What about people changing...can violent offenders, killers, rapists, etc. actually "change" while they are in prison, or do they just get a PhD in dysfunctional and impulsive behavior? My son, Patrick, can "talk a good game of remorse and redemption" to the parole board, and yet, when his lawyer got him a "psychological exam" he…
I read a story today in the Daily Mail about how people who are too optimistic are more likely to get scammed. THE PRICE OF BEING OPTIMISTIC: STUDY FINDS PEOPLE WHO 'SEE THE GLASS HALF FULL' ARE MORE LIKELY TO FALL VICTIM TO SCAMS. (I had trouble putting the link here but if you google…
The news has been filled lately with recounts of various school shootings, usually by students, and these are very disturbing reports. What causes some kid to get a gun and go into a school and start killing other students and teachers? The latest shooting in Texas was a student who had been trying to "connect"…
I am aware of this case, as it happened about 60 miles from me. A real estate sales woman, Beverly Carter, "disappeared" after showing a house for sale. Eventually, she was found dead, smothered with duct tape, and a couple were arrested for her murder, evidence was found in their car (later excluded by the…
Jared Fogle – Just One More Pedophile, But Wait......What About The Informant? So, the news about Jared Fogle is out and I have to wonder how long he'll last in prison. He agreed to plead, “Guilty,” to charges of receiving child pornography, as well as traveling to engage in paid sexual encounters with children and…
In today's news I read an extremely sad story which is the result of a psychopathic stalker EX who went to the home of his ex wife who had a restraining order against him and held a gun to her head. He was wearing a mask and the woman's son was able to shoot and…
In the news recently there have been many reports of the two convicted murderers who escaped from an "escape proof" prison using power tools to cut through metal walls and pipes. It has been shown that a female supervisor over one of the trades inside the prison was involved with the escape A female prison…
The news has been all about the police shootings of black men lately, but the latest round with a video of a white officer shooting a fleeing black man in the back, and then planting “evidence” that it was self defense, is seemingly on every news cast. While I don’t believe that…
I’ve read about a young man who escaped from a North Korean prison camp, and published his book on his experiences there. Shin Dong-hyuk drew worldwide attention to the harsh realities of the North Korean regime with the 2012 book, Escape from Camp 14. The book details the young North Korean's life in one of…
The news, talk shows, internet, newspapers and magazines seem fixated on the accusations against Bill Cosby brought by over a dozen women. Not much news seemed generated by the “out of court” settlement against him by ten women several years ago...and by prior alleged victims writing about him attacking them sexually, but now for some…
