The Drew Peterson Show

The media is making a big deal out of Drew Peterson's flip side, as he tosses jokes around about his new bling (handcuffs).

Whether you think he's guilty of two murders or not, the point missed by most reporters is the dark humor of some cops who have had to deal with matters that the general public will never encounter. It's sometimes referred to as "gallows" humor. Whether the cop is a patrol officer or a homicide detective, there are situations they regularly have to deal with that are impossible to "leave at the office", when they go home at the end of a shift.

The newspapers have tried and convicted Peterson. And then today's Associated Press article throws in the 2-cents' worth of a defense attorney who is reported to have represented Rush Limbaugh (was Rush accused of murder?) and William Kennedy Smith (most will remember the accusations of rape against him; fewer may remember that he was acquitted on all charges).

Defense Attorney Roy Black is quoted. "People are going to think this is a very bizarre person, who's more likely to have committed murder than someone who is in mourning."

I wonder whether that's a current quote that the AP reporter got from Attorney Black, or if it's one he dug up out of files somewhere. Surely, the "mourning" part doesn't apply. If Peterson thinks his fourth wife ran off with another man, why would he be in mourning?

Did Peterson make a mistake by not adhering to the rights that he must have read to hundreds over his cop career? You know the one... "You have the right to remain ______." "Anything you say, can and will be ______."