Archives for: April 2014, 19

How a Non-Accomplice Was Sent to Prison for Life

by Will

Liberty Minute April 18 2014 Ryan Holle never sold drugs, never stole anything, and certainly never killed anybody. He was asleep in his apartment when a friend to whom he had lent his car did all of those things. No evidence was ever provided that Hol… more »

Next Time a Cop Tazes an Innocent Person, Shoot Him

by Will

Liberty Minute April 17 2014 Arizona resident Jefferson Duncan was walking by an apartment complex in Phoenix when he and a friend named Jonathan Parker were approached by two off-duty police officers who had been hired as security guards. Despite the… more »

Adding Words, Subtracting Rights

by Will

LibertyMinute April 16 2014  Where the U.S. Constitution is concerned, rights can be subtracted through addition ? in this case, by adding five words to the Second Amendment. Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a long-time opponent of t… more »

Bullies Don't Accept Defeat Gracefully

by Will

LibertyMinute April 15 201   When the ATF attacked the Branch Davidians outsideWacoin February 1993, the expectation was a quick and painless victory over an eccentric religious sect and a public relations boost for the scandal-plagued agency. This i… more »