Another step in trying to find some form of justice for Mike Brown came today in the release of an autopsy report conducted by the Justice Department, and the findings of a homicide in Brown’s killing. A federal autopsy of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen whose fatal shooting by a white police officer set… Continue reading Justice Department Ruled Mike Brown’s Death a “Homicide”
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Study Finds Link between Gun Ownership and Homicide
This piece of statistical evidence will be disputed by the guns don’t kill people, people kill people reasoning of the NRA in 3,2,1… The study, which appears in the American Journal of Public Health, challenges the National Rifle Association’s claim that increased gun ownership does not lead to higher levels of gun violence. Covering 30 years… Continue reading Study Finds Link between Gun Ownership and Homicide
Oscar Pistorius Brother Carl Facing Homicide Charge
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The brother of Olympic star Oscar Pistorius is facing a culpable homicide charge for a 2008 road death, compounding problems for the family after the double-amputee runner was charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Lawyer Kenny Oldwage said in a statement that Carl had… Continue reading Oscar Pistorius Brother Carl Facing Homicide Charge