MARY ELLEN KLAS: Threats Against Judges Have Crossed the Line

MARY ELLEN KLAS: Threats against judges have crossed the line

The destruction of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s home in a fiery inferno over the weekend immediately led to speculation that it was an act of political violence.

Column: Threats against judges have crossed the line

The destruction of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s home in a fiery inferno this month immediately led to speculation that it was an act of political violence. South Carolina officials are still investigating, and they said last week that “there is no evidence to indicate” that the cause of the explosion “was intentionally set.” But it says something about this moment that a judge being violently targeted was so easy to imagi…