Back in my junior year of high school, I was always intrigued by the concept of the death penalty. In fact, I thought it was necessary to have it. There are people in this world who do such evil and heinous crimes that I believed death was a fair punishment. But after doing my research,Continue reading “The Death Penalty: The True Evil”
Author Archives: Jordan Sample
Women in Law: The Joy Spriggs Interview
Funny enough, at one point, I did want to become a lawyer when I was younger. But as you can see, I’ve changed my mind by pursuing writing instead. My interest in law never left me, as I’ve dedicated my blog to it by sharing topics about it. For this interview, I focused on womenContinue reading “Women in Law: The Joy Spriggs Interview”
She Knows Her Rights: Women in Mass Incarceration
If you remember the story of Cyntoia Brown, she was serving a 15-year sentence for the murder and robbery of Johnny Michael Allen. Allen had picked her up from human trafficking and paid $150 to engage in sexual activity with Brown. Brown, only 16-years-old when convicted of this crime and trialed as an adult inContinue reading “She Knows Her Rights: Women in Mass Incarceration”
Prison Book Banning: The Modern Fahrenheit 451
If you remember doing the mind-numbing summer reading assignments, chances are that one of the readings included Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, where books were outlawed and the firemen would have to burn them in anyone’s possession, censoring the idea of knowledge and change. Now why does this seem so familiar? Minus the book burning,Continue reading “Prison Book Banning: The Modern Fahrenheit 451”
Hill and Ford: Similar Cases, Different Time
In 2018, psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford brought accusations of sexual harassment against Brett Kavanaugh, who at the time was running for Supreme Court Justice. During the hearing, Ford bravely shares her experience with the nominee back in high school when he sexually assaulted her when she was 15. She shared about how she wasContinue reading “Hill and Ford: Similar Cases, Different Time”
Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
In a CBS This Morning special in May 2018, they’ve met up with David Robinson during his release after spending nearly two decades in prison. “As Martin Luther King had say, free at last, thank God all mighty I’m free at last, I’m free,” Robinson shouted in his emotional reunion with his family that isContinue reading “Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Until Proven Innocent”
3 Horrifying Cases of Botched Executions
Things can go wrong from time to time. But, for the death penalty when things go wrong, no one seems to care. Botched executions are those involving unanticipated problems or delays that caused, at least arguably, unnecessary agony for the prisoner or that reflect gross incompetence of the executioner. According to the Death Penalty Information Center 3%Continue reading “3 Horrifying Cases of Botched Executions”
Prisoner of the Mind
Let’s face it. Injuries suck. Especially the ones that can damage the human mind. Now imagine having repeated blows to head over a certain period, causing you to not just feel like a human crash test dummy. But the development of criminal behavior.Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a brain dysfunction caused by an outside force,Continue reading “Prisoner of the Mind”
About Down Right Criminal
What is it about true crime stories that make us seem addicted? Well, if you think like me, regular life is boring, so why not dwell into the minds of the criminally insane. Or, if you think like Clinical and Corporate Psychologist Dr. Mantell, this more of “psychological voyeurism.” We are interested in the mindset of theContinue reading “About Down Right Criminal”
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