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WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) - A 12-year-old Kosciusko County boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the killing of the stepfather of one of his friends...

MANATEE, Fla. (AP) — A group of unruly teenagers attacked a 27-year-old Marine and his wife who had asked them to be quiet during a Christmas night showing of "Little Fockers." The attack happened as the couple left the theater near Bradenton Saturday night. Authorities say the fight attracted about 300 bystanders. Federico Freire, home on leave from Afghanistan, says they left the theater shortly after the teens were asked to leave. The couple was kicked and punched in the parking lot before a gun-brandishing witness told the crowd to step back just before deputies arrived.

There's a scene toward the end of the great movie Lawrence of Arabia when the Bedouin warriors seize Damascus, their long yearned for and hard-fought prize at last within their grasp. Alas, chaos soon grips the occupiers. Fires break out over the city and the new, bickering rulers of Damascus find themselves impotent. They know nothing about electrical grids, or how to operate the water system, or how to govern. Meanwhile the British Army sits on the sidelines — and waits. In short order the frustrated Bedouins, completely bumfuzzled over the complexities of modernity, return to what they know best...

The mother of the 10-year-old reportedly shot by a gun he was carrying during a fight on a bus says she's "pissed off." Charges could be filed as early as today, against the boy and his 12 and 14-year-old half brothers, who are accused of trying to rob a 17-year-old on a Metro Bus this week. The 4-foot-1 inch tall, chubby cheeked boy sat in King County juvenile court, nursing his wounded arm on Wednesday. Prosecutors say the 10-year-old boy is dangerous. The gun went off during the robbery attempt, wounding the 10-year-old. "I'm pissed off right now," said the...

SNIP...I’ll reserve final judgment until I read the entire piece. But based on these excerpts — which presumably reflect the thrust of the 10,000-word article — what is striking is the degree of self-pity we find in Obama’s advisers, which is reflected in the president’s words and attitude as well. Team Obama sounds nothing so much as overmatched and overwhelmed, unable to understand what has gone wrong, and increasingly bitter toward the nation’s capital and the pace and nature of politics.

This is the moment a white American police officer punches a teenage black girl in the face after a dispute about how she and her friend crossed the road. Video footage of Officer Ian Walsh lashing out at the 17-year-old in Seattle has shocked the U.S. The teenager reels backwards in shock from the blow before clutching her face while a bystander can be heard asking: ‘Are you serious?’ Police arrested the girl, Angel Rosenthal, and her friend, 19-year-old Marilyn Ellen Levias, both of whom have criminal records. Seattle Police chiefs have launched an investigation into the alleged assault after...

After struggling for years to treat young criminals in razor wire-ringed institutions, states across the country are quietly shuttering dozens of reformatories amid plunging juvenile arrests, softer treatment policies and bleak budgets. In Ohio, the number of juvenile offenders has plummeted by nearly half over the last two years, pushing the state to close three facilities. California's closures include a youth institution near Los Angeles that operated for nearly 115 years. And one in Texas will finally go quiet after getting its start as a World War II-era training base. The closures have juvenile advocates cheering. "I can tell you...

Apropos the discussion below, what do you folks think of this Oregon county juvenile court probation policy (thanks to commenter Philistine for the pointer) (emphasis added)? 4. You are to only live with your parent(s) or court-approved guardian(s) .... 11. You are not to posses any weapon of any description including but not limited to firearms, knives, nunchucks, or martial arts weaponry. You are not to possess any ammunition or weapon replicas. You are not to possess any dangerous animal. You are not to involve yourself in activities in which weapons are used, including but not limited to hunting or...

I’ll keep this short and sweet. There are White Nationalist factions in the Congress and particularly within the GOP who totally lost their minds when Barack Obama became President. These mostly Viagra’d out old farts serve less as spokespersons for We The People than they do for defense, oil, health insurance companies, Big Pharma, Big Agriculture, Wall Street, and just about anything regarded as “too big to fail.” They get paid phat in contributions by aiding those deeply rooted corporate thugs, who in turn make Ray-Ray or Jose’s gangbanging look like a bloody nose from a school yard fight. So...

WEST SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. -- Two 17-year-olds fled from a juvenile diversion program at a Florida Keys campground in a stolen fire truck. The teens were arrested and charged with grand theft auto. The truck belonged to the chief of the Big Pine Key Fire Department. Authorities said a Camp Sawyer counselor called the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Monday morning to report that the teens were missing from the site on West Summerland Key. Deputies then learned of the missing fire truck. The boys, who were only wearing underwear, were caught 90 miles away. Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Becky...

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FORT WORTH — Fred Rein used the tips he earned delivering pizzas to help people, whether paying for a pizza for a financially strapped family or a young mother’s electricity bill. But on Oct. 3, authorities say the 66-year-old Fort Worth man encountered a 16-year-old boy intent on stealing money from Rein. On a friend’s phone, the teen later told police, he called Domino’s Pizza, gave the false name Joseph and placed an order for four pizzas, cheesy sticks and two bottles of soda. He provided an address on Bessie Street, a house where he used to live and now...

LC Man faces 44 sex charges with juvenile By Lee Peck - bio | emailLAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Justin Ernest Lee of Lake Charles now faces at total of 44 sex charges in Beauregard and Calcasieu Parish for incest with a 14-year-old family member. 30-year-old Lee was arrested last week by Beauregard Parish Sheriff's investigators and charged with 2 counts of aggravated incest after the juvenile confided in a family member. Officials say the incidents happened at a home in Ragley.After further investigation, investigators say Lee admitted to more sexual encounters with the juvenile at his home off Rushmore Drive in...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A police officer testified Wednesday that a 15-year-old girl told investigators she killed a 9-year-old neighbor because she wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone, and a judge ruled the teen should stand trial as an adult. Authorities have not publicly identified the suspect, but her attorney referred to her in court Wednesday as Alyssa. Police testified that Elizabeth Olten did nothing to provoke the attack against her, and that the teenage suspect led authorities to the girl's body after they questioned her. Asked by juvenile justice attorney Samantha Green whether Alyssa...

Lawyers for two Florida men who were sentenced to life without parole as juveniles will argue to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday that the penalty is cruel and unusual. Death is different. With those words, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 declared that the execution of adolescents was cruel and unusual punishment, and, hence, a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling halted capital punishment for juveniles in 25 states. On Monday, the lawyers for two Florida men who, as juveniles, were sentenced to life without parole for nonhomicides will ask the nation's highest court to declare the...

Doing Crime Without Time by: Anthony Kang, August 28, 2009 The rule of law is imperative in order for any nation and society to function, prosper, and survive. In regards to the law and order most appropriate and just for juvenile offenders under the age of 18, decisions about sentencing are delegated to the juvenile court systems for judgment and rehabilitation. Therefore, the 2005 Roper v. Simmons decision was highly scrutinized, as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision banned capital punishment’s applicability against defendants who were held on trial for crimes they had originally committed under the age of 18....

Cruel to Be Kind? by: Brittany Fortier, August 27, 2009 One of the more controversial trends in the criminal justice system today is the lobbying effort currently underway to abolish life-without-parole for juvenile offenders. Anti-incarceration activists seek to extend the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roper v. Simmons, which prohibited the death penalty in the cases for juveniles. If they are successful, the “cruel and unusual punishment” analysis used in Roper will be applied to life-without-parole sentences. A panel of legal experts discussed this issue at the Heritage Foundation on August 17, 2009. Paul Wallace, Chief of Appeals at the Delaware...

Lawmaker returns joke gift from Schwarzenegger Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press A bull testicle sculpture for Sen. Darrell Steinberg was meant as a prod to help with tough budget choices. By Patrick McGreevy and Eric Bailey June 18, 2009 Reporting from Sacramento -- As lawmakers wrangled last week over how to plug California's giant deficit, the governor who once called them "girlie men" sent the state Senate leader a package that has some Capitol insiders tsk-tsking over what they see as an ill-timed display of machismo. The gag gift from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a metal sculpture of bull testicles, came...

ALBUQUERQUE - A notorious convicted murderer and rapist is out of lockup Sunday ... Mister Saunders was 13-years-old when he tortured, murdered and then raped his neighbor in 2002. Due to his age, he could not be tried as an adult. Saunders was locked up until he turned 21—which is the maximum sentence under the juvenile code.

Most movement conservatives consider their cause will project far into the future. Not necessarily so. Many are working feverishly to bring about the demise of conservatism within the GOP...