Perilous Times
by TChris
Bob Ray Sanders looks at three cases -- Martha Stewart's, a multiple homicide in McKinney, Texas, and the Elashi brothers, accused of supporting terrorism by selling computers to Libya and Syria -- and concludes: "We are living in perilous times where authorities can do just about anything they want without much outcry from frightened citizens."
Lady Justice should be on the lookout every time the law decides to make an example of someone or send a strong message to other criminals or when the law is pressured by political or community forces to make a case. In such instances, a miscarriage of justice becomes much more likely.
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