TV News Corp Prosecution: of Scott Peterson

       James Madison wrote that law must be written and interpreted from a respectable point of view.  It would appear that Mr. Madison’s words are a basis for justice itself.  Once law is written respectably, and in turn, interpreted and executed respectably, the chance of law being judged, as having been written and executed in a respectable manner, increases exponentially.  Attention can then be placed upon the true exercise of criminal law; is this person guilty of the crime charged, beyond a reasonable doubt, given the foregoing premise of respectability.

       Thomas Jefferson wrote that, if given the choice of government without newspapers, or, newspapers without government, he would not hesitate to chose the latter. Some say it’s because Mr. Jefferson also wrote that, news was fit to wrap fish in.  We could assume that Thom liked to fish alot, and, or, he didn’t care much for government, or newspapers.

       Some may even think that Mr. Jefferson was contradicting himself.  But, there’s more to the story than meets the eye, or that was intended to meet certain eyes.  Thom had difficulty in getting the newspapers in Virginia to print his letters, as written.  An editor would make a little change in spelling here, a word added there and one taken out here; well, it just made the reading make a little more sense to more people.  However, what happened in effect, was that the letters, as printed, said what Thom did not say, or what he wouldn’t have said, and sometimes things that he never even thought, let alone would have said.  Most people would give up after the self-humiliation caused by those who praised him, for what he didn’t say, and by those who now avoided him for what he was said to have said.

       Mr. Jefferson heard that some newspapers in Kentucky would print his letters, as written.  So, Thom hopped on his favorite horse and rode to Kentucky.

       Having driven to Kentucky from Virginia, it’s a beautiful ride along Interstate 64, through the Cumberland Gap, alot of mountain views, and some wonderfully nice people.  When Thom took his ride, Interstate 64 hadn’t been built yet, and the trip probably took four to six months, considering it took 28 days for him to ride to Washington, D.C., some years later to be sworn in as President.

       Kinda makes you wonder if a few written words could possibly mean so much to go through such effort. Never mind that Thom’s horse didn’t want to return to Virginia after munchin’ on some of that Kentucky bluegrass.  Today, if it were concerning a criminal trial, and Thom was the defendant’s lawyer, he’d save himself a horse, cause the judge would issue a gag order before Thom could get him saddled up.

       The Press today, as it was several hundred years ago, means more than just satisfying the gossip of a small community.  Stories from one community are picked up by another and can be reprinted throughout the country. Our TV news corps show the news to the world, sometimes instantaneously.  Peo