Bill of Rights: “Fire!” and Crowded Theaters
Clear and Present Danger We can’t yell the word “fire!” in a crowded theater. The First Amendment won’t protect us. Why? Clear and present danger. Almost 100 years ago, Justice […]
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James Eagan Holmes: No Warning Signs? Bullshit.
Look at this photo. This is Alex Sullivan’s family. Today is his 27th birthday. He celebrated by going to the opening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, which […]
Wake-Up Call: Do You Have a George Zimmerman in Your Life?
I’m very worried about my Facebook friends and my readers. I am alive today because in 1992 I had the good sense to hide the judge’s arsenal of guns where […]
Zimmerman: Self-Defense or Blame the Victim? It’s a Dangerous Precedent
If an Orange County, Florida circuit court judge had been more savvy about domestic violence in 2005, Trayvon Martin might still be alive today. There has been a huge dust-up […]
Jodee Blanco: Turning Pain Into Purpose
The bully never remembers, the outcast never forgets. – Jodee Blanco Bullying. It’s everywhere: on the playground, in our boardrooms and bedrooms, and in the news. Jodee Blanco is a […]
JBLM Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood Arrested for Threatening to Hire a Hit on His Estranged Wife and His Boss
I don’t have a Ph.D. in Psychology, but I’m fairly certain the medical brass at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Tacoma, WA couldn’t or wouldn’t recognize PTSD if it bit them in […]
Dr. Christine McFadden: Love Dispensed Here
Christine McFadden, DVM It was just to destroy me. – Dr. Christine McFadden She went out for a morning walk with her best friend, Amy Velasquez, and came home to find all four of […]
We Interrupt This Survivor Celebration to Protest Callous Indifference: Why 8 People are Dead in Seal Beach, CA
Eight people are dead. Another is clinging to life. It is National Domestic Awareness Month, but you wouldn’t know it because the media prefers the color pink. . .even though […]
Third Deadly Case of Domestic Violence in Pierce County, WA in Less than a Week
Three more people are dead today due to domestic violence in Pierce County, WA. Where the hell are the mainstream media’s investigative reporters? How many dead bodies have to pile […]
Three Cases of Domestic Violence in Pierce County, WA in One Weekend
Why did I watch the news tonight (Sunday)? I had such a pleasant day. For a moment, I thought the reporters couldn’t get their facts straight. Even I couldn’t fathom […]
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