American Justice Out of Balance
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Your April 14 edition reported on two stories illuminating the current state of American justice. In the first, a self-confessed and unrepentant terrorist (Eric Rudolph) received a life sentence for killing two and injuring 150 (“Rudolph Admits Bombing ’96 Olympic Park, Clinics”).
In the other, federal prosecutors are recommending the same life sentence for a doctor (William Hurwitz) whose only crime was to overprescribe painkillers in a very few cases (24 out of 5,000) and whose pioneering work in the area of pain management has restored the lives of thousands. What a country.
Ralph Liddle
Montrose
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