tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4799545277201276794..comments2024-03-28T13:37:53.397-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Presumed GuiltyLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30438192226914301912015-09-13T22:33:35.882-04:002015-09-13T22:33:35.882-04:00I'm always impressed when people share a part ...I'm always impressed when people share a part of their personal story, like your mother's alcoholism. Brave stuff. I can't wait to read "Presumed Guilty"--both Eve and David's versions!<br />Melissa Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714047923814805076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13017034292552347092015-09-11T12:58:31.937-04:002015-09-11T12:58:31.937-04:00I wasn't going to comment on the political asp...I wasn't going to comment on the political aspect to your article, Eve, as I usually avoid discussing such things like the plague. But the Iran part has been troubling me. I do think it's worth remembering certain things when considering their status--the '78 take-over of our embassy and the subsequent imprisonment of the personnel there being one. We also lost a number of servicemen in the failed rescue attempt during that episode, which folks tend to forget. There's also the Marine Corp barracks bombing of '83 in which 241 marines were killed. In that attack a truck bomb driven by an Iranian sponsored Hezbollah terrorist was used. The marines were there as part of a UN peace-keeping force during the Lebanese Civil War. More recently, as many as 500 American deaths during the Iraq War have been attributed either directly, or indirectly, to Iranian intervention there. Death to America and Israel is chanted by thousands of Iranians, and their leaders, on a regular basis. I take them at their word. Perhaps its wrong to presume them guilty insofar as their nuclear aspirations go, but as we used to say in police work, they make good suspects.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45907556949807382932015-09-10T23:03:03.171-04:002015-09-10T23:03:03.171-04:00Seem to recall North Korea was recently blamed for...Seem to recall North Korea was recently blamed for something that for once maybe they didn't do. It can happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21468072765508911062015-09-10T19:28:50.958-04:002015-09-10T19:28:50.958-04:00Brings back not-so-good memories. Twice as a kid I...Brings back not-so-good memories. Twice as a kid I was presumed guilty by adults for something I didn't do. It frustrated me then and disappoints me now. Later as an adult, I got lucky. While it's not possible to prove a negative, I fortunately had a witness who could alibi me when I needed it.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4990303669785196552015-09-10T12:09:22.046-04:002015-09-10T12:09:22.046-04:00I somehow missed that "Public Immunity" ...I somehow missed that "Public Immunity" had already been published--my very belated congrats, then. Thanks for the link, Eve; I'll let you know if my story ever gets published.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49287724955103502722015-09-10T11:51:50.410-04:002015-09-10T11:51:50.410-04:00Very interesting post, Eve. I will be thinking ab...Very interesting post, Eve. I will be thinking about it all day and more.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76576882967007525902015-09-10T11:37:19.343-04:002015-09-10T11:37:19.343-04:00What a powerful set of reflections and insights! T...What a powerful set of reflections and insights! Thank you for sharing them. I only wish the general public awareness could be half as thoughtful, and that of politicians ... Well, if they could reason and contemplate things like this the world would not be in the situation it's in now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88671744325914375032015-09-10T11:23:29.965-04:002015-09-10T11:23:29.965-04:00David, you're never going to have to shred any...David, you're never going to have to shred anything. I can hardly wait to read yours. "Public Immunity" appeared back in Nov. 2007, and you can (if you'd like) read it here:<br />http://evefishermysteries.wikispaces.com/Public+ImmunityEve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60946885165152338022015-09-10T08:51:03.682-04:002015-09-10T08:51:03.682-04:00As seems to happen often, Eve, you're there ah...As seems to happen often, Eve, you're there ahead of me--I'm just finishing a story with the theme of "presumed guilty" and "wrongly accused". Mine concerns a supposed crime among children. Congrats on your latest AHMM appearance! I'm looking forward to reading it. If it's as good as the last one I read, I'll probably end up shredding my attempt at the subject and going back to bed.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-64979116449840209412015-09-10T08:33:21.700-04:002015-09-10T08:33:21.700-04:00A good column and I agree that countries as well a...A good column and I agree that countries as well as individuals can have what amounts to a guilty consciencejanice lawnoreply@blogger.com