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Blog: crime

  1. Murder, He Wrote

    Posted on June 23, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (5)

    If you can’t kill a man, forgive him instead. That was the mind-boggling moral journey undertaken by a writer named David Holthouse, who, along the way, was forced to define and redefine his views of personal responsibility. Read full article »

  2. To Catch a Thief

    Posted on May 6, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (10)

    A stranger steals your personal property. Instead of reporting the theft to authorities, you confront the suspect yourself. Your possessions are returned. You bypass the inconvenience of a police investigation and court appearances, and the offender goes without punishment. Read full article »

  3. Attack of the 3rd-Graders?

    Posted on April 4, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (115)

    The shocking headlines out of Waycross, Georgia— 3rd-graders plotted to attack teacher, brought knife, handcuffs —lowered the bar on school violence and raised the alarm among parents, teachers, psychologists and just about anyone with an opinion about the country’s future. Read full article »

  4. Samaritan or Killer?

    Posted on March 20, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (20)

    It’s possible to be a Good Samaritan. But is it possible to be a not-good-enough Samaritan? A Canadian woman was recently confronted with that question when two killers accused her of not doing enough to save a man they had beaten and left for dead. Read full article »

  5. Driven

    Posted on March 18, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (8)

    How responsible are you for another person’s actions? If you loan your car to a friend, and the friend gets into an accident, it’s generally understood that as the owner of the car, you’ll be held legally liable to some degree.

    But if you loan your car to a friend, and the friend uses the car to drive three other people to a house where they commit murder, are you just as guilty as those who took part in the crime, even though you weren’t even there? Read full article »

  6. Transit

    Posted on January 24, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (8)

    We think we know ourselves. Know exactly how we’d act in certain situations where we’re called upon to do the right thing.

    Transit upends our convictions and tosses some emotional chaos into a bumpy ride. Read full article »