing a Loved One to a Violent Death
It was a beautiful Tuesday morning on September 11th, 2001. I was making rounds in the hospital greeting a couple of patients with a smile, as I knew they were well enough to go home that day. Others were holding steady but not quite ready to return home for their recovery. In another section, patients…
Police: 3 Albuquerque Officers Shot Responding to Robbery
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Three Albuquerque police officers were shot and another was injured while responding to a robbery Thursday, leaving law enforcement officials and elected leaders frustrated as New Mexico’s largest city continues to grapple with a record-setting year of deadly violence. Authorities said one of the officers was hit at the base of the neck, just…
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