tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post3478237748631569565..comments2023-10-31T07:21:09.792-04:00Comments on William L. Anderson: The Accusation and Conviction Machine, Part IWilliam L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-12292831173773041522010-07-21T01:31:19.768-04:002010-07-21T01:31:19.768-04:00This is a known failure of democracy, described by...This is a known failure of democracy, described by Plato.johnlichtensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314460340718826535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-51006948278259142592010-07-21T01:01:01.081-04:002010-07-21T01:01:01.081-04:00The presumption of innocence is completely outside...The presumption of innocence is completely outside of mainstream thinking, and has been for some time. Remember it was 85 when AG Meese said "If a person is innocent of a crime, then he is not a suspect."johnlichtensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314460340718826535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-4072477608734394832010-07-20T23:48:59.690-04:002010-07-20T23:48:59.690-04:00Who is Jennifer Gasaway?
Cyril,
Great to hear fr...Who is Jennifer Gasaway?<br /><br />Cyril,<br /><br />Great to hear from you. I got a copy of the Book of Church Order and see exactly what you mean by a "malignant spirit." Some very good words in that section!William L. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-16023532404314610772010-07-20T22:39:38.642-04:002010-07-20T22:39:38.642-04:00anon 2:43,please don't tell me Jennifer Gasawa...anon 2:43,please don't tell me Jennifer Gasaway is another Sunday morning christian who trash talks people the rest of the week.I always thought she was sweet,but maybe not.Please say what you know.She was nothing more than Ridgeland white trash,what could she say about anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-78541172513969947692010-07-20T22:28:16.215-04:002010-07-20T22:28:16.215-04:00Bill,
I just got back from vacation yesterday and...Bill,<br /><br />I just got back from vacation yesterday and got caught up on your blog tonite. Good work brother!<br /><br />This might be somewhat off-topic, but I'm reading a book right now which illustrates well how well palpably false charges can stick even for hundreds of years even when there is ample evidence to the contrary readily available. The power of a (false) narrative can be overwhelming...for centuries.<br /><br />The book is called "Pirate Hunter" and it is about how the King of England commissioned a wealthy and respected businessman to hunt pirates and the captain fell victim to false accusations from people who harbored a malignant spirit towards him and he was hanged after an unfair trial and his name has been besmirched ever since: Captain William Kidd.<br /><br />When protection of the innocent is overwhelmed by the will to prosecute our favorite class of criminal, injustice rolls down like a tidal wave of sewage.Cyril Lucarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084426632079086253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-2151417740552443412010-07-20T16:49:01.711-04:002010-07-20T16:49:01.711-04:00Bill,
Add the AEDPA to your list of federal laws...Bill, <br /><br />Add the AEDPA to your list of federal laws that destroy the presumption of innocence and put form over substance. We've gone pretty far off the rails at this point.<br /><br />Here's a list of recent blog posts by Jeff Gamso that explain the issue far better than I can:<br /><br /><a href="http://gamso-forthedefense.blogspot.com/search/label/AEDPA" rel="nofollow">Gamso for the Defense</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-68594208869158788032010-07-20T16:49:00.020-04:002010-07-20T16:49:00.020-04:00Bill,
Add the AEDPA to your list of federal laws...Bill, <br /><br />Add the AEDPA to your list of federal laws that destroy the presumption of innocence and put form over substance. We've gone pretty far off the rails at this point.<br /><br />Here's a list of recent blog posts by Jeff Gamso that explain the issue far better than I can:<br /><br /><a href="http://gamso-forthedefense.blogspot.com/search/label/AEDPA" rel="nofollow">Gamso for the Defense</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-19043701519177404432010-07-20T16:45:59.851-04:002010-07-20T16:45:59.851-04:00Angie,
http://www.dadesheriff.com/staff.htm
Accor...Angie,<br />http://www.dadesheriff.com/staff.htm<br /><br />According to the bio I found, Sheriff Patrick Cannon was elected in 2004. In Georgia, terms for sheriff are 4 years so I assume then that he was re-elected in 2008. <br /><br />Today's election is a primary election; the general election is on Nov. 2nd this year. Even though this year won't be a presidential election, there is still so much hanging in the balance. <br /><br />Oh, and yeah, when the time comes, I'll "Vote No to Retain"... just in case judge Outhouse is here doing a little leisurely reading. :)Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12251480890361189802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-23589456954819392932010-07-20T16:00:22.431-04:002010-07-20T16:00:22.431-04:00Who is Jennifer Gasaway and where is she running h...Who is Jennifer Gasaway and where is she running her mouth??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-4399160750261890822010-07-20T14:43:02.520-04:002010-07-20T14:43:02.520-04:00I am tired of people such as Jennifer Gasaway, mad...I am tired of people such as Jennifer Gasaway, mad at the world because she has a special needs child, continuing to run her mouth about Ms. Craft and her supporters. Shut up already!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-29286727942901487042010-07-20T14:29:46.281-04:002010-07-20T14:29:46.281-04:00Oh, my point is that I am one that believes you ar...Oh, my point is that I am one that believes you are innocent until proven guilty. As guilty as Gibson looks in that mess he still has the right to a fair trial just as Tonya had. I think that there were many more than we realize that had Tonya guilty before she could prove her innocence.volfan69https://www.blogger.com/profile/02813322828416537267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-83196806663057627452010-07-20T14:22:45.073-04:002010-07-20T14:22:45.073-04:00I try to stay away from "celebrity" news...I try to stay away from "celebrity" news because I'm just not into that. However, this thing with Mel Gibson and his former girlfriend and their custody battle comes to mind. (It is hard to miss all of the info about it if you want to watch news.) Anyway, the woman has put out all of the tapes of conversations and pictures of her teeth where he was supposed to have hit her. She also says she has a picture of the baby with a bruise where he hit the child. Now I ask all of you, with the first strike of the hand against you wouldn't you have gone to the police? Would you have continued to tape conversations and listen to him supposedly rant and call you names and be afraid of him? I would have gone to the police and the hospital immediately!<br /><br />I am not a fan of Mel Gibson. I don't know if he actually did these things or not. My point is that it appears that the woman is trying to frame him or make up evidence for her case. She would do well in the LMJC with all that she supposedly has against him. I bet Arnt and Gregor are foaming at the mouth wishing they had this case. It appears to me that this is the kind of publicity they would like to have. It also points to what some people will do to try to get the court to side with them. The entire mess is disgusting.volfan69https://www.blogger.com/profile/02813322828416537267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-8874993592966238092010-07-20T14:14:58.526-04:002010-07-20T14:14:58.526-04:00We need to have some billboards in the ( LMJC )Nor...We need to have some billboards in the ( LMJC )North Georgia counties that will help educate the voter to vote non incumbent. I know of some who would certainly be willing to help monetarily if someone will be heading up such a project. These need to be in place a few weeks before the November election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-42696450236887575622010-07-20T13:30:48.619-04:002010-07-20T13:30:48.619-04:00That would probably be the same thing as Judge Gra...That would probably be the same thing as Judge Graham's assistant having the copies of the file while on vacation in FL. Keep pushing. Forcing them to admit someone was very wrong is the first step. If there was a paperwork snafu on their end, hopefully, they'll readress the issue without you having to wait too long.KC Sprayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090961846554719289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-40309037833832216212010-07-20T12:45:16.778-04:002010-07-20T12:45:16.778-04:00Does anyone know when the vote is for Dade Co.? P...Does anyone know when the vote is for Dade Co.? Particularly the sheriff race??? If anyone knows please email me or let me know somehow.!!!! Thanks!! And again, out appeal was denied. We have filed a reconsideration motion because in the opinion it read that they did not have copies of the interviews or the tapes. What???? It was all in the record when our atty.'s assistant went down to the office of the appeals court and checked the record. How is this possible???? I am going to try to blog the opinion on my blogpage. You just can't believe it. Its not only the counties. As it appears to us.....they all cover each other's butts!! Someone please explain to me how the opinion says they didn't have the paperwork, but when the assistant went to check, it was all there!??!!??!!??!Angie Grangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047318499677274429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-67213891710860002892010-07-20T11:04:42.940-04:002010-07-20T11:04:42.940-04:00Anon 9:50. If the current AG is going to do anythi...Anon 9:50. If the current AG is going to do anything, he'd better do it quick. Thubert Baker is running for governor but didn't indicate he wanted in the AG race prior to the deadline, so if he loses in the primary today, a given by how low he is in the polls, he's out of a job come January. But I doubt he'll do anything about the players in this case; the reinstatement of TC's teaching license was meant as a political gain to garner votes in an area he totally ignored during the trial - the timing of that particular decision is too convenient.KC Sprayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090961846554719289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-64525321923061647552010-07-20T10:30:32.765-04:002010-07-20T10:30:32.765-04:00None of this is surprising. Federal law, after al...None of this is surprising. Federal law, after all, has become nothing more than a bludgeon by which to perpetuate and extend the Police State.liberranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555275410576294081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-65500631545596589862010-07-20T10:20:25.198-04:002010-07-20T10:20:25.198-04:00When the legal system is committing more crimes th...When the legal system is committing more crimes than the criminals they are prosecuting, we have a big problem!!! As soon as the new governor, etc. are in place, I plan on writing them and will continue to write until something is done. I hope all my fellow Georgians will do the same!!Trishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-73218738397062311362010-07-20T09:50:04.022-04:002010-07-20T09:50:04.022-04:00Today is election day in GA. Attorney General is o...Today is election day in GA. Attorney General is one position being voted on, I am very curious to see if the new AG will pursue any dismissals or reprimands to the LMJC. I hope many people will send letters to them asking for an investigation. One of the candidates talked about <br />**Prosecute public corruption and restore people's faith in government<br />and<br />**Stand with law enforcement to keep us safe from drug dealers and sexual predators<br /><br />Now here in Catoosa County that could really be a conflict.<br /><br />We will see if the new AG has the "INTEGRITY" to do his job FOR THE PEOPLE OF GA!!!!!!!<br /><br />Can you please post again the address to the AG to send letters to and I hope that all concerned citizens of Catoosa County will sen d letters to him asking for an investigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-71242690951990872952010-07-20T08:47:03.563-04:002010-07-20T08:47:03.563-04:00Greetings,
I have excerpted and linked this to my...Greetings,<br /><br />I have excerpted and linked this to my <br />Biker or Not blog line at http://www.bikerornot.com/docellis124 <br />and I tweeted this to <br />Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/docellis124 , to <br />MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/docellis124, and to <br />LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/docellis124 <br />Thank you for writing this<br /><br />Doc Ellis 124Doc Ellis 124https://www.blogger.com/profile/08543939658083915285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-4970901187712420552010-07-20T05:14:36.345-04:002010-07-20T05:14:36.345-04:00Anyone hiding behind these particular laws by sayi...Anyone hiding behind these particular laws by saying 'they're just doing their jobs' deserves th serve the same amount of time as their true victims, the imprisoned falsely accused. For more than 30 years, bad laws have grown worse because no elected official has the guts to stand up and say this is wrong. None of these laws are anything more than a self-serving platforms for their authors to point at and say. 'let me keep my job telling you poor taxpayers that you have no clue how to take care of yourselves.' Oh yeah. I'm on my soapbox now. There were problems in the previous laws but those were replaced with legal avenues of sending the innocent to prison and destroying their lives. English jurist William Blackstone said it best, "Better ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer." Too bad our legal system has forgotten this, and we let them until it is so bad we can no longer turn our backs.KC Sprayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090961846554719289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-77240944434555924002010-07-20T03:28:39.211-04:002010-07-20T03:28:39.211-04:00Don't forget "rape sheild" laws. Th...Don't forget "rape sheild" laws. They are intended to keep a rape victim's private life exactly that, private, and prevent defense attorneys from putting the victim's past on trial--to deal specifically with the act at hand and not prior acts.<br /><br />The problem with this is that women, and men, can with impunity, accuse anyone they want of anything at any time. And, if it is proven that the person made it up, the next time they accuse someone, that prior malicious accusation cannot be used against her/him in court to undermine their credibility. I can think of a specific instance (not in the USA but in the UK, where laws are very similar) in which a jury once it found out the woman who accused a man of raping her had previously fabricated another allegation which resulted in the falsely-accused man committing suicide, that the jury broke into tears. They had just found the newly-accused man innocent, and they were moved to tears that they nearly sent another innocent man to jail based upon the lies of a deragned woman. The judge in that case told the prosecutors that they should be fired for ever bringing the case, considering the woman's past false rape allegations, and that during the police investigation itself several of the woman's friends related to them that the woman had claimed prior to making the accusation that she was going to frame someone else for rape. The prosecutor, of course, said they were just doing their jobs. That seems to be a common excuse, "just doing their/our jobs." It's the new "I vvasss just folllowvving orders."Lamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-73663467264006761632010-07-20T01:50:08.256-04:002010-07-20T01:50:08.256-04:00Bill,
I can't agree more here.
The legislat...Bill,<br /><br />I can't agree more here. <br /><br />The legislation you point out "spins" well. In fact, if either of those came up for a vote again, i'd bet the farm that the majority citizen, senator and representative would support them.<br /><br />What the language of modern laws does not typically provide for is a way out if there are unintended downstream negative consequences. Just like being charged with one of these crimes, an immense and costly effort is required to cast some sunshine.<br /><br />Where I work, policies include exception provisions and always have clear intent (problem statement). Policies that begin to create unintended consequences are audited, reviewed and changed to reflect their original intent to better fit the context of where they are enforced. <br /><br />I know it's difficult to compare those two environments. But boy, I sure prefer the application of common sense over the rule.<br /><br />Best,<br />DanDannoreply@blogger.com