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30 Jul 2009 10:40

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Sports: Better late than never: Boxer Jack Johnson may get pardoned

  • 96 years ago, Johnson was jailed for dating a white woman source
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22 Jul 2009 15:55

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World: Canadian guy wins the lottery, collects his millions, gets thrown in jail

  • Ontario, Canada resident Barry Shell won nearly $4.4 million in the lottery jackpot. Obviously, he went to collect his money as soon as he could. Some would say he was pretty lucky. source
  • Unfortunately, he failed to appear in court 6 years ago and had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The cops nabbed him right after he got his check and threw him in jail. *Not* so lucky. source
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12 Jul 2009 21:23

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World: Not cool: Five more journalists were put in Iran’s jails

  • 41 journalists are currently imprisoned in Iran for doing their jobs source
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10 Jul 2009 14:22

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World: Journalist Iason Athanasiadis describes being held captive in Iran

  • There were people sitting in rows on the floor; … there were others being interrogated at little desks in the corridor because the interrogation rooms were full. I heard questions and shouts coming from the interrogation rooms and the occasional slap.
  • Iason Athanasiadis • Talking about the Iranian jail in the midst of a pretty scary response to election protests. Athanasiadis, a British-Greek journalist who speaks Farsi, was held in Tehran’s Evin prison for 18 days along with many jailed protesters. He’s a freelance reporter who often writes for the Washington Times. • source
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09 May 2009 21:31

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U.S.: Justice was totally not served for this guy who skipped jury duty

  • 83 days in jail for skipping jury duty in ’03. WTF, justice system? source
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