Law & Society

Tasmania puts up the world’s strictest legal smoking age restriction of 25. However, critics say that the state needs to focus more on education and anti-alcohol abuse campaigns.

Killer Mike, Big Boi, and T.I. filed a petition to back up Taylor Bell, a young rapper from Mississippi, in a First Amendment case. The artists argue that the court’s prejudice to hip-hop music resulted to a mistrial of Bell’s case.

UK’s shoot-to-kill policy is currently under review ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron. According to a government source, the police’s main concern is their “fear of prosecution” if they shoot a suspicious target.