Innocent until proven guilty
Last post for the night. I'm moved to write this because of the previous post about Mr. Saadiq Long who was arrested in Turkey. While I'd have preferred to say he's a terrorist and gloat over the mistake of the liberals who originally supported him, the reality is he's just been arrested, the charges are not clear (two media sources gave different reasons for his arrest), and he has not been convicted. Whenever I see someone charged with a crime or bad behavior - whether it be charged in the Court of Public Opinion like Bill Cosby, or charged in an actual Court of Law - I just remind myself of two things: 1. Duke Men's Lacrosse Team 2. Richard Jewell 3. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity The Duke Men's Lacrosse Team was charged with raping a black woman. They were accused, they were investigated by the local District Attorney and they were indicted by a Grand Jury. And they were completely innocent. The whole thing was a fraud. Richard Jewell was a hero....