Wednesday October 22
In the Twilight Zone
Victims of the Washington Sniper shooting spree yesterday were forced to undergo questioning from the accused himself, who (until this morning) was acting as his own lawyer. Witnesses Face the Surreal -- And Muhammad [washingtonpost.com]. They descibed the experience as a "separate, surrealistic thing, . . . like 'The Twilight Zone.' It was a feeling you can't explain. Defendants aren't supposed to cross-examine you. It was an insane situation." To sit three feet away from someone who has shot you with a high-powered rifle, anonymously and randomly, has go to be Daliesque, at the very least. A "Hallmark Moment" it's not.
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