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Attendant in JetBlue Meltdown Pleads Guilty

(Oct. 19) --The cheers of "folk hero" have subsided and the emergency slide is re-secured in the airplane. Now JetBlue's infamous flight attendant Steven Slater -- who made arguably the most epic if not ill-advised "I quit" exit in recent memory -- has pleaded guilty to one count of felony attempted criminal mischief and...

'Blago' Verdict: Instant Reactions

(Aug. 17) -- On Tuesday evening, it was "Blago" vs. the blogosphere. The former of course being ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who exited a federal courthouse in Chicago guilty on just one of the 24 counts filed against him (lying to federal investigators). It was a disappointing verdict for the prosecution and all...

Mehserle Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

(July 8) -- A jury has found BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar J. Grant III. Mehserle, who is white, shot Grant, who was black, in the back at close range as he lay face down on a Bay Area Rapid Transit platform. Following the incident riots erupted in downtown...

'Lady al-Qaida' Convicted of Attempted Murder

NEW YORK (Feb. 3) – A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist was convicted Wednesday of charges that she tried to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan in 2008, shouting with raised arm as jurors left the courtroom: "This is a verdict coming from Israel, not America." A jury deliberated three days in federal court...

Background on guilty

Guilt is the state of being responsible for the commission of an offense. It is also a cognitive or an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes—accurately or not—that he or she has violated a moral standard, and bears significant responsibility for that violation.

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