Crime/Violence Archives - Occasional Planet

Reflections on the Lynching Memorial and Legacy Museum

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice made me cry. And that, I’m sure, is not a unique experience. I can’t speak for the

Last week the National Rifle Association suffered a resounding defeat in the State of Arkansas. I imagine that this week most Arkansans will be

“I don’t wanna be brave. I just wanna be safe.” – Lyrics from “The Most Vicious Cycle,” by Kesha. Two must-watch videos. Two approaches

When the FBI raided Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s office, home and hotel room, they found and seized a cache of old cell phones—sixteen cell

One of the excuses de jour of why to not enact stringent gun controls is that the problems would be solved if guns were

It’s an outlier. It is essentially unrelatable to the other nine amendments in the Bill of Rights or anything else in the U.S. Constitution.

A common form of sexual harassment, in my case, is through technology. Someone I briefly dated many years ago sent me unsolicited and unwanted

As we reel from the carnage in Las Vegas, Congress is contemplating a bill that would make it easier to purchase silencers that would

Mitch McConnell, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and most other Republicans are champions when it comes to playing “Kick the can down the road.” You can

If you were looking for a hackneyed and inelegant metaphor for privilege and inequality, the building I work in would be an excellent choice.