Misplaced Sympathies Dehumanize the Victim
Adam Smith said that mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. Perhaps no quote better illustrates the recent mistrial of Lindsay Clancy. Clancy admitted to killing her three children (five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan), but 11 of the 12 jurors were prepared to find her not guilty by reason of insanity.




Picture this,
Back yard evening barbecue in New Orleans. Mixed race group, 4 children ages 4-10.
Projector screen & sound system with Strange World running,
Less than 40 min later children so board with awful movie they’ve all gone inside to play and adults (also board with bad movie) are playing other videos on their phones and talking about putting music on and flushing Strange World down the digital virtual toilet. Special note, some attendees are gay/bi and also hate the movie.