Posts tagged: crime
- On Looting in Haiti and New Orleans
- There is an institutionalized racism in the way these poor black disaster victims are treated. The victims of Katrina were treated with so much presumption, as if you could assume they were going to loot, because they were black. Just like we know that the people in Haiti are bad because they’re black. And: When the media [...] [22 Jan 2010]
- Don’t get accused of crimes in Italy
- The truth is, Italians have long since recognized the unreliability and compromised nature of their courts. At the moment, the Italian public’s trust in the justice system is at an all-time low. According to a November poll by Euromedia research group, only 16 percent of Italians fully trust it; just two years ago, the figure [...] [16 Dec 2009]
- I am a victim of credit card fraud!
- Thursday, May 22, I received an automated call from American Express about some unusual activity on my account. I don’t use this card very often — mostly to pay my monthly alarm system and critter killing fees. I was only mildly concerned. The last time I received a call like this (from Discover), the charges [...] [25 May 2008]