July 6th: US Federal System and Local Government
In Dr. John Foster's discussion on Federalism, I was most engaged when he brought up the "Railroad Killer". We were talking about federal crimes, state crimes, state courts and federal courts. As the name implies, this serial killer's MO was hopping off trains in different locations to kill more victims. He had committed crimes Kentucky, Illinois and in Texas (plus other states). He'd been apprehended in Texas. Then, the Railroad Killer was no longer tried in Illinois because for sure he'd be convicted in Texas. The punishment policies there will do him worse too (or so I think). That would also save costs on trials in Illinois. True enough, the killer was found guilty in Texas and sentenced to execution.
Please don't associate me with sadism, masochism or any freaky -isms. I just watch too much crime shows, courtroom dramas and forensic shows. Then, the thing with me is I can only watch them do it. I don't really learn how to think or do as the characters do. I'm a watcher, not so much an applier, except for HYPERVIGILANCE. I got it from Criminal Minds.
Criminal Minds is about a group of profilers working at the FBI BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit). There was an episode where the serial killer hopped trains to get farmer jobs in different stays. Then for every location/site change, he murders a family in their home. You can see the linking of ideas now, yeah? Now, just a shameless plug as a lame goodbye. WATCH CRIMINAL MINDS you guys.
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