Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is a Hidden Commentary on True Crime
*Includes spoilers. In the 1870s, the United States government forced a Native American tribe known as the Osage off their ancestral lands on the Great Plains to create space for white settlers. Relegated to a small, inarable reservation in northeast Oklahoma, the Osage – meaning “People of the Middle Waters” – would have followed their […]
2 Million Dimes, Crab Legs, Jose Cuervo Among Haul of Stolen Loot From Philadelphia Crime Spree
Four men are facing a slough of criminal charges after federal authorities said they robbed a series of trucks in the Philadelphia area, including one carrying a shipment of dimes from the United States Federal Reserve. According to an article by the Associated Press, the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently unsealed an indictment against four […]
Study: Legal Pot Retailers Not Linked To Rise In Crime
According to a study published this month in the Annals of Regional Science, the opening of a state-regulated cannabis dispensary “has no significant impact on local crime in the average neighborhood.” If you’re reading this, chances are you didn’t need to be told that –– but feel free to share with someone who does! The researchers […]