Something interesting happened a while back, when a Japanese worker was accidentally exposed to radiation. He did not die immediately. He could still stand and talk and think, his bones were not broken. His basic structure was still intact. But …
It is said man descended from the lungfish, whose enormous genome was necessary to store new traits for mapping and navigating a more complex land environment. But God is neither social nor Earth-bound, and His original plan turned out to …
When Ron DeSantis got elected Governor, he stood behind a billboard which branded him as a candidate: “VETERAN PROSECUTOR LEADER”. This may seem like a small detail, and typical of a US Congressman which DeSantis was. But comparing it to …
A while back, someone posted a video of a judge in Utah, who conspired with the public defender to pretend a defendant didn’t show up to court. The purpose was to revoke his bond, and thereby force him to take …
Some may not even know the name Robert Johnson. He was a rural musician who died at age 27, only a few years after he learned to play guitar. It wasn’t until decades later that someone even found a death …
I watched for several years how criminal prosecutors sadistically use lies to torture people. After observing a series of anecdotal examples of their behaviour, I believe I finally recognized a prevailing psychological pattern. Prosecutors have no moral impulse themselves, and …
Why Prosecutors Lie (analyzing a subset of sociopathic sadists) Read more »
They went to work with unsurpassable efficiency. Full employment, a maximum of resulting output, and general well-being ought to have been the consequence. It is true that instead we find misery, shame, and at the end of it all, a …
A Quick History of Police Misconduct (revisited for Jason L. Riley) Read more »
In closing arguments, at the trial for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by a retired policeman Gregory McMichael, the defense said the following: Turning Ahmaud Arbery into a victim after the choices that he made does not reflect the reality …
In a recent Twitter post, Kim Kardashian lamented the “cold machinery” of the US justice system. This is the cold machinery of the Death Penalty in America. In just over two weeks, an innocent man could be put to death. …
Paul Howell was murdered on July 28th, 1999. Despite having confessed to the murder three times, his killer Christopher Jordan is today a free man. Many claim Julius Jones pulled the trigger, which they then tried and convicted him for. …