What do we do about PIRATES?
Posted on December 6, 2011 by James RileyWatch our procedural, bureaucratic Admiral Mullen talk about pirates and then re-visit an age of moral clarity on the matter: Reprinted from the New Hampshire Gazette, June 21, 1771 New York, June 10: Extract of a letter from Kingston, Jamaica, April 10. “The 18th of March last was tried and convicted at a court of […]Continue Reading »
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Going to a Hanging…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by James RileyToday we’re going to wander on back to the summer of 1770, and visit an era with a decidedly different system of justice. Our story begins with two criminals, one convicted of burglary and another of counterfeiting. Both could have resulted in a death sentence, but in many instances burglars had a “B” […]Continue Reading »
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