To Flog or not to Flog

FLOGGING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON COULD SAVE THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER ALMOST ONE TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

Who determines what cruel and unusual punishment is?  What did the framers of the U.S. Constitution think it was?  Up until the early twentieth century flogging was an acceptable form of public punishment.  I imagine . . . → Read More: To Flog or not to Flog

In Defense of Water Boarding

 

. . . . . Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. . . . . Friedrich Nietzsche. 

Have you ever heard of a painless torture that lasts, on average, 14 seconds before . . . → Read More: In Defense of Water Boarding

Charley Reese’s Final Column

CHARLEY REESE'S FINAL COLUMN FOR THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

HE HAS BEEN A JOURNALIST FOR 49 YEARS.  HE IS RETIRING AND THIS IS HIS LAST COLUMN.

This is about a clear and easy to understand as it can be  The article below is completely neutral.  Neither pro or anti republican or democrat.  Charlie Reese, . . . → Read More: Charley Reese’s Final Column

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

WE RETURN

WE RETURN FROM FIGHTING

WE RETURN FIGHTING

“Make way for Democracy! We saved France, and by the Great Jehovah, we will save it in the United States of America, or know the reason why.”

These words penned by W.E.B. Du Bois were his inspiration to create a post-war global Pan-African Congress to address . . . → Read More: When Johnny Comes Marching Home

The Perp Walk

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Promotional video titled The Perp Walk.

Vigilante Justice is Coming to a Town Near You

 CASEY ANTHONY LOOK-ALIKE RUN DOWN IN CHOUTEAU, OK

On Friday, July 8, 2011, a woman was mistaken for Casey Anthony at a convenience store in Chouteau, OK.  A stranger who went in to buy gas saw Sammay Blackwell leaving the store. As Blackwell was backing out, the stranger was staring her down. Moments later the stranger approached . . . → Read More: Vigilante Justice is Coming to a Town Near You

No Justice in Oklahoma County Part III

NO FATE BUT WHAT WE MAKE

Jerome Ersland, the Oklahoma City pharmacist found guilty of first degree murder back in May was sentenced today to life in prison with no possibilty of  parole until he turns ninety-seven.

In less than one minute a mild-manner pharmacist is confronted by two gangster wannabe armed . . . → Read More: No Justice in Oklahoma County Part III

Is Vigilante Justice Likely for Casey Anthony?

ONE MORE FOR THE BOOK

The media trial and conviction of Casey Anthony started three years before she actually appeared before a jury of her peers.  The pot being stirred all this time for a climax that was suppose to be a verdict of guilty.  When it didn't happen, many people threw a proverbial . . . → Read More: Is Vigilante Justice Likely for Casey Anthony?

The Causality of Instant Karma

THE LYNCHING'S OVER, NOW GO ON HOME.  SHE'S NOT GUILTY

The owner of the Moore Liquor Store in Moore, OK, expressed his shock and anger over the Casey Anthony verdict with a public statement he put on the store's marquee.  It reads: Sell [beer] to a minor in Oklahoma – Jail.  Kill one . . . → Read More: The Causality of Instant Karma

No Justice in Oklahoma County. Part II

SPARE THE ROD SPOIL THE CHILD

Public flogging. Punishment.  Delaware, early 1900's. Ullstein Bild, Te Granger collection

This month Jerome Ersland will be sentenced for murder in the first degree of Antwun Parker.  Chances are that he will spend the rest of his life in jail.  Jerome is not your everyday garden . . . → Read More: No Justice in Oklahoma County. Part II