Anthony paraphrases Winston Churchill this week declaring our system of criminal justice is the worst – except for all the others that have been tried. No victory lap, instead a sober look at the totally normal, nothing unusual, very common trial of a fellow that used to live in New York.  We have had a few days to dispense with all the hot takes, so perhaps we need a few cooler ones from someone with first-hand experience with being on the wrong side of law.

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