Convoluted Brian

There is a fundamental difference between believing in God and being God. Religious extremists cannot make that distinction.

And, so it seems, many of us mere mortals also miss that important difference.

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Brendan Dassey and his Attorney – Not a Match

by Brian McCorkle on 21 August, 2006 at 18:09.
Filed under Brendan Dassey

Brendan Dassey might finally have his request for a new attorney granted.

Cleavage, Imagination, and Hard-ons

by Brian McCorkle on 18 August, 2006 at 21:56.
Filed under Rants

School districts provide dress codes for students and generally reasonable codes are acceptable. If the code is reasonable, then real reasons will justify it. So why do school boards and administrators come up with bogus reasons?

Television Reporters Are Just Like Attorneys and Clergy (Sort of)

by Brian McCorkle on 18 August, 2006 at 21:55.
Filed under Steven Avery

The Calumet County jail administrator came up with a new classification for news reporters. He claims they are just like clergy and attorneys; at least when the definition is convenient to prosecutors.

He’s so Creepy

by Brian McCorkle on 6 August, 2006 at 21:45.
Filed under Steven Avery

Hmm, now Steven Avery is accused of creepiness. What’s next? Charges of public weirdness?

The Dassey Unconfession

by Brian McCorkle on 6 August, 2006 at 21:43.
Filed under Brendan Dassey

In a letter to the presiding judge in his case, Brendan Dassey has denied all prior confessions. Given the multiple problems with the multiple confessions, he just might be truthful at last.

Kratz Claims Avery Wants to go back to Prison – Really?

by Brian McCorkle on 31 July, 2006 at 22:18.
Filed under Brendan Dassey, Steven Avery

The prosecution has a new theory in the Teresa Halbach murder case. Steven Avery missed prison so much he committed this awful crime. The problem is; Steven Avery is not confessing so he could return. He acts more like a person who does not want to go to prison.

Did the Sheriff Blab too Much?

by Brian McCorkle on 31 July, 2006 at 22:16.
Filed under Steven Avery

Manitowoc County Sheriff Ken Peterson has been bad mouthing Steven Avery. And he provided deputies to be active in Avery’s investigation despite conflict of interest. Is he following in the footsteps of the sheriff who guided the 1985 rape case to a wrongful conviction?

The Dassey Confession – Part Three – The Suppression Hearing

by Brian McCorkle on 4 July, 2006 at 21:40.
Filed under Brendan Dassey

If a witness interview walks like an interrogation and talks like an interrogation, it is an interrogation. Even if methods used lack harshness, the intent is still to question and coerce a suspect.

Blame it on Google

by Brian McCorkle on 28 June, 2006 at 10:31.
Filed under Rants

Google is getting blamed for a lot of things these days. Is the blame legitimate or is it simply the behavior of Americans to blame whatever name is currently on the blame list?

The Dassey Confession – Part Two – Details

by Brian McCorkle on 23 June, 2006 at 15:56.
Filed under Brendan Dassey

The details of the Brendan Dassey confession are gruesome. If true, some of the details point to a definite way to incriminate the accused.

The Dassey Confession – Part One – Background

by Brian McCorkle on 23 June, 2006 at 15:54.
Filed under Brendan Dassey

The investigators extracting the confession called their meetings with Dassey interviews. But, the intent of the interviews was to get a confession. That makes them interrogations.

People Talk

by Brian McCorkle on 4 June, 2006 at 19:57.
Filed under Steven Avery

One thing is for certain; with a case like the Teresa Halbach murder, there will be much talk. Some of the talk is babbling; some of the talk is posturing; some is denial; some is soul searching.

Republican Party Corrupts Primary Elections

by Brian McCorkle on 31 May, 2006 at 21:03.
Filed under Rants

The recent Republican Convention in Appleton, WI shows how the party higher ups have no problem in undermining voters in the upcoming primary.

A Clueless Police Spokesman

by Brian McCorkle on 30 May, 2006 at 12:03.
Filed under Rants

In response to a tragic crime, a police spokesman’s comments demonstrated how clueless people can be.

Redirect index.html to index.php Tip

by Brian McCorkle on 30 May, 2006 at 12:01.
Filed under Technical Stuff

I noticed that some people were trying to access my blog with index.html which generated an error since there was no index.html, only index.php. A simple redirect of index.html to / caused grief. And, I preferred not to redirect to index.php. In retrospect the solution was simple.

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