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[ by Charles Cameron — in courtroom and intel agency, the same problem ]
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It’s an issue for the defense — both against criminal prosecution and terrorist attack — the defense needs to win 100%, the attack only needs to succeed once.

I’d seen the counterterrorism version quite a few times, though I didn’t know until today that it originated with a press release from the IRA — but this is the first time I’d seen the same sort of idea put forward by a defense lawyer, and again, the resemblance presented in this DoubleQuote shows me there’s a pattern I should be on the lookout for.

Sources:

Netflix, Making a Murderer, episode 4

Warfare Evolution Blog, Defeating 3rd generation warfare

[ by Charles Cameron — offering context for a remarkable court appearance ]
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David Hall, a member of the Sovereign Citizen movement, appeared before Judge John “Jay” Hurley, Broward’s First Appearance and Extradition Judge, and the exchange in the upper panel below is a transcript of a portion of their interaction:

The lower panel is taken from Alice in Wonderland, a book written by the individual Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson — a mathematician and logician at Christ Church, Oxford — in the person and under the assumed name of Lewis Carroll.

The distinction drawn by Mr Hall between the individual and person who go by the name “David Hall” follows much the same surreal logic as that of Lewis Carroll’s Red Knight. Judge Hurley handles the matter with gravitas and grace, as you can see:

Hat-tip: JJ MacNab, author of The Seditionists: Inside the Explosive World of Anti-Government Extremism in America

[ by Charles Cameron — comparisons may or may not be invidious ]
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once again, @CNN mentions Abigail, one of the survivors of the #KalamazooShooting but not Tiana Carruthers ? pic.twitter.com/ydIt9LAiSt

— baeDILLA (@baeElectronica) March 7, 2016

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Okay, that’s a compare and contrast situation, with the implication that one victim is less well-treated than the other. Hpw well is it borne out?

CBS News showed a photo of seven victims:

— along with a caption that spoke of six dead and two wounded:

Kalamazoo shooting victims

A dedicated teacher who mentored numerous students, a gardener who enjoyed sharing what she grew, and a high school senior who always had a smile on his face are among the victims of a weekend shooting rampage in western Michigan authorities said was carried out by Jason Dalton, 45, Feb. 20, 2016. All told, six people were killed and one was left in critical condition. Four of them were killed in two vehicles outside of a restaurant, while a father and son were shot at a car dealership.

Dalton admitted “his involvement in these incidents,” according to Kalamazoo County prosecutor Jeff Getting, and was charged Feb. 22, 2016, with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in the series of random shootings.

Here’s a look at the victims…

— with individual photos, again, of seven, and no photo of Tiana Carruthers.

Is color the issue here?

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Then from CNN we have Kalamazoo victims were car shopping, enjoying a night out:

The two victims who survived

One woman was wounded when the first shooting occurred. Tiana Carruthers was in an apartment complex with her three children, police said, and is expected to recover.

Abigail, the girl shot at the Cracker Barrel, is still on a ventilator, critically ill, according to Dr. Aaron Lane-Davies. He told CNN affiliate WOOD that Abigail’s heart had stopped and doctors at Bronson Methodist Hospital got it beating again.

There’s a difference in the severity of the injuries suffered by the two survivors. Does that perhaps explain the discrepancy between the two sums raised on their respective behalfs?

The richest possible knowledge of context is important in drawing conclusions from comparisons, a reminder — to myself at least — that all DoubleQuotes deserve critical appraisal.

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Also of possible interest in this instance, from the Kalamazoon County DA’s office:

Crime Victim Rights Grant

The federal Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) ushered in a new era in crime victim assistance in America. In response to findings and recommendations issued by the Presidents Task Force on Victims of Crime and the Attorney Generals Task Force on Violent Crime, VOCA established the first significant national program in support of crime victim services. Under VOCA, federal funding is available to every state to support crime victim assistance and compensation programs. Support for the Crime Victims Fund created by VOCA is derived from federal criminal fines and forfeitures.

For over 20 years, the Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has used various forms of grant funding to provide these mandated services to victims. This practice has permitted our local Kalamazoo County dollars to be used to fund other mandated services for which there is no grant funding available.

Onwards!

[ by Charles Cameron — current affairs, target practice, and incarnation ]
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Ah.

Palestinian poet and painter Ahraf Fayadh is currently under a death sentence in Saudi Arabia.

It appears important to recognize the full human significance of one’s target

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Flaubert apparently pronounced poetry dead in his posthumous opus, Bouvard et Pécuchet, 1881, and even Newsweek had noted the fact — “filed under: News” — by 2003. Neither Flaubert nor Newsweek, however, was reckoning on the long-standing Arab enthusiasm for poetry, nicely illustrated to this day by the seriousness with which the authorities treat their poets.

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Oh..

and while we’re on the subject of targeting..

it may also be wise to recognize the full divine significance of one’s target.

[ by Charles Cameron — ointment and fly, and how one thing leads to another ]
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Reading..

Not exactly trigger happy! Norwegian police fired just two shots last year, both harmless http://t.co/TdDDWfcmca pic.twitter.com/gBDm2uhgfd

— The Local Norway (@TheLocalNorway) July 7, 2015

and..

@rabiasquared Norway's biggest hotel owner Petter Stordalen has said his hotels will house 1000 refugees – for free. pic.twitter.com/vtcOmi25yW

— Stephan Hansen (@hansenstephan1) September 8, 2015

in rapid succession on my twitterfeed the other day, I’ve been thinking of my Norwegian friend, the artist Jan Valentin Saether..

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What else?

Ah yes, Anders Behring Breivik, the black dot in the white swoosh of the Tai-Chih symbol — and I’m beginning to get the impression the ripples are spreading:

The Guardian, Why are anti-immigration parties so strong in the Nordic states?

August: Vocativ, E.U.’s Right-Wing Parties Surging Thanks To Migrant Crisis

September: NY Times, Migrant Influx May Give Europe’s Far Right a Lift

Curious fact:

Even in 2011, the year of the Utøya terror attacks, the Norwegian police only fired one shot.