New York Man Who Spent Five Months at Rikers Didn't Know His Bail Was Set at $2
A man in New York who spent five months at Rikers Island says he had no idea he could have posted $2 bail to be released.
Professor Hilariously Compares Sex Offender Owen Labrie to Joan Of Arc
In an attempt to reinstate bail for 21-year-old sex offender Owen Labrie, his attorneys presented a letter from an unnamed professor who compares Labrie to 15th century canonized military heroine Joan of Arc. Wow, so creative!
NYC Will Eliminate Bail for People Accused of Nonviolent Crimes
On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration released an $18 million plan that will, starting next year, allow NYC judges to keep nonviolent suspects out of Rikers by replacing bail with “supervision options including daily check-ins, text-message reminders and required drug or behavioral therapy.”
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Charged With 'Aggravated Pimping'
Noted French predator Dominique Strauss-Kahn seems to have a real knack for getting himself into unsavory sexual situations, and he seems to have an even greater skill for avoiding charges for said acts. Well, today France finally managed to make something stick to the slippery dick. They've charged him with…
The IMF's Questionable Office Culture
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is out on bail today, meaning he'll no longer have to endure jail like a "common criminal." And the increased scrutiny on the IMF has revealed a pretty disturbing workplace culture.
Polanski Pays His Way Out Of Prison
A Swiss court has apparently approved Roman Polanski's bail offer. The filmmaker/admitted rapist will be released from prison on $4.5 million bail, and placed under house arrest. [NYT]
Judge Increases Roeder's Bail After Threats
A judge has increased the bail of alleged George Tiller murderer Scott Roeder from $5 million to $20 million after Roeder threatened that "there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal." [Breitbart]
Celebrities Speak Out Against "Gay" • Nightmare "Doctor" Graeme Reeves Released On Bail
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new campaign from the Ad Council hopes to eradicate young people's use of the word "gay" to denote something negative by showing commercials of teens getting lectured by celebrities like Hilary Duff and Wanda Sykes. • According to a , 1 in 4 American teen girls between the ages of 13 and 17 received the Gardasil…
