On February 23rd’s Attorney Sam’s Take, I indicated at the end that I would entertain questions regarding the recent blogs in the multiple murder matter of James “Whitey” Bulger. As you may know, the trial is currently scheduled to begin this coming June.
Here are a few questions and some responses:
“Sam, you have been writing about the Bulger case perhaps more than any other case. Why?”
I think the Bulger matter is a fascinating case on many levels. As a result, I am watching the pretrial proceedings and reading what I can about it. Of course, one of the main reasons for this blog is to educate and expose the criminal justice system for what it is in hopes that folks may become motivated to make changes before it is too late. While the history of the case is interesting in its own right, I find the court activities particularly helpful in this regard.
In my opinion, this case seems to take what is ordinary and turns it on its head to make it extra-ordinary and vice-versa. This is not necessarily unusual in the trenches, but this is being played out on a large stage. Like the O.J. Simpson case before it, it could be an opportunity to show the system at its best. If it did that, it would uphold the beliefs and practices upon which the system is based. However, again like in the Simpson matter, that is not what we are doing. We are doing the opposite, thereby further convincing the onlooker that the system is mockery of those beliefs.
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