Tag Archive: crime

4 Easy Ways to Get a Criminal Record (And How to Avoid It)

Contributed Post As cool as being an outlaw running from the police sounds (at least, if you’ve been watching a few too many cowboy films) it’s ultimately not a great idea. Security will be tighter on you, people will look at you differently (in a bad way) and you may find it difficult to keep your job or get a new one. Sadly, it’s actually surprisingly easy to get a criminal record by breaking the law, and what’s worse is that many people commit simple and innocent crimes that are punishable. So to help you avoid running in with the law, here are a couple of tips. Image Source Death threats We’ve all gotten angry at some point in our lives, but don’t you ever…
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The Essential Guide To Recovering From A Home Invasion

Image Source   It can be a seriously disturbing feeling, knowing that someone has been in your home uninvited. But every year, millions of people around the world have to deal with just that. Home invasions, whether you’re at home or away, can be a traumatic event for you and your family. It isn’t just as simple as cleaning up after them. There is all manner of personal trauma to cope with as well, from feelings of guilt, to feelings of being unsafe for the weeks that follow. If you’re the victim of a home invasion, here’s a few ways to get back on your feet. Call in the police If you’re the victim of a home break-in, the police need to know about it….
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Some Things We All Need To Know About Crime

Contributed Post There’s been a lot of talk of crime and policing and the law in the news as of late. There are some events, political and otherwise, that have put the issues in the spotlight and brought some good questions to the forefront of the public mind. So, we’re going to take the time to address some truths of the matter and ensure that we’re all informed the next time we’re caught in the middle of it all. Link Cooperating with the police isn’t always the right answer This isn’t suggesting that you should be a jerk to every cop that says hello. If you ever get stopped by a police officer, there are right ways and wrong ways to act. If you’re rude…
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No, the country is not plagued with historic crime sprees, immigrant-driven or otherwise

America is clearly at a crossroads. The picture painted of the United States during Donald Trump’s inaugural speech was a dire one: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge; and the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. Holy shit! That sounds horrible! No wonder he wants to build that wall. We’ve got to stop all that crazy crime that is tearing our country apart! The situation sounds worse than ever!…
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News & Media Overload: Living in fear is no way to live

Read the comments on any news story involving a violent crime or follow any active news feed, and you will see comment after comment lamenting the state of the world and talking about how fearful we have to be of, well, pretty much everyone. If the comments at your local news site are anything to go by, you could be the victim of a home invasion at any moment. Your children are in danger of being snatched up 24 hours a day. That guy in your neighborhood taking a walk is probably a rapist. And so on. The problem with all this fear is that it’s largely baseless. Unless you live in a community like Camden, NJ or St. Louis, MO, chances are that you’re…
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