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Johnny Depp To Make Rare Television Appearance For West Memphis Three

26 Friday Feb 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Constitutional Issues, Crime, Culture, Justice, National Events, People, Religion, Television

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Arkansas, Damien Echols, Dixie Chicks, Eddie Vedder, Jason Baldwin, Johnny Depp, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Robin Hood Murders, West Memphis 3, West Memphis Three, Winona Ryder, WM3

By Smaktakula

Johnny Depp will be lending his talents to the CBS show 48 Hours on Saturday, making a rare return to television to bring attention to the West Memphis Three.

A star’s involvement with a cause does little to sway me to the rightness of said cause.  This is true even with actors and actress whom I like and admire, as many celebrities seem to mistake their fame for correctness.  For this reason, I would normally be suspicious of a show featuring Depp, Eddie Vedder, the Dixie Chicks and noted shoplifter-cum-actress, Winona Ryder.  However, I have been following the story of the West Memphis Three for years, and for a number of reasons, it resonates deeply with me.  Despite the attention this case has received over the years, including two outstanding HBO documentaries (Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations), it still has yet to tickle the greater conscience of the American people, and an injustice remains fully unaddressed.

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California Assembly Passes Resolution For Cuss-Free Week

26 Friday Feb 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Constitutional Issues, Culture, General Foolishness, Politics, Regional Politics

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California Assembly, curse jar, cursing, cuss-free, foul language, government waste, nanny state, swear jar

A cuss-free week? 
I’m not sure which is more irritating–that the California Assembly would even entertain an idea like this when the state is beset by real problems, or simply the jaw-dropping inanity of proposing something as ineffectual and pointless as a cuss-free week.
 

Fuck That

   

Read more about this shitty idea: California Assembly passes resolution for ‘Cuss Free Week’ – San Jose Mercury News.

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