Homicide

Don't believe the hype about murder Don't believe the hype about murder
The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most.
"What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has" "What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has"
David Simon, creator of the searing new HBO series "The Wire," on why even the best cop shows are phony and our anti-drug mania amounts to a permanent war against the underclass.
Stop whining about the media!
On TV shows, commercials and the news, black people are doctors, lawyers and yes, gangbangers -- just like in real life.
Life as a fate worse than death
A lawyer tries to prevent the ultimate abuse of a tiny victim.
Rape, robbery and anguish in the new South Africa
I was arrested for fighting apartheid, but what good is freedom if rampant violence terrorizes blacks and whites alike?
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 24-26, 2000
Goodbye, cruel world
Video footage made by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold leaves unanswered questions about whether their parents could have stopped the massacre at Columbine.
Jasper's stand
Shawn Berry was the hardest suspect to convict of the dragging murder of James Byrd Jr. Did his role in the killing come second to the town's need to clear its name?
"I'm guilty of obeying the laws of the creator"
A white supremacist admits he killed a gay couple, but claims the Bible made him do it.
Killer: Shepard didn't make advances
A just-unsealed confession demolishes the "gay panic" defense. Too bad the media wasn't around to hear it.
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Sept. 20, 1999
To have and to kill
Sexual serial killers aren't acting out random bursts of depression or anger; they are trying to fill an emptiness in their souls.
Big success on the small screen
Director Alan Taylor ("Palookaville") makes the leap to television -- and hits a high note with his episode of "The Sopranos."
Finale thoughts
The best and worst of TV's season-ending episodes.
Letters to the Editor
"Hardball" goof is truly scary; don't call stay-at-home dads incompetent!
Death of a cop show
NBC takes struggling "Homicide" off life support.
Hot Flash: Nursing death
When a breast-fed infant dies from malnutrition, is the mother to blame?
First, we kill all the 11-year-olds
Meaner than the mean kids who go on shooting sprees from Jonesboro, Ark., to Springfield, Ore., are the measures adults are pursuing in the name of combating crime -- including proposed legislation to execute 11-year-olds
Must-see hearings!
Stung by low ratings and general lack of interest, Sen. Fred Thompson has a secret plan to get America watching his investigation of the campaign finance scandal.
SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal
Finally, a serial killer we can really hate.
SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal
The message of movies like "Contact" is that we need to get a grip on what is real and what is not.

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