Drug smuggler who escaped gallows gets 18 years
Drug smuggler who escaped gallows gets 18 yearsStraits TimesBy Selina Lum A Malaysian woman who escaped the gallows after her conviction for drug trafficking was overturned on appeal, was jailed for 18 years on Thursday. In sentencing Roshamima Roslan, 25, the Court of Appeal said that she was more culpable ...Malaysian drug smuggler who escaped death penalty jailed 18 yearsAsiaOneall 2 news articles »
The Central High Times: Gallows humor: should it hang?
The Central High Times: Gallows humor: should it hang?my.hsj.orgOne of our staff's foremost designers – Cassie Atchley – recently cracked up over a headline reading “Toddler Drowns in Washer”. On a rational level most human beings would probably think that the death of a young child is a tragedy, even if the person ...
Book review | 'The Last Hundred Days' tells a compelling story
Book review | 'The Last Hundred Days' tells a compelling storyKansas City StarThis kind of gallows humor keeps the men and women in “The Last Hundred Days” from going insane. As the book opens, its British narrator — McGuinness never tells us his name — has arrived to start his new job at a university in Bucharest.
'Polisse': Riveting drama is based on child protection cases 1/2
'Polisse': Riveting drama is based on child protection cases 1/2Chicago Tribune (blog)But the members of the Parisian Child Protection Unit in the gripping drama"Polisse"face their work each day with absolute urgency and love, not to mention gallows humor. Inspired by a documentary, the film is shot with verite immediacy and beautifully ...REVIEW- 'Polisse' is an Unflinching Cop DramaSan Fernando Valley Sunall 8 news articles »
Turnabout on 'gallows' beam
Turnabout on 'gallows' beamMankato Free PressBy Tim Krohn Free Press Staff Writer MANKATO — A thought-to-be-lost photograph has surfaced that confirms the disputed gallows beam at the Blue Earth County Historical Society is the same notched beam given to the state in 1881 by a Mankato ...and more »