Legal Fact And Fiction

Yesterday marked the second deadliest day in US history surpassing the Battle of Antietam. COVID-19 rages on as does the rampant corruption in the Trump administration. This, too, is the final episode of Legal Fact and Fiction as your intrepid host moves on to a new podcast, The Lance and the Boil, set to debut in 2021. Thanks for listening!

A few days ago a man walked around Hanes Mall parking lot in Winston-Salem. Not unusual at this time of year except he was naked and obviously in the midst of a psychotic break. So what did people do? One woman filmed it, showed it, and now people continue to repost and mock the guy on Facebook.

Amy Coney Barrett will hear many cases on climate change issues, but, during her Senate confirmation hearing, she failed to declined to express her views. This presents problems for environmental cases going forward.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed, "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump presidency." Does that mean he and other Republicans are planning an Electoral College coup? The evidence continues to mount, unless it is just dangerous talk.

Trump hasn't conceded. 3/53 Republican Senators have acknowledged Biden as President-Elect. What gives?

Donald Trump claims he is cured of the coronavirus. Yet he continues to cough and wheeze. And now he's claiming his blood is the cure for the disease. What is this nonsense?

In last night's debate, Donald Trump refused to call out white supremacists. In fact, he doubled down and requested white supremacist group, Proud Boys, "stand back and stand by." In other words, he asked them to help him interfere with voting. He also attacked Vice President's son, Hunter Biden.

People can eat out at restaurants in North Carolina, yet that creates the risk of exposure to COVID-19. How’s that freedom taste?

A white police officer murdered George Floyd yesterday in Minneapolis. Where people need to speak out against this and other racial murders and racism in general.

Since Phase I partially reopened North Carolina, cases per day have almost doubled in larger cities. Hospitalizations are up 50% in some places. It isn’t time to reopen.

More often than not, people don’t wear masks in North Carolina. This shows an indifference to human life. WTF?

South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia all reopen at the height of the pandemic. North Carolina still under shelter in place order, but two reopen rallies have been held.

Phone hearings have replaced in person and video hearings for at least the next few months. Here’s how I’ve seen it work in my practice.

These days Americans are selfish and stupid. Everything needs to be shut down. Every governor needs to issue a shelter in place order right now. No more wandering around like nothing is wrong. People need to act responsibly and stay home. If not, they need to be forced to.

On February 27, 2020, Senator Richard Burr told rich donors COVID 19 was like the Spanish Flu of 1918. He said nothing to the public. Meanwhile, Trump called it a hoax. note: Since recording the show, it has come to light Burr may have dumped 1.7 million in stock before the market crashed. Apparently, the above cited knowledge informed this decision. This is worthy of another show, of course.

It isn’t hard. Stay home and save lives. But people don’t seem to be doing it enough, and COVID-19 is thriving.

President Trump declared a National State of Emergency today. He did this after blocking test kits in January in order to suppress the number of confirmed cases and after he called it a hoax.

Corona virus is the biggest pandemic in over 100 years, yet people are still going to large events. This will spread the virus and kill people. Stay away from the ACC Tournament.

Initially President Trump called the corona virus a hoax after he cut the CDC by 80% two years before. Then he put Mike Pence in charge, a man who when governor of Indiana single handedly aided the rampant spread of HIV.

No witnesses coupled with evidence suppression. The Impeachment trial rockets towards the end and with it co-equal branches of government.