| Today, July 16, 2003, the website passed 37,500 hits. The fan club page accounts for a thousand of those hits. It makes me happy that over 300 people have looked at all seventeen pages of Karen's pictures. |
| Thompson-Minus 13 Days and Counting |
| It is estimated that half of violent crimes are never reported. One of the biggest reasons is their clear understanding that the legal system will not protect them. You might remember the first man ever sent to prison for stalking in north Alabama got out of jail and killed the woman he was stalking, and her lawyer. Another reason is that they see how victims are treated in court--by defense lawyers, and by the press. They are attacked. It is as if the victims are the ones on trial. Just like in the so-called Tipton trial. What's extraordinary to me is how many people seem to think it's normal. And never consider it could happen to them. |
| 12 more days to go, and then we'll start waiting for the CCA's next decision. "The Tipton Trial" or the "Tipton Case" is a misnomer, created by the press. It is also a clear sign of the effects of four years of propaganda. If they want to talk about Karen Tipton's murder, then I suggest they call it the Karen Tipton Murder. If they want to talk about the legal proceedings, then there's only one name for it: The State of Alabama v Daniel Wade Moore. I understand it: the press needs to call it the Tipton Case so the public will know they're referring to the mass of exploitative stories they've done on the Tiptons, as opposed to the man who was suspected, investigated, arrested, arraigned, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in the SOA v dwm. |
| The management of the Decatur Daily is happy with the increased circulation from the Tipton Story. They want more like it. |
| Judge Glenn Thompson has 11 more days to explain his March ruling to the Court of Criminal Appeals. I presume his response will be a matter of public record--so the public will have a chance to see which (if any) of the defense's reasons for new trial he endorses. It will be VERY interesting to see what he can come up with... |