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The horrifying details are leaking out. Reports indicate
that UNC class president Eve Carson was kidnapped and hauled along to ATM
machines before attempting an escape. She was shot from behind and then
point-blank in the face, blowing three fingers off her right hand — her last
act on earth a frantic effort to shield her face.
This description is as accurate as anyone knows because
Orange County Superior Court Judge Carl Fox has sealed the indictment against
the two perpetrators arrested in the case. And the District Attorney can’t
decide if he should seek the death penalty. Is it because one or more of the
alleged killers is “underage”? Or is it because justice in Orange County is
often tempered with politically correct sensitivity? Fox has been known to bend
the rules in the past, and I’m sure the DA is receiving heat from the usual
suspects who always pop up and blame “society” for the actions of
“disadvantaged” groups.
But whatever the reasons for the stonewalling in
Hillsborough, why aren’t the local mass media beating down the door to find out
what’s really going on? If the accused parties had misused campaign funds, been
involved in a sexual liaison or driven a state-owned vehicle for personal
errands, reporters and TV vans would be camped outside the jail 24/7. Pre-trial
publicity is certainly involved here, but the public’s right to know trumps
that canard in the case of Carson. One conclusion is clear. The prophylactic
thrown over the accused parties certainly inures to their benefit, allowing
time for advocacy groups to concoct their defense. ...
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