Is That All There Is?

"Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch
Against whose charms faith melteth in blood."

~~Much Ado About Nothing (II, i, 178-180)

So its come to this has it? We are all to be denied the delicious spectacle of The Elephant Man being dragged off sobbing in chains to certain doom. And all because A JURY has decided there is not enough evidence to convict. So he's innocent. Is this a valid reason to withhold from us this great pleasure? Surely the greater good should prevail. A jury! A jury of birds! Of little people! Of Californians--a state populated by German bodybuilders and illegal bricklayers--but good ones! Another
pleasure denied us.A little something inside of me dies each time an opportunity for theatre such as this is missed. Pfft. Gone. Forever.

First Orenthal and now The Elephant Man. Another window closes. Another car door slams shut on my fingers. Hands up all out there who agree with me that the common citizens of this country can no longer be relied upon to give us the bread and circuses we need. Is there any better reason to examine ourselves? Our form of government? Is there any good reason NOW not to let the Joint Chiefs take over and see if they can improve the situation?