Actually it was Judge Issac Parker who hung them five at time. The Law west of Fort Smith. His jail was known as " Hell on the Border."
The Western newspaper cheered him on. The Eastern news papers said he was a best.
Indian territory was pretty lawless.
Sorry about the mixup. I was trying to...
Back when our "justice system" sent people to the gallows quickly it was guys like Roy Bean (He was the law west of the Pecos.) who did so with little respect for the Bill Of Rights. The convicted guys swung the next day - not enough time for an appeal that might have exonerated them.
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Two more things I would like to briefly address. For those of you who were talking about Perry Stephens. I know him personally. He now lives out of state. I do not know where you got your information; but most of you are somewhat off track as to what actually went on. He did not " fall apart."...
Everyone has an opinion and everyone has a right to express it. I have some reservations about making drugs legal. First, it was thought that you had to have an addictive personality to become addicted. However, I have read that the more powerful drugs today can addict anyone. Second, who is to...
First, I think we must realize that the police cannot protect us. They would have to be clairvoyant to do that. So we should take the necessary precautions ourselves and release the police to protect those that really need them ( the elderly, the sick, the very young).
Second, I agree with the...
Thank you very much for the reply. I have already signed up for the Tom Givens class in Sep. I will visit regularly as I would like to attend some of the Magpul and other courses.
AK class would be neat. I have a friend who is also interested.
Brian Hoffner has a tac pistol 1 course scheduled in...
Just signed up here and I am interested in all training courses. I live in Baton Rouge. I am an old geezer and I dont try to keep up with the new guys. However, I just learned of the class being taught in Sep and I am signed up for that.
I have been to a number of courses and I have been...
Hi I am in Baton Rouge. I was told by a friend of mine to join this forum. I am an old geezer, who is retired and loves to shoot. I have been around for awhile. My IPSC live number is 762 so that ought to give you some idea of how long I have been around.
I like to go to training schools...