The serotonin levels of the members of a community profoundly affect the degree of harmony and prosperity (shalom) in that community....

Judge to decide fate of man charged with killing Phylicia Barnes at his third trial #Crime #Missingchildren #PhyliciaBarnes

“God is not a cosmic vending machine”: 9 faith leaders on “thoughts and prayers” After every national tragedy, like the one at  Marjory...

Ryan Derek Riggs Cops never suspected him in murder, until he confessed after DNA ‘sketch’ It’s astonishing that they can do this. From...

5 Teenagers in Michigan Charged With Murder Man tortured girlfriend’s son to death because he thought he was gay: prosecutor [Couldn’t...

Related: Choose your name Related: Names in the news Ja’Karter Penn and Ke-Yaunte Penn Atlanta mom charged with murder after allegedly...

Having reblogged “ Nancy Lanza, a mother tragic and infuriating ” two weeks ago, and “ Nancy Lanza, chapter 2 ” last week, it only fits...

Rashaw Scott, who survived ambush that killed 16-month-old son Carter in 2013, fatally shot in Southwest Baltimore It’s the world you...

Man Kills Prison Pen Pal and Her Boyfriend Less Than a Month After His Release: Cops #ThomasKnuff #Racism #JohnMann #ReginaCapobianco...

Dan Rodricks complained that a recent Baltimore City ordinance on panhandling failed to address “the underlying issues.” He has failed...

Miscellaneous notes about accepting bad feelings. [Second in a series.] One afternoon some years back, I hooked up with my bud Brian...

But for the racial aspect, the Trayvon Martin case would not be noticed. I admit being less concerned about him than about the dozens of...

(Originally posted 11/23/13 .) Steve Hartman’s “On the Road” segment for the CBS Evening News , 11/01/13: Kan. prisoners get the granny...

(Originally published 06/06/13 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Republished here 10/30/13.) This has been a very heavy day, and there’s a...

In Baltimore, ex-cons and drug dealers work to make streets safer #Crime #SafeStreets

2016-11-10 – 2 plead guilty in rape, killing of 16-year-old Baltimore girl 2016-11-29 – Testimony Played Again in Teenager’s Case of...

(Originally posted 10/04/13.  See update, below. Reblogged 12/12/24.) Yesterday I researched expungement in Maryland. My conviction was...

Confronting the myth that “black culture” is responsible for violent crime in America Friday, September 2, 2016 On the one hand, I am...

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