Imagine being plucked from your day-to-day routine and plunked down in a jury box for three weeks. Imagine what you see and hear as prosecutors try to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant murdered, disemboweled and dismembered the mother of his child, stuffed her headless, limbless torso into a suitcase, and dropped it … Continue reading A few words about a murder trial
Tag: Justice
‘Loaded gun in my purse? Silly me.’
Denver Post columnist Mario Nicolais writes here that officials made the right call by not pressing charges against Colorado State Rep. Lori Saine, who was caught carrying a concealed weapon through airport security. I'm not so sure. It was "an honest mistake," writes Nicolais, who says he carries, too, and easily forgets that he's doing … Continue reading ‘Loaded gun in my purse? Silly me.’
We can always get another truck driver
Talked to an old friend of mine today, a corporation who has been worried sick that McConnell and company would chicken out of nuking the filibuster thing. “As a person with feelings,” my friend said, “I was so relieved to see them clear the way for Judge Gorsuch to join the Supremes where he can … Continue reading We can always get another truck driver
I support law enforcement, but maybe not the way you do
A friend of mine, a fellow Navy veteran, shared this black-and-blue image the other day from a Facebook page called Police Lives Matter. I didn't share it. Does that mean I'm afraid to share those four words? Does it mean I don't believe police lives matter? Not at all. I might actually share something akin to … Continue reading I support law enforcement, but maybe not the way you do
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