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Run-on Sentences and Sources

There are quite a few run-on sentences, especially in the last four sections. I fixed the majority of them but there are still a few awkward sentences that should probably be cleaned up. I am at a loss as to how to do that on these. Any help??

Also, I noticed that there is just about no sources quoted, including for the two direct quotes I saw. Can anyone find the sources? Fundamentaldan 22:20, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 17

A call was made to 9-1-1 reporting a probable rape at a vacant house near 28th and Ohio Street. Patrolmen Michael Lamson, and five other members of the Omaha Police Department

The call could have not been a 9-1-1 in 1970. It was not available in Omaha in 1970. Perhaps best stated to be a call to police.219.93.174.100 00:04, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Last weeks omaha reader magazine[1] refers to the 911 call. However in the records of Stone v. Powell, it is refered to as a police call, not 9-1-1. I don't know anything about the inavailability of 911, though. do you have any sources? I think the change works, though, and I have made the change. Smmurphy 00:37, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Jury make-up

To explain my reversion of December 10, 2005 - The racial make-up of the jury is pertinent to the case, as is the fact that the black juror was not convinced of the duo's guilt, accepting the outcome of the trial only with assurance that the death penalty was not sought. This was a highly charged case, and race mattered. Smmurphy^(Talk) 07:06, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV

The wording in some areas suggests a bias towards the innocence of the defendants. Take note of the last sentence of the first paragraph, and the "Controversy over evidence" section (the house "mysteriously" burned to the ground). 130.101.164.170 20:59, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. It seems whomever wrote this article was actively involved with these two. Equinox137 04:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree there are NPOV issues. Also there is much material that needs sourcing. --Parkwells (talk) 02:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

COINTELPRO

In reference the statement "After COINTELPRO became public (in 1977) and the Freedom of Information Act was passed (in 1978), Rice and Poindexter were able to access their FBI files. Each file was over a thousand pages long, though they only received small portions upon request" - how do we know their FBI files were "thousands" of pages long? There's absolutely no sourcing for this. . . Equinox137 04:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Links to "Resources"

I'm having trouble with the links:

A Political Prisoner Speaks: "From on African to Another" by Mondo we Langa [2]
Fraternal Order of Police viewpoint - [3]

The FOoP link would be really nice, especially as NPOV problems still exist (let me know what you think now, I just added a bunch of references and stuff). Thanks. Smmurphy^(Talk) 17:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I tried those external links, too, and the same two did not work. They should be deleted if not readily available.--Parkwells (talk) 02:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding bullet in External links that is a deadlink. Tried using Wayback Machine and searching WBAI website but no luck.

A Political Prisoner Speaks: "From on (sp?) African to Another" by Mondo we Langa <=- Recent change would not matter, it's a dead link

BrillLyle (talk) 19:37, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More data on Parole issues

It would be useful to have more facts for perspective - who is on the state parole board, how many people? How do the people who recommended parole differ from the Board of Pardons who won't consider it?--Parkwells (talk) 02:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]