tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post4226032970859855749..comments2024-01-02T10:09:58.744-08:00Comments on Preaching to the choir: How presumptuous of that silly defendant to plead not guiltyShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-46360422718736403052009-04-23T07:53:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:53:00.000-07:00Amen, sister! And that is why police and prosecut...Amen, sister! And that is why police and prosecutors need to think carefully before charging anyone with a crime. There are possibly devestating consequences just from being charged.<br /><br />I have a (possibly vain) hope that the Duke guys were so publicly exonerated and the DA was so publicly disgraced that future job interviews won't get hung up on that arrest issue for too long. Of course, Tim Masters was also pretty publicly exonerated (headline news on CNN) and still can't get a job. So, yeah, my hope is definitely not justified.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-42943129675130160692009-04-23T07:48:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:48:00.000-07:00The DA was eventually held accountable. And he di...The DA was eventually held accountable. And he did have to declare bankruptcy, so that's good. But any time any of those boys go for a job interview and get googled by an employer, the case and the trial will come up. That's a lasting effect that punishing the DA won't fix.<br /><br />I remember Jewell and when he died. That was a terrible tragedy.BellsforStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032366148476863438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-45177118253261985472009-04-22T20:19:00.000-07:002009-04-22T20:19:00.000-07:00At least in the Duke case, the DA was held account...At least in the Duke case, the DA was held accountable for lying about the evidence!<br /><br />I always think of poor Richard Jewell, whose life was ruined because he was the first person on the scene of the Olympic Park bombing. He carried the stain of being that suspect until he died (too young) even though he had long since been cleared and the real bomber had been identified.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-55296539263719216462009-04-22T06:11:00.000-07:002009-04-22T06:11:00.000-07:00I thought the same thing. His fiancee is adamant ...I thought the same thing. His fiancee is adamant that they have the wrong guy. I know that doesn't mean much, but what the media's doing to his family is outrageous.<br /><br />And if he is exonerated, you can't take any action against them (the press). Just like the Duke boys. Tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. And you can't do anything about it.BellsforStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032366148476863438noreply@blogger.com