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The Importance of Understanding
Avery was released from prison in 2003 when it was proved that he was convicted of a rape which he did not commit. His release was the result of effort by the Wisconsin Innocence Project. He had spent eighteen years in prison before being released.
Read MoreLet God or Allah or whatever take care of their own business. When mere mortals claim divine rights, they are corrupted. Those who claim the right to coerce the free expression of others do not know the mind of God.
Read MoreI watched this grandmother tell how she was convinced a teacher must have been guilty because charges of child molestation were filed, even after the charges were dropped. It was scary to know that if she were on a jury, facts would not count. She would vote for guilt only because of the accusation.
Read MoreI pickup a bit of nonsense in a Reuter’s article on the web. The reference to Turkey as an Islamic based government was not only wrong, it reflected the ignorance and prejudices of many westerners.
Read MoreI don’t want to get involved with a group that seems to make stereotyping and prejudging others a part of the movement. That would surely corrupt my thinking.
Read MoreI finally decided to change blogging software.
Read MoreIn the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Governor Blanco relied on the fallback position of incompetent politicians – an official prayer day. Action by mere mortals was needed instead. People continued to suffer and die.
Read MoreThe sweetheart plea deal for pedophile Debra Lafave has alerted some of us to the lenient treatment of attractive female criminals. In June of 2004, ABC’s Charles Gibson made light of this teacher sexually assaulting a student. He called it a rite of passage.
Read MorePresident Bush lost a great opportunity for associate justice nominee when Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement. Now Bush has slipped gears by shifting John Roberts jr. as a nominee for associate justice to chief justice. Now he can provide a nominee for associate justice that will make many happy.
Read MoreThere was an incident at the Neenah Wisconsin High School regarding sexual intercourse between a twenty-two year-old tutor and a seventeen year-old student. The sex was consensual and occurred on school grounds. The matter apparently came to light when someone eavesdropped on a conversion in which the young woman worried she might be pregnant.
The initial handling was quite calm considering the usual feeding frenzy of the public, police, and prosecutors over anything sex. The school held a conference with some of the details, including the consensual nature. Since the tutor was hired by an outside firm, the school principal vowed to conduct independent background investigations henceforth without explaining how that would prevent future incidents.
Read MoreA sound investigation and presentation of evidence is what police and prosecutors owe to society. The ability of defendants to adequately defend themselves against the might of the state is what we owe to ourselves to maintain justice.
Read MoreCriminal cases surface that capture the long-term attention of media and public…. While frenzied media fed a voyeuristic public about the Scott Peterson case, others seemed to fade into unimportance.
Read MoreProsecution becomes a matter of draining the defense dry rather than presenting a sound case. Who can afford an adequate defense?
Read MoreThere were claims the Scott Peterson trial somehow redeemed the jury system. How is one trial can break or make a cornerstone of the American justice system?
Read MoreWas Peterson guilty because of his demeanor?
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