Punishment Is Not Justice
Gene GlotzerPhoto by Oxana Melis on Unsplash A few days ago, someone on Twitter posted a question. They asked if putting Donald Trump in prison would help begin the healing process…
High Profile Criminal Cases
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash The OJ Simpson trial happened while I was in college. I completely didn't care except for an annoyance at how inescapable it…
Quick Questions: Trials
This is something I've wondered for a long time. Why do we have our courts set up as an adversarial system? We have two opposing sides trying to convince 12…
Just
Photo by CDC on Unsplash For a year now, people have been telling me that COVID is not just the flu. That's how they always say it, "just the flu."…
Am I the Only One Bothered By This – Impeachment Edition
Trump's second impeachment trial is currently happening in the Senate. I feel like I should be paying attention, but I can't. I'm just so fatigued from the last four or…
You Did Bad
Dear Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Jury, Can I call you BMBTJ? Thanks. You screwed up. You had a chance to do something good, but instead you did something bad. I…
The Death Penalty
The death penalty has been in the news a lot lately. I read recently that Oklahoma has approved nitrogen gas as a way to kill people. The Boston Marathon bombing…
Old News – Volume One
With everything happening in Ferguson, MO, I wanted to take a few minutes to write about Trayvon Martin. I know, that's over. Everyone else is writing and talking about Ferguson. …