Summary
What is the point of bringing John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo to Maryland for a trial ("Snipers will be tried in Maryland," Page 1, Wednesday)? Is this merely political grandstanding by Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas F. Gansler? Will he attempt shamelessly to exploit a series of personal tragedies to further his political career?
Maryland has a thug-friendly climate, and this is especially true in liberal bastions such as Montgomery County and Baltimore, where no crime has been deemed appropriate for the death penalty in the memory of most residents. We also have Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr., who opposes both the death penalty and the rights of citizens to legally own the tools of self-defense. Montgomery County juries are notorious for their disdain for victims and police testimony. Lenience shown in a high-profile and brutal Ocean City murder and dismemberment case shocked most people outside of that jurisdiction.See the full content of this document
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Muhammad, Malvo and Gansler
Our state judiciary has been packed with bleeding-hea...
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