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Psychological Profile

Kerry — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:57:32 -0700

http://www.amfor.net/acs/

Adopted Child Syndrome (ACS)

According to public opinion polls, most Americans agree that adoption is at least a "risk factor" to a child's developmental, behavioral and academic development. The belief that adoption has a psychology of its own is evidenced by clinical studies amassed both prior to and since the late 1940s when the states began making adoptees' origins secret.

That adoptees are prone to specific behaviors referred to as "Adopted Child Syndrome," says famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz, is just another "abuse excuse" to avoid reponsibility for their actions, including felony crimes. But this is the same Alan Dershowitz who, in his op-ed piece in the LA Times, suggested using "Torture Warrants" -- court ordered to control what Dershowitz calls the "inevitable" use of torture by U.S. law enforcement in the "war on terrorism." He claims torture is "constitutional," regardless that it is also detrimental to a democratic society. He rationalizes that its sanctioning by warrant would make it more accountable and transparent. "If we are to have torture," he argues, "it should be authorized by the law." Notwithstanding that falsification of sealed birth records, and adoption itself, have never been deemed "constitutional" or democratic, Dershowitz seems to be missing the point of our profiling people who are victims of adoption abuse, not as an "excuse," but as a "reason" for the prevalance of sociopathology and violent crime among those whose lives were forever manipulated by adoption politics and lawyers "in their best interests."

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Senate Republicans block plan to improve medical care in California prisons

Kerry — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:19:37 -0600

Federal receiver could take $7 billion from state rather than borrow money if Republicans don't change their minds.

By Michael Rothfeld
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

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Nursery programs allow imprisoned moms, newborns to bond

Kerry — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:04:42 -0600

By KEN KUSMER | Associated Press Writer

9:54 AM CDT, May 11, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey's arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn began dozing within seconds.

"That's kind of our little song. It usually calms him right down," Lankey said.

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A Glimpse at the Mind of a Pedophile

Kerry — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:41:28 -0600

A former priest who served under Mahony in the Stockton Diocese describes his ploys.

By Jean Guccione - LA Times Staff Writer
May 11, 2005

In a chillingly frank account, a former Roman Catholic priest, promoted 20 years ago by Roger M. Mahony, recently described his decades-long career as a pedophile, including his sexual tastes and how he groomed his young victims for abuse.

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Modern-Day Child Trafficking

Kerry — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:52:06 -0700

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Nigeria probes mass human trafficking case

Wed 18 Jul 2007, 11:28 GMT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian police intercepted a freight truck carrying 62 people, including babies and children, in a suspected case of mass human trafficking, the agency in charge of fighting such crimes said on Wednesday.

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Is Amsterdam's wild-life going up in smoke and getting bagged for good?

Kerry — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:10:39 -0700

New drug policing puts squeeze on Amsterdam

Geraldine Baum, Los Angeles Times
Sunday, January 6, 2008

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The vacation sort of just flew by.

Bartender !?!

Innocent and Detained

Kerry — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:55:38 -0600

Sunday, May 25, 2008
BY JOHN P. MARTIN AND JEFF WHELAN
Star-Ledger Staff

Phil Simone is a 51-year-old white man who works for Merrill Lynch in Jersey City and lives with his wife and children on Long Island.

Kevin Taylor is a 39-year-old black man who manages technology systems for insurer Marsh & McLennan in Hoboken and lives with his teen son in Newark.

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Women drug war's silent victims

Kerry — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:48:35 -0600

Huge jump in female inmates boosts treatment programs

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Ex-Milford priest convicted again of sex assault

Kerry — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:29:28 -0600

by Ralph Ortega/The Star-Ledger

Tuesday May 13, 2008, 12:26 PM

For the second time, a former Milford priest has been convicted of abusing a child.

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In smuggling case, 'victims' defend the accused

Kerry — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:22:42 -0600

by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger

Saturday May 10, 2008, 9:00 PM

Last September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two men and a woman from Togo who they said smuggled 14 girls and young women from West Africa, forced them to work without pay at hair-braiding salons in Newark and East Orange, and kept them in line with threats and beatings.

It was, one agent said, a case of modern-day slavery.

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Some states releasing inmates early

Kerry — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:50:06 -0600

Huge fiscal pressures are causing many to let thousands of felons go free

By Keith B. Richburg and Ashley Surdin
The Washington Post
updated 2:23 a.m. ET, Mon., May. 5, 2008

NEW YORK - Reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies, including mandatory minimum prison sentences for some drug offenders, many cash-strapped states are embracing a view once dismissed as dangerously naive: It costs far less to let some felons go free than to keep them locked up.

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Adopted Man Finds Biological Father on Death Row

Kerry — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:55:12 -0600

Thursday, May 01, 2008

A man who was adopted as a child and spent the past year researching his ancestry discovered that his biological father is on Ohio's death row for killing a corrections officer and two others in the state's worst prison riot.

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Why Kids Kill Parents

Kerry — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:54:43 -0600

Tragedy in the family: When kids murder their parents.

By: Kathleen M. Heide

A father is gunned down... a mother is bludgeoned to death... a family of four-mother, father, and two small children-is butchered alive... by a son... a daughter... a son and daughter acting together.

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Is it politically incorrect to seek office from the state pen?

Kerry — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:39:11 -0600

Only in America can a check get you moving towards the Big (White) House.

Unfortunately, "behind bars" has many different meanings and connotations...I wonder what sort of convictions this new candidate has to offer the Clinton/Obama camps?

For the record, I think the phrase "We got conned" is an appropriate come-back, given the nature of paid political workers. If nothing else, the following article sure gives "Public Servant" a whole new image!

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Do we have multiple personalities?

Kerry — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:51:26 -0600

In ‘Multiplicity,’ author argues that we are all made up of many characters

TODAY

updated 12:12 p.m. ET, Mon., April. 14, 2008

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In a land without morals, it's no wonder children kill each other

Kerry — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:42:51 -0600

By Jeff Randall

Last Updated: 3:08am BST 11/04/2008

There's a crisis on our streets, especially in London, and it has nothing to do with the cost of housing. As the blame game is played out between ministers and bankers over why mortgages are suddenly much more expensive, the price of life in parts of Britain's inner cities has hit rock bottom.

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Prevention Pays: The Costs of Not Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

Kerry — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:44:05 -0600

Document Author: National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The Clearinghouse is supported by the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 11.0. Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013-1182

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Fact Sheet: Children in Residential Treatment Centers

Kerry — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:42:06 -0600

I. Tens of thousands of children with mental health needs are being placed in expensive, inappropriate and often dangerous institutions.

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DANGEROUS LOVE: German High Court Takes a Look at Incest

Kerry — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:13:03 -0600

By Dietmar Hipp

Must consensual sex between close relatives be punished? Germany's highest court is

Brother and sister, and lovers with four children. Patrick and Susan from Leipzig.

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Why is there a lack of rehab for those who need it most?

Kerry — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:07:33 -0600

Lack of Rehabilitation

Over half of prisoners today are in for non-violent offenses because of policies such as mandatory minimum sentences, three-strikes laws, and the "War on Drugs." Yet prison society uses violence as a basic level of interpersonal interaction -guards regularly beat and abuse prisoners, fail to intervene in prison fights, or even instigate fights. Many accounts describe prison guards tolerating or encouraging violence between prisoners in order to deflect the violence from themselves. But increasingly little thought seems to be given to how this will affect prisoners upon release and the communities they return to. Due to the supposed need to be "tough on crime," emphasis on "victim's rights," and shrinking budgets, prisons have given up almost all attempts at rehabilitation. Despite numerous studies showing that education is the most effective way to reduce recidivism, most prison extension classes have been abolished. Other forms of job training have shrunk, and while an estimated 70% of prisoners are illiterate, access to reading materials and even exercise equipment is increasingly restricted.

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The Consequences of Fatherlessness

Kerry — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:45:57 -0700

http://www.fathers.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=391

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Innocent victims of the legal system

Kerry — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:54:37 -0700

Harrowing stories from behind bars

By Linda Colling

Published Date: 13 February 2008

Location: Sunderland

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'She Was Following Orders'

Kerry — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:46:20 -0700

An Attorney For One Of The Soldiers Charged With Mistreating Iraqi Prisoners Speaks Up About Abu Ghraib

Newsweek Web Exclusive
Updated: 7:44 PM ET Jan 25, 2008

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New Trial Ordered For L.I. Man Accused Of Killing Parents

Kerry — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:06:51 -0700

from: www.msnbc.msn.com

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Aggressive Behavior

Niels — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:09:36 -0700

from: http://www.psy.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/sohee/Publications/Raine_Park.pdf

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First look: 'American Gangster'

Simon — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:30:44 -0700

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe talk about their roles in the provocative movie about a real-life Harlem heroin kingpin's rise and fall

TRANSCRIPT
By Matt Lauer
'Today' anchor
updated 7:08 p.m. ET Oct. 26, 2007

Harlem in the 1970s has been called the worst period in the history of this famed neighborhood – with abject poverty, abandoned tenements, and drugs. Lots of drugs.

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Injection of Reflection

Kerry — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:55:34 -0700

There's wide support for a death penalty, but those who carry it out are increasingly uncomfortable.

Ken Light / Corbis

http://www.newsweek.com/id/69546/page/1

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How to profit from a 'police state'

Simon — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:42:13 -0700

The booming security business now employs as many as one-fourth of American workers. Here are four companies poised to make a bundle from our penchant for protection.

By Jon Markman

In the midst of a six-year war on terrorism, widening income inequality and a growing fear of immigrants, America has become something of a police state, according to a new study, with as much as 25% of our entire labor force focused on protection rather than production.

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