Kim McGuire

This book follows the case of a thirty-three year old white woman charged with the death penalty for the brutal slaying of her ex-boyfriend and at the time, lover or sex partner, Travis Victor Alexander. The killing occurred in Mesa, Arizona on June 4, 2008. It is so rare that a woman who falls in to this demographic of our population would be facing death row. Even though the jury found Jodi Arias guilty of Premeditated Murder and/or Felony Murder, and even though the jury found Jodi had murdered Travis in an especially cruel way, this same jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on the death penalty issue. Eight jurors found no sympathy for her but four jurors did. These four jurors felt Jodi's life was worth saving. The hung jury led to Judge Stephens granting a Mistrial on the death penalty issue only. Now what? No matter what happens in the second mitigation phase, Jodi's long road in her appeal process will begin. She may be looking at death row, prison for her entire life, or the possibility of parole when she is around fifty years old. This book discusses the twists, turns, and curve balls Jodi is famous and infamous for. She may even go free. The legal process can be a mine field of loopholes for a creative appellate attorney. We must not forget this unique and unpredictable defendant with that notable name. Yes, it's Jodi, Jodi, Jodi. But we may never really know who the real Jodi Ann Arias is?

Jodi, Jodi, Jodi - Appealing Issues to Appeal - What's Next for Jodi Arias

Michael Salter

This book approaches the topic of the subjective, lived experience of hate crime from the perspective of Husserlian phenomenology. It provides an experientially well-grounded account of how and what is experienced as a hate crime, and what this reveals about ourselves as the continually reconstituted “subject” of such experiences. The book shows how qualitative social science methods can be better grounded in philosophically informed theory and methodological practices to add greater depth and explanatory power to experiential approaches to social sciences topics. The Authors also highlight several gaps and contradictions within Husserlian analyses of prejudice, which are exposed by attempts to concretely apply this approach to the field of hate crimes. Coverage includes the difficulties in providing an empathetic understanding of expressions of harmful forms of prejudice underlying hate crimes, including hate speech, arising from our own and others’ ‘life worlds’. The Authors describe a ‘Husserlian-based’ view of hate crime as well as a novel interpretation of the value of the comprehensive methodological stages pioneered by Husserl. The intended readership includes those concerned with discrimination and hate crime, as well as those involved in qualitative research into social topics in general. The broader content level makes this work suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, even professionals within law enforcement.

Towards a Phenomenological Approach

The Lived Experience of Hate Crime

Join Kim on this fantastic exploration which she still feels was so real. This book delves into the scary and chilling details of that fateful day of August 29, 2005 when in a blink of Katrina's eye, her world and life as she knew it changed. Follow her 10 year quest for survival along a bumpy road struggling for some sense of stability. Kim's staying power makes her a survivor. Her sometimes irreverent but always refreshing look at a true life catastrophe is thought - provoking. Luckily, Kim never loses her sense of humor. What gives this book a shelf life much longer than 10 years is the fact that we are all victims of circumstance and we don't know the cards we are going to be dealt. We have to learn to deal with what we're thrown. Kim's view is a realistic look at weathering a storm and getting through it in a metamorphosis as a survivor.

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