America’s History of Intolerance

Published February 3, 2011

America’s History of Intolerance
Editor’s Note: Despite America’s self-depiction as the “land of the free,” the reality is often much different, with millions of citizens having faced legal action and incarceration for engaging in personal acts like drug use that the political system has deemed criminal.
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Fontana police assist U.S. Marshals in arrest
Fontana Police Department Special Enforcement Detail assisted the United States Marshals and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Apprehension Team in the arrest of a parolee at large.
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Rep. Singson pleads guilty in HK drug trafficking case
(Updated 9:05 p.m.) Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson pleaded guilty Monday to trafficking drugs into Hong Kong last year after a post-concert cocaine binge in Manila was followed by a spur-of-the-moment decision to head to the gambling enclave of Macau. However, he was not immediately sentenced pending testimony on whether he planned on consuming the cocaine or sharing it with others.
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