[Hoot Gibson]

Very true Hoot. Unfornuately it doesn't always relate to someones wealth. A lot of times it is one person being "beholding" to another, be it judge, lawyer, or polititian and the inter-mingling that takes place between those sectors.

By the way, since you have been away, have you been aware of Eric C. Conn (Conn vs. con...now isn't that a play on words?) being a subject of an investigation on SSI fraud? I know the WSJ came out with a story and I think the Washington Post did as well.

No, I was unaware of that development. However, I am never shocked when the ambulance chasing type of attorneys are investigated for fraud.

However, I was painfully aware of the late rampant corruption by Ross Harris and his cohorts that nearly destroyed one of my former employers. Harris was later convicted on unrelated federal vote buying charges but never served a single day in prison because he was terminally ill with cancer. Several of his employees, who acted at Ross's direction, were sentenced to several years in prison. I trust that the individuals who inherited Ross's ill-gotten gains through the Floyd County justice system are enjoying their life of luxury. Unfortunately, Floyd County's government is probably not even close to being the most corrupt in eastern Kentucky.

Maybe other jurisdictions are as corrupt as eastern Kentucky and I am just not familiar enough with my surroundings to realize it. In the areas where I have lived since leaving Kentucky, it seems like the people who get special treatment in the legal system are illegal immigrants and the moocher class that relies on handouts to pay for their X-boxes, cable TV, and iPhones.

BTW, although I used Floyd County for my example, Johnson County's "justice" system is not much better. I am constantly amazed that a small county that boasts of so many large drug busts seems to still have such a serious illegal drug problem. It reminds me of the catch-and-release program that was in place for local bootleggers back when we were young.