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“A six-pack of beer and boating go together like a peanut butter and jelly.” John Fetterman , law enforcement director with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators explained. “There are still a lot of people that think that’s just the way it is.” Since 2003, an average of 124 deaths occurs annually in the U.S. as a result of alcohol-related boating accidents. The Coast Guard has instituted a plan to reduce the overall death toll by five percent by 2016, t

No rational person condones violence toward anyone, particularly a family member or intimate partner. In America there are many tragic domestic relationships that involve battered men, women, and children. A true victim in a violent intimate relationship needs immediate support and protection. A true batterer needs to face the legal consequences of their actions.   But the term "batterer"  is commonly misused in domestic violence debates. Battering does not refer to an argum

Drug crimes are taken very seriously by prosecutors despite society growing tired of the government’s war on crime.  A national survey by the Pew Research Center finds that 67% of Americans say that the government should focus more on providing treatment for those who use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Just 26% think the government’s focus should be on prosecuting users of such hard drugs.  Support for a treatment-based approach to illegal drug use spans nearly all