STATE COURT JUSTICE: A CASH FLOW RECESS

Remember Brian Nichols, the Atlanta area Purpose-Driven Judge Killer?

Well, he's on trial for one of his acts during the crime spree, except he's not. The State Agency responsible for such things has stopped supporting defense expenses after the trial started. In short, the defense can't afford to continue. So the Judge assigned (this judge is still alive) to the matter has just given the State a "time out" so it can get its mind right about paying for the defense.

I have no idea whether this is a Southern Thing, A Racial Thing, A Bureaucratic Thing or an Auditing Thing, but it's damn sure a big thing!

When a major trial is commenced real lives are put through real stress. Just to declare a "half time" doesn't reduce the strain, both emotional and practical on all concerned, especially the next of kin to the decendents and injured in that caper.

To be clear, I'm not criticizing the Judge. What choice did he have? Still, it's not like this is the first major criminal trial in the history of Georgia. There's gotta be a seamless method to fund necessary expenses to keep the justice system going.

After all, this is not Iraq. Oh, wait, they get plenty of money from us. Never mind.