This article isn’t about whether the verdict was just. It’s about the reactions following the verdict. Revealed in them were[…]
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What is Justice? Interviews on WCCO and KFGO
Following the publication of my article about Michael Karcoc, the 94 year old NE Minneapolis resident alleged in Nazi war[…]
Read moreConversation on Justice Grows: On Mike McFeely Show Today
My commentary in the Star Tribune on Tuesday got a strong response. I wrote about the alleged ex-Nazi living in NE[…]
Read moreA Nazi in Minnesota: A Re-examination of Justice
The allegation that a man in Northeast Minneapolis was a murdering Nazi has received national attention. It has also polarized[…]
Read moreSteubenville: Another Window into the Soul of American Justice
Each high-profile court case in America provides a stage for the media and public to act out their stance on[…]
Read morePrisons Should be for Protection and Rehabilitation–Not Revenge
In November 2009, Andrew Conley, 17, was wrestling with his 10-year old brother when he decided to put a choke[…]
Read moreJustice, Revenge, and the tragedy of Robert Champion
Another Floridian’s untimely death. But this article isn’t about the tragedy. It’s about the response to it. And in regards[…]
Read moreI made it on MPR: )
A couple weeks ago many of you read my take on the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Well, Minnesota Public Radio enjoyed[…]
Read moreTrayvon Martin’s Death: The Opportunity to Reform Justice
In our version of justice in America, we seek far more than righting the wrong. We seek that the perpetrator[…]
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