No undercover investigation of horse abuse if Tennessee bill had passed
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:58:00 -0700
Two West Tennessee state legislators tried to pass a bill this year that would have made it a crime to conduct the kind of undercover investigation that produced video of horse abuse, resulting in federal and state charges against a Collierville walking-horse trainer and three associates.
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Weekly crime report
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:27 -0700
Special to the Times Friday, May 18, 2012 . Pasco Note to readers Once a week, the Pasco Times provides a seven-day report of higher-priority sheriff and police calls, sorted by ZIP code and by the block to which an officer was dispatched. A report does not mean an arrest was made. To protect victim confidentiality, we do not include sexual assaults or abuse of children or of the elderly. Crime ...
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Ex-Rutgers Student Sentenced In Hate Crime Case
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:38:40 -0700
A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail - just a fraction of the maximum - in a case that focused attention on anti-gay bullying, teen suicide and hate-crime laws in the fast-changing Internet age.
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