Politics Has Victims
by Hamilton Nolan on Splinter, shared by Tom Ley to D from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#43Z8M)
Anyone who believes that political rhetoric is a game, or that civility is an important virtue in politics should tell it to Rosa Maria Ortega, who has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the crime of voting, a sacrifice on the altar of a right-wing slogan.