I was published in the March 2008 issue of Liberty Magazine with a reflection titled “Honor Among Thieves?”

In the piece, I discuss Charles Cashmore, one of O.J. Simpson’s co-defendants in an armed-robbery case, who agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge in exchange for testifying against Simpson and the other defendants.

Although his testimony might help secure a conviction, I question the morality of rewarding a participant in the alleged crime for betraying his associates. Cashmore was not acting out of a change of heart but in exchange for a reduced sentence offered by prosecutors. I argue that this practice corrupts both the witness and the state officials who effectively purchase his testimony.

The reflection appeared in the Reflections section on page 12 of the March 2008 print issue.

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