Legal Justice and Environmental Lunacy

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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