Oh look, no sooner is Trayvon off the front page (everywhere except CNN) than we've got a new scapegoat!
Yup, 83 year old Whitey Bulger has caused the demise of one of the folks about to testify for the prosecution.
I'm sure Whitey was a nasty enough piece of work in his day, but for Christ's sake, the man is 83 years old and he commands absolutely nothing. Is it time to give it a rest?
This is right next to those farcical trials where some senile 98 year old Ukrainian guy finally gets caught for having been a teenage guard at a Nazi death camp when he was 16 years old.
I'm not defending Bulger and I'm certainly not defending Nazis, but when you look at the particulars, is it not possible that cash-strapped America should be considering other priorities?
When these alleged perpetrators are in their 80's and 90's, is there any serious person who believes there is anything to be gained by employing the full weight of the state against them?
These prosecutions run into the millions of dollars.
These 80 and 90 year-olds are extremely unlikely to re-offend.
Let's leave them alone and get on with more realistic priorities.
Showing posts with label Trayvon Martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trayvon Martin. Show all posts
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Piers Morgan determined to ride Zimmerman gravy train to the last ratings point
Don't get me wrong; I like Piers.
He's a great improvement on Larry Suspenders for that time slot.
Frankly, I don't know how Piers has managed to avoid the phone-hacking fall-out back in his homeland, where he was a really big deal.
Maybe his CNN gig makes him to big to fail?
But he is certainly doing his part to make CNN the 24/7 all Zimmerman all the time channel.
Last night he had Larry Elder on, and while I'm not particularly an Elder fan, I'd have to say that Larry made more sense than Piers.
But he's back at the ratings trough tonight. The suits at CNN obviously think there is more to be mined in this non-story.
He's a great improvement on Larry Suspenders for that time slot.
Frankly, I don't know how Piers has managed to avoid the phone-hacking fall-out back in his homeland, where he was a really big deal.
Maybe his CNN gig makes him to big to fail?
But he is certainly doing his part to make CNN the 24/7 all Zimmerman all the time channel.
Last night he had Larry Elder on, and while I'm not particularly an Elder fan, I'd have to say that Larry made more sense than Piers.
But he's back at the ratings trough tonight. The suits at CNN obviously think there is more to be mined in this non-story.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
CNN moves to 24/7 Zimmerman format
That's right folks, they've made it official; you don't ever again have to miss a single moment of the biggest news story in the world; the Zimmerman trial.
Nevermind exploding planes in San Francisco, exploding trains in Canada, imploding governments in the Middle East.
CNN knows that the only story you care about is the one where that white dumbshit in Florida killed that black kid.
While young black males are by far the most likely to get shot in America, what makes this case special is that he was shot by a white civilian and not a cop or a gangsta.
Mind you, Zimmerman was an achingly wannabe cop, but he didn't have his badge yet.
So that must be why it's a big story.
The hundreds of black kids who have been shot down since Trayvon Martin are merely so many footnotes.
Nevermind exploding planes in San Francisco, exploding trains in Canada, imploding governments in the Middle East.
CNN knows that the only story you care about is the one where that white dumbshit in Florida killed that black kid.
While young black males are by far the most likely to get shot in America, what makes this case special is that he was shot by a white civilian and not a cop or a gangsta.
Mind you, Zimmerman was an achingly wannabe cop, but he didn't have his badge yet.
So that must be why it's a big story.
The hundreds of black kids who have been shot down since Trayvon Martin are merely so many footnotes.
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