Harvey case a reminder of value of newspapers

My inbox and blog board have been flooded with responses to our coverage of Wakulla County Sheriff David Harvey’s hit-and-run crash and subsequent revelation that he had been drinking. Overwhelmingly, with a few exceptions, they have not been running in Mr. Harvey’s favor.

One note stands out. It is from a local doctor who, to the best of my knowledge, is not an activist or known Harvey political opponent. He is a military veteran who loves his country.

“However, like every democracy … there are two levels of justice, (one) for the wealthy who can afford the best and (another) for the rest of us.”

That in a nutshell is why the public is outraged: Harvey provides an example of what ordinary citizens have long suspected, but rarely been able to prove: the rules and the law only apply to “us,” not to “them.” That is what the doctor means by a two-tier system.

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