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Massachusetts Criminal Law: A Criminal Suing His Victims?

How far can a victim go when it comes to self defense? "Nothing should be done after the danger has been past" according to lawyer Philip R. Hurwitz. His comment is in reference to a recent case that took place in Rochester, N.Y. where a man who attempted to rob an auto-parts store was beaten up with a metal pipe and held at gun point by the employees of the store.

On Lynndie England

Today, Lynndie England, the U.S. Army soldier who became the global symbol of prisoner abuse by Americans at the Abu Ghraib prison, was sentenced to three years in prison and received a dishonorable discharge. Yet when you consider how closely the media has covered this story, you'd think the head of Osama Bin Laden had finally been delivered to Washington.