[FreeTheHostages]

Evidently your own company should come bearing great tubs of brass polish for all the trophies of former (most esteemed, greatly praised, prestiguous) glories you would have us shine.

All glory is to God. All that we do that is good is by His mercy. You asked me about my academic credentials and I responded. I then said I thought they weren't relevant here. I haven't pulled them out to say that's why I think the jury is correct. What counts is common sense. And the Westerfield -- excuse me the Van Dam -- jury had common sense.

But you don't need telepathic powers with the dead to know how Barbara Olson would have voted on this jury. Perhaps it should shame some people to reflect on this point. I guess I bother with such blather because it's important that you educate yourself on the virtues of common sense. Lest some day you sit on a jury and destroy the life of some victim's family in order to demonstrate your alleged brilliance as an amateur detective. Common sense, my dear man. Not academic awards. Common sense.

[bvw]

This has been a mighty tempest and disconcerting that Westerfield's best friends in setting to the truth were the bugs and worms that chew up the flesh of the dead. The Jury was bent beyond ability to draw forth a decent verdict for all the ferocity against Westerfield. In Trenton, we had less ferocity over "Squirt Boy" who heiniously and coldly raped and most viciously murdered a young woman. The evidence against "Squirt Boy" was a hundred times more, and there was a *female* accomplice who testified to the rape and murder. Yet in Trenton, they changed this vicious murderer's trial venue to avoid for the sake of Justice, the poisoning of the Jury pool. Not in SD. They wanted the Jury poisoned -- "broccoli heads" -- indeeed. Served better the bloodthirsty Mob than Justice, it did.

You continue it -- "child porn" -- well then bring forth one expert in the field who says behaviours such as we have all observed and heard testimony to about Westerfield's are near causes to violent murder. He had no prior pattern! The porn is only one part, and what he had of it wasn't much.

In cases that I've heard of in the paper, books and broadcast documentaries there is alwsys -- as I recollect -- a more strong pattern. Gacy! He had his collections, his stashes of momentos. None such as to Westerfield.

Do not continue to confuse the shouts of bloody Mob with "common sense".