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The prosecution of Marshae Jones is ridiculous

The Marshae Jones case is ridiculous.  All of it.  It’s ridiculous that a pregnant woman was fighting in a parking lot.  It’s ridiculous that every fight apparently now must end in gunfire.  It’s ridiculous that we are so desensitized to the use of guns that a grand jury in this state found it reasonable for … Continued
July 2, 2019

If we’re indicting people who fail to protect children, Republican lawmakers should be terrified

I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes.  Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders.  I want every Republican legislator, at least the last two Republican governors and a handful of Democrats charged with killing a whole bunch of babies. Babies that they had a responsibility to care for.  Following the indictment of Marshae Jones … Continued
June 27, 2019

Parole Board will no longer consider early parole for most serious felonies

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles submitted a corrective action plan to Gov. Kay Ivey Wednesday including policy changes concerning the way the board considers parole for the most serious offenders. The board will no longer consider early parole for inmates convicted of Class A felonies involving serious physical injury to a victim. Instead, those offenders … Continued
November 15, 2018

BP Pleads Guilty to 14 Criminal Charges in Deepwater Horizon Disaster

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday it was announced that British Petroleum (BP) has agreed to plead guilty to 14 criminal violations of federal law including manslaughter that contributed and led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion which killed 11 people and flooded the Gulf of Mexico with millions of barrels of crude oil resulting … Continued
November 16, 2012