For David Black Freedom Isn’t Enough

Back in the Free World

On August 3, 2023, David Black experienced his first taste of freedom in 26 years.  David was convicted in December of 1997 of accidently killing a 78-year-old Asian woman on K Street in Washington, DC.  According to the government, Black’s real target was his friend, James (“June Bug”) Smith.  If David committed such a heinous crime, twenty-six years in prison sounds about right.  Many would argue that such a criminally dangerous individual should never return to society.

David ...