GRATITUDE FOR CAMPUS CARRY

GRATITIDE FOR CAMPUS CARRYThe University of West Georgia gave me an opportunity a few years ago to become an adjunct professor in their Criminology Department. Teaching criminal law to future police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation officers and...

MAKING BRENDAN DASSEY

MAKING BRENDAN DASSEY. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have seen the Netflix documentary “Making A Murderer.” This is the true story of the two criminal trials of Steve Avery in Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin. Brendan Dassey, Avery’s...

OUR TWO GREATEST PRESIDENTS

OUR TWO GREATEST PRESIDENTS. By placing my own political views aside, I have found the two men who I believe were the best presidents in U.S. history. Interestingly, the two men were different in so many ways. One was born in New York, came from a wealthy family, went...

THE GIFT OF INTUITION

THE GIFT OF INTUITION. This Spring, Officer Chad Taylor was the guest speaker for my criminal law class at the University of West Georgia. I had no idea how animated his presentation would be. He engaged the students with demonstrations of dangerous encounters and...

1ST AMENDMENT IS NOT FREEDOM FROM CONSEQUENCES

1ST AMENDMENT IS NOT FREEDOM FROM CONSEQUENCES. Some of you are aware of the stunt pulled by comedian Kathy Griffin, who desperately needed to gain exposure for her declining comedy career, recently during a photo shoot. Well, she certainly got exposure. But, it was...