DVD, HD DVD & Blu-ray 2.1-1

William Hurt

---

---

Do you think William is kind of arrogant?

---

---

At my university there is this guy named Wiliams and I am attracted to him. He has a good height 5'11-6'0, well defined muscles, and plays football and gets like A's. While he is not as boastful as the other football guys or a player he seems to be conceited. Instead of turning down their offer gently, he just ignores girls he dont find attractive or fit which hurts their feelings. He always talks about the fact that he wants to be with a woman who is very good looking, has a great body, is smart, and will make alot of money so that he could look good and get nice stuff.

YES, he's arrogant. And also very immature. I would steer clear of this guy.

VRS changes may hurt W&M retirees

---

---

WILLIAMSBURG — New changes in the way late-career raises at the College of William & Mary are treated by the Virginia Retirement System have the potential to seriously disrupt the plans of current, and former, faculty.
William Hurt in the performance of a lifetime

---

---

The Hanging of Ray Williams: 2

The Hanging of Ray Williams

A tragedy in four parts

Part two - the decision (for part one, click here)

Ray re-appeared exactly one week later.

This in itself was no surprise. Every Tuesday the staff and volunteers of the church have lunch together and Ray would often join us. What surprised me was what he said to me as soon as lunch was over: “Dave, I’m going to take the guilty plea.”

“Um … great! I think that’s good”, I said. “This means you won’t go to gaol, right?”

“Well, we don’t know for sure”, he said, “but I really have no choice.”

What do you mean?,I asked.

"What I mean is that I've accepted the fact that I am going to be found guilty, no matter what I do. So it's just a question of whether I should be found guilty now or later."

Apparently what had happened was that the prosecution had gently leaked some of their evidence against Ray to his legal team. It seemed that a number of former HIH employees had made submissions that incriminated Ray. The deal was that if they made these submissions, they themselves would be immune from prosecution, or something like that. Evidently some of these stories were pretty damning.

“It’s just the way things are”, Ray said. “Either I’m going to be found guilty now, and cop a lesser penalty, or I’m going to fight on and be found guilty a few years down the track, and cop a greater penalty. And frankly, I don’t know how much longer I can keep fighting.”

Ray was right. He had no choice.

This is the way our legal system works. It’s a system designed to reward the clever, the powerful and the prudent, not the honest.

We all knew that Ray was innocent of the charges that had been laid against him, but that wasn't even relevant? Ray was doing battle with the Government, the media, and a vindictive public that had been lulled into believing that he was a criminal. What hope did he have?

When I was a young man, I used to think that it was the role of the court to bring out the truth! How naive I was! Truth has no place in our system. What takes place in a courtroom is just a battle between two parties, with the judge playing the role of referee. What has truth got to do with it?

Perhaps those who play the legal game as professionals find it entertaining. Personally, when it comes to watching people get belted, I prefer boxing. It's a lot less pretentious, there are fewer mis-matches, and a lot less people get hurt.

About the Author

Rev. David B. Smith
(the 'Fighting Father')
Parish priest, community worker,
martial arts master, pro boxer, author, father of three
www.fatherdave.org
Get a free preview copy of Dave's book,Sex, the Ring & the Eucharist when you sign up
for his free newsletterat www.fatherdave.org