Comments on: About this Website

By: bridgett

bridgett — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:46:28 +0000

I love these vignettes. Thanks for writing so intelligently about these people, their actions, and the circumstances and legal setting that made those actions criminal.

I’ll browse the back numbers and look forward to your next post.

By: akaGaGa

akaGaGa — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:49:40 +0000

This is fascinating stuff! I’ve added you to my feeds.

FYI, you’re also providing a nice balance point to all the “Christian Nation” conversation, which usually makes it sound like the founding era was full of virtuous and pious souls. Hah!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:27:57 +0000

Well done Tony!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:49:17 +0000

Tony, this is great stuff — Robert told me about your site. Please feel free to visit our library for your research any time!

By: jeanne

jeanne — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:30:58 +0000

This is fascinating! I’ll look forward to future postings!

By: Anthony Vaver

Anthony Vaver — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:40:45 +0000

Thanks, Ken. I will keep your suggestion in mind as I develop the site. Many of the American colonies borrowed practices from the British criminal justice system. However, since many of the people who crossed the ocean to America didn’t have direct experience with British laws and courts, they often tried to copy British practices based on their limited knowledge of the system. Each state, then, basically had different ways of handling crimes and punishments.

By: Ken Vancini

Ken Vancini — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:27:26 +0000

Love the site. Interesting and informative. With the internet and CSI mentality I would love to read more about how our criminal justice (or injustice) system evolved.

By: Martha Heller

Martha Heller — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:11:38 +0000

very nice!