Articles tagged as Crime

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  Statement on Behalf of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) after the Shootings in Pittsburg

  Terrible darkness moved out of the shadows and into our national and global psyche last weekend in Pittsburg. Spurred on by hatred, ignorance, and a growing culture of civic unrest that increasingly divides, alienates, and deprecates those different than ourselves, a gunman attacked the Tree of Life Jewish Congregation killing eleven men and women, and injuring more.

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  Miscreants Hacked Argentine National At ISKCON Mayapur

  In a ghastly incident an Argentine National was brutally hacked with sharp weapon by miscreants at his apartment located at the ISKCON campus in Mayapur late on Friday night.

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  US Religious Leaders Welcome FBI Hate Crimes Reporting
  In addition to its decision on tracking anti-Arab hate crimes, the FBI has agreed to track crimes against a number of religious groups it has never before tracked. The new categories include reporting crimes committed against Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Orthodox Christians.
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  The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome
  The connection between animal abuse and other criminal behaviors was recognized long before the evolution of the social sciences and institutions with which we now address such behaviors.
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  Body Found in ISKCON Hut
  A woman was found dead in a cottage on the ISKCON temple premises in Nadia’s Mayapur on April 23.
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  Three Suspects Arrested as Devotees Mourn Harish Roy

  Three men have been arrested in connection with the killing of ISKCON youth Harish Roy, who received a fatal shot to the head when the Atlanta convenience store he was working at on March 22 was robbed.

  Alleged gunman Yusef Cantrell, 27, and getaway driver Xstavius Shreve, 30, were arrested by Atlanta Police on March 27 and 31 respectively. According to Atlanta Police spokesman Eric Schwartz, the last suspect, 28-year-old Damian Glover, turned himself into authorities at the Fulton County Jail after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

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  The Cause of Crime

  Does prison work? Is it tough on crime and its causes? Figures show that 60% of prisoners re-offend within two years of release. Prison, of course, is an excellent place to meet criminals and learn new tricks. The Vedas point out how our consciousness is quickly shaped by our association, which in prisons is hardly of the best kind.

• Fijian Judge Issues Devotee Two Year Sentence

  A HINDU priest was yesterday jailed for two years after being found guilty of receiving stolen property by the Lautoka court. Navin Kant, a priest at the Hare Krishna Temple in Lautoka, was initially charged with five counts of receiving stolen property.