Yes! We should use the old Canadian system of only reporting on crimes after convictions.
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No! I'm waiting for the next sensationalized info-tainment jury trial - bring it on.
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As with everything the media is involved in, it's all about the ratings.It is totally against everything we stand for as Americans to see a trial sensationalized as some high profile trials have been. I am proud to say I didn't waste one minute of my life watching this trial. The case in and of itself is really sad but the style of the coverage of this trial is totally sickening.
Peace
Thom, I was wondering if you saw this story from the website Too Much about a young forgotten patriot named Robert Coram? He is credited with establishing the public school system in this country. I read the story in Too Much and they had a link to American Political Writing During The Founding Era 1760 - 1805. The writings are contained at the Online Library of Liberty. I especially liked this quote concerning public education which shows the prescience and the vision of some of the founders:
Above all, watch carefully over the education of your children. It is from public schools, be assured, that come the wise magistrates—the well trained and courageous soldiers—the good fathers—the good husbands—the good brothers—the good friends—the good man.—Raynal.
Check it out and comment when you can. It is amazing to read the vision of this young man who was a teacher in Wilmington Delaware after the Revolutionary War. How would the backers of charter schools rationalize this? I am still exploring these writings in my spare time between work and more work but I am happy to find this resource as I am sure you will be too if you aren't already aware of it.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php?title=2068&chapter=188771&layout=html&Itemid=27%20(1761-1796)
http://www.toomuchonline.org/tmweekly.html
I want to give a big thank you to both you and Louise for the massive amount of time and energy you two put into the education of your listeners.
Peace,
Doug Orians
Marion Ohio
I was horrified at the news coverage, especially that of HLN.
The problem with the prosecution was that first they did not prove their case because I think they were caught up in the hype and made them think they had a slam-dunk. Next, they asked for a 1st degree murder charge and let it be known they would ask for the death penalty. I would not have voted her guilty knowing she would be sentenced to death. The death penalty should almost never be used, first because it is misused and innocent people die unjustly. Second, because I really feel that the knowledge that a person who administered the penalty (or thought they might have in the case where more than one person push the buttons (or whatever the means) would be damaging to their soul. Why anyone would make this easier is beyond me because it would have still been intent of each of them to do so. They just did not realize that the threat of sentencing her to death is not something caring people would do.