Keating’s “driving pattern” in the video does not appear to the average citizen to be that of a driver “under the influence”…
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: Reviewing Mr. Bryant’s Version of U.S. History
I was intrigued by Archuleta County Sheriff candidate Wayne Bryant’s chronicle of American history, which he claims to have to have learned from his grandfather…
OPINION: Considering the Manzanares Arrest Incident
Manzanares’ properly reacted to his frustration with the situation by telling Reis to “write it up” (meaning a parking citation) and walking away…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Kids, You Can Do Better Without College
Professors tell students what to think and reinforce it with biased grading. Intellectual curiosity, free thinking, and free speech are virtually non-existent…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Preserving American Values?
Besides, it doesn’t look like the Ukrainians need our troops. So far they are doing pretty well without our boots being on the ground…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Crazy Mass Paranoia
Those of us in elementary school in the 1950s remember “duck and cover”. We were told that in the event of nuclear attack we should crawl under our desks, with our arms over our faces…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Another War America Cannot Win?
I have a suggestion for President Biden, if he is so anxious to go to war…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: What Are the Limits of Free Speech?
The need to be protected from ideas that offend, or make you uncomfortable, is a symptom of mental illness…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Considering the ‘Stop and Frisk’ Law
In Terry v Ohio, the Court recognized the police practice of Stop and Frisk, and pronounced it constitutional…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Common Sense and Criminal Justice
The op-ed by Quentin Young that appeared in the Daily Post on December 20 is an example of political rhetoric posing as scholarship…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Hook, Line and Sinker
That experience taught me the way the “drug war” was, and still is, being “fought” is futile — if the objective is reduction of the availability of illicit drugs…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Pearl Harbor Day
They discussed the well-known story about the radar, and Dad got silent. One of the others said, “Larry, you’re a Pearl Harbor survivor. What do you think?”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bank Offered Me a Job
She said, if I wanted the job she could arrange for me to be hired, and start “as soon as possible”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Unethical Conduct by Rittenhouse Prosecutors
Don’t even get me started on the prosecutor’s reckless handling of the rifle during his closing argument…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Medical Civic Action Project in Nakon Phanom, 1973
Our focus was twofold. First to provide primary care to the children. Second came pregnant women. Treatment for other adults was usually limited to dental care….
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘Thank You For That Question!’
“Thank you for the opportunity to answer that very important question. Our office recognizes the seriousness of this case, and will devote all our resources to assuring the proper decision is reached…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: We Blew It
After college elites insinuated themselves into our education system, which they dominated as “experts” based on their education degrees…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Searching the Gabby Petito Case
The media trumpeted a “retired Dade County detective”, not involved in the investigation, who publicly criticized the police department in North Port, Florida…