Author: Loraine Burger
By Steve LeBlanc and Bob Salsberg Associated Press BOSTON — Does putting Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death make him a martyr for the cause? Some analysts worry that Tsarnaev's eventual execution could inspire more attacks. But others, including Islamic leaders, say no: Tsarnaev was more of a lone wolf with a low profile among radical jihadists and no known links to the Islamic …
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Will death make the Boston bomber a martyr?
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Supreme Court: Police immune over arrest of mentally ill woman
Author: Loraine Burger
By Sam Hananel Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police are immune from a lawsuit arising from the arrest and shooting of a mentally ill woman in San Francisco. The justices said police were not liable for damages arising out of an incident where they forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home and shot her five times after she came at them with …
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Supreme Court: Police immune over arrest of mentally ill woman
Wis. cop cleared in fatal OIS wants to return to force
Author: Loraine Burger
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin police officer involved in a fatal shooting that's prompted protests and drawn intense public scrutiny wants to return to his job, according to his attorney, but the city's police chief said he fears for the officer's safety. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced Tuesday that Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny won't face …
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Wis. cop cleared in fatal OIS wants to return to force