Back on the Boat, again Around ten o’clock we packed ourselves up and headed down to the…
Two young skinny kids stood behind the table facing the judge. They were close in age, but…
I like to change how I say things because I’m older now.
“This sends a powerful, powerful message, and that is that public officials, especially law enforcement officers will be held accountable for their acts. The citizens of this country should not have to fear the people called upon to protect them.”
~US Attorney Jim Letten, 8.5.11 addressing the verdicts in the Danziger Bridge trial
Dear Reader: See the world by atomic train! (and by “world” I mean world in the…
crossposted at The G Bitch Spot State education department asks board to yank Abramson’s charter–nola.com/Times-Pic In a…
“I don’t want to bother you much with what happened to me personally,” he began, showing in…
It was the last day of jury duty for this particular cattle call. No one wanted to be chosen – especially for the murder case requiring a voir dire that day. Maybe an additional month! Maybe sequestered in an Airline Highway motel! Oh, god, how bad could this semiannual nightmare get?
My mom asked me what I like about taking violin lessons.