O’MALLEY FINDS WAY OUT IN COP’S CASE
It appears that I owe an apology to Cook County State's Atty. Jack O'Malley. Not long ago, I suggested that O'Malley would rather not prosecute policemen who have gone bad....
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IN MANY WAYS, HE EARNED HIS WINGS
The two young Air Force recruits were riding a public bus in a Southern city. They had just spent their first day away from the base after several weeks of...
IT MAKES NO SENSE, SO CUBS WILL DO IT
His mouth twisted into a cynical smile. I ignored it. Then he waved a hand dismissively. I ignored that too. Finally, he snickered and said: "You just never learn, do...
WHO NEEDS A MEDAL TO TELL A WAR STORY?
A suburban judge is being bashed from all directions because he falsely claimed to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. He contritely says he did it during a period...
WHY BIGOTED COPS CAN EVADE THE LAW
As a very young crime reporter hanging around police stations, I was once invited by two detectives to help them beat a confession out of a professional car thief. True...
WHEN IN DAIRYLAND, BACK OFF BACKSIDES
There can't be a more wholesome event than a rural county fair in Wisconsin. Or so I had thought until a sharp-eyed reader brought a strange and disturbing news report...
SO MUCH FOR IMAGE OF MILITARY COLLEGES
Despite his anger, Michael Boyce assured the young lady who answered my phone that he is a complete gentleman. And it is true that he did not use any improper...
CRIME IS THAT HATE LIKE THIS HAPPENS
We have a law in Illinois against hate crimes. But what is a hate crime? That isn't always easy to decide. Let's consider the facts in one case, and you...
O’MALLEY WON BIG, BUT SHOULD HE HAVE?
State's Atty. Jack O'Malley is much too modest when he says the sweeping conviction of Mel Reynolds is not a personal victory. Of course it is. Look at the headlines...
STILL LIVING IN ’60S? THIS CAUSE IS FOR YOU
The supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal can work up a teeth-gnashing hate when they run across someone who isn't convinced that the convicted cop-killer is the victim of a massive racist...