Because some of the lies are about those who died in our war in Southeast Asia… this being a Memorial Day column… I’ll comment on those…
Author: Gary Beatty
Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: An Educational Failure
America’s military of 2021 has echoes of the heavily politicized French military that was routed by the Nazi Germans in 1940…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Toxic Femininity
“Compared to our knowledge of men’s aggression, relatively little is known about women’s aggression. Indeed, aggression and violence are usually considered male problems…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My Appreciation for the Pagosa Daily Post
In addition to coverage of local government, the Daily Post affords the opportunity for us columnists to pontificate to its readers…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: We Don’t Want to Lose Ron DeSantis
The recent election results proved that, here in the free state of Florida, the majority of us consider Governor DeSantis the hero…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Universities Do More Harm Than Good
Contemporary American university professors complaining about “ideological force-feeding” is the ultimate in hypocrisy…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Fall of Byzantium
The vets of that base were the sort who encourage others to join the military. No more!
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘Show Me the Man, I’ll Show You the Crime’, Part Two
A fundamental principle of criminal law is that a citizen can not even be accused of, let alone convicted of, a crime that does not exist…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘Show Me the Man, I’ll Show You the Crime’, Part One
There is a joke among criminal law practitioners that an unscrupulous prosecutor can manipulate a grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Atheists at a Prayer Vigil
There is something fundamentally wrong with a legal system that would allow such a lawsuit to even be considered in the first place…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Due Process and the Constitution
“We now hold that the suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused … violates due process…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: In Defense of Florida
But now that the voters have expressed overwhelming support for Republicans, Ms. Roberts howls that it’s the end of the world….
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: What’s a ‘Legal Expert’, Exactly?
Several years ago I was asked by a broadcast news organization to provide on-air “expertise” about a high-profile trial…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: How the Media Contributes to Polarization
I’ll briefly tell you about this ruling because it is relevant to how the media pushes their divisive narrative…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: So You Want to Buy Our Parcel in Aspen Springs?
I googled “How to get rich buying/selling land” and found many sites. A common thread is that you can earn a lot, with very little investment…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Whiskey Rebellion
After all, hadn’t they recently fought a revolution against unfair English taxation?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Correction
Upon reading the published rendition of my most recent column, I discovered I made an incorrect assertion based on outdated law…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Two-Tiered System of Justice
The current President was formerly the Vice-President, an office with no lawful authority whatsoever to even possess, let alone declassify, such documents…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Right Wing, Defined… or Maybe Not
Historically, political debate degenerates into sound-bytes. It happens on both sides…