My prediction is that the case never will be solved, and no one ever will be arrested. Why do I think that? Because the defendant will be able to point to grotesque legal corruption as the driving force behind the murder--and the lawyer tribe does not want anything to do with that.
The Lazenby case hardly is the only instance of a court case leading to violence. A divorce case recently led to gunfire and death in Van Buren, Arkansas.
With what I know about the Rollins v. Rollins case, quite a few people probably are lucky that Sherry Carroll Rollins tends to be a peaceful person. Otherwise, I can think of several folks who might need to have metal dislodged from their craniums.
And here's a thought I've had several times as I've watched people repeatedly cheat Mrs. Schnauzer and me--and that includes cheating both of us out of our jobs:
"We live in a gun-saturated society. Even the most liberal, anti-gun people can easily obtain a gun if they are pushed to the point that they feel the need for one. What makes cheaters think we--and others like us--won't someday snap? What makes them think, when we have nothing left to lose, that we won't come looking for them--with hardware in tow."
I've tried real hard for 55 years to treat other people the way I would like to be treated. Christians call that The Golden Rule, and while I'm sure I haven't applied it perfectly, evidence suggests my record is pretty strong on that front. Mrs. Schnauzer enjoys a similar record. It's not that we are, or want to be, candidates for sainthood. It's largely a matter of self preservation.
"You know," I've told the missus on more than one occasion, "I don't think I could do the stuff that others have done to us because I'd be concerned that someone would come after me with a gun. And Lord knows, it's easy to find a gun around here. Heck, I wouldn't want to live every day with the thought that someone might blow my ass away at any moment--and have good reason for doing it."
Quite a few of my fellow citizens apparently don't have such thoughts. And The Golden Rule seems to have gone out of fashion.
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