Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s new acting district attorney, stopped by Herald Community Newspapers’ Garden City office last Thursday for a discussion with editors and reporters about the views, goals and strategies she brings to the job. The conversation touched on topics from gun violence to illegal drugs, police practices, public corruption and what Singas sees as the need for “smart prosecution,” from crime-prevention strategies to alternatives to jailing young, non-violent offenders.
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By Brian Racow
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2/12/15
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Having picked up two endorsements from leading nonprofit gun-control groups in two days, 4th Congressional District candidate Kathleen Rice called on Sept. 24 for national legislation that would require gun-show background checks and restrictions on high-capacity, assault-style clips.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/1/14
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If there’s one thing we’re good at in America, it’s killing people.
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7/30/14
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If there were killers wandering America, randomly shooting kids in their classrooms, stalking our sons and daughters on their high school and college campuses, surely we would rise up and march on Washington, demanding action.
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2/6/14
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I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives.
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12/20/12
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As quickly as Jared Loughner shot his Glock model 19, 9mm semi-automatic handgun into the crowd at a Tucson Safeway on Jan. 8, killing six people and wounding 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, many demanded more stringent laws governing guns in this country.
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JEFF BESSEN
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1/26/11
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