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Weigh the pros, cons and controversies surrounding the grave issue of capital punishment; should the death penalty be allowed?

Riaan Naude-Treasure Hunter Shot Executed By Unknown Men
A trophy hunter from South Africa who planned shooting expeditions for paying clients and took pictures holding the carcasses of endangered species was discovered shot to death in Limpopo, South Africa.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
How Richard Ramirez’s Bad Teeth An End To His Terror
Richard Ramirez, a serial killer, haunted California for nearly a year. He was dubbed the "Night Stalker" because he broke into homes, brutally attacked the individuals inside, and stole their goods. Those who survived his attacks, however, frequently mentioned Richard Ramirez's teeth.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Rizzuto Crime Family Emerges Victorious in Bloody Turf War with Bonanno Crime Family
Rizzuto Crime Family Emerges Victorious in Bloody Turf War with Bonanno Crime Family As Marco Vettori consolidated his power and solidified his position as the new leader of the Canadian Syndicate, he faced many challenges. There were rival mafia groups that sought to take him down, and he also had to deal with the constant threat of law enforcement agencies that were determined to put him and his organization behind bars.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
The 🤩 Idealist.
Yeah, I know; stop complaining. It has been awhile, since my last story. Sometimes people need things; they really don’t have the necessary resources to complete.
By Lashundra Martin3 years ago in Criminal
Pablo Escobar: The Rise and Fall of a Powerful Drug Lord
Pablo Escobar: The Rise and Fall of a Powerful Drug Lord Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s as the leader of the Medellín Cartel, which was responsible for smuggling vast amounts of cocaine into the United States. Born into a poor family in Rionegro, Colombia in 1949, Escobar began his criminal career as a thief and later became involved in the drug trade.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
"El Mencho and the CJNG: The Rise of a Powerful and Violent Drug Cartel in Mexico"
"El Mencho and the CJNG: The Rise of a Powerful and Violent Drug Cartel in Mexico" José Rodolfo Villarreal Hernández, better known by his alias "El Mencho," is a Mexican drug lord and the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most powerful and violent criminal organizations in Mexico.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
Accused kingpin "Asia's El Chapo" extradited to Australia in "one of the most high-profile arrests in the history" of the country
Accused kingpin "Asia's El Chapo" extradited to Australia in "one of the most high-profile arrests in the history" of the country
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
Mexican cartels have turned to fentanyl
Mexican cartels have turned to fentanyl A white pillared mansion in the hills of the opulent Lomas neighborhood of Mexico City, close to an embassy and UN facilities, was the scene of the largest drug cash bust in history. Federal officials from Mexico found a pile of $205 million in bills, along with pesos, Euros, and Hong Kong dollars, after they burst through the property's decorative gates in 2007. But it wasn't the property of one of the scarred and vicious drug lords from the mountains of Mexico; rather, it belonged to the well-dressed Chinese-born businessman Zhenli Ye Gon.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Criminal
Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion is a 1959 noir thriller based very faithfully on the infamous murders perpetrated by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, two sons of vast privilege living in Chicago in 1924, who were as obsessed with Nietzsche as they were each other; both of them were prodigies and Nathan Leopold was in grad school before the age of 21. They gleaned their sense of superiority from reading Nietzsche's idea of the "Ubermensch" or "Superman," who was "beyond good and evil," and who doesn't have to play by the conventional dictates of a morally-ordered world. The Superman, being far advanced over the "brainless, vociferating herd" (as Ragnar Redbeard called them). This is the Darwinian inversion of traditional Christian ideals, so that instead of "turning the other cheek," Superman becomes unfeeling, coldly calculating exploiter of "lower beings," who can use and cast aside whoever and whatever he wishes, to cross the abyss of Nothingness, and realize, on the other side of that, his True Destiny. Even if that end is destruction in the name of the "transvaluation of all values." Amor fati, Nietzsche would say. Or, "Love your fate."
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Criminal
Timothy Evans Was Wrongfully Executed For Killing His Family
Timothy John Evans was a Welshman wrongfully accused of murdering his wife (Beryl) and baby daughter (Geraldine) at their home in Notting Hill, London.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Cameron Todd Willingham Who Was Wrongfully Executed
Cameron Todd Willingham was an American man who was convicted and executed for the arson murder of his three young children on December 23, 1991, at the family home in Corsicana, Texas.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Man Who Killed 14 Family Members During Christmas
In Arkansas in 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons Sr., an American mass murderer and serial killer, killed 16 people over the course of a week.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal