Tag Archives: conviction
It’s time we recognised the Blair government’s criminality
John Pilger John Pilger In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is theatre after all; the pirouettes matter, not actions taken at remove in distance and culture from their … Continue reading
A Brave Face
Source: ABC/Journeyman Pictures Last year in Bangladesh there were 179 acid attacks. Often the result of land disputes, the crime has long been seen as family business. Finally, police are cracking down on this nations shame. Seventeen year old Hasina … Continue reading
Online theft earns real-world conviction
Source: News THE amulet and mask were a 13-year-old boy’s virtual possessions in an online fantasy game. In the real world, he was beaten and threaten with a knife to give them up. The Dutch Supreme Court overnight upheld the … Continue reading