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Four South Bay men were charged Friday with killing and robbing a registered sex offender, strangling him and attacking him with pliers and bolt cutters when he got out of his shower in his Redondo Beach apartment. The charges make them eligible for the death penalty. SOURCE

Samoa just passed a sex offender registry. There are two important differences, however, between theirs (and most other countries that have a registry) and the US. Firstly, the registry and accompanying requirements will not be imposed retroactively against those who are not in custody as of it’s enactment. and secondly, the registry is for law enforcement only. The “register… ensures

The UK Daily Mail reported last week that “American children are 60% more likely to die before their 20’s than kids in other wealthy countries.” But how can that be? For a nation that prides itself on being pioneers in public health and safety, how is it that our youth are not as healthy or safe as they are in

A lawsuit was filed today in the Central District of the U.S. District Court of California challenging regulations issued by the State Department that announced the addition of a “unique identifier” to the passports of some registrants. Addition of the identifier to passports could affect more than 500,000 Americans and their families. “The State Department violated the requirements of the

If the following hypothetical makes little sense at first, read on and see if it makes a point. Skin cancer is a public health concern. One person dies of melanoma every 54 minutes. An estimated 87,110 new cases of invasive melanoma were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2017. Politician “LB” sponsors a bill that will mandate windows in all commercial

Inmates in Florida Prisons are planning a strike. The peaceful demonstration, called “Operation Push” will protest the inhumane and unconscionable conditions in Florida Prisons. The strike is scheduled to begin Monday, January 15th, to coincide with Martin Luther King Day. For too long, Florida prisons have subjected its inmates to barbarous conditions. Most have no air conditioning, despite Florida summer