According to the US Department of Justice, parole, the supervised release of convicted criminals from prison into the community at large, helps prisoners adjust to normal life, “protects the community” by reducing recidivism, and prevents unnecessary imprisonment. To be paroled in the US, prisoners must have exhibited good behavior (e.g. following prison rules), the parole […]
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The decision came after a widely circulated video showed a 13-year-old girl crying out in pain and saying “please stop.”

If you’ve had your eye on a career in law enforcement and don’t mind getting tough with loitering moose, Bismarck, N.D., has the job for you.

We're hiring! Apply today! https://t.co/QeJcYto0Hx pic.twitter.com/f1WqPkp3Jv
— Bismarck Police (@BismarckPolice) August 24, 2017

And yes, you might very well have to show a moose who’s boss now and then.

Please avoid the area of the airport…

We live in a wonderful time of mass media. The news is at our fingertips, and entertainment is ever present. Unfortunately, advertisers slip in suggestions for us and we usually follow along without even a second thought. For some of us, our parents taught us certain things because they learned from someone else down the […]
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As Twitchy reported, something called the Patriot Prayer rally scheduled for Saturday in San Francisco was canceled by the organizers over safety concerns. That, however, didn’t stop a massive group of counter-protesters, many with their faces covered, from showing up to occupy the streets and keep the police occupied.
Since they were there anyway, the anti-hate protesters decided to burn President Trump in effigy…

Everyone loves a trip to the beach. The warmth of the Sun on your skin, the fresh air blowing off the sea, the soft sand between your toes, the glowing waves, the chunks of ice, and the hot springs are what make a holiday special. You probably weren’t expecting to read some of the items […]
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The health investigator I was shadowing in Oklahoma City had a “weird skill set” that reminded me of my own.

Revenge is a huge part of the human experience. Throughout history and all the way to modern day, there are practices in place that operate around a principle that injustice is met with justice. Here, we detail some of the most peculiar revenge rituals to have ever existed—whether they’re to aid revenge or to somehow […]
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This time around the trouble started in Charlottesville, Va., with a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee literally at the center. It wasn’t long, though, before people started vandalizing Christopher Columbus statues and monuments again, and not just on Columbus Day — er, Indigenous Peoples Day.
Not even Abraham Lincoln was safe; a statue in Chicago was burned.
The Bucyrus Telegraph Forum reported Friday that vandals had at some point during the week decapitated a statue of Colonel William Crawford outside the Crawford County Courthouse in Ohio had been decapitated…

Nature, brimming with life in all of its vibrancy and wonders, can be pretty gross. It’s a fact that usually doesn’t make it into all those nature documentaries, but animals are alive—and being alive is pretty disgusting. Animals have all the filthy habits we humans enjoy, but they work in a few more that we’d […]
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