What do Americans do in these uncertain times? We buy guns. Millions and millions of guns. This year’s shopping spree has been a record-breaker. I’m not sure it has made us safer. Of course, it is every American’s constitutionally protected right to own a firearm. But the massive surge in the number of firearm transactions so far in 2020 does lead one to wonder why so many of us want a gun - or more guns? … [Read more...]
The Boy Scout’s ‘Perversion Files’ Tell the Tale
There are now nearly 90,000 men who say they were sexually violated as young boys while participating in Boy Scouts of America programs. The absolute shame of it comes with the realization that with a little vigilance the ranks of victims would never have gotten that massive. … [Read more...]
An Inconvenient Truth – The American Presidential Process Matters
The 2020 presidential election is not over yet. There are multiple legal challenges and recounts pending in key states and under a long-standing legal process those events must play out before a winner is officially declared. I know, roughly half the nation does not want to hear that, but it is the truth. … [Read more...]
Heroes Who Fight Human Trafficking
Over the last few months, while many of us were preoccupied with politics and the pandemic, U.S. Marshals bravely carried out a series of nationwide operations which rescued hundreds of human trafficking victims in at least 7 states. These victimized women, runaway youngsters and children had been enslaved into a dangerous and deadly lifestyle by criminals who used their captive’s bodies to enrich themselves. … [Read more...]
What Was Right For Kavanaugh Should Be Right for Biden
Sometimes the world of crime and justice collides with the body politic. This is one of those times, although with all the news about the COVID-19 pandemic this item may have escaped widespread notice.A police report, filed in Washington D.C. in early April, accuses former Senator and Vice President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting one of his young staffers in 1993. There is now a police investigation underway even though the statute of … [Read more...]
Prisoners Need COVID-19 Protection Too
These days we are all worried about those most susceptible to the ravages of the COVID-19 virus. Especially the elderly and already sick, but also those on the daily line of fire like medical first responders and the countless essential workers still on the job.But my e-mailbox is filling up with letters beseeching Americans not to forget the incarcerated who are locked up in jails and prisons. … [Read more...]
