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• SFPD says it helped Apple in iPhone hunt, says SF Weekly (UPDATED)

  Fri Sep 2, 2011
  • Well, if--what's the latest story--four (?) cops come to your house and say, these people are going to come in and search your house, I'd guess a lot of regular folks who don't deal much with cops would let them in.

• Apr. 1: 'Mystery in Effingham County'

  Wed Mar 30, 2011
  • I watched the show and came here thinking there might be an intelligent discussion in progress. Unfortunately, I found way too many mindless cruel comments!

• Dad: I'll kill my son's murderer if he's released

  Tue Mar 8, 2011
  • Premeditated murder motivated by revenge is still murder. Only the motive differs. To quote a former Federal prosecutor: "Either you believe in the rule of law or you don't." Based on this article, and comments so far, only 1/8th do. But, hey, these are Americans, so, no surprise.

• Written in Blood

  Fri Jan 28, 2011
  • Here in Texas, they sentence people to *death* all the time "with no physical evidence". If the case had been tried here, I'm sure they would have gotten their conviction, and would have given him a death sentence. That's why TX leads the nation in wrongful convictions.

• Should companies adopt strict attire rules?

  Fri Dec 17, 2010
  • IBM's old guideline seems appropriate: dress at least as well as the customers with whom you meet.

• How the 'Dancing' vote was hacked

  Fri Nov 19, 2010
  • I read an article explaining how the teabaggers were hacking the DWTS vote in my local paper.  There were multiple AP wire stories about it,  so all the Republs who are ranting about MSNBC need to get out more.

• Discuss Dateline's 'The Family Secret'

  Fri Apr 2, 2010
  • Every year, in various jurisdictions in this country, middle-schoolers are held responsible for their participation in murders and other serious crimes.

• Critical Condition

  Sun Jan 24, 2010
  • Regarding the election in MA: The voters of MA already have state health care reform that is about equivalent to the bill that Congress probably would have converged upon. They already voted for reform for themselves and do not care what happens to the rest of the country.

• Video: Shelter dogs shine in 'spot'-light

  Tue Oct 27, 2009
  • This story managed to catch the fancy of the least-interested viewer in my house.

• Disappearance Before Dawn

  Thu Aug 27, 2009
  • Who knows what drunken George Smith was looking for, while talking to himself that night? Perhaps he was looking for his cigarettes. A single voice probably indicates one person.