tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post4095812479549729965..comments2024-03-29T07:10:18.697-07:00Comments on Preaching to the choir: On second thoughtShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-84230085606553408792013-09-09T16:40:24.780-07:002013-09-09T16:40:24.780-07:00> ... that's got no bearing on the awful co...> ... that's got no bearing on the awful comments made by the judge at sentencing.<br /><br />No doubt. However dumb ass comments from judges, including the SCOTUS, are a feature of the US system IME. So is a miserable level of bias, too often expressed in petty revenge.<br /><br />Still, the prosecution should be the target here, much more than the judge.A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-24836994836585027072013-09-09T16:07:16.745-07:002013-09-09T16:07:16.745-07:00And to the extent that the prosecution had a proof...And to the extent that the prosecution had a proof problem once the girl killed herself (which as a defense attorney, I completely understand, of course), well, that's got no bearing on the awful comments made by the judge at sentencing. He didn't have to refer to the dead girl in ways that revealed total ignorance about why certain sexual relationships are per se illegal.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-32250665278730772692013-09-09T15:55:18.479-07:002013-09-09T15:55:18.479-07:00I have demonstrated over and over again on this bl...I have demonstrated over and over again on this blog that I do not rely on the media for my facts. I do not need to fact check what happened here. The facts relevant to my point (that sentence was imposed, public outcry ensued, the judge then sua sponte ordered a new sentencing hearing, and the Montana Supreme Court blocked that new hearing) are all correct.<br /><br />None of that has anything to do with the plea agreement, mandatory minimums, etc.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-18335395688884679882013-09-09T15:49:10.162-07:002013-09-09T15:49:10.162-07:00You need to fact check what happened here. Don'...You need to fact check what happened here. Don't rely on the media to do it, they're incompetent and lazy in equal proportions. <br /><br />http://blog.simplejustice.us/2013/09/08/a-system-of-complete-fools-and-occasional-knaves/<br /><br />http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/crimblog/2013/09/the-case-for-mandatory-minimum.html#comment-7311A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-21587454433164668482013-09-05T06:54:58.802-07:002013-09-05T06:54:58.802-07:00I just have to raise my objection to anyone age 53...I just have to raise my objection to anyone age 53 being called "old." I'm 54. I don't feel nor look "old."<br /><br />;-)Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.com