Cynic that I have become, I wondered why major media helped our nation grapple with the prospect of rampant police brutality and militarization in its midst. After all, some particularly brutal trampling of rights has stemmed from aspects of America’s legal system that seem subject to major media black-outs. So I was skeptical of the recent ease with which millions of Americans publicly and passionately condemned blue-collar law enforcement officers while elite private lawyers, powerful prosecutors, and the judiciary operate with virtual impunity in our country. Then I noticed the ABC News headline, Lear Jet Justice in West Virginia? A 'Circus Masquerading as a Court'
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