Friday, December 12, 2008

Busy Friday

OJ

My I Believe... post Wednesday about OJ spurred a few unexpected heated comments - on the blog and off the blog. I find it unlikely that he is guilty of double-murder, but don't know for sure. I do know that in a court of law, he was declared innocent. And if our court system is to have any meaning, I contend that the verdict needs to be respected.

There's a very good break down of the case done by the deputy district attorney of Los Angeles. He was not involved in the prosecution of the case, but has some very insightful things to say. And, by the way, he thinks O.J. is guilty. Read it HERE.


BETTIE PAGE




Sigh. Rest in peace. Know that you will live forever in the dreams of young men and old geezers all around the world.


THE BS NEWS QUIZ OF THE DAY

Yesterday, I asked...

"Pencil drawings of a secret weapon Nazis were working on in the final days of WWII are for sale. The weapon was called the what?"


44% said "Good Night"
- Sweet dreams...BOOM!

22% said "Deadly Sausage"
- Just add sauerkraut.

12% said "The Ark of the Covenant"
- We all know how that turned out.

22% got it right with "Silent Dart"

According to The Daily Mail, with deadly accuracy and at speeds of up to 700mph, it could have pinpointed Nazi targets and wreaked havoc on Britain.

At least, that is what German scientists believed as they plotted this weapon of terror.

Hitler became increasingly desperate for a way to thwart his enemies at the end of the Second World War.

And so the Nazis dreamed up the Silent Dart.

The glider would be released from a larger aircraft. Guided by a Luftwaffe pilot inside, the dart would dive towards the ground carrying its 1,000kg bomb.

At the last moment, the pilot would release the bomb and inflate a huge balloon attached to the craft.

As the bomb hit its target, the balloon was supposed to whisk the glider far up above the danger area, so it could travel to safety.

The plans, which have come to light more than 60 years after their creation, may sound implausible - but pencil drawings of the dart found by the Allies in July 1945 show that for the Nazis, it may have seemed a real possibility.




So, essentially, the Nazis ran out of ideas and were working on the equivalent of a bird dropping an explosive poop.

4 comments:

mark krause said...

sorry if i was a little heated in my comments, but i guess thats why we are americans and can debate our points but still live together in harmony. hey we can't all agree on everything. still love ya joey

Crustodio said...

Joe - I agree with much of your opinion, but the wording you used could easily be misconstrued. Simply put, he was found not guilty. I'll take the occasional guilty person being set free so that truly innocent defendants may have a better chance of not being convicted.

Once a person is found NOT guilty, it's absurd that they can be sued for a crime that a court of law said they did not do. It's a bizarre loophole that needs to be fixed.

We know OJ did it. We do. But the system will never be perfect, and I'd rather see the occasional misstep in this direction, than think about how many innocent men (and women) have paid for sins they never committed. And oh so many have.

And that's a sin that should haunt all of us.

Joe Janes said...

Very good point, Paulie.

And, Markie, no problem here with you expressing your opinions in any fashion you see fit. I respect you plenty and will always listen to what you have to say.

idjar said...

Sorry, can't let it go. There is a difference between justice and the law. Injustice should never be respected. If you read all six of Patterico's Pontifications and still have doubts, does that mean you likewise feel the LAPD conspired to pin the double homicide on Mr. Simpson? (See, I was respectful to the man.)