murder

Five years ago, dismembered pieces of a human body were found floating in the French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina. Forensics identified the victim as Kelly Lane Smith, a local prostitute, and though all evidence pointed to a local man infamous for the brutalization and rape of sex workers in the area, he was never charged, never convicted, and he left Asheville a free man.

Why couldn’t an obvious suspect be convicted? Because Kelly was a prostitute.

Scott Roeder has been convicted of murder after an hour of jury deliberation.

Last year Scott Roeder murdered Dr. Tiller, one of the only abortion providers in the US helping women in the third trimester terminate a pregnancy because of severe threats to the health of the mother or the fetus.

The quick decision from the jury is certainly a strong message of justice.

PROTEST TO COMMEMORATE THE 17 INNOCENT IRAQI CITIZENS MURDERED BY BLACKWATER IN NISOUR SQUARE

One Year Anniversary Protest and Rally Against Blackwater

Sponsored by Blackwater Watch
and North Carolina Stop Torture Now

For more information telephone 919-801-0734 or email admin at blackwaterwatch.net

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 4-6 p.m.
at Blackwater's Lobbyist Firm Headquarters:

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
One West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

A small group of bloggers....were invited to Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters....to get a "VIP Tour" of the facility. Read what they saw and said (includes pictures)

When I first heard that Vincent Bugliosi was coming out with a new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, I was skeptical--to be sure, Shrub's actions are impeachable ten times over. Bugliosi argues that since Bush took us into Iraq under false pretense, the deaths of every American soldier in that conflict amount to murder. He also argues that even if he isn't prosecuted at the federal level, any state attorney general or district attorney in any state (including here in North Carolina) can indict him for the murders of any soldier from their jurisdiction. However, one piece of evidence Bugliosi outlined was enough to convince me that Bush's actions were more than just malfeasance in office. They amount to criminal conduct which should be punished after he leaves office.

Update: In response to concerns expressed by others, I wish to stress that any prosecution should take place after Bush leaves office, as a president cannot and should not face criminal prosecution while in office.

Front-paged by James, because in any just world, George W. Bush would be behind bars by now.

Will the terrible tragedy of Virginia Tech become the new rallying cry for gun control? Will the second amendment now be on trial? I hope not.

Usually when I write a post for BlueNC it is long and probably a little much, but this time I would like to get right to the point.

Last week I wrote an article about Abortion. In it I very deliberately reiterated the fact that our Constitution is only good and valid in its entirety. The parts of our constitution we use to propound the many positions we take, and the rightness of them, are part and parcel of the rest of the Constitution, yes even the parts we do not like to discuss at times.