40+ years ago, the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier was literally all the rage. On my side of the political spectrum, people protested and wrote letters to their Congress-critters. Being young and skeptical, I did some research, which back then meant an afternoon with microfiche news archives at the library, and I walked away certain that there was AT LEAST reasonable doubt of his guilt.

Which makes his conviction false, his imprisonment unjust.

These days nobody much talks about Peltier, and he’s just had parole denied again. The feds are still adamant that he’s guilty, overjoyed that he remains in prison. I remain unconvinced that he’s guilty, and if he is, 48 years in prison seems ample punishment, but he’ll doubtless die there.