Glenn Ford had always maintained his innocence. Follow TLR on Google+ “My sons, when I left, was babies. Now they’re grown men with babies,” Glenn Ford told reporters. The 64-year-old has been released from prison after spending nearly half his life on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. “The prosecution withheld evidence and…
Border Insecurity Follow TLR on Google+ The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is already known for using questionable tactics to carry out its duties. Yet a new report has shown a disturbing trend. Agents have been purposefully stepping in front of vehicles, or claiming that moving vehicles were an imminent threat, in order to come…
Teachers would not allow student to wait in a car or nearby building Follow TLR on Google+ ST. PAUL, Minn. – 14-year old Kayona Hagen-Tietz was swimming in her school’s pool during health class last week when the fire alarm went off. The temperature outside was 5 degree below zero with a windchill of -25…
Possessing a stun gun is an offense in Britain Follow TLR on Google+ MANCHESTER, UK – A Manchester police officer discovered the hard way that the iPhone he was examining was, in fact, a disguised stun gun after it discharged in his hands. Officers confiscated the stun gun in the process of responding to a…
“They Shoot More People Every Year Than We Think.” Last year in Massachusetts, 12 people were shot and killed by police, making it one of the deadliest years on record. Between 2002 and 2013, 73 people were killed by police gunfire. Prosecutors never filed criminal charges against any police officers who shot people to death…
City says that protecting people isn’t the job of law enforcement. Follow TLR on Google+ Joseph Lozito was riding the subway when he was approached by drug-fueled spree killer Maksim Gelman. The murder announced that “you’re going to die,” and stabbed Lozito in the face, plunging a knife beneath his left eye. Lozito did not…
Cody Lee Williams, left, and Cody Raymond Williams, right. Being named “Cody Williams” is a serious crime in Clay County. Follow TLR on Google+ Police in Clay County, Florida wrecked an innocent man’s life by arresting him on suspicion of raping a child and locking him in jail for more than a month. In reality,…
“Rainin’ Fire in the Sky” Follow TLR on Google+ Annapolis Police Chief Pristoop appeared before the Maryland State Senate on Tuesday to testify about the dangers of decriminalizing marijuana. “The first day of legalization, that’s when Colorado experienced 37 deaths that day from overdose on marijuana,” said Pristoop. “I remember the first day it was…
To Idiocy, And Beyond! LONDON, U.K.— Reddit user jhazen27 was incredulous after Heathrow airport security confiscated his son’s Woody doll. The toy was a prop the father used in travel photos to send back to his son. After frisking the cowboy, the heroes at Heathrow discovered his toy gun and promptly disarmed him. After the…
“Farm bill” actually finances food stamps and insurance companies while taxing Christmas trees President Obama signed the so-called Farm Bill on Friday in front of a John Deere tractor, but the legislation had little to do with agriculture. Nearly eighty percent of its funding will go to food stamps. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…