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Cartoon – The Honest Thief

August 28, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Gray cartoon of a masked thief at a counter, handing over a bag while a cashier looks surprised; caption reads The Honest Thief from Antarctica Journal.

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China Implements New Human Trafficking Laws

August 21, 2026 Antarctica Journal

According to China’s Ministry of Public Security news portal website, new laws implemented in 2015 citing criminal punishment for people buying trafficked women or children have proven effective. The new laws took effect on 10/1/15 and remains in effect today. The laws outlines the prosecution for buyers of trafficked persons, whereas previous provisions said they were exempt if they did […]

5 family members arrested after woman dies in exorcism attempt

July 28, 2026 Antarctica Journal

BERLIN (AP) — German police have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a relative in an exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt, prosecutors. Officers discovered the body of the 41-year-old woman in a hotel room when the suspects called a priest after it became apparent that the victim had died, prosecutor Nadja Niesen […]

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Cartoon – Bank Robbers Convention

July 28, 2026 Antarctica Journal

A cartoon depicting a group of people in a standoff, each holding a gun, with a character suggesting to break it up.

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Cartoon – Someone Stole My Identity

July 23, 2026 Antarctica Journal

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Lead Exposure And Crime – The Connection

July 21, 2026 Antarctica Journal

The question has puzzled criminologists for decades: Why did violent crime rates start to soar across the U.S. from the 1960s, before beginning “a spectacular decline” in the 1990s—a decline that’s continued ever since? Theories abound, from improved policing strategies to the end of the crack epidemic. But a more likely possibility is a molecule, said Kevin Drum in Mother […]

Cannibalism for kicks

July 17, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Dresden, Germany A German police officer has confessed to murdering a businessman who had a sexual fantasy of being killed and eaten. The officer, 55, identified as Detlev G., said he met his victim in an Internet chat room billed as “the No. 1 website for exotic meat,” where those who want to be cannibalized meet those who want to […]