I can hope McMillan's conviction will be appealed, but I don't like that there's no one to appeal to when the Supreme Court is part of the problem.

You and fidelioscabinet are right; the SCOTUS result is far more damaging to more people. I think I was more viscerally frightened and upset by the McMillan verdict because my friend Jessie was there when McMillan was arrested, and Jessie's been providing daily analysis and commentary (in a locked forum) about the case.

My mother had a swimming cat. . . .

That whole story is adorable. Awwww.