July 2011
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When Did I Become Anti-Death Penalty?
I had a weird revelation about a month ago. Without provocation or consideration, I had somehow, over time, become an opponent to the death penalty. I very rarely express my views on the matter, mainly because it rarely arises in normal conversation. Over the last few months, and mostly spawned by “the trial,” I found myself thinking about the subject and couldn’t quite seem to...
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Today, The Court System Worked
I told myself that I would leave the Casey Anthony trial alone for a while, but after hearing and watching the Twitterverse explode and my facebook feed erupt, I figured I’d chime in on a few things. I want to preface this web log by saying how lucky I am to live in a nation where presumption of innocence is the standard and where the state weighs the burden of proof. Americans often take...