“For far too long, Backapge.com existed as the dominant marketplace for illicit commercial sex, a place where sex traffickers frequently advertised children and adults alike.” — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions On April 6, 2018, the FBI shut down Backpage.com in an attempt to curb human trafficking, prostitution, and child exploitation. What started out as…
It is no secret that opioid deaths continue climbing throughout the country. As more victims die from overdoses, police are turning to charge drug dealers in the hopes that harsher consequences for supplying addicts with illegal substances will reduce their availability. While police have rarely charged people connected to overdose deaths in the past, drug…
In the United States, a school shooting takes place once a week, on average. While many citizens support tighter gun restrictions, Congress has made little progress in gun policy. The lack of significant gun control measures and a wave of boycott threats have prompted Corporate America to take the issue into their own hands. Responding…
Football player Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots led a turbulent life marked by drugs and disorderly conduct before becoming a celebrity athlete. Months after he signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Patriots, he was accused of murdering his fiancée’s sister’s boyfriend, Odin Lloyd. A jury convicted him of the murder in 2015….
Anyone who has ever been arrested for any reason has a criminal record staining their reputation. If you were arrested and charged with an offense, your criminal record is public information that anyone can access by making a trip to the courthouse or reviewing court records online. Whether you were guilty or innocent, or somewhere…
Under federal law, marijuana possession remains a criminal offense. Several states throughout the nation, however, have legalized both medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. In Florida, some medical patients can use marijuana to help them cope with a debilitating condition, while those who wish to use marijuana recreationally can still find themselves in trouble with…
In the wake of the school shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, communities nationwide are reevaluating their gun laws and urging their politicians for gun reform. Florida’s governor Rick Scott claimed that “everything is on the table” when it comes to reforming state gun laws, though he stresses that he will…
Throughout the country, an accidental shooting ends the life of a child every other day. According to the Tampa Bay Times, a child 17 and under dies every 17 hours in Florida alone. Firearm shootings killed or injured nearly 3,200 kids between 2010 and 2015; the number of deaths and injuries children have sustained since…
The terms homicide, murder, and manslaughter are all legal terms associated with the killing of human beings. Homicide is an umbrella term that describes the killing of a human being by another human being. There may be instances in which a homicide is lawful — such as when police must shoot to kill a suspect…
Not everyone who is convicted of a criminal offense in Florida spends time in jail or prison. Probation is sometimes chosen as an alternative to incarceration that gives the offender a second chance at a normal life to some extent. In Florida, probation may also be mandated to help ease the overcrowding in the county…
