Crime and Punishment Weekly Polls 2011

Poll: If the women did use pepper spray, should she be charged with a crime? Vote

A video has been posted online showing a group of seated protesters being pepper-sprayed by police officers at the University of California at Davis.

The passive protest was being held to show solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement.

According to reports protesters locked arms, sat down and refused to stand when the police began removing their tents. Police officers then walked down the line of seated protestors and sprayed the protesters directly in the face with pepper spray.

Poll: Should police use pepper spray to break up peaceful protests? Vote

The auction is scheduled to take place at Jackson's former home on December 17, 2011. On December 12, the items will be available for public for viewing at the Julien's Auctions gallery in Beverly Hills.

Poll: Should Michael Jackson's deathbed be auctioned off or destroyed? Vote

A Denver federal court convicted a United Express pilot of co-piloting a commercial flight while intoxicated. The pilot, Aaron Jason Cope, 33, was sentenced to six months in federal prison, an additional six months in home detention and two years of supervised release.

Poll: What do you think of the judge's sentence? Vote

Many parents today believe that Halloween is not as safe as it was when they were kids, because there are very real dangers lurking out there.

Poll: Which of the following is the biggest threat to Halloween trick-or-treaters? Vote

Christian Fernandez, age 12, will be prosecuted as an adult for killing his 2-year-old brother David, by slamming him into a bookcase twice.

Christian's mother, Biannela Susana, 25, left Christian to supervise his brother when the incident occurred. When his mother returned the baby was still alive. Instead of calling 9-1-1 she allegedly got on the internet for at least four hours and surfed for keywords like "unconscious" and "concussion," downloaded music, looked at her checking account and viewed YouTube videos.

Christian has a history of being physically, mentally and sexually abused by his step-father, who later shot and killed himself in front of Christian.

Poll: Who is more culpable for the death of David Fernandez? Vote

A Lakeland, Florida school bus drive, Hattie Yvonne Branch, age 70, was arrested and charged with child abuse after she was caught on camera hitting, pushing, and biting a 14-year-old boy on a special needs bus.

Branch, who is 4-foot-7 and much shorter than the boy says it was a case of self defense.

Poll: Should Branch be charged with child abuse? Vote

Christopher Johnson was scheduled to be executed in Alabama on October 20, 2011, for the murder of his infant son in 2005. This was not the usual criminal case because Johnson, at the last minute, decided to act as his own attorney and he refused to appeal his death sentence. Read the case.

Poll: Will Christopher Johnson be executed? vote.

Texas death row inmates no longer have last meal requests. The tradition ended when death row inmate Lawrence Brewer requested for his last meal considered excessive. When the food was delivered Brewer said he wasn't hungry.

For now on inmates scheduled for execution will receive the same meal as the other inmates.

Poll: Should last meal requests be stopped? Vote