The issue of WHITE crime in the US.

I visited a seed the other day about and article that was speaking out about "Black-on-Black" crime. One of the first comments on that seed asserted that this is NOT really an issue and the true problem in this country is "White" crime. So I decided that the person had a point. A …

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'Annoying, Offending' Language Online Would Be Crime Under Arizona Bill - Yahoo!

Distasteful comments and online insults are a mainstay of many social networks and online comment boards, but a new bill passed in Arizona could send people who "annoy or offend" to jail for up to six months.

U.S. judge dismisses most charges against militia members - Yahoo! News

DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed conspiracy charges against seven members of a U.S. militia group known as the Hutaree, saying prosecutors failed to prove that they were doing more than talking about their hatred of the government. The seven were accused  …

Black-on-black crime widely ignored, say African American activists - Yahoo! News

This article talks about a subject that seems to get lost in this country more often than not. While what happened in Florida appears to be a tragedy, why is it more important that the daily tragedies this article talks about?

Navy Seeking More Minority SEALs - Yahoo! News

In nature, most seals are black, with relatively few white ones. The Navy's SEALs have exactly the opposite problem -- they're overwhelmingly white, with hardly any blacks.

'There Is No Truth Except Allah': Colorado Student Quits High School Choir Over Islamic Song - Yahoo! News

A Colorado high school student quit the school choir after an Islamic song containing the lyric "there is no other truth except Allah" found its way into the chorus.   James Harper, a senior at Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, put his objection to singing "Zik …

Mom Faces Jail for Making Son Walk to School

An Arkansas mother is being charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a minor after she made her son walk 4.6 miles to school in order to "teach him a lesson." Valerie Borders, 34, told police her 10-year-old son had been suspended from the bus for a week an …

Is majority rule dead in the United States?

I've been thinking about this subject for a while now and am seriously wondering if this is now true. We can see it happening all across the country on an almost daily basis now a days. From Prop 8 in California, to the "Ban Sharia Law" vote in Oklahoma. A vote "of the majority o …

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Freaking Idiot's: Parents arrested for drive by with infant in car - KFOR

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City couple is in trouble with the law following an unusual drive by shooting. The violence allegedly erupted right in front of their newborn son. The two suspects remain behind bars at the Oklahoma County jail. I hope they keep them there!!!

US to use foreign aid to promote gay rights

The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad

Car Company Gets U.S. Loan, Builds Cars In Finland

With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its first line of cars in Finland, saying it could not find a facility in the United States capable of doing the work. Vice Preside …

Good advertising, or Tokenism?

I saw one of the new Honda commericals on TV the other day and it made me wonder what others thought about it. To be honest MY impression was that the advertising exec's at Honda, while trying desperately to avoid any issues really didn't get (at least in MY opinion) how insulti …

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Starbucks CEO says 100+ businesses to withhold campaign donations over debt | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

Heads of over 100 major companies have joined Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz in a pledge to boycott political donations until Congress and the president agree on a long-term debt and deficit plan

Cherokee freedmen decision, minorities excluding minorities?

An interesting decision by the Cherokee Nation supreme court to exclude the freedmen descendents from the tribal roles. This is an issue that has been on-going for quite a few years, and to my understanding there is actually quite a bit at stake here. Now I am NOT a member of eit …

What is up with MSNBC.com and the posting of old articles?

What is going on with MSNBC.com and the posting of old articles on newsvine? I have noticed that this is happening more and more lately. The articles are posted/linked by MSNBC.com and when you actually look at the attached article you find that it is something from 2, 3, or 4 ye …

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Oklahoma Unemployment Falls In May, how's your state doing?

  The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Friday that unemployment in Oklahoma fell from 5.6 percent in April to 5.3 percent last month. Read more: #ixzz1PpU92jfs

Texas Senate passes bill on cities aiding illegal immigrants - Yahoo! News

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Senate early on Wednesday passed a measure pushed by Governor Rick Perry aimed at cracking down on cities that provide sanctuary to illegal immigrants. "Drug traffickers and transnational gangs should think twice before they step foot in …

What happened to the interracial crime statistics from the FBI?

I have recently had a discussion about crimes here in the US here on the vine. One of the posters in the discussion threw up the "hate crimes" stats from the FBI, and my question is WHY is the offender data skewed that way ONLY in the case of "hate crimes" while in all other cate …

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4 years of court challenges for this?

It's taken 4 years of court challenges to get to this point. The ONLY section of Oklahoma's "illegal immigration" law ruled unconstitutional is the section dealing with bond for illegals in jail and stating that it's unconstitutional to deem them a "flight risk" based upon their  …

Why the white working class is alienated, pessimistic - Yahoo! News

One question asked respondents whether they expected to be better off economically in 10 years than they are today. Two-thirds of blacks and Hispanics said yes, as did 55 percent of college-educated whites; just 44 percent of noncollege whites agreed.

Six men indicted in Oklahoma on charges of illegally re-entering U.S. | NewsOK.com

The federal court in Oklahoma City unsealed indictments for six individuals Wednesday accusing them of re-entering the United States illegally after having been deported. Read more:

Future jobs won't support decent living standard: Report

It's most welcome news that job growth seems to be picking up again--even if we'll need a whole lot more of it to get back to where we were before the Great Recession.

The most ridiculous use of the "Race Card" lately.

Adrian Peterson joined fellow players in decrying the negotiating tactics of NFL owners in the current labor battle.

But it isn't a crime to use someone's SSN, right?

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A father was baffled when he said he discovered that his 5-year-old daughter was claimed on six different tax returns as a dependent. His return was denied by the Internal Revenue Service.

I thought that "Tort Reform" was just "Republican Voodo"........................

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