The Hangman’s Ball

Prof. Taylor examines our never-ending culture of violence in this week’s Taylor Tuesday. Published in the Gainesville Times, November 29, 1988, his Crime Stories column features the career of Isaac “Hanging Judge” Parker, famous (or infamous) for his frequent use of ropes. I’m titling this one as “The Hangman’s Ball”. Commentary follows the column. Familiar…… Continue reading The Hangman’s Ball

No Catchy Titles for Pedos

Pedophiles. That’s the subject of Prof. Taylor’s Crime Stories column, tendered for publication in the Gainesville Times, November 22, 1988. (*Note: Dad apparently took the week off November 15, 1988. The NE Georgia section did not contain his column that week. (Yes, I looked throughout the entire edition). Anyway, back to a subject I generally…… Continue reading No Catchy Titles for Pedos

Dead Kennedys — No, not the band.

This guy to the left is J.D. Tippit, a Dallas police officer, shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. Most folks don’t know about him or how it happened, let alone the 18 witnesses who soon after perished under suspicious circumstances. More on that in the column below. Seems quite coincidental and serendipitous that a…… Continue reading Dead Kennedys — No, not the band.