One Punch, 99 Years in Prison
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Op zijn 22ste kreeg James Ward een celstraf van negen maanden opgelegd, nadat hij met zijn vader had gevochten. Twaalf jaar later zit hij nog steeds vast, omdat hij zijn bed in de fik had gestoken en daarvoor veroordeeld werd onder de controversiële Britse sanctie Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP).
America’s First Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
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Boksen met je blote vuisten was lang iets wat vooral plaatsvond op verlaten parkeerplaatsen of donkere kelders – het was een sport die alleen in het geniep beoefend kon worden. Totdat promotor David Feldman er in 2018 in slaagde om de allereerste legale bare-knuckle bokswedstrijd van de VS te organiseren.
The Disturbing Reality of Bulletproof Backpacks
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Bulletproof backpacks have broken into the mainstream in the last few months, with interest spiking after a rash of school shootings in America, and now major retailers like Office Depot carry them alongside your everyday JanSports.
The Mass Circumcision Rituals of Indonesia
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In Indonesia, circumcision is considered the official beginning of a boy’s transition into manhood—a defining moment in his life, and a major cause for celebration. Families ring in the milestone with a traditional ceremony called a “Kuda Renggong,” dressing their children in colorful costumes and propping them up on dancing horses while live bands play for about six hours straight.
Policing the Police: The Copwatch Movement
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The killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, MO in 2014, galvanized a renewed public interest in the concept of citizen policing, but for David Whitt, Michael Brown’s neighbor at the time, it was the moment he decided his community needed a full-time force of people policing the police.
The Ex Neo-Nazi Transgender Woman
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For years, Dajana Pospiš was a member of the National Front, a far-right, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ movement that waged war on Serbia's queer community. But during a stint in prison for racial and religious discrimination, Pospiš came to accept what no one saw coming: despite being assigned male at birth, she was a woman—and she desperately wanted to transition.
Dancing through Gunshots in Brazil's Favelas
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Ballet and Bullets: Dancing Out of the Favela” was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
“Na Ponta dos Pes” (On Tiptoes) is a ballet project in the Alemão favela complex in Rio de Janeiro, created by Tuany Nascimento – a 23-year-old dancer who represented Brazil at international events during a flourishing career that was abruptly cut short by a lack of resources.
Zero Compensation for 16 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated | Innocence Ignored
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Those who are exonerated aren't always compensated. This episode takes a look how compensation laws vary from state to state, and how too often exonerees return to their lives after incarceration completely penniless.