A few tuesdays ago we experienced the first rational event in American politics in nearly a decade.\u00a0 (Ok, so that’s a bit of hyperbole but work with me people!)\u00a0 I sincerely hope that politics based on an irrational fear of ‘them’ now lays gasping in the gutter.\u00a0 Get a grip people… it’s not ‘Me the people’, it’s not ‘Them the people’, it’s ‘We the People…’.<\/p>\n
I didn’t start out to write a rant, so I won’t.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
This rising wave of reason has carried away another irrational event; the long fought battle of a Connectitut teacher against well intentioned but over zealous and under educated local police & State’s Attorney.\u00a0 Teacher Julie Amero<\/a> was arrested on four felony pornography charges back in 2004 and convicted in 2007.\u00a0 The case is a classic example of irrational fear (in this case a fear of ‘our children’ being exposed to porn) mixed with woefully uninformed yet overzealous constabulary.<\/p>\n The story has a happy ending.\u00a0 Her conviction was overturned last year and the charges were finally dropped last Friday.<\/p>\n The sad part of this is that the State’s Attorney on the case remains convinced that she was guilty and that he was prepared to re-try the case.<\/p>\n “I have no regrets. Things took a course that was unplanned. “For some reason this case caught the media’s attention,” Regan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Prosecutors often cite ‘Ignorance of the law is no excuse’; I submit that ‘Ignorance of technology is no excuse’ is equally valid.<\/p>\n The quote above was taken from this piece<\/a> in the Hartford Courant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A few tuesdays ago we experienced the first rational event in American politics in nearly a decade.\u00a0 (Ok, so that’s a bit of hyperbole but work with me people!)\u00a0 I sincerely hope that politics based on an irrational fear of ‘them’ now lays gasping in the gutter.\u00a0 Get a grip people… it’s not ‘Me the … Continue reading Riding a wave of reason…<\/span>
\nUnfortunately the computer wasn’t examined properly by the Norwich
\npolice,” Regan said.<\/p>\n