Notorious Pipe-bomb Mailer 'The Bishop' Is Guilty Of Unusual Plot

Saturday, May 5, 2012 Notorious Pipe-bomb Mailer 'The Bishop' Is Guilty Of Unusual Plot CHICAGO -- Jurors on Friday convicted a small-town Iowa letter carrier who admitted sending dud pipe bombs along with threatening letters signed "The Bishop" in an odd but deadly bid to drive up the value of shares he owned. The jury that heard John Tomkins' case over two weeks spent just two hours deliberating before returning with guilty verdicts on all 12 counts. Tomkins, who had represented himself throughout the trial, looked visibly dejected – hunching forward in his chair, his eyes downcast. Group Says Death Of Neo-Nazi Leader Won't Stop Patrols Dharun Ravi Asks To Avoid Jail For Spying On Rutgers Roommate Split Verdict In Huge Somali Sex Trafficking Case Football Fan Taped Simulating Sex Act On Unconscious Man Gets Sued Arizona Shooter Was Already Under FBI Investigation BLOG POSTS David McAlmont: Zimmerman: Ignorance and Nuance Images of a healthier looking Zimmerman have been circulating, cleaner looking and heavy on the contrition: smiling teen Zimmerman in kitchen, younger Zimmerman altar boy. The media's depiction of the re-humanisation of Zimmerman could mean the establishment of reasonable doubt is under way Glenn E. Martin: EEOC issues new Policy Guidance on the Consideration of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions The mass incarceration of minority communities, and the resulting mass reentry and lifetime collateral consequences have created the "perfect storm" to ensure that criminal record based employment discrimination serves as a surrogate for race-based discrimination. Eric Steenstra: The Obama Administration Is Wrong to Deny American Farmers a Profitable Crop Despite growing consumer demand for these eco-friendly and healthy products, the U.S. remains the only industrialized nation in the world that allows the importation and sale of hemp raw materials and finished goods, but bans its farmers from growing the crop. Nicole Glass: Obama Presidency Lures Out Dormant Racism The end of a racist nation cannot just come from an integration of races in schools, the workplace and politics. It must come from a very personal change in perception. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed the law, but it's the people that change a culture. Brad Reid: 'Deliberate Indifference' May Impose Liability On Monday, April 30 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision that allowed an inmate to sue the Los Angeles County Sheriff for injuries received while confined.

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