Compare and contrast
One of the more interesting things about this video is that it shows that, with more information, opinions could change. Of course, we don’t know how representative these students are of the whole.
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Nidal Hassan sentenced to death
Thirteen senior Army officers have sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for carrying out the horrific 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base. The panel’s recommendation will now go to a convening authority, the general responsible for assembling the … Continue reading →
Bradley Manning wants henceforth to be known as Chelsea Manning
No, this is not the Onion: “As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have … Continue reading →
Twenty-first century crime and punishment: the murder of Christopher Lane
Through no fault of his own, aspiring baseball player Christopher Lane of Australia was in the wrong place at the wrong time. “The wrong place” was jogging on a street in Duncan, Oklahoma. The wrong time was when a trio … Continue reading →
Yeah, but how many divisions…
…does the DC Circuit have? In an opinion released today involving the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Executive Branch has no authority to disregard congressional mandates merely on policy … Continue reading →
Whitey Bulger found guilty
The wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind exceedingly fine: Jurors in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, the onetime Boston gang boss, have found him guilty of racketeering and conspiracy. Bulger, 83, wearing a gray long sleeve shirt, … Continue reading →
New York’s stop-and-frisk
There’s been a new ruling curtailing New York’s controversial police practice of stop-and-frisk: In a blistering decision issued on Monday, the judge, Shira A. Scheindlin, found that on hundreds of thousands of occasions since 2004, the police have systematically stopped … Continue reading →
Tawana Brawley: the wheels of justice grind slow
…but they grind exceedingly fine. Just recently, post-Zimmerman, I wrote a post about former NY Duchess County DA Pagones and Tawana Brawley’s accusations against him. And although I’m glad to see that Brawley is finally paying, money really doesn’t quite … Continue reading →
Manning acquitted of most serious charge, convicted of lesser ones
The Bradley Manning verdict just in: A military judge Tuesday acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy ”” the most serious charge the Army intelligence analyst faced for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified military reports and diplomatic cables. … Continue reading →
On concealed carry and decision-making: Branca’s reply
There was a fairly heated discussion in the comments thread in response to Anthony Branca’s remarks on the behavior of private citizens who are licensed to carry weapons, which appeared in this post over the weekend. Just to refresh your … Continue reading →
Bill Cosby, the Zimmerman case, and guns
Look, I want to give Bill Cosby his props. He’s been speaking up courageously for years on the problems within the black community, and he’s gotten a lot of flak for it. It can’t have been easy for him. Here … Continue reading →
The DOJ/Obama war against the states
The Southern states, that is. Or any other state that has the temerity to tighten up its own voting regulations in ways that would appear to make perfect sense. A mere month ago, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme … Continue reading →