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GA - Georgia watches as justice decays

Original Article 01/06/2011 By Wyc Orr Justice is a right purportedly so highly prized in Georgia that we have emblazoned the word on the official state seal, which also proclaims ?wisdom? and ?constitution? as hallmarks of what we cherish as citizens. So as our Legislature prepares to convene next week, how?s justice faring in our state? Judged by recent events, the answer is not encouraging. Indeed, we are seeing Dr. Martin Luther King?s admonition that ?injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere? playing out in Georgia, plaguing both victims and suspects alike. Just last week, a state trooper was shot dead, allegedly by a suspect who had been released from pre-trial confinement for unrelated charges, a release mandated by the Constitution, which our judges are sworn to uphold...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 07, 2011 (boomark / email).