March 10, 2004
Free Martha?

Kris gets a no-prize that rings its cup back and forth across the bars for bringing us this editorial on the recent Martha Stewart case.

The more I read about this whole thing the more I'm inclined to agree with the author. While she did break the law, to be honest I'm not sure the law she broke would even be much of a misdemeanor in most states. Certainly no worse than what Mr. Hiibel did, and he only had to pay a $250 fine. The whole thing has turned into a complete circus, the kind prosecutors use to build careers on, and that makes me deeply suspicious of said prosecutors.

Ms. Stewart is widely perceived to be an unpleasant person, but being mean is not a reason to toss someone in jail. At least in this country it's not supposed to be.

Posted by scott at March 10, 2004 01:39 PM

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