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Murder on the Yale CampusThursday, September 17, 2009
Today I blog at Huffington Post about the murder of Annie Le on the Yale campus. As sensational as the reporting is likely to get, the case is actually a reminder that most crimes don't stem from the random violence we fear most. Crime hits close to home... and work. The piece compares and contrasts Le's murder with other high-profile crimes, such as the kidnappings of Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart and the murder of actress Adrienne Shelly. This is my first time blogging for Huffington Post, so I hope you'll take the time to click on the story or even post a comment in response. I don't want them to regret making space for a law professor-slash-novelist who thinks she has something important to say. (That's right, I'm begging for blog hits so I can continue to write for free. Nuts, I know!)
posted by Alafair Burke at 2:39 PM
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Dear Prof Burke,
I become more convinced every day that we are in our 3rd or 4th generation of people who do not have a moral compass. Their philosophy is: “ME FIRST, I DESERVE IT and I CAN TAKE IT, WITH IMPUNITY, IF IT IS DENIED ME”.
Call it sociopathic behavior or whatever. I think it is more subtle than an outright psychosis since it is endorsed by one’s peers, i.e., what is perceived as NORMAL has a whole new meaning relative to what was accepted 50-70 years ago.
Thus sayth philosopher Ed, your ole pal, AKA, Alfred E. Neuman
I felt the article was right on. I agree with Anonymous. Too many out there who believe it is all about them and somehow they are entitled to whatever they want. They don't even try to temper their anger.
Now I'm sure you have noticed that a noted defense attorney is concerned about whether the suspect was treated properly. It is routine for a suspect or "person of interest" to be handcuffed. Either way if you bring them in to talk you often read them their rights and handcuffs are used for protection of the officers. The subject is not booked but obviously if he has handcuffs on he isn't free to leave either. He was released because they didn't quite have what they needed. We RNF many suspects but that doesn't mean they're never going to be arrested.