Instead of a positive spin from these direct quotes, the story's author shows her prejudice against Mr. Horn by citing mere allegations in a lawsuit as though they are proven facts. I can assure you, after my 27 years of practicing law, that if all that was said in allegations was true, there would be no reason for lawyers or a court system. Thankfully, the judges and juries who are charged with determining facts hear both sides of a dispute before making up their minds. Apparently your author decided not to take that route because she did not want facts to get in the way of a good story. In summary, your author's gratuitous slander of a well-deserved honor to the recipients was indicative of the story.
Investigative journalism is needed in Fort Worth.
Hopefully in the future, facts, not bias, will be the determining factor in whether or not to run a story. Having considered the disturbing implications of granting the state such a liberty, I still find myself for the death penalty. It sickens me to think that hysterical anti-death penalty activists protest and hold candlelight vigils for the criminal in question. I imagine hypocritical liberals everywhere can find loopholes to justify sparing his life. The school board can finance two trips to California or cover sending more top administrators on recruitment junkets to Spain.