Quotes from Bob Benson

Bob lives in Marietta, Georgia and recently had the honor of becoming a great grandfather. He enjoys shooting the breeze with guests and staff at lunchtime at nearby Capozzi's New York Deli. He spends much of his time trying to make people happy with a generous assortment of terrible jokes.

Shortly after he became a judge in 1967, he began to preside over cases involving the racial integration of Virginia's secondary and elementary schools. He correctly read the law as requiring integration without unnecessary delay. Accordingly, he ordered mass bussing and other measures to move ahead on ending segregation. As a result, he became a hated man by a large number of Virginia dimwits who liked their white-only schools just fine.

The Genovese story has been used to highlight the fact that for many it is preferable to avoid controversy than to step forward and attempt to do the right thing.

Now in these troubled times, even more than ever, we need an affirmation that there is goodness and beauty in the world.