Can You be Guilty of Murder if You Didn’t Shoot Anyone?

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by John Barnett

Yes, you can be guilty of murder even if you didn’t fire the fatal shot. Two strangers involved in a shootout were arrested. one has been released for lack of evidence, the other awaits sentencing after being found guilty of murder.
After the abolition of the double jeopardy laws in the UK, it is noe possible […]

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New British Government Iniciative to Counter Gang Culture

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by John Barnett

Yet again, the British Government is targeting gang culture.
Time to get on my soapbox I think.
Why do kids or adults for that matter join gangs?
Experience from the US points to their being many underlying causes for gang membership.

A sense of belonging, usually stemming from lack of parental control due to the breakdown of the traditional family […]

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Longlist Announced for Harrogate Crime Writing Festival

Posted on April 29th, 2008 by John Barnett

Here’s the list:
 Simon Beckett (The Chemistry of Death)
Mark Billingham (Buried)
Benjamin Black (Christine Falls)
Christopher Brookmyre (A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Pencil)
Sophie Hannah (Hurting Distance)
John Harvey (Darkness and Light)
Reginald Hill (The Death of Dalziel)
Susan Hill (The Risk of Darkness)
Graham Hurley (One Under)
Peter James (Not Dead Enough)
Simon Kernick (Relentless)
Patrick Lennon (Corn Dolls)
Stuart MacBride (Dying Light)
Alexander McCall […]

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Crime news- Political Correctness Gone mad.

Posted on April 12th, 2008 by John Barnett

I thought I’d document the latest piece of PC madness. At least that’s what most of these comments seem to say about the blog  post below.
If you’re writing British Police Procedural set in the present and set in the West Midlands, this may be of interest to you.
Is there anything like this in the States […]

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Writing can be bad for your health.

Posted on April 11th, 2008 by John Barnett

I couldn’t have written a better plot.
Crime writer, former member of a criminal gang was shot and died on the operating table. motive, police suspect revenge.
Read the full article here
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