Archive for December 2016
No Justice For Jon Benet Ramsey
All crime reporters have a story from their past they cannot shake, a case that either touched them on a profound personal level or remains mysteriously unsolved. This time of year, I think of a story I covered 20 years ago this week, which remains with me for both reasons: the Christmastime death of 6-year-old…
Read MoreDon’t Be Faked Out By “Fake News”
Here comes another one of those things branded as an imminent threat to public safety, something evil lurking out there which is poised to infiltrate our minds and poison the republic. It is described it in two words: Fake News. Now some are clamoring to legislate, regulate or eliminate this thing called Fake News.
Read MoreLove DOES Trump Hate Crimes
Today’s headlines seem full of horrible crimes. Teenagers committing gruesome and senseless murders; a young California mother kidnapped off the street as she jogged, then branded by her captors and tortured for weeks; a young father in Georgia convicted of deliberately leaving his toddler son in a hot car to die. Sometimes I just can’t…
Read MoreThe Cost of Burying Forgotten Souls
The average cost of a funeral these days is between $7,000 and $10,000. Imagine then, what it costs each state to bury inmates who die in prison, those whose bodies are unclaimed by family members. Just like the population in general, the average age of prisoners is getting older. Coupled with the past trend of…
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