On this day in 1995, a jury of his peers acquitted O.J. Simpson on all charges in the 1994 slaying of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. The verdict was read at 1-:02 a.m. and the jury unanimously found the former NFL running back not guilty on all charges. It was the first completely televised jury …
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On Today’s episode I take a departure from my usual format to discuss the deadliest mass shooting in American history with my friend who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada: Michael Nixon. For those that do not know, at approximately 10:08 p.m. local time on October 1, 2017, during Jason Aldean’s performance at the Harvest Country …
Continue reading The Las Vegas Situation | DorerOn this day in 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slavery was abolished in Texas. Further, all slaves throughout the Confederate South were emancipated on this day, and it is now a State holiday in forty-five states, although it should be a nationwide holiday. It’s called Juneteenth. Juneteenth is officially a celebration …
Continue reading Juneteenth | Dorer Daily – daviddorer.comToday Christopher Calmer, the murderer of Monroe County, Georgia Deputies Michael Norris and Jeff Wilson, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. This was after he was found guilty, of course, but it was in declination of imposing the death penalty. On today’s joint episode of the Dorer Daily and Talking Law …
Continue reading How the Death Penalty Works in Georgia | Dorer Daily, Talking LawOn this day in 1971, the New York Times began its publication of the Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense. Leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, the publication outlined an effort to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam, including attacks in Cambodia and Laos, while presenting to …
Continue reading Leakers or Whistleblowers? | Dorer DailyOn this day in 1964, following a months-long trial, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for sabotage. He would be incarcerated for another twenty five years until his release on February 11, 1990. For the duration of his incarceration, it was illegal to publish a photograph of Mandela. He was tried and convicted …
Continue reading The Politician Treated the Most “Unfairly” – Dorer DailyOn this day in 1908 Sgt. Gen. Robert Baden-Powell held the first meeting of the Boy Scouts in England, Baden-Powell, the father of modern scouting, started an institution that would go on to become the Boy Scouts of America: an institution that counts some of the best men in our country among its ranks. From Gerald Ford …
Continue reading The First Boy Scout – Dorer DailyOn this day in 1964 the United States passed the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution making it illegal to impose poll taxes at the voting booth. A year later Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would push President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Two years ago the United States …
Continue reading The 24th Amendment and “Alternative Facts” – Dorer DailyOn this episode of Dorer Daily I talk about the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando, FL and the ongoing debates about LGBTQ hate crimes, Islamic terrorism by domestic terrorists, and gun control, with particular focus on the latter. I start from the premise that the “assault weapon” is not a practical weapon for self …
Continue reading Is the Best Defense a Good Offense?On today’s episode of Dorer Daily, I talk about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, and how modern warfare has moved so far away from the way we fought World War II. This is with specific emphasis on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning against the military industrial complex, the War Powers Act of 1973, the War …
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