With a number of recent killings directed as specific groups, there is a renewed call in many circles for tougher “hate crime” laws. Of course, these crimes are horrendous and may call for the death penalty. But should certain crimes be selected based on what the criminal was thinking? Do we go into intent? Isn’t...Read More
Thursday, November 1st, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WHY DO WE HAVE HATE CRIMES? The horrific Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 11 people dead last week was, for good reason, called “the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.” It was a ghastly crime of appalling proportions. Robert Bowers is charged with 11 counts of using a firearm to commit...Read More
A provocative look at the deepest of the deep southern states by two veterans of Louisiana politics. Thoughts that are informative, candid, humorous, and sometimes controversial about life in one of the most interesting and rabble-rousing states in the nation.
